Law Offices of Bill Paupe, Jr., LLC

My firm focuses primarily on estate planning (wills, trusts, etc.), probate matters and trust administration. In addition, my firm incorporates LLC's and Non-Profit Corporations. We can also handle legal name changes and some real estate conveyance matters and contract formation.

After working for an established law firm in downtown Honolulu for 2 years, I opened my own solo practice on the Windward side in Kaneohe, being closer to my home and family. 2 years later I was fortunate enough to expand my practice to include an office location in the downtown area on Bishop Street. While my offices are based on Oahu, I am more than happy to travel to the neighbor islands to help meet the estate planning needs of the people on those islands.

There was a case with a married couple who had 8 adult children and the father passed away. The father had no estate plan in place, so there were already some estate administration matters that the surviving spouse and children would need to address. But then a few months later, the mother also passed away with no estate plan in place. At first, the eight children were in agreement as to how to handle their parents' estate administration and distribution. But after a few sibling arguments, each started to get their own attorneys, and what should have been a brief probate matter turned into an estate fight lasting over 8 years. All of this could have been avoided if their parents had taken the time to establish an estate plan for themselves.