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Address
Maluhia Professional Center
33 Maluhia Drive, Suite 201
Wailuku, Hawaii 96793 (Maui Co.)
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(Main Office) · State Civil & Criminal Courts - Whether it is a jury trial for damages, defending against or obtaining a retraining order, or protecting the financial interests of our clients, our attorneys have a unique combination of intellectual agility and practical experience in business and law that allow them to find creative solutions to complicated legal problems. · Family Court - This firm has an active practice in family court divorces, custody, paternity, property division and support. · Federal Courts - The firm regularly litigates in federal courts under original jurisdiction including patent, maritime and bankruptcy cases as well as in diversity when international and multi state parties are involved. Statement of PracticeTrial Practice in all Hawai'i State and Federal Courts. Divorce, Restraining Orders, Child Custody, Visitation Rights, Family Business Law, Family Law, Contracts, Partnership Law, Limited Liability Company Law, Business Law and Foreclosures, Bankruptcy Chapter 11, Business Development, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Business Organization, Business Torts, Buy-Sell Agreements, Complex Business Litigation, Federal Civil Practice, Condominium Law, Landlord and Tenant Law. Year Established: 1991
Firm Size: 4
Languages: French.
Representative Clients:Hawaii National Bank
AOAO of Kalawa Terrace
AOAO of Iao Parkside
AOAO of Waiehu Terrace
Oihawa Property Management and Sales, Inc.
Braun Trading Co., Ltd.
Hawaii Meeting Builders
Organic Reduction Inc.
GG Savage Graphics, Inc.
Irrigation Systems, Inc.
Pacific Helicopter Tours, Inc. and Pacific Helicopter Services, LLC
Surfing Goat Dairy.
Rate InformationFixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
AddressMaluhia Professional Center
33 Maluhia Drive, Suite 201
Wailuku, HI 96793, (Maui Co.)
PhonePhone: 808-244-1000
Facsimile: 808-244-8881
Website
http://www.mauilawyers.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Saturday: By Appointment Only
Sunday: By Appointment Only
Joy Yanagida (Principal) born Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii; admitted to bar, 1981, California; 1985, District of Columbia; 1991, Hawaii. Education: Stanford University (A.B., with distinction, 1977); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley (J.D., 1980). Author: "The Pacific Salmon Treaty," The American Journal of International Law. Adjunct Professor, Washington College of Law, American University, 1990-1991. Attorney-Adviser, U.S. State Department Office of the Legal Adviser, 1980-1986. Staff Attorney, President's Special Review Board ("Tower Commission"), 1987. Task Force on Iran Contra Matters, Office of the White House Counsel, 1987. Formerly Associated with Dickstein, Shapiro and Morin, Washington, D.C., 1987-1991. Of Counsel, Center for International Environmental Law, Washington, D.C., 1990. Member: Maui County, Hawaii State and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Onaka v. Onaka (Utah, 2002) (reversing federal bankruptcy discharge); Fujimoto v. Au, 95 Hawai'i 116, 19 P.3d 699 (HI 2001) (establishing joint and several liability of "innocent" general partners to limited partners for criminal conduct of on general partner); State v. Sandoval (1997) (reversing 48 count conviction for sex assault); State v. Vinge, 916 P.2d 1210 (1996) (reversing sentencing on First Amendment grounds); State v. Kekona, 886 P.2d 740 (1994) (exhorting police to tape confessions). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Business Disputes; Divorce; Contracts; Condominium Association Law.
ASSOCIATEJean-Claude Mademba-Sy (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Hawaii. Education: Baccalauréate Ecole Saint Martin de France (Pontoise), France (1969); Classes Préparatoires, Lycée Jacques Decours, Paris, France (1971); University of Montréal, Canada (B.S., Industrial Relations, 1974); IBM Basic Technical Training School (1974); Canadian Securities Course (with honors, 1988); William S. Richardson School of Law (J.D., 2006). System Engineer and later as Account Manager, IBM Canada, 1974-1980. Conferred Membership in the IBM World Trade Americas/Far East 100% Club for Outstanding Achievement, 1979 and for Marketing Achievement, 1976, 1977 and 1978. Directeur Général Adjoint, Les Prévoyants du Canada, S.A., Montréal, Canada, 1980-1981, a medium-sized general insurance firm, overseeing its Departments of Analysis and Programming, Systems and Methods and its Computing Data Center. Account Manager, Datacrown Inc., 1981-1983. Manager, Financial Business Systems Division of Philips Electronics, Ltd (Canada), designing and marketing electronic systems to the financial institutions across Canada, 1983-1991. Self-Service Banking Man of the Year (Worldwide), 1987. Member of the World Top 21 Club, 1988. President's Club, 1985, 1986 and 1987. Sales Manager of the Year, 1989. Award - Diebold International Corporation, 1989. Owner of Windrigger Maui, 1991-1995. Office Manager, Law Offices of Joy Yanagida, 1995 . Member: Maui and Hawaii State Bar Associations. Languages: French.Email: Jean-Claude Mademba-Sy
OF COUNSELWendy S. Laurel (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1994, Hawaii. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, 1990); Stanford Law School (J.D., with distinction, 1994). Member: Hawaii State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Real Estate; Probate; Condominium; Civil Litigation.
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