Born in Hawaii, Frank was admitted to the Hawaii Bar in 1954. He practiced for five years as an associate attorney at the then Honolulu law firm of Smith, Wild, Beebe & Cades.

In 1959, following Hawaii's admission to Statehood, Frank served as Administrative Assistant to U.S. Senator Hiram L. Fong in Washington, D.C. Upon his return to Honolulu three years later, Governor William F. Quinn appointed Frank to a cabinet post as Director of Labor and Industrial Relations.

A year later, he returned to private law practice and in 1963, founded the law firm of Damon & Shigekane, the predecessor of our firm today.

Frank has a distinguished practice emphasizing wills and trusts, real estate and arbitration

Professional & Community Affiliations

• American Bar Association (State Delegate from Hawaii, House of Delegates, 1971-1977)

• Hawaii State Bar Association (President, 1968)

• Office of Disciplinary Counsel (Hearing Committees, Chairman and Member, since 1980)

• Hawaii Supreme Court Mediation Program (Mediator, 1996)

• American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Fellow since 1972; Board of Regents 1980-1983)

• International Academy of Estate and Trust Law (Fellow since 1980)

• Adjunct Professor, University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law (Wills and Trusts (1982-85)

• American Bar Foundation

• Hawaii Justice Foundation

• Kapiolani Medical Center (Trustee, 1963-1990)

• Honolulu Committee on Foreign Relations (Director, 1999 - present)

• Punahou School (Trustee since 1973; Chairman of the Board, 1998 - )

• Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, 1991