This is one post I wish I didn’t have to write. I recently learned that long-time colleague, friend, and kindred spirit Jim Mee passed away in September.
Jim was one of the good guys, a true giant in the Hawaii land use and eminent domain Bar. His accolades are many, his list of professional accomplishments long. I considered him a mentor and a guiding force in the local scene — a colleague who never didn’t have the time to chat with you about difficult issues, even if he was not involved in the case. He’s the lawyer I’d call to trumpet my victories, or to commiserate with if a case didn’t go my way. I knew he’d understand: we were, most often, on the same wavelength.
When we were not, I counted on him to be that objective, outside “you sure you want to argue that?” voice. A lawyer
