Craig George Nakamura is a lawyer practicing administrative & regulatory, business formation & operations, condominiums & timeshares and 20 other areas of law. Craig received a B.A. degree from University of Colorado in 1974, and has been licensed for 49 years. Craig practices at Carlsmith Ball LLP in Honolulu, HI and 1 other location.
About Craig George Nakamura
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Areas of Law
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Construction Law 1
- Construction Litigation
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Alternative Dispute Resolution 1
- Arbitration
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Other 21
- Administrative & Regulatory
- Business Formation & Operations
- Condominiums & Timeshares
- Contracts & Leasing
- Corporate
- Estate Planning, Probate & Trust Administration
- General Commercial Litigation
- Historic Preservation & Native Hawaiian Considerations
- Land Court & Title Issues
- Land Use & Entitlements
- Land Use Litigation
- Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Permitting
- Public and Governmental Affairs
- Real Estate & Project Development
- Resort Development
- Subdivisions, Resorts, Infrastructure & Brokerage
- Tax, Estate Planning & Pension
- Water Rights
- Employment & Labor
Practice Details
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Firm InformationPositionAdministrative PartnerFirm NameCarlsmith Ball LLP
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Representative Cases & TransactionsCasesRepresentative Matters: Contracts & Leasing: Represents l
lords, tenants
property management companies in lease transactions including shopping centers, ground leases, warehouses, offices
residential leases. Work involves drafting
negotiating lease documents, negotiating debt cure, filing eviction actions
collection of debts.
Hotels
Restaurants: Worked with numerous restaurants, including international chains
franchises in all aspects of doing business on Maui, including leasing, construction contracts, various permits, liquor licensing
mechanics liens.
Real Estate Litigation: Represents numerous individuals
companies in real property disputes including quiet title
partitions, boundary disputes, accretion, easements, construction contracts, building defects, mechanics liens
realtor claims. Represented commercial lessors in cases involving bankruptcy filing by retail lessees. Worked to assure payment of post-petition rents
return of lease premises or assignment of lease.
Real Property Development: Represents developers in all phases of project management. Work involves l
use concerns, planning
approval of subdivisions, licensing
permitting requirements at the state
local levels,
community relations.
Licenses
Permits: Assists clients in obtaining a wide variety of licenses
permits from government agencies, including liquor licenses, commercial harbor licenses, conditional use permits, shoreline setback variances, historic district permits, conservation district use permits
special management area use permits, among others.
Experience
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Bar Admission & MembershipsAdmissions1977, Hawaii
1977, U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii
1984, California
U.S. Federal Courts
MembershipsAffiliations
•Maui County Bar Association
•Hawai'i State Bar Association
•State Bar of California (Admitted to Practice - Inactive Status) -
Education & CertificationsLaw SchoolUniversity of Hawaii, William S. Richardson School of Law, Honolulu, Hawaii
Class of 1977
J.D.
Other EducationUniversity of Colorado
Class of 1974
B.A.
Craig George Nakamura
ASB Tower, 1001 Bishop Street, Suite 2200Honolulu, HI 96813U.S.A.
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