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J. Porter DeVries
Kailua Kona, HI Business Law Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Business, Construction and Real Estate
Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University
J. Porter DeVries began his career at the Wall Street firm of Segal Gebski, where he represented clients encountering construction, business, real estate, and international disputes. With Condominium and Community Association clients, Porter focuses on enabling Boards of Directors to establish and maintain the highest standards of good governance. Underscoring the firm’s proactive approach, he leads DeVries’ preventative counseling and strategic planning services, as well as ensuring that Boards are legally protected in disputes and thrive in the myriad aspects of governing Hawaii’s diverse associations. Leading the firm’s Real Estate and Commercial Litigation sector, Porter routinely...
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Jason Braswell
Kailua-Kona, HI Business Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Business, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation 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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Geraldo Scatena
Kailua Kona, HI Business Law Attorney with 24 years of experience
Business, IP, Personal Injury and Real Estate
Hastings College of Law
Jerry Scatena graduated from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, in 1972. He graduated magna cum laude from Loyola University College of Law in 2008 receiving an LL.M. degree in international law. He has over 35 years of experience as both a personal injury litigator, family law practitioner and real estate counsel serving as general counsel for multi-national corporations. He is also a licensed real estate broker in both Hawaii and California.
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Joseph Fagundes III
Kailua-Kona, HI Business Law Attorney with 41 years of experience
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, Maritime and Real Estate
University of Hawai'i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law and University of California - Berkeley
Serving Hawaii as a civil litigator since 1980.
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Terri Lea Fujioka-Lilley
Kailua-Kona, HI Business Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Business, Criminal, DUI and Securities
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
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Darl Gleed
Kailua-Kona, HI Business Law Attorney with 35 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Seattle University School of Law
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Shawn Nakoa
Kailua, HI Business Law Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Business, Animal and Personal Injury
Francis Jung
Kailua, HI Business Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
Business, Antitrust, International and Real Estate
Wallace Gallup Jr
Kailua, HI Business Law Attorney with 51 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Hastings College of Law
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Peter Olson
Kealakekua, HI Business Law Attorney with 16 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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John Olson
Kealakekua, HI Business Law Lawyer with 49 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...
Dr. Nancy Oppenheim
Kapaau, HI Business Law Attorney
Business, Agricultural, Communications and Tax
UCLA School of Law
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David Spee
Paia, HI Business Law Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfBusiness, Estate Planning, Probate and Real Estate
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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Lance David Collins
Wailuku, HI Business Law Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, Communications and Consumer
University of Hawai'i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law
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Joy Mademba-Sy Yanagida
Wailuku, HI Business Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
Business, Appeals, Divorce and Family
Joy Yanagida started Yanagida & Associates in 1991, specializing in business law, real estate disputes, and family law. She received her J.D. from the Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California at Berkeley and her A.B. with distinction from Stanford University.
She is admitted to practice law in Hawaii, the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She also is an inactive member of the California and District of Columbia bars.
Before starting Yanagida & Associates, Ms. Yanagida served in these positions:
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Paul J. Sulla Jr
Hilo, HI Business Law Lawyer with 49 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Estate Planning, Real Estate and Tax
Boston University School of Law
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William Dean
Hilo, HI Business Law Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Divorce, Estate Planning and Real Estate
University of Hawaii - Manoa
William Dean is a 2008 of the University of Hawaii's William S. Richardson School of Law. He then became a Judge Advocate with the U.S. Air Force and provided a assistance on a wide variety of legal specialties to hundreds of clients, including criminal justice, business law, estate planning, real estate, divorce and family law, and federal law. William is a seasoned negotiator and mediator. He is also a financial expert with advanced degrees in finance and high level financial positions in government and industry.
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Gloria Navarro Buckingham
Kahului, HI Business Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning and Probate
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
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Peter K. Kubota
Hilo, HI Business Law Attorney with 33 years of experience
Business, Consumer, Estate Planning and Landlord Tenant
My practice is located on the East side of Hawaii Island, primarily in the areas of Estate Planning, Business Law and Real Estate transactions. We have a small office, and provide friendly, practical service. I was born and raised in Hilo, moved back home about 20 years ago to practice law, and I would not live anywhere else in the world.
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Jean-Claude Mademba-Sy
Wailuku, HI Business Law Lawyer
Business, Appeals, Divorce and Family
Jean-Claude Mademba-Sy is admitted to practice in Hawaii and the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii. He earned his J.D. at the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii and his B.S. in industrial relations at the University of Montreal, Canada.
Mr. Mademba-Sy has been the firm's business manager since 1995, bringing his business acumen and managerial experience to the firm's litigation projects. He is the architect of the firm's highly automated infrastructure.
Before joining Yanagida & Associates, he was the manager of Philips Electronics' Financial Business Systems division in Toronto, the Director General Adjoint of...
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Valentina Stewart Watson
Lahaina, HI Business Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Loyola Law School
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Steven Noufer
Wailuku, HI Business Law Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Business, Personal Injury and Products Liability
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R. Clay Sutherland
Wailuku, HI Business Law Attorney with 35 years of experience
Ralph Black
Hilo, HI Business Law Attorney with 43 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning, Real Estate and Tax
Paul Ueoka
Wailuku, HI Business Law Attorney with 48 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Glenn Kosaka
Wailuku, HI Business Law Lawyer with 48 years of experience
Business, Municipal and Real Estate
Michelle Drewyer
Wailuku, HI Business Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
Business, Criminal, DUI and Medical Malpractice
Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Diana Van De Car
Hilo, HI Business Law Attorney with 45 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning, Personal Injury and Real Estate
Thomas Welch Jr
Kahului, HI Business Law Attorney with 54 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning, Municipal and Real Estate
Tom Leuteneker
Wailuku, HI Business Law Lawyer with 54 years of experience
Business, Arbitration & Mediation and Real Estate
Peter Adams Horovitz
Kahului, HI Business Law Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Business, Bankruptcy, Collections and Real Estate
Douglas Halsted
Hilo, HI Business Law Attorney with 53 years of experience
Business, Divorce, Family and Real Estate
Paul Mancini
Kahului, HI Business Law Lawyer with 50 years of experience
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce and Tax
Robert Crudele
Hilo, HI Business Law Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning, Personal Injury and Real Estate
James Brumbaugh
Wailuku, HI Business Law Attorney with 55 years of experience
Business, Divorce, Family and Personal Injury
Hastings College of Law
