Simon Klevansky Partner
E-mail: sklevansky@kpvlaw.com
Telephone: 808.237.5541
Direct Facsimile: 808.237.5757
Mr. Klevansky's practice emphasizes commercial law, business litigation, bankruptcy law, fraudulent transfers, and creditors' rights.
Mr. Klevansky graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania, earning a Bachelor's of Arts degree. He later graduated from Stanford Law School (1977) where he earned his juris doctor degree. After graduating from law school, Mr. Klevansky was a law clerk to the Honorable Robert F. Utter of the Washington State Supreme Court, and was a Visiting Fellow for the Center for Law in the Public Interest.
Mr. Klevansky previously served as President and Director of the Bankruptcy Law Section of the Hawaii State Bar Association. Now an active member of the Hawaii State Bar Association, Mr. Klevansky previously was admitted to the State Bar of California and the Washington State Bar Association, and is admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the District of Hawaii, the Central District of California, and the Western District of Washington, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. (Reported case: See in re Agricultural Research and Technology Group, Inc., 916 F.2d 528 (9th Cir. 1990).) He is also a member of the American Bar Association and the American Bankruptcy Institute.
Mr. Klevansky has achieved the highest “AV” rating by Martindale Hubbell, and, for eight consecutive years, Mr. Klevansky has been recognized by his peers as being one of the “Best Lawyers in America”, Woodard/White.
Mr. Klevansky is a director and former treasurer of the Hawaii branch of the International Dyslexia Association.