FOUNDED IN 1857, CARLSMITH BALL LLP HAS GROWN TO BECOME A FULL-SERVICE INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM WITH NEARLY 100 LAWYERS AND OFFICES THROUGHOUT HAWAII, LOS ANGELES, GUAM AND SAIPAN.
THE FOUNDERS OF CARLSMITH BALL BUILT ITS REPUTATION ON HIGH QUALITY LEGAL WORK AND A COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING EXCELLENT CLIENT SERVICE, OVER THE YEARS, THE FIRM HAS DEVELOPMENT, BANKING, FOREIGN INVESTMENT AND LITIGATION, CARLSMITH BALL HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF LEGAL SERVICES IN THE PACIFIC, IN 1888, WE WERE JOINED BY THE FIRST FEMALE LAWYER IN HAWAII, WE PROVIDED LEGAL SERVICES TO HAWAII'S FIRST CONDOMINIUM PROJECT, AND WE ARE THE ONLY HAWAII-BASED LAW FIRM WITH OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE PACIFIC AND ON THE U.S. MAINLAND, IN PARTICULAR, OUR LAWYERS LICENSED TO PRACTICE IN GUAM AND SAIPAN HAVE THE SKILLS AND NECESSARY CONNECTIONS TO ASSIST BUSINESSES AND INVESTORS DURNG THE MILITARY BUILDUP. WHENEVER WE SERVE CLIENTS, WE TAKE PRIDE IN THE DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND BREADTH OF EXPERIENCE FOUND AMONG THE RANKS OF OUR LAWYERS WITH LOCAL ROOTS AND TOP-TIER FIRM EXPERIENCE.
TODAY, CARLSMITH BALL SERVES AS A ONE-STOP SOURCE OF LEGAL SERVICES AND STRATEGIC COUNSEL FOR FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES; SMALL AND MID-SIZE CORPORATIONS; BANKS; INSTITUTIONS; STATE, LOCAL AND FEDERAL GOVERMENTS; AND INDIVIDUALS. WE PROVIDE STRATEGIC, PRACTICAL COUNSEL AND THE KNOWLEDGE THAT COMES FROM DEEP EXPERIENCE IN A WIDE RANGE OF AREAS, INCLUDING:
AMINISTRATIVE LAW
ADMIRALTY & MARITIME ENVIRONMENTAL & ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
APPEALS HOSPITALITY & PROJECT FINANCE
BANKING & FINANCE LABOR & EMPLOYMENT
BANKRUPTCY LITIGATION & ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
CORPORATE & BUSINESS REAL ESTATE & LAND USE
CREDITOR'S RIGHTS RENEWABLE ENERGY AND CLEAN TECHNOLOGY
CRISIS MANAGEMENT TAX, ESTATE PLANNING & WEALTH MANAGEMENT
ENTERTAINMENT & MEDIA WHITE COLLAR CRIME & CRIMINAL DEFENSE