MACDONALD RUDY BYRNS O’NEILL & YAMAUCHI

 The Wills, Trusts, Estates & Taxation Department

OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT

Since1992, the Wills, Trusts, Estates & Taxation Department of MacDonald Rudy Byrns O’Neill & Yamauchi, a Limited Law Liability Partnership, LLP, has provided legal representation involving routine as well as complex probate, will, trust and estate litigation disputes, litigation, estate and trust administration, estate planning, and taxation.

At the Firm, the attorneys in the Wills, Trusts, Estates & Taxation Department have the expertise and legal skills to handle cases ranging from areas including taxation issues, estate planning, probate and trust litigation, estate administration, trust administration, conservatorships and guardianships, and real property disputes.  Probate litigation, for example, involves legal and equitable disputes with respect to the
validity of a will, trust or other estate planning document based on fraud, undue influence, and lack of testamentary capacity.  Additionally, probate litigation includes legal disputes defending or litigating against beneficiaries, trustees, personal representatives, and other parties in cases that involve breach of fiduciary duty, attacks on the validity of estate planning documents, the interpretation and/or construction of wills and trusts, creditor’s claims, asset disputes, and various other legal disputes that may arise in relation to one’s passing.

At MacDonald Rudy Byrns O’Neill & Yamauchi, a Limited Law Liability Partnership, LLP, the attorneys in the Wills, Trusts, Estates & Taxation Department provide legal services to our clients in both State and Federal Courts in the State of Hawaii and in other states located on the mainland.  The Department’s attorneys are licensed to practice law in Hawaii, California, Massachusetts, and Florida, and have successfully litigated in other States on a pro hac vice basis.

At MacDonald Rudy Byrns O’Neill & Yamauchi, a Limited Law Liability Partnership, LLP, the attorneys in the Wills, Trusts, Estates & Taxation Department provide legal services to our clients in both State and Federal Courts in the State of Hawaii and in other states located on the mainland.  The Department’s attorneys are licensed to practice law in Hawaii, California, Massachusetts, and Florida, and have successfully litigated in other States on a pro hac vice basis.

The Firm takes great pride in providing personalized services to our clients and
treats each case as unique.  The Firm makes every effort to take each client’s financial condition and position into consideration in tailoring a fee agreement that enables the client to have the highest quality representation possible.  Because of the Department’s concentration and level of experience in the areas of wills, trusts, estates and taxation law, the Department’s attorneys successfully and economically litigate modest to large
and complex matters for clients at a cost effective rate.

The Wills, Trusts, Estates & Taxation Department of MacDonald Rudy Byrns O’Neill & Yamauchi, a Limited Law Liability Partnership, LLP, is also one of the few law firms in Hawaii and on the mainland providing legal services to trust and estate clients on a
contingency basis depending on the facts and circumstances of the particular case.

Although the Firm cannot undertake the legal representation with every potential client,
when possible, the respective attorneys may provide an explanation as to different paths for the potential client to consider in finding a resolution to the potential client’s particular legal issue raised with consideration of each of potential client’s budget, using common sense and practical economic approaches to routine and complex legal issues.  The Department will also try to provide the potential client with realistic alternatives and courses of action given the potential client’s own special unique set of circumstances.

For further information, please contact any of the individuals in the Wills, Trusts, Estates & Taxation Department of MacDonald Rudy Byrns O’Neill & Yamauchi, a Limited Law Liability Partnership, LLP by telephone at (808) 523-3080 or by filling out the contact form displayed under each individual’s bio.