Brian Tilker, recognized by Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers, focuses his practice on complex commercial and business disputes, including employment disputes.  Mr. Tilker represents individuals, businesses, and associations in mediations, arbitrations, administrative proceedings, and civil actions involving a wide range of issues across a variety of sectors.  He also assists clients with formulating strategies, policies, and processes to help resolve disputes before they turn into full-blown litigation, as well as to avoid disputes altogether.   Mr. Tilker has obtained favorable outcomes for clients at the administrative, trial court, and appellate level, and has argued before both state and appellate courts.     

Mr. Tilker moved to Hawai‘i in 2011, after practicing in New York for approximately seven years.  He previously served as a Lecturer of Law for the William S. Richardson School of Law and currently serves on the board of Guide Dogs of Hawaii, a nonprofit dedicated to assisting the visually impaired.  In 2023, Brian was appointed to serve as a lawyer delegate for a three-year term to Hawaii’s annual United States District Court Judicial Conference.

Mr. Tilker is a graduate of the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis, where he double majored in Finance and International Business, receiving the International Business Student Award at graduation.  He attended St. John’s University School of Law, where he served as an Article & Notes Editor for the St. John’s Law Review.  During law school, Mr. Tilker received the New York State Bar Association Legal Ethics Award for his Note entitled Reinstatement Procedure for Automatically Disbarred Attorneys in New York (2003).

Professional and Civic Activities

• Guide Dogs of Hawaii, Board Member (current President)
• Hawai‘i State Bar Association, Litigation Section Board (2023-2025)
• United States District Court Judicial Conference, Lawyer Delegate (2023-26)