Trust Litigation Attorneys in Honolulu, Hawaii

17 trust litigation firms have an office in Honolulu, Hawaii. Each listing carries the firm's practice areas, its Honolulu office and its phone.

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17 firms

Bonner Sogi & Associates, A Law Corporation

705 S. King Street, Suite 105, Honolulu, HI 96813

Serves Oahu from downtown Honolulu. Attorneys Geoff J. Sogi and George O. White handle probates, trust and estate administration, conservatorships, guardianships, and trust and estate litigation, along with estate, long-term care, and special needs planning.

Since 2017Serves 1 countyFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTrust LitigationElder Law+4

1-808-492-1907

Cades Schutte LLP

1000 Bishop Street, Suite 1200, Honolulu, HI 96813

Statewide firm headquartered in downtown Honolulu with offices in Kahului, Kona, Lihue, and Waimea. Its Trusts & Estates Group counsels trustees and personal representatives through trust and estate administration, and handles conservatorship and guardianship proceedings and contested trust, estate, conservatorship, and guardianship matters through mediation or litigation.

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1-808-521-9200

Carlsmith Ball LLP

1001 Bishop Street, Suite 2100, Honolulu, HI 96813

Serves Oahu, Hawaii Island, and Maui from offices in Honolulu, Hilo, Kailua-Kona, and Wailuku. Handles probate and trust administration, conservatorships and guardianships, and probate and trust litigation including disputed accountings and breach of fiduciary duty claims, alongside wills and trusts. Represents trustees and fiduciaries of large Hawaii dynastic trusts.

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1-808-523-2500

Law Offices of Curtis B. K. Yuen, A Law Corporation

1100 Alakea Street, Suite 1701, Honolulu, HI 96813

Serves Honolulu from the Alakea Corporate Tower downtown. Handles probate, wills and trusts, and estate and gift tax matters. Curtis Yuen is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and a Hawaii CPA.

Solo PracticeServes 1 countyFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTrust LitigationAsset Protection

1-808-532-3103

Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert

1003 Bishop Street, Suite 1600, Pauahi Tower, Honolulu, HI 96813

Serves Oahu from Pauahi Tower in downtown Honolulu. The Wills, Trusts & Estates group assists with probate and non-probate estate administrations, guardianships and conservatorships, and dispute resolution over wills, trusts, and estates through mediation, arbitration, or litigation. Also prepares wills, trusts, transfer on death deeds, and special needs trusts.

Since 1963Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTrust LitigationConservatorship+3

1-808-531-8031

Estate Planning Group Hawaii

1585 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1111, Honolulu, HI 96814

Serves Oahu from the Ala Moana Pacific Center in Honolulu. The firm handles probate and intestacy proceedings, represents trustees and beneficiaries in trust administration, and takes estate litigation over capacity, undue influence, breach of fiduciary duty, and contested conservatorships and guardianships. Private consultations are offered at no charge.

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1-808-942-8778

Law Offices of Eric S.T. Young, ALC

55 Merchant Street, Suite 3000, Honolulu, HI 96813

Serves clients throughout Hawaii from Harbor Court in downtown Honolulu. Handles trust, probate, and conservatorship administration and litigation, dispute resolution, and estate planning. A solo practice focused on trusts and estates since 1992; the attorney is an ACTEC Fellow and serves on the Judiciary's Uniform Probate Code and Probate Court Practices Committee.

Solo PracticeServes the whole stateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTrust LitigationConservatorshipGuardianship

1-808-427-1406

Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel LLP

999 Bishop Street, Suite 1600, Honolulu, HI 96813

Serves clients from a Honolulu office at 999 Bishop Street. Its trusts and estates group represents personal representatives and trustees in probate and trust administration, counsels families and fiduciaries on post-death planning such as disclaimers and tax elections, handles will and trust contests and fiduciary litigation, and represents fiduciaries in estate tax audits.

Since 1878Serves the whole stateEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTrust LitigationGuardianshipAsset Protection

1-808-547-5600

Chris Dias, Attorney at Law, Inc.

735 Bishop Street, Suite 412, Honolulu, HI 96813

Serves Honolulu County from downtown Honolulu. Chris Dias practices probate administration and litigation, trust administration and litigation, and conservatorship and guardianship matters.

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1-808-524-4600

Infinity Estate Law LLLC

1314 South King Street, No. 1450, Honolulu, HI 96814

Serves Oahu from the Interstate Building on South King Street in Honolulu. The firm prepares revocable living trusts, wills, and powers of attorney, conducts no-fee trust reviews, and prepares deeds to transfer property into trust; trust administration is offered only to clients whose estate plans the firm prepared. Consultations are free.

Solo PracticeSince 2018Serves 1 countyFree consultationEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationTrust Litigation

1-808-392-7306

Kobayashi Sugita & Goda, LLP

999 Bishop Street, Suite 2600, Honolulu, HI 96813

Serves Oahu from downtown Honolulu. The Estate Planning Department represents trustees and personal representatives in administering and closing trusts and estates, including accountings and fiduciary tax returns, obtains and administers guardianships and conservatorships, and advises fiduciaries and beneficiaries in estate and trust litigation. Also prepares wills and revocable and irrevocable trusts.

Since 1971Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTrust LitigationAsset Protection

1-808-535-5700

MacDonald Rudy O'Neill & Yamauchi LLP

1001 Bishop Street, Suite 2800, Honolulu, HI 96813

Serves clients statewide from downtown Honolulu, representing beneficiaries and trustees in trust and estate litigation on Oahu, Maui, and Kauai. Handles trust and will contests, undue influence claims, trustee removal and surcharge, contested guardianships and conservatorships, and probate administration. Founded in 1992; initial case review is a flat-fee phone consultation.

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1-808-523-3080

Ng & Niebling

3604 Waialae Avenue, 2nd Floor, Honolulu, HI 96816

Serves Oahu from the Kaimuki neighborhood of Honolulu. The firm advises individual and corporate personal representatives and trustees on probate and trust administration, including accounting, fiduciary duties, and fiduciary income and estate tax returns; files conservatorships and guardianships; and handles trust litigation such as trust reformation, breach of fiduciary duty, and will and trust contests. The practice dates to 1975.

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1-808-732-7788

Starn O'Toole Marcus & Fisher, A Law Corporation

733 Bishop Street, Suite 1900, Pacific Guardian Center, Honolulu, HI 96813

Serves clients from downtown Honolulu. The Private Wealth Law & Disputes group represents clients in disputes involving trusts, wills, probates, and closely held companies and partnerships. Ranked Band 1 by Chambers High Net Worth Guide for Hawaii private wealth law.

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1-808-537-6100

Yee & Kawashima, LLLP

1000 Bishop Street, Suite 908, Honolulu, HI 96813

Serves clients from a Honolulu office at 1000 Bishop Street. Guides families through trust and estate administration and represents clients in probate court on trust accountings, removal or defense of trustees, will and trust contests based on lack of capacity or undue influence, and trust reformation. A boutique firm concentrated on estate and trust matters; its trust and estate head has been listed in Best Lawyers since 2001.

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1-808-524-4501

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP (John K. Matsumoto)

1003 Bishop Street, Suite 2005, Honolulu, HI 96813

Serves Oahu from the Honolulu office of a Boston-based firm at 1003 Bishop Street. Partner John K. Matsumoto, who joined from his own Honolulu practice in 2025, works in estate administration, trust services, fiduciary litigation, and counsel for caregivers, alongside estate planning. He has practiced trusts and estates law in Hawaii for more than 20 years.

Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTrust LitigationElder Law

1-808-548-5700

Law Office of Tyson T. Tamashiro, LLLC

1600 Kapiolani Boulevard, Suite 1215, Honolulu, HI 96814

Serves Honolulu County from an office on Kapiolani Boulevard in Honolulu. Tyson T. Tamashiro handles probate and trust administration, probate and trust litigation, and conservatorship and guardianship proceedings, alongside estate planning.

Solo PracticeServes 1 countyEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTrust LitigationConservatorshipGuardianship

1-808-515-2551

Probate in City and County of Honolulu

Probate Court Record

City and County of Honolulu First Circuit Court

City and County of Honolulu · 1st Circuit

Phone

1-808-539-4399

civil.1cc@courts.hawaii.gov

Hours

Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:15 PM (except state holidays)

Office

Ka'ahumanu Hale, 777 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, HI 96813-5093

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Trust Litigation Attorneys in Honolulu, Hawaii