Doug's practice emphasizes estate planning and business planning.  He assists individuals, families and businesses with their legal needs.

Estate Planning

Preparation of Estate Plans - Prepares and revises estate plans, including Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney and Advance Health Care Directives.

Estate Administration - Assists with the administration of estates, including probate and non-probate administrations.

Tax Planning - Assists with planning for and minimizing estate and gift taxes.

Charitable Giving - Assists with planning for charitable gifts, and creation of appropriate legal documents, such as charitable remainder trusts and charitable gift annuities.

Dispute Resolution - Represents family members in disputes involving wills, trusts or estates, including alternative dispute resolution (mediation or other settlement or arbitration) and litigation, if necessary.

Guardianship - Represents family members in guardianship proceedings, including seeking or disputing appointment of a guardian and assisting with administration issues.

Business Planning

Formation, Administration and Termination of Businesses - Assists individuals in forming, administering and terminating limited liability companies, corporations and partnerships.

Tax Planning - Assists businesses with planning to minimize taxes and to determine the tax effects of activities undertaken.

Reorganization - Assists with the reorganization of businesses, both taxable and tax-free.

Contracts - Assists businesses with creating or reviewing leases and other contracts affecting the business.

Disputes - Represents businesses and business owners in disputes, including alternative dispute resolution (mediation or other settlement or arbitration) and litigation, if necessary.

Related Matters

Real Estate - Assists individuals, trusts and businesses with planning, contracts and disputes related to the purchase or leasing of real property.

Conveyancing - Assists with conveying real property.

1031 Exchanges - Assists with planning and document preparation for 1031 exchanges.

Professional & Community Affiliations

Estate Planning Forms Manual, co-author, Hawaii State Bar Association (2000).

Hawaii Conservatorship and Guardianship Forms Manual, co-author, Hawaii State Bar Association (2005).

American Bar Association (Member of Taxation Section, Business Section and Real Property, Probate and Trust Section).

Hawaii State Bar Association (Member and past Chair of Taxation Section, Business Section and Probate and Estate Planning Section.

American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Fellow).

Hawaii Estate Planning Council (Member).

Goodwill Industries Hawaii (Director, 1995 to present, Chair, 2004 to present).

Publications

Estate Planning Documents Overview.

Does Everyone Need An Estate Plan? Basic Questions and Answers.

Kapiolani Park Preservation Society v. City and County of Honolulu: The Lease of Public Park Land as a Breach of a Charitable Trust, 11 U. Haw. L. Rev. (1989).

Financial and Estate Planning Forms Manual II, author, Hawaii Institute for Continuing Legal Education (1995).

Encyclopedia of Estate Planning, co-author, Hawaii State Bar Association (1999).