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2023 Rhoda Lewis Award Recipient Acknowledged For Dedication To Public
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bia University and attended University of California, Los Angeles School of Law.
of the fact that I passed two states’ bar examinations.”
If she ever retires from her current job, she’s hoping to find a job where she coun- sels citizens on debt man- agement and provide bank- ruptcy advice at no cost.
board of the Hawai‘i Bank- ruptcy Bar Association. She also volunteers her time as a speaker on taxation and bankruptcy case law devel- opments, educating the bar and the public in regards to tax law.
“I am proud of my mas- ter’s from Columbia. My studies also confirmed that I did not want to be a profes- sional scholar; I wanted to be an attorney, my original ambition in high school,” she says. “I am also proud
After graduating from law school and before joining the State Department of the Attorney General’s office, she was an attorney at Cades Schutte LLP. As a woman, she’s experienced challenges in the industry.
For young women who might be interested in work- ing in public service, Johiro shares this advice.
Johiro graduated with a master’s degree from Colum-
“Although times have changed dramatically from when I first entered law prac- tice, I think there are two things I found challenging and I still find challenging,” she says. “First, it is chal- lenging to have colleagues understand that women without children also have private matters they need to take care of. Secondly, many lawyers have mental health challenges that are hidden because it is so stigmatiz-
“Although public service practice does not pay the same as private practice, the satisfaction of helping the public is immense,” she says.
Cynthia Johiro (left) accepts her award from Hawai‘i Women’s Legal Foundation president Jacquie Esser in recognition of her contribution and commitment to public service. PHOTOS COURTESY HAWAI‘I WOMEN’S LEGAL FOUNDATION
The Rhoda Lewis Award is named after the first fe- male member of the Ha- wai‘i Supreme Court and is awardedtoafemaleattorney who has devoted her career to public service.
ing. I hope that in the future, lawyers, and female lawyers in particular, will not feel constrained to speak out and receive help for mental dif- ficulties attempting to bal- ance work and their personal lives.”
Today, Johiro finds ful- fillment in educating the bar andthepublicinherareasof expertise, and dedicating any free time to nonprofit organi- zations like Hawai‘i Bank- ruptcy Bar Association and the Hawai‘i Bar Journal.
For more information on Hawai‘i Women’s Legal Foundation, visit hwlf.org.
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