Calvert Chipchase

Practice Areas

Agriculture & Food Distribution, Construction, Corporate & Business, Employment Law & Labor Relations, Energy, Environmental, Hospitality & Retail, Insurance Coverage & Defense, Intellectual Property, Land Use, Zoning & Entitlements, Litigation, Real Estate, Water Resources

Career

As a recognized expert in litigation and land use, Cal’s approach balances practical considerations and zealous advocacy.

Cal is the Chair of Cades Schutte’s Real Estate Disputes Group and advises clients in real estate and land use controversies, challenges to land use approvals and environmental review, and disputes with governmental agencies.

Cal advises clients in land and project due diligence, permitting, agency proceedings, and land use violations.

As part of his counseling and dispute resolution practice, Cal also advises clients regarding non-compete agreements, confidentiality agreements, trade secrets, construction disputes, insurance coverage matters, and other matters.

A second-generation Hawai‘i lawyer, Cal Chipchase earned his law degree from the University of Hawai‘i, William S. Richardson School of Law. Before joining Cades Schutte, Cal clerked for the Honorable Richard R. Clifton, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the Honorable Alan C. Kay, United States District Court for the District of Hawai‘i.

For nearly 20 years, Cal has taught real property, land use, and legal writing courses at the Richardson School of Law. Cal also regularly moderates and participates on panels at seminars and continuing education courses for landowners, planners, realtors, and lawyers.

Professional Memberships

American College of Real Estate Lawyers; American Planning Association; Hawai‘i Planning Association; Lamda Alpha International – Honorary Society for Land Economics; Urban Land Institute; Litigation Counsel of America – Honorary Society for Trial Lawyers; Federal Bar Association; Foundation of the Federal Bar Association; American Bar Association; American Bar Association Foundation; Hawai‘i State Bar Association

Publications

“Hawai‘i Has a Housing Problem,” ke kumu (August 2017) (Co-Author); “Federal Appellate Practice Manual,” Hawaii State Bar Association (2013) (Contributing Author); “Hawai‘i Appellate Practice Manual,” Hawaii State Bar Association (2012) (Contributing Author); “Eminent Domain: A Handbook of Condemnation Law,” American Bar Association Deskbook (2011) (Co-Author); “Except for a Public Use: A Survey of Takings Jurisprudence,” Takings Deskbook, ABA Publishing (2011) (Co-Author); “Federal District Court Law Clerk Handbook,” ABA Publishing (2007) (Author); “Water Regulation, Land Use & the Environment,” 30 Haw. L. Rev. 49 (2007) (Co-Author); “Wet Growth: Should Water Law Control Land Use,” Environmental Law Institute (2005) (Co-Author); “From Grand Central to the Sierras: What Do We Do With Investment-Backed Expectations in Regulatory Takings,” 23 Va. Envt’l L.J. 43 (2004) (Author); “The Clean Water Act: What’s Commerce Got to Do with It?,” 33 Envt’l L. Reporter 10775 (2003) (Author); “Lucas Takings: Why Investment-Backed Expectations Are Irrelevant When Applying the Categorical Rule,” 24 Haw. L. Rev. 147 (2001) (Author)

Personal

J.D. (2002), University of Hawai‘i, William S. Richardson School of Law, summa cum laude, Class Valedictorian and Law Review Editorial Board; B.A., Colorado State University (1999), Phi Beta Kappa, cum laude