{"content":[{"text":"RESUME’ OF ATTY. ANDRE’ WOOTEN","bbox":{"left":0.321176,"top":0.180455,"width":0.35737300000000005,"height":0.015151999999999999}},{"text":"After obtaining a B.A. in world history at Reed College in 1971, and graduating from the \n University of Washington Law School in 1975, Atty. Wooten went to work for KCTS Channel 9 \n TV, the Educational Public television station in Seattle, where he wrote grants and shot \n documentaries and community affairs news programs. \n Andre' Wooten began practicing law as a deputy Corporation Counsel for the City of \n Seattle in from 1976-1980; and taught Afro-American History and Constitutional Law, for the \n University of Washington Black Studies Department from 1978-1980. \n Andre Wooten moved to Hawaii in 1980 and bought a home on the Big Island near \n Kalapana and learned to surf at Kaimu while working in construction and then as an \n investigator for the Child Support Enforcement department of the State of Hawaii Dept. of \n Human Services from 1982 to 1985. \n Andre' Wooten established a litigation practice in Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, \n Personal Injury and Real Estate law in Honolulu in 1985. He is former president of the \n African American Lawyers Association of Hawaii, which he co-founded in 1987, and lobbied \n the legislature for the appointment of a black judge. \n In 1988, as president of the Afro-American Association of Hawaii, he helped form a \n community coalition which successfully lobbied the Hawaii State legislature for passage of the \n Martin Luther King, Jr. State holiday. \n Since 1988, Andre' has published numerous articles as History editor of the Afro- \n Hawaii then the Mahogany Newspapers in Honolulu, lectured in various colleges and \n Universities in Hawaii, and appeared scores of times in television programs in Honolulu \n discussing facts of the historical impact of the International African diaspora and civil rights \n issues. \n In 1995 he and his wife formed Amen Rasta I Production Enterprises, which creates, \n produces and distributes educational International African history & music videos world wide. \n Beginning with our travels to Africa and the Nile Valley civilizations of Nubia, KMT-Egypt, Kush \n and the Sudan. Www.AfricanHistoryVideos.Com Expanding to West Africa, South Africa, \n Brazil in South America, Fiji and The South Pacific, The Carribean and Jamaica. \n Since moving to Hawaii Atty. Wooten has taught in the public high schools of the Big \n Island and lectured on African and American history, law and politics at the University of \n Hawaii, Chaminade University, Wayland Baptist College, Kaneohe Marine Base, Schofield \n Army Barracks, Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Hickam Air Force Base and before numerous \n community groups. \n In December 2002, a Hawaii Federal Jury awarded Atty Wooten’s client, Umar \n RAHSAAN, $1,055,000.00 in damages. The largest civil rights violation award for a black \n man a civil rights case, in Hawaii history. \n In April 2006, he won a $1,095,000 jury verdict against Queens Hospital and a surgeon \n in a medical malpractice case.","bbox":{"left":0.089608,"top":0.215303,"width":0.819392,"height":0.659849}},{"text":"Page 1 of","bbox":{"left":0.447451,"top":0.893636,"width":0.08396100000000001,"height":0.015152000000000054}},{"text":"3","bbox":{"left":0.542863,"top":0.893636,"width":0.010901999999999967,"height":0.015152000000000054}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.043922,"top":0.017727,"width":0.920686,"height":0.142273}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.043922,"top":0.017727,"width":0.920686,"height":0.142273}]}