Establishing an estate plan is a big and important step. Our FREE WEBINAR will give you the knowledge you need to help secure your legacy and provide a solid financial future for those you love. Your estate plan will likely be one of the most important set of legal documents you create over the course of your lifetime.
Your estate plan should do much more than simply determine what happens to your estate assets when you are gone. When properly drafted, your estate plan should help those assets grow over the course of your lifetime, protect you and your loved ones should incapacity strike, and provide for those loved ones after you are gone.
Your estate plan should do much more than simply determine what happens to your estate assets when you are gone. When properly drafted, your estate plan should help those assets grow over the course of your lifetime, protect you and your loved ones should incapacity strike, and provide for those loved ones after you are gone.
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Estate planning is the creation of a definite plan for managing your wealth while you're alive and distributing it after your death. These assets may be owned by you separately or jointly with others. Although a comprehensive estate plan may ultimately include a wide variety of estate planning tools and strategies, two of the most basic tools are a Last Will and Testament and a trust agreement.
Our firm is dedicated to providing you with quality estate planning resources, so you can become familiar with all of the existing options. When you visit or call our office, we want you to feel comfortable discussing these important issues concerning both you and your family. We want to arm you with the information you need to make an informed decision about your family's future.
These wallet-sized laminated cards with our office address and phone number on one side, and the name and date of your Trust on the other will serve as a handy, on-the-spot reference whenever you buy new investments, open a new account or conduct a transaction for your Trust. Answers to our estate planning clients' questions are never more than a free telephone call away.
Richard J. Sakoda is a partner in the law firm of Sterling & Tucker. He received his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Washington in 1987 and his Juris Doctor degree from the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1992. Mr. Sakoda was admitted to practice before all Hawaii state courts and the United States District Court for the district of Hawaii in 1992.
Michelle Hobus is an excellent Living Trust Attorney to have. She made us feel comfortable by explaining everything from start to finish. With patience and humor, she took the time to make sure we really understood exactly what we were doing, going to need to do in the future and why. We are so grateful to have her watching over us and will be there for our daughters when the time comes when they may need her help.
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Cheryl Kelii
Nov 05, 2021
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Kanani Makaimoku of Sterling & Tucker was excellent in her presentation of our will and trust. It was concise and comprehensive. Not knowing what to expect, we were surprised that the information that she dispensed to us was understandable and easy to absorb. All our questions and concerns were answered. There were also issues that were discussed that we hadn't considered. Our experience was definitely rewarding and pleasant. We are grateful for the grace and professionalism shown to us during our appointment. We would be more than happy to recommend Sterling & Tucker to anyone.
Josephine A.
Apr 26, 2021
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A friend referred us to Sterling & Tucker and to attorney Kanani Makaimoku. Our first meeting was via ZOOM. Kanani was very professional, patient, and understanding with us. Over weeks, our questions and concerns were answered quickly. We felt very confident and at ease knowing Kanani had our best interests at the forefront. I would refer anyone looking for estate planning to Sterling & Tucker.
Daniel Kohler
Apr 25, 2021
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Roy Uemura
Jan 27, 2021
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Helene Sokugawa
Oct 24, 2020
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Michelle Tucker has been my trust attorney for over 10 years. She has helped me through some family trust issues, and has amended my trust 3 times. She knows me as a client and person, and has given me good advice with quick responses to my questions. She has a calm demeanor -- and calmly looks at situations with fairness in mind. I highly recommend her to help you with your trust.
Jon Jessee
Jul 22, 2020
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Kanani was very good in taking extra time to explain details of our will/trust. We learned a LOT from her. She has a personality that is comforting and made us feel secure. She does the presentation of the free seminar and you will learn a lot from it.
The office is very clean (covid) and the support staff is very friendly.
The office is very clean (covid) and the support staff is very friendly.
Clifford Shima
Jul 08, 2020
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My wife and I just completed redoing our estate plan. What a huge difference between working with our past estate plan attorney in Honolulu and Michelle.
If you want an estate plan that fits your needs and conveyed in a clear, orderly professional manner then contact Michelle. We left her office with a comfortable satisfied experience knowing she will be there when we need her. Mahalo Michelle.
Cliff and Diana
If you want an estate plan that fits your needs and conveyed in a clear, orderly professional manner then contact Michelle. We left her office with a comfortable satisfied experience knowing she will be there when we need her. Mahalo Michelle.
Cliff and Diana
Jamie Ibarra-Wheeler
Jul 17, 2019
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I had the pleasure of working with Lauren Sheppard to change my trust and deed after my divorce. Lauren was amazing! Kind, considerate and accommodating, always taking time to answer my questions and she explain everything in understandable detail. I can not recommend Lauren and Sterling & Tucker enough. Mahalo to ALL!!!!
Mark Hirae
Dec 01, 2018
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Bradley Hirano
Jul 16, 2018
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Attorney Lauren Sheppard helped us straighten out problems we had with our mother's trust and selling a condo that was in the trust. Lauren explained what needed to be done, when it would be done, and kept us informed all along the way. We are very happy for all she has done and I recommend her to anyone who needs help creating a trust or updating a current trust. It was great working with her and the staff at Sterling & Tucker. Thank you!
