About us

Firm Overview

MacDonald Rudy is a leading law firm in Honolulu that specializes in a wide range of litigation, including trust and estate litigation, family and closely held company litigation, admiralty and maritime litigation, as well as other civil suits.

Michael D. Rudy founded the firm in 1992 as a general commercial practice. In 1998, Stephen B. MacDonald joined the firm as senior partner in the litigation department.

All of our senior partners have more than 30 years of experience in Hawaii, and we represent both plaintiffs and defendants in federal and the state court of Hawaii. Our clients range from individuals to local businesses to large mainland firms.

We’ve made a point to invest heavily in technology to enhance our practice, integrating Westlaw, litigation databases, Electronically Stored Information applications, video conferencing and other tools to handle some of the most complex cases in Hawaii.


Our Mission

Our motto is to provide personalized services, addressing each client’s individual needs and circumstances and tailoring our representation to fit the scale of the dispute. When structuring agreements, we take into consideration our clients’ objectives and financial situation, with the aim of providing the highest quality representation possible.


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Partners, lawyers, legal assistants, and articling students, all of whom come from top institutions worldwide. 

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Domestic locations. We have offices in some of the country's largest cities, and a couple of small ones, too. 

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Overseas partnerships. We have international partners in several countries providing services in key areas. 

Our partners

With more than 30 years of experience serving clients nationwide, our team is dedicated to help our clients and our local community.

MICHAEL D. RUDY

Founding Partner

PAUL A. C. HIGA

Partner

CHERYL R. NG

Associate

CHRISTIN D. W. KAWADA

Associate

Our partners

With more than 30 years of experience serving clients nationwide, our team is dedicated to help our clients and our local community.

“We vigorously represent your interest to get the best possible results.”

MICHAEL D. RUDY

Open positions


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