Hawaii

Highly Recognized Real Estate, Business Law & Commercial Litigation Attorneys

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher is a leader among Hawaii’s real estate and business law firms, recognized for its expertise in real estate law, commercial transactions and complex commercial litigation in Hawaii, the US mainland and internationally.

Firm transactional and litigation attorneys often join forces in complex commercial matters that require both business law and litigation experience. The firm’s intellectual power and mental strength and toughness generate winning strategies, strong negotiations and innovative settlements for clients. Above all, the firm’s attorneys have a passion for excellence and responsive client service, earning the firm an international reputation for extraordinary client results.

Starn O'Toole Marcus & Fisher's senior partners bring impressive depth in both years of practice and a skill level earned from working complex and nuanced cases for many years. Five senior partners have practiced over 45 years and remain actively involved in their legal practice.

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher has earned Martindale-Hubbell’s® highest AV Preeminent® rating, given by our legal peers for achieving the highest standards of professional ethics, excellence and legal ability. Our Hawaii litigation attorneys and transactional team have been selected to the “Top 25”, Hawaii Super Lawyers® list in the practice areas of business litigation and real estate law. Firm attorneys have earned 45 recognitions as The Best Lawyers in America®, “Lawyers of the Year” in Honolulu (2011–2026), in both transactional and litigation practice areas.

Our firm is ranked "Tier 1" in Hawaii in 26 specialties by Best Law Firms®. The firm has been selected for inclusion each year since the accolade's inception in 2010.

The firm is Benchmark Litigation’s “Hawaii Litigation Firm of the Year” for 2020–2022, 2024–2026, and a "Highly Recommended" law firm since 2011. The firm’s Litigation Director, Terence J. O'Toole, is named to the 2026 Benchmark Litigation Hall of Fame list.

The firm is highly recognized by Chambers and Partners USA Directory of Leading Lawyers for Business in the practice areas of Litigation: General Commercial, Real Estate Law, Corporate/Commercial, Environment Law and Private Wealth Law. The firm’s Litigation Director has earned “Star” ranking each year since 2012.

The firm is selected to the Hawaii’s Best Workplaces list presented by Pacific Business News, and Hawaii Business Magazine's Best Places to Work.

• Appellate
• Arbitration
• Class action
• Commercial
• Commercial and transactions
• Commercial disputes
• Construction
• Construction and real estate
• Dispute resolution
• Environmental
• Government and regulatory
• Intellectual property
• Product liability and recall

• Terence J. O'Toole
  totoole@starnlaw.com 

• Sharon V. Lovejoy
  slovejoy@starnlaw.com 

• Andrew Lautenbach
  alautenbach@starnlaw.com 

• Banking
• Construction and materials
• Government and public policy
• Real estate
• Tourism