Lung Rose Voss Wagnild

What Lung Rose Voss Wagnild does

Lung Rose Voss Wagnild is a privately held law firm partnership founded in 1986 and headquartered in the Topa Financial Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. The firm operates as a full-service practice organized around six core service lines: Complex Business Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Construction Law & Litigation, Real Estate Development, Corporate Business Transactions, and Trust & Estate Litigation. Its client base is concentrated in Hawaii but extends to the U.S. mainland, Japan, and the broader Pacific Rim, with particular strength serving real estate developers, contractors, financial institutions, healthcare systems, nonprofit trusts, and high-net-worth individuals involved in complex disputes and high-value transactions.

The firm has built a notable precedent-setting record in Hawaii-specific real estate and construction matters, including the Bridge Aina Lea Land Use Commission litigation affirmed by the Hawaii Supreme Court, a $7 million lender liability verdict for Stanford Carr Development, defense of Kamehameha Schools' admission policy through federal appellate review, and successful mechanics' lien enforcement actions exceeding $20 million. Its attorney roster combines long-tenured partners (Harvey J. Lung as founder, Bruce D. Voss since 1995, Craig P. Wagnild as former Hawaii State Bar Association president) with a pipeline of associates recognized by Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers Rising Stars, and Pacific Business News 40 Under 40.

The firm generates revenue through professional services billing on hourly, contingency, flat-fee, and retainer arrangements depending on matter type, with pricing not publicly disclosed. Its go-to-market is sales-led via direct attorney-client relationships, professional referrals, industry publications, and bar association engagement. There is no external private equity or venture capital ownership, and the firm has maintained its independent partnership structure since founding.

Name

Lung Rose Voss Wagnild

Legal name

Lung Rose Voss Wagnild

Website

https://legalhawaii.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lung Rose Voss Wagnild is a Honolulu-based law firm founded in 1986 offering full-service real estate, construction, business litigation, and trust/estate legal services to enterprise clients across Hawaii, the U.S. mainland, and the Pacific Rim.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate & Construction Law (BPAHAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

Keywords

• Real estate law
• Construction litigation
• Business litigation
• Trust estate litigation
• Corporate transactions

Headquarters

HQ city

Honolulu

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: Professional legal services billed through hourly rates, contingency fees, flat fees for specific services, and retainer arrangements depending on practice area and client needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lung Rose Voss Wagnild is a Honolulu-based law firm providing legal representation and counsel in six core practice areas: complex business litigation, real estate litigation, construction law and litigation, real estate development, corporate business transactions, and trust and estate litigation. The firm represents developers, contractors, financial institutions, businesses, and individuals in Hawaii, the U.S. mainland, and the Asia-Pacific region.

Product overview

Lung Rose Voss Wagnild is a full-service Hawaii law firm offering a unified portfolio of six core legal service practices: Complex Business Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Construction Law & Litigation, Real Estate Development, Corporate Business Transactions, and Trust & Estate Litigation. These practice areas operate as integrated service offerings within a single law firm, serving clients across real estate, construction, commercial, employment, insurance, and estate matters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Complex Business Litigation

Quantifiable outcome

• Achieved $7 million jury verdict in favor of Stanford Carr Development in lender liability case, establishing Hawaii lender liability law
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Starn O'Toole Marcus & Fisher: Honolulu-based firm with strong real estate development, land use, and commercial litigation practices targeting similar developer and institutional clients.
• Watanabe Ing LLP: Honolulu-based firm with a notable real estate, land use, and construction litigation practice serving Hawaiian developers, lenders, and landowners.
• Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing: Hawaii-based full-service firm with deep construction, real estate, and commercial litigation experience, competing for the same local land use and development mandates.
• Carlsmith Ball LLP: Historic Hawaii firm (now operating under Dentons) with overlapping real estate, construction, and business litigation capabilities serving major Hawaiian clients and Japanese investors.
• McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon LLP: Long-standing Honolulu-based full-service law firm with established real estate, business litigation, and construction practices serving the same Hawaiian enterprise and developer client base.
• Cades Schutte LLP: Hawaii-founded full-service firm with comparable real estate, construction, and business litigation depth, often engaged on parallel mandates by Hawaiian developers, lenders, and trusts.
• Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel: Honolulu full-service firm with strong real estate, litigation, and trust/estate practices, frequently serving the same bank, developer, and nonprofit clients across Hawaii.

Broad incumbents

• Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP: California-based real estate and construction boutique that frequently acts on multi-jurisdictional Hawaiian development deals, providing a mainland competitor benchmark for real estate specialty depth.
• Akerman LLP: Large U.S. firm with a recognized real estate, construction, and litigation practice that increasingly competes for Hawaii-based institutional development and litigation work.
• Cox Castle & Nicholson LLP: California real estate and construction specialty firm with national developers on its roster, often engaged on Hawaiian projects alongside or in competition with local firms.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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