Attorney Chase Tajima, managing partner of Trépanier Tajima LLP, is highly skilled in all aspects of civil litigation, including pre-filing investigations, pleadings, discovery, depositions, dispositive motions, negotiations, settlements, trials, appeals, and arbitration proceedings. He has secured numerous favorable resolutions for clients across California, Hawaii, and beyond.
Mr. Tajima’s notable achievements include dismissing a corporate control lawsuit against a CEO, obtaining multi-million-dollar arbitration awards, securing injunctive relief in high-stakes corporate disputes, and achieving significant settlements in eminent domain and construction defect cases. He also boasts a U.S. Tax Court trial victory, resolving IRS assessments and multimillion-dollar tax disputes for prominent clients.
Before co-founding Trépanier Tajima LLP, Mr. Tajima was an associate at Crockett & Associates in Los Angeles, focusing on complex civil litigation, and at Chun Kerr LLP in Honolulu, practicing real estate transactions, tax law, and business organizations. He co-authored the Limited Liability Company Manual for the Hawaii State Bar Association and served as vice chair of its tax section.
Mr. Tajima earned his J.D. from Loyola Law School with First Honors and completed his LL.M. in taxation at Georgetown University Law Center with distinction. Before law school, he worked in international business consulting and served as a Capitol Hill intern.
