Aiea Lawyers

Scott A. Makuakane has been practicing law in the areas of estate planning, trust and estate administration, asset protection, estate and gift taxation, and probate since 1983.   Mr. Makuakane has written various training manuals and articles for lawyers concerning estate planning, including authoring the Estate Planning Checklist and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax chapters of the Hawaii State Bar Association’s Encyclopedia of Estate Planning. Mr. Makuakane is also a regular contributor to Generations Magazine, a Hawaii-based publication that shares important information and tips for seniors. His column focuses on estate planning issues and is written in an easy to digest non-legalese style.     Scott Makuakane’s...

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...

Robert S. Miyashita, founding partner at Miyashita & O’Steen, LLLC, specializes in complex multi-party litigation personal injury cases resulting in wrongful death, serious and catastrophic injuries, including brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, burn injuries, aquatic injuries, and other injuries, involving motor vehicle negligence (automobile, pedestrian, trucks, motorcycle, airplane, boat, etc.), product liability, premises liability, negligent security, medical malpractice, among other areas of law. Through his practice, Robert has gained significant experience in a wide range of legal areas, including civil litigation, representing both plaintiffs and defendants, people of all ages and demographics, and businesses. Robert recovered millions of dollars for...

Since obtaining his J.D. from the University of Hawaii in 2005, Honolulu divorce attorney Justin L. Sturdivant has focused his practice on family law matters. Throughout his legal career, Mr. Sturdivant has worked as a Civil Litigator, Mediator, Custody Evaluator, and Guardian Ad Litem. These experiences have provided him with great insight into the way the family court system functions. All of Mr. Sturdivant’s knowledge and training goes on to benefit his clients. He takes great pride in his work and fully dedicates himself to achieving the best outcome possible in a timely manner. You schedule a free, no-obligation consultation...

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...

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...

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...

Timothy J. Bilecki is the Managing Attorney at Bilecki Law Group, PLLC. Bilecki Law Group is a Tampa, Florida based law firm which primarily defends US Military service members facing court martial charges. Mr. Bilecki is the founder of firm. Mr. Bilecki specializes in defending military service members against allegations of sexual assault, fraud, drug trafficking, and violent crimes in courts-martial worldwide.

Since its founding in 1978, the Honolulu, Hawaii based Law Offices of Sherry P. Broder has earned a reputation as a leader in serious Hawaii personal injury, class action and other complex civil litigation. * Trial Lawyer of the Year Award Finalist * First Woman President, Hawaii State Bar Association * Solo Practitioner of the Year, American Bar Association * Outstanding Woman Lawyer, Hawaii Women Lawyers * Best Lawyers in Hawaii, Honolulu Magazine (1997-Present) * Graduated in...

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...

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...

Mitchell S. Wong has been a lawyer in Hawaii since 1991, when he began his career at the law firm of David C. Schutter. At the time, the law firm was known as Schutter & Glickstein, and the focus of the law firm's practice was personal injury and civil litigation. In time, Mr. Wong became a partner at the law firm, which was then restyled as Schutter Dias Smith & Wong. In 2004 Mr. Wong started his present law firm. While Mr. Wong has continued his diverse work in civil litigation, he also expanded his practice to include family...

As a partner at the firm Turbin Chu Heidt, Attorneys at Law, Honolulu lawyer Rai Saint Chu guides injury victims through the legal process. For over 42 years, she has been licensed to practice law. Ms. Chu has had a diverse legal career, including time spent as an attorney for the state legislature, a lobbyist and pub defender. Attorney Chu has devoted considerable efforts to supporting women in the legal community as the founder of Hawaii Women Lawyers and president of the Hawaii Women’s Legal Foundation. Contact her firm today for a consultation.

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...

Attorney Yuka Hongo practices in the areas of Estate Planning, Probate, and Captive Insurance. She speaks fluent Japanese as well as English. Attorney Yuka Hongo was born in Japan and raised in the United States. After graduating from Oberlin College, she earned her law degree from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, CA. She is licensed to practice in Hawaii, California, New York, and the District of Columbia. In 2013, she founded Hongo Law Office, LLLC in Honolulu, HI. Our firm assists clients with estate planning matters such as the preparation of trusts, transfer on death deeds, and other documents. We also...

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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...

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...

Mark Bridges is a leading authority on military justice and the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). He is recognized as one of the premier criminal law defense attorneys in the military. Mark brings over 30 years of experience as a criminal law defense attorney and prosecutor, military trial judge, and senior legal advisor to his civilian law practice focused exclusively on the defense of military members in the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. Ganz and Bridges Law Office LLLC, located on the Island of Oahu, Honolulu, Hawaii, provides state of the art representation and criminal defense...

As a former Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Hawaii Law School and former Chairman of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Hawaii Chapter, Mr. Ma was previously appointed the Trade Representative of the State of Hawaii in Hong Kong and China for U.S.-inbound investment.

Terence O’Toole is a director of the Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher law firm. He manages the firm’s litigation department and has over forty years experience in the area of commercial and complex litigation. Mr. O'Toole holds Martindale-Hubbell's highest possible professional rating (AV Preeminent) given by legal peers, based on their knowledge of his work, reputation and integrity.

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...

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,...

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,...

The Hawaii criminal law firm of Harrison & Matsuoka, handles felonies and misdemeanors, drug crimes, sex crimes, white-collar crimes, murder, assaults, gun charges, and domestic violence cases. We have extensive experience in Federal Court, State Court, and Military Courts. Harrison & Matsuoka cares more than just about the case, we care about our clients. Facing a criminal conviction can be devastating to an individual's life, job, reputation, and family. We understand that this experience is traumatic and we are resolved to handle your case in a sensitive matter and by endeavoring to keep your case matter confidential. You can expect...

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...

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...

John O’Connell is a lawyer, Commercial Pilot (Single-Multi Engine Land and Sea with Instrument Rating) and an experienced scuba diver (certified advanced open water) who has been litigating general aviation cases, scuba diving, personal injury and complex product liability cases for the past thirty five years. He is a passionate advocate and nationally recognized as a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, Lawyers of Distinction, Top American Lawyers, The National Top 100 Trial Lawyers, Trial Masters, Keenan Trial Institute – Master’s Graduate, and is a verified Multi-Million Dollar Advocate.

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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.

David is one of the nation’s most respected lemon law attorneys. He is an attorney in good standing and has been admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Hawaii. He is the founding attorney of the lemon law firm David J. Gorberg & Associates, P.C. and concentrates his practice in the field of Lemon Law and Breach of Warranty. His firm has represented more than 30,000 clients for lemon law claims against all auto manufacturers throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Hawaii, and has recovered more than 500 million dollars in settlements. The firm maintains lemon...

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.

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.

Greg Ryan & Associates understands that divorce can be one of the most challenging and stressful events your family may ever face. We will provide clear and honest guidance to help you and your family move forward. Do not let divorce turn into a lengthy, ugly and expensive “battle.” Let us help you get through it, quickly and with civility, dignity and respect. Attorney Gregory L. Ryan is a military veteran. Mr. Ryan and his team understand your military lifestyle and the unique issues you face as a military family. If you are a service member or spouse currently stationed in...