Practice Areas Overview
Clients in Oahu and throughout Hawaii trust the attorneys at the Honolulu Law Offices of Reuben S.F. Wong to assist with estate planning, real estate, business law and trusts in Hawaii. Our areas of expertise include:
Estate Planning
Estate planning is as much about protecting the older generation as it is about providing for the younger generation. Whether your estate plan requires the drafting of a simple will, the creation of complex trusts, or even the establishment of a private foundation, our lawyers have the skills and experience to create a plan that meets your needs. Our firm also has extensive experience in charitable planning, including the use of charitable lead and remainder trusts and private foundations.
Real Estate Transactions
Our real estate practice ranges from purchasing property for investment or estate planning purposes to transactions involving shopping centers and other large commercial properties. Our extensive work in real estate law covers leases and assignments, easements, and other issues with properties of all sizes and types. We are also experienced in matters involving the Condominium Property Regime law, as well as in drafting co-ownership agreements which qualify as Section 1031 tax deferred exchanges for wealth accumulation.
Landlord-Tenant
Hawaii's landlord-tenant code covers a wide range of issues, including security deposits, landlord's access to the property to inspect the premises or make repairs, failure to pay rent, lockouts, turning off utilities, other self-help remedies, lease termination, and abandoned property matters. Attorneys in the Law Offices of Reuben S.F. Wong can help you navigate the code and assist with a variety of landlord-tenant issues, from collection of rent to eviction.
Business Transactions
We help clients seeking to form new businesses establish the proper entity within which to operate, assisting with the creation of partnerships, corporations, Limited Liability Companies (LLCs), and Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs). We also represent companies in a wide variety of complex business transactions, including real estate deals, contract negotiations, and buy-sell agreements.
Nonprofit Organizations
For over 19 years, firm founder Reuben Wong served as personal attorney to Harry Weinberg, one of the largest individual philanthropists in Hawaii in his time. Mr. Wong helped to establish the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, a large private foundation which has donated hundreds of millions of dollars in the state of Hawaii in the last two decades. This unique experience in estate planning, wealth preservation, and business law has made the Law Offices of Reuben S.F. Wong a leader in this field; in addition to private foundations, we also represent public charities, such as the YMCA and the Red Cross.
In Honolulu, Oahu, or throughout the state of Hawaii, our Hawaii trusts attorneys can help you with your estate planning, business, or real estate needs.
