Our healthcare & professional practices group represents many of Hawaii's leading physicians, dentists, psychologists, and other Allied Healthcare professionals in negotiating practice transitions, purchases and sales as well as practice group formation and structuring associate buy-ins and partner or principal retirement exit strategies.Structuring the formation of various professional and healthcare practice groups can be a complex undertaking with various tax considerations. We have unique expertise in this area given the almost 30 years of experience we have in representing professional practices in the State of Hawaii.
For over twenty years the firm has represented vessel interests in seaman and passenger matters involving an array of issues including in rem procedure such as vessel arrest and bonding, bareboat charter, maintenance and cure, equipment defects, United States Coast Guard regulations and issues arising under general maritime law and the Jones Act. Mr. O’Neill is a member of the Maritime Law Association of the United States.
Our business department represents medium and large corporate clients as well as small closely held companies operating throughout the State of Hawaii. Types of representation of businesses include commercial real estate entities, small and light manufacturing concerns, restaurants, retail, professional practice corporations including physicians, dentists, psychologists and other allied healthcare professionals. We have assisted sellers and purchasers in transfers of hotels, consulting firms, transportation companies, restaurants, real estate companies, brokerage companies and national franchises.
Our law firm emphasizes commercial litigation involving complex commercial litigation in both state and federal courts. We actively litigate in all judicial circuits covering all islands in the State of Hawaii. Among our clients are many of the largest companies doing business in the State of Hawaii. We represent many local clients as well as national and multi-national international firms seeking representation in the State of Hawaii
Practice areas include construction and real estate financial disputes, development, defect, and mechanic’s liens. Representative clients include contracts, ranging from established Hawaii family businesses to some of Hawaii’s largest construction companies, developers and insurers.
Our department has experienced attorneys that have successfully litigated issues of improperly procured wills, codicils, trusts and amendments to trusts. Our litigation team has also successfully set aside powers of attorney and an array of improper transactions that include transfers of personal or real property that were the result of fraud, undue influence or other improper acts of third parties. Our department has also defended fiduciaries against allegations of asset mismanagement, breaches of fiduciary duties, as well as a variety of other improper actions.