- AdoptionImmigration: Our experienced attorneys represent clients in cases involving employment-based immigration, family-based immigration, nonimmigrant visas, naturalization, international adoptions, green cards and more. We guide you through the complicated immigration process, allowing you to continue living your life.
- GuardianshipSofia Hirosane McGuire is a Member of the law firm of Devens, Nakano, Saito, Lee, Wong & Ching. Her law practice is focused on Estate and Trust Litigation, conservatorships, guardianships, partition matters, and probate.
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Business FormationA focus of our firm is helping clients start their own businesses. We review your business plans and advise on issues involved in business formation and maintenance, including potential liability, corporate entity formation and tax structures. Once your business has been established, we continue to help it grow by advising on insurance coverage, investment strategies, and corporate compliance issues. We also look after your best interests by finding strategies to limit your personal liability and increase your bottom line.
- Business DisputesIf you are planning to start your own business in Hawaii, or if you want to expand your current business, an experienced and knowledgeable business law attorney can help expedite the process and ensure your success. Devens, Nakano, Saito, Lee, Wong & Ching assists individuals and businesses of all sizes with a full range of legal services, including...
- Business TransactionsThe firm represents clients such as Central Pacific Bank, in well-known commercial transactions and is also no stranger to high profile litigation, having represented clients in heptachlor and asbestos cases. It is probably best known for its work with wills and trusts, probate, tax and business planning and real estate transactions.
- Employment Litigation
- Real Estate LitigationThe attorneys at Devens, Nakano, Saito, Lee, Wong & Ching apply their extensive knowledge about property rights, real estate issues, finance and business to all areas of real estate law. Our experienced attorneys can help you with...
- Construction Litigation
- Real Estate TransactionsOur tax attorneys maintain an active and sophisticated tax practice that encompasses the full spectrum of corporate and personal tax concerns. We advise clients regarding tax consequences of both corporate and real estate transactions, and tax rules that apply to business entities, international transactions and non-U.S. citizens.
- Eminent Domain
- Easement
- Land Use and ZoningReal Estate: Our attorneys are knowledgeable about property issues and real estate disputes. We guide you through the process of negotiating, drafting and revising real estate documents, including contracts, mortgages, deeds and title documents. We also handle business real estate transactions and represent clients before planning and zoning boards.
- Landlord-Tenant Disputes
- Property Damage
- Condominium Law
- Citizenship and Naturalization
- Family Immigration
- Employment Immigration
- Green Cards
- Personal Injury
- Medical MalpracticeAs your advocates in a landlord-tenant dispute, medical malpractice action, employment dispute, or any other kind of civil suit, we represent your interests through every stage of your case, which may include...
- Auto Accidents
- Estate PlanningEstate planning documents are extremely flexible and can be designed to fit your unique needs. Devens, Nakano, Saito, Lee, Wong & Ching works closely with you to determine your goals and create precise instruments to carry out your intentions.
- WillsYour last will provides the opportunity to distribute your property, establish care for your children and otherwise express your wishes upon your death. A will is necessary if you intend to leave property to a person or entity other than a blood relative, such as a domestic partner, a friend or a charity. If you die without a will, the court determines how your property is distributed, who cares for your children and even what happens to your pet – making decisions that might not reflect your desires.
- TrustsProbate, Estate and Trust Administration: Our team is uniquely equipped with insights into the process and the operation of the probate court.
- Probate
- ForeclosurePrior to joining the firm in 2021, Ms. McGuire practiced in the area of elder law at a firm in Bellevue, Washington, assisting with estate planning, representing individual and professional fiduciaries in court-supervised trust and guardianship matters, and was appointed regularly by the King County Superior Court in Seattle to serve as a Settlement Guardian Ad Litem for minor children and Title 11 Guardian Ad Litem for alleged incapacitated individuals. Upon moving back to Hawaii, Ms. McGuire represented major financial institutions in foreclosure-related litigation in all circuits in the State of Hawai’i. Ms. McGuire has served as a court-appointed Kokua Kanawai in Probate Court matters.
- Tax LawTax Law: Tax law is an incredibly complex legal area. From preparation and filing to evasion and fraud, no matter what issue you are facing, you need to be represented by an experienced and knowledgeable tax law attorney.