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Regan M. Iwao
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 24 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Real Estate
University of Hawai'i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law
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Mr. Christopher D Thomas
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation, Criminal Defense, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Creighton University
As an attorney and counselor at law, Christopher D. Thomas has founded his practice on the principles of assertive, energetic, yet personable representation of clients who face the most difficult of legal challenges. Chris understands the daunting tasks facing those he represents, and approaches these problems with the most proactive and resourceful strategies available. He knows that clients want real results, want them quickly, and in the most cost-effective manner possible. Whether via aggressive courtroom litigation, use of alternative dispute resolution, or just practical down to earth advice, success is founded by moving boldly forward to resolution in the...
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Clare Hanusz
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Immigration
University of Hawai'i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law
Clare Hanusz founded Aloha Immigration in June 2017, after working with the Immigration Practice Group at Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert in an Of Counsel affiliation since October 2013.
Born and raised in Toledo, Ohio, Clare has lived in Honolulu since 1995 (with an 18-month move to Melbourne, Australia from 2012-2013). After graduating from Ohio University’s Honors Tutorial College in 1991 she moved to Arizona worked for the Valley Religious Task Force on Central America, advocating for immigrants and more just U.S. foreign policies. The opportunity to meet and work with refugees and their attorneys in Arizona propelled Clare...
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David Spee
Paia, HI Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationEstate Planning and Probate
University of Washington School of Law
I graduated from the University of Washington Law School and was hired by a Hawaii law firm in 1989. I started my solo practice in Paia in 1994 with a focus on estate planning, probate, real property and small business representation. My secretary, Serena, and I have been providing legal services on Maui's north shore for the last 27 years.
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Peter Olson
Kealakekua, HI Attorney with 18 years of experience
Business, Divorce, Personal Injury and Probate
Peter S.R. Olson is an attorney who handles a wide variety of matters, including: litigation (civil, family, and criminal), transactional, and business formation/advisement in Kona and Kamuela.
He was born and raised in South Kona on the Big Island of Hawai`i. He is the son of John L. Olson, founder of the firm. Peter has assisted his father at the firm since he was five years old.
Peter received his Juris Doctor and Environmental Law Certificate from Univerisity of Hawai`i at Manoa's William S. Richardson School of Law in 2005. After law school, he clerked for the Honorable Glenn...
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Mr Rick Abelmann
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Bankruptcy
Washington University School of Law
Rick Abelmann is a bankruptcy attorney admitted to practice in Hawaii and New York. He graduated in economics before entering law school, and worked for both small and large business and firms in the past. Rick previously practiced corporate and securities law in Hong Kong with Clifford Chance, one of the largest law firms in the world, and also spent time working on the trading floor for the equities division of the Wall Street investment bank Morgan Stanley. He worked on transactions valued at hundreds of millions of dollars on a regular basis. Honolulu bankruptcy attorney ...
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William Saunders, Jr.
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Business, Entertainment & Sports, Environmental and Personal Injury
Stanford University Law School
Bill was a founding member of the firm in 1989 and was a partner through 2003. He is currently “Of Counsel” to the firm in light of his executive responsibilities with National Golf Courses, Inc. In his nearly 25 years of trial practice in Hawaii, Bill has represented a wide variety of clients as plaintiffs or defendants in matters involving wrongful death, serious personal injury, real estate and business litigation, and environmental litigation. Over the years, his clients have included major insurance companies such as State Farm, Allstate, Colonial Penn, USAA, Home Insurance, National Union and United Pacific, major corporations...
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Wendy Anne Hudson
WAILUKU, HI Attorney with 31 years of experience
44 N. MARKET ST.
WAILUKU, HI 96793
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
University of Detroit School of Law
After nearly 20 years at the Maui Public Defender's Office- 14 years of which I was the Supervising Attorney- I'm uniquely positioned to help with all of your criminal defense needs. I've worked closely with the Courts, Public Safety(MCCC, OCCC, Halawa, Seguaro, SOTP, and Maui Intake), Probation, Parole, the HPA, Treatment facilities, Maui Drug Court and many others.
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Trevor Abraham Brown
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 34 years of experience
(808) 537-6100
Pacific Guardian Center, Makai Tower
19th Floor
Honolulu, HI 96813
Real Estate
Yale Law School
Trevor A. Brown represents clients in both litigation and transactions. His real estate experience ranges from resort acquisition and development to acting as trial counsel to establish beach access rights based on Kingdom of Hawaii land use. Mr. Brown's corporate experience ranges from negotiating corporate restructurings to acting as trial counsel to force the break-up of related land development corporations.
Mr. Brown holds Martindale-Hubbell's® highest possible professional rating AV Preeminent®, for both his skill and integrity. Mr. Brown is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© list in fourteen categories: Appellate Practice, Arbitration, Business Organization (including LLC's and Partnerships), Closely Held...
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Joshua C. James
Wailuku, HI Attorney with 6 years of experience
Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Estate Planning and Landlord Tenant
Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law
I was raised here on Maui. After graduating from Baldwin High, I received my bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah. Following graduation, I attended Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law. Having grown up on Maui, I have a unique understanding about the island and its people that many Maui attorneys lack. I know what it means to have the “Spirit of Aloha” that makes our island home so special.
My mission is to meet your needs in a way that you understand, eases your mind, and makes you feel empowered in Hawaii’s legal system.
I have zealously...
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Mark Ito
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 40 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Real Estate
University of California - Berkeley
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Victoria Lin Sakamaki
HONOLULU, HI Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationProbate
University of Hawai'i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law
Victoria is an attorney licensed in the State of Hawai'i and has practiced law in the areas of estate planning, probate and trust administration for nearly 20 years. Victoria founded KPRESS Law Hawai'i in order to give probate, ancillary probate and estate administration cases priority, and the attention such cases need for prompt and efficient service. The mission of KPRESS Law Hawai'i is to assist individuals and families with the administration of their loved one's assets during what is likely a difficult transition, in a competent and comprehensive manner so as to minimize worry and stress.
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Georgia K. McMillen
Wailuku, HI Attorney with 35 years of experience
Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Criminal Defense and Family
New York Law School
Ms. McMillen has extensive state and federal experience in sentencing, appellate litigation and post-conviction proceedings. In her federal practice she represented clients in some of the most complex and rigorous prosecutions in Hawai`i’s federal court history, including an appeal from a conviction for selling military stealth technology to foreign governments. She has also represented clients in cases involving: tax fraud and evasion; mortgage fraud; immigration fraud; immigration offenses; misuse of public funds; alien smuggling; mail fraud; wire fraud; drug trafficking. In addition, she represents clients in family law and divorce cases. For more about...
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Eric Allan Elkind
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 29 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Real Estate
Boston University School of Law
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Dennis Potts
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 53 years of experience
Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Hastings College of Law and University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Dennis W. Potts was born in Santa Monica, California, December 17, 1945. He was admitted to the California and Hawai’i state Bars in 1971. He has practiced before the state courts of California and Hawai’i, the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawai’i, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.A resident of Hawai’i for more than 45 years, Attorney Dennis W. Potts has been providing legal representation to the state of Hawai’i for over 40 years. Attorney Potts is dedicated to providing his...
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Jan Apo
Wailuku, HI Attorney with 43 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
University of Hawai'i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law
Jan K. Apo has over 35 years of experience practicing personal injury law in Hawaii. He has taken on hundreds of cases ranging from auto accidents to product liability claims against large corporations. Utilizing his experience and team of experts, Jan K. Apo will fight diligently for the compensation you deserve.
Mr. Apo was born on Maui and attended High School at Kamehameha Schools in Honolulu, Oahu. He then went on to attain a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Whittier College in California. After graduating from the William. S. Richardson School of Law, Mr. Apo worked as...
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Jeffrey Piper
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Business, Securities and Tax
University of California - Los Angeles
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Paul W. Thomas
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationStockbroker Fraud
University of Florida College of Law
Mr. Thomas graduated from the University of Florida in 1984 and received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Florida College of Law in December 1987. He became a member of the California Bar in 1988. With over 1,500 cases and 26 years of experience in every type of investment case Mr. Thomas has a proven track record of success. As an advocate for investors Mr. Thomas utilizes his extensive experience and knowledge of the securities and commodities markets as a former licensed Series 7 stockbroker and Series 3 commodities broker with Shearson Lehman Brothers. His professional memberships include the...
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Johnny Brown
Wailuku, HI Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Houston - Main Campus
Brown University 1985 BA with Honors.
Bates College of Law (Houston) 1988.
After thirty years of hammering insurance companies in Texas, I chose to live the dream and move to Maui, Hawaii. Texas is tough, and so are the court systems. But I was a winner there, and I'll bring a sharply honed set of skills to bear on your case here in Hawaii. I'm a tough, smart trial lawyer with the resources to file your case and win it. I'll hire experts on liability and damages. I'll cross examine the hell out of the opposing witnesses....
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Rick Abelmann
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
Washington University School of Law
Rick Abelmann is a bankruptcy attorney admitted to practice in Hawaii and New York. He graduated in economics before entering law school, and worked for both small and large business and firms in the past. Rick previously practiced corporate and securities law in Hong Kong with Clifford Chance, one of the largest law firms in the world, and also spent time working on the trading floor for the equities division of the Wall Street investment bank Morgan Stanley. He worked on transactions valued at hundreds of millions of dollars on a regular basis.
After leaving the corporate world,...
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Stephanie E.W. Thompson
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa, William S Richardson School of Law
Stephanie E.W. Thompson is a Director of the firm who concentrates her practice in the areas of commercial and real estate civil litigation. Ms. Thompson has assisted in the representation of various clients from multi-million dollar corporations to small businesses and individual interests in legal matters ranging from wrongful termination and unfair competition, to negligence, commercial litigation, general business and trust disputes.
Ms. Thompson is named to the 2020 Best Lawyers in America© list in the practice area of Real Estate Litigation. She holds an "AV Preeminent"® rating from Martindale-Hubbell® for both her skill and integrity. Ms. Thompson was...
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Melinda Mendes
Lihue, HI Attorney with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense and DUI & DWI
William S. Richardson School of Law
Former Deputy Prosecutor and Deputy Public Defender with 33+ years of trial experience, and have worked on Kauai, Maui, and Oahu. Completed over 100 criminal jury trials. Available as an advocate for Clients on all types of Criminal Defense cases; OVUII/DUIs; and Temporary Restraining Orders on the Island of Kauai.
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John Olson
Kealakekua, HI Lawyer with 51 years of experience
Business, Construction, Divorce and Personal Injury
University of San Francisco School of Law
John L. Olson is an attorney who handles a wide variety of matters from litigation (civil, probate, trust disputes); advising businesses in day to day matters, including contracts and management; transactional work for individuals and business; criminal defense; to Estate Planning in Kona and Kamuela. As a sole practioner he gained a width breadth of knowledge to assist his clients in just about anything. He was born and raised on the Island of O`ahu, and moved to Kona in 1973 with his wife. There, they raised two sons: Robert and Peter Olson, both of whom are...
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Jed Louis Kurzban
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Miami School of Law
Since 1995, I've been an attorney at Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli & Pratt, P.A., where I became an equity partner in 2013. As the managing partner of our esteemed 40+ year law firm, I lead with a commitment to excellence in representing our clients. With a focus on trial law, my dedication to securing maximum compensation and justice for our clients is reflected in the verdicts and settlements I've obtained.
I graduated from the University of Alabama in 1992 with honors, earning a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Miami School of Law in 1995. Admitted to the bar in Florida,...
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Elbridge Smith
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 46 years of experience
Civil Rights, Employment and Workers' Comp
University of Hawai'i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law
Practice limited to representing Federal civil service employees with adverse action, discrimination, security clearance revocation, whistle-blower reprisal, and related labor/employment claims before the MSPB, EEOC, OSC, and mediators/arbitrators.
Elbridge W. Smith concentrates almost exclusively in representing individual federal employees, primarily handling MSPB and other appeals, EEO complaints and defenses, at the administrative and federal court levels. He has been in private practice since 1977, with firms concentrating in civil rights and employment litigation, representing various federal and private sector unions and their employees. Mr. Smith is a graduate of Wesleyan University and the University of Hawai'i, Richardson School of Law. He...
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Ofir Raviv
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
University of Hawai'i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law
My name is Ofir Raviv and I am a bankruptcy attorney in Hawaii. My office is in Honolulu, Hawaii but I serve clients on all the Hawaiian Islands.
I love helping people, and once you meet me you may be surprised that I am not from Hawaii but was born and raised in Israel where I attended college. I met my wife who is a local girl, got married and moved back to Hawaii where we have made our home.
After I graduated from UH, I worked as a bankruptcy attorney for one of Hawaii’s most prominent consumer bankruptcy law firms...
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Matthew A Sylva
Kailua-Kona, HI Attorney with 6 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and Family
University of Hawai'i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law
Hi there. My name's Matthew and I'm the owner and attorney for Akamai Law, LLLC. I provide legal services for people for a variety of cases and am always eager for new challenges and to find innovative solutions to my client's concerns.
I have a great deal of experience working on criminal defense cases from criminal traffic cases to felonies and DUIs and everything in between from my time representing indigent clients with the Office of the Public Defender in Kailua-Kona. I also have experience with family criminal and TRO cases, juvenile criminal cases, and mental health cases from that...
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Erik L. Peterson
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
University of San Francisco School of Law
Erik Peterson, a partner with Bostwick & Peterson, LLP, has obtained what is believed to be the largest medical malpractice settlement in California history. Mr. Peterson is licensed in California and Hawaii and practices throughout each state. He has obtained a $21 million jury verdict representing the victim of a car accident who sustained a brain injury. Mr. Peterson has been listed as a "Super Lawyer" for over 10 years, is rated "10" on AVVO, and "AV" by Martindale-Hubbell for ethics and professionalism and is listed in "America's Top 100 Attorneys." Please call Mr. Peterson for...
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John Matthew Schum
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationCriminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence and Military
University of Virginia and California Western School of Law
I am an experienced criminal defense attorney on the Island of Oahu, Hawaii providing legal representation in all courts throughout the Hawaiian Islands and to military members anywhere in the world. I am admitted to practice law in California and Hawaii. The focus of my practice is defending civilians and servicemembers accused of a crime. However, I have a full service practice and you do not need to search any further for an attorney to represent you in any matter.
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Gary Singh
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce and Immigration
The Law Office of Gary G. Singh is a high-volume practice providing legal assistance for immigrants on matters ranging from visa applications, adjustment of status, bond, exclusion and removal proceedings.
Gary is an active member of the Hawaii Federal Criminal Justice Act panel where he represents clients before the Federal Court. He is fluent in English, Japanese, Malay and Punjabi, and has been a member of the Hawaii State Bar Association since 1995.
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Raymond Iwamoto
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 50 years of experience
Business, Real Estate and Trademarks
Santa Clara University School of Law
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Mateo Caballero
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Appeals, Civil Rights and Employment
Harvard Law School
My passion, legal skill, and commitment to justice stem from years of work in both the private and non-profit sectors. My primary practice is civil rights and liberties both against the government and employers. If you have been discriminated against, harassed at work, or your liberties have been violated, I want to hear from you. At my firm, we believe in making justice work for our clients through efficient, personalized, and outstanding legal services.
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Thomas D. Farrell
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Santa Clara University
Tom Farrell is one of the most experienced and respected family law
attorneys in Hawaii. With over 28 years in Hawaiis Family Courts, he is
the first and only lawyer in Hawaii to be certified as a family law specialist
by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (accredited by the American Bar
Association). His practice emphasizes complex divorce litigation and
related family law issues such as interstate custody disputes, family
violence, child support, alimony claims, and division of assets and debts.
A retired Colonel in the Army Reserve and a veteran of Operation Iraqi
Freedom, he understands the special issues confronting military families.
Mr. Farrell, also handles national security...
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Paul Herrán
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
As the landscape for legal services evolves, our fundamental goal is to continuously elevate our level of service to clients and control costs at the same time. To accomplish this important goal, a creative approach to solving legal problems becomes crucial. We believe creativity means finding the right solution unique for each individual client, rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all approach. We also rely on innovative technologies to enhance client value. It is our pleasure to provide you with such services. We are here to help and we take pride in doing so. Contracts Immigration Environmental Law Agency...
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Amy Lawson Woodward
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Maritime, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of San Diego School of Law
Amy Lawson Woodward is an associate attorney at the Law Office of William H. Lawson, concentrating her practice in the area of plaintiffs' personal injury litigation. Prior to joining her father's firm in 2016, Ms. Woodward practiced law at Carlsmith Ball LLP (one of the top corporate law firms in Hawaii), focusing predominantly on litigating commercial disputes.
Ms. Woodward is ranked in the "Top 10 Under 40" personal injury attorneys in Hawaii by the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys (NAOPIA). She has obtained favorable awards for injured individuals at arbitration and successfully advocated for clients in...
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Jason Braswell
Kailua-Kona, HI Attorney with 20 years of experience
Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Real Estate
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Jason comes to BFL from a background litigating at Skadden on behalf of some of the world’s largest companies, but he also has the experience of being owner/salesperson/janitor at a true mom-and-pop operation in Kona: Big Island Running Company. Whatever the size of your operation or problem, Jason will take a pragmatic approach in formulating a solution that is effective and efficient. While he loves helping his clients succeed in litigation, he also finds it equally (if not more) rewarding to help a client put in place a carefully drafted agreement or well-thought-out strategy that keeps them out of litigation...
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Richard Turbin
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 53 years of experience
Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Harvard Law School
Richard Turbin, Esq. is a Honolulu personal injury attorney and a partner at the firm Turbin Chu Heidt, Attorneys at Law. Mr. Turbin has been in private practice for nearly four decades. Attorney Turbin is a graduate of Harvard Law School, and was recently recognized as a Traphagen Distinguished Alumni. He is a former president of the Hawaii State Bar Association. In 1999 and 200, Mr. Turbin served as a chair of the American Bar Association’s Trial and Insurance Practice Section, which has over 40,000 members. Mr. Turbin has also won the section’s 2006 Pursuit of Justice of Award. His...
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Duane Randall Fisher
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 31 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Duane R. Fisher concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate law, hotels and resorts, construction law, business structure and operations and commercial transactions. Mr. Fisher has represented a wide range of business organizations, from hotel owners, telecommunications companies, general contractors, Wall Street investment firms and multibillion dollar energy development companies to closely held corporations and sole proprietors, in both private transactions and before federal and state administrative agencies.
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Khaled Mujtabaa
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 35 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy, Business, Divorce and Family
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Rhonda Mary Fosbinder
Wailuku, HI Attorney with 29 years of experience
Elder, Estate Planning and Probate
Southwestern University School of Law
Focusing exclusively on estate planning, probate, trusts, trust administration, and elder law.