Practice Groups

Appeals

  • Handling appeals from state and federal trial courts in all civil cases through all Hawaii and federal appellate courts including the U.S. Supreme Court
  • Appellate brief writing and oral argument
  • Advising trial counsel in preserving the record for appeal
  • Amicus briefs
  • Agency appeals under the Hawaii and federal administration procedures acts

Business & Commercial Law

  • Administrative law
  • Business entities
  • Contracts
  • e-Business
  • Emerging Industries: Renewable Energy
  • Employment law
  • Franchises
  • Intellectual property
  • Nonprofit
  • Tax

Condominium & Community Association Law

  • Legal opinions for operation and property management
  • Interpretation and enforcement of governing documents
  • Amendment and restatement of Declarations and Bylaws
  • House rules and policies amendment and adoption
  • Review and negotiation of service contracts and commercial leases
  • Duties of directors and officers
  • Dispute resolution/litigation
  • Collection of delinquent assessments and foreclosure
  • Association insurance coverage and insurance defense litigation
  • Fee conversion and lease rent renegotiation

Construction Law

  • Contractor licenses
  • Review and negotiate contracts
  • Contract disputes
  • Bonds
  • Mechanics liens
  • Bid protests
  • Compliances issues
  • Construction design and defects
  • Litigate insurance coverage in construction disputes

Creditor’s Rights & Bankruptcy

  • Creditor and creditor committee representation
  • Business reorganization
  • Trustee and commissioner representation
  • Mediation
  • Foreclosures and collection

Immigration & Naturalization Law

  • Immigrant visas and lawful permanent residence (green card)
  • Non-immigrant visas
  • U.S. citizenship
  • Immigration Court, Board of Immigration Appeals, and Federal Court litigation

Insurance

  • Commercial General Liability (“CGL”) insurance
  • Individual Disability insurance
  • Automobile insurance
  • Homeowners insurance
  • Excess Insurance coverage
  • Bad faith disputes
  • Directors and Officers
  • Errors and Omissions
  • Professional Liability
  • Commercial Property

Land Use & Eminent Domain

  • Environmental law
  • Contested Case Hearings and Appeals
  • Development Agreements
  • Due Diligence
  • Honolulu Rail issues
  • Involuntary acquisition, condemnation, eminent domain defense
  • Native Land Rights and Traditional Uses
  • Procuring Land Use
  • Regulatory Takings
  • Shoreline and coastal zone law
  • State and County Land Use Matters
  • Vacation rentals and TVR’s
  • Zoning, land use, and vested rights planning and litigation

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

  • Administrative hearings
  • Alternative dispute resolution
  • Arbitration
  • Civil litigation at all levels of state and federal courts
  • Contested cases
  • Crafting and arguing dispositive trial court motions
  • Mediation
  • Trials

Real Estate

  • Complex Real Estate Litigation
  • Condominium operation management
  • Conveyancing
  • Development (we advise developers on all types of projects)
  • Documentation
  • Due Diligence Reviews
  • Land Title
  • Landlord/Tenant Matters
  • Lease/Rent Negotiations and Arbitrations
  • Purchase and Sale Agreements
  • Real Estate Property Tax and Assessments
  • Rent Renegotiation and Arbitration

Taxation

  • Business Tax Planning
  • Business Workouts and Separations
  • Controversy
  • Conveyance Tax Planning
  • Corporate Taxation
  • Hawaii General Excise Taxes
  • Individual Tax Planning
  • International Tax Planning
  • IRC §1031 Exchanges (simple and complex)
  • Negotiating with IRS and State Tax Authorities
  • Obtaining IRS Private Letter Rulings
  • Partnership Taxation
  • Real Property Tax Appeals
  • Tax Audits, Appeals and Litigation
  • Tax Exempt Organizations
  • Tax Planning for Mergers, Acquisitions and Reorganizations
  • Trusts & Estates – Wills and Trusts, Gift and Estate Taxes, Post-Mortem Tax Planning

Wills, Trusts & Estates

  • Preparation of estate plans
  • Probate
  • Trust & Estate Litigation
  • Trust Administration
  • Property Conveyances
  • Tax planning
  • Charitable giving
  • Dispute resolution
  • Conservatorship & Guardianship
  • Business succession planning