Maximum Legal Services

What Maximum Legal Services does

Maximum Legal Services Corporation, operating as MaxCorp, is a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit founded in 1988 and headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii. It is described as Hawaii's only full-service non-profit providing comprehensive legal, fiduciary, social, and administrative services for trusts, estates, guardianships, and conservatorships, serving individuals of all ages across the State of Hawaii. Its service portfolio covers trust administration (including successor trustee and special needs trusts), estate and probate administration as Personal Representative, court-appointed conservatorship and guardianship, durable power of attorney agency, plus integrated social work support and bookkeeping/accounting. Delivery is handled by an interdisciplinary team of attorneys, paralegals, legal assistants, social workers, and bookkeepers, organized through a Honolulu headquarters and a Hilo satellite office, with both in-person and Zoom/phone appointments.

The organization's core "product" is the professional fiduciary engagement itself — a court-recognized, conflict-neutral party that steps in when family members cannot or should not serve, when settlors become incapacitated, or when courts require a third-party fiduciary. The technology footprint is minimal: the organization explicitly does not operate as a software or technology platform and offers no API or proprietary technology, with its website functioning primarily as a referral and intake channel. Back-office operations rely on standard professional tools plus a website built on WordPress.

MaxCorp is self-supporting, generating revenue primarily through fees paid from trust, estate, and guardianship accounts for fiduciary and legal services, supplemented by limited grants and donations that underwrite pro bono work. Its go-to-market is almost entirely referral-driven — court appointments, the State Office of the Public Guardian, estate planning attorneys, financial planners, Legal Aid of Hawaii, and Volunteer Legal Services of Hawaii — augmented by educational outreach to the Hawaii State Bar Association and university externship programs at the University of Hawaii. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; fee schedules are available on request, pro bono/low bono options are offered at the Executive Director's discretion, and a 2.5% commission applies to real estate transactions within engagements.

Name

Maximum Legal Services

Legal name

Maximum Legal Services Corporation

Website

https://maxlegalservices.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Maximum Legal Services Corporation (MaxCorp) is a Hawaii-based 501(c)(3) non-profit that provides professional fiduciary, legal, social work, and accounting services for trusts, estates, guardianships, and conservatorships across the State of Hawaii.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Fiduciary and Trust/Estate Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Trusts, Estates, and Agency Accounts (52592)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Trust Administration & Fiduciary Accounting Services (FSAAANAF), Guardianship, Conservatorship & Special Needs Trust Services (FSAEAKAG), Legal Aid & Client Advocacy Services (BPAGAEAM)

Keywords

• Professional fiduciary services
• Trust administration
• Estate administration
• Conservatorship services
• Special needs trusts

Headquarters

HQ city

Honolulu

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Professional Fiduciary and Legal Services Fees: Fees charged for trustee services, conservatorship/guardianship administration, estate and probate administration, and related legal services. Fees are paid from trust, estate, or guardianship accounts. Fee schedule is available upon request. Executive Director is authorized to adjust fees as needed.
2. Grants and Donations: Limited grants and donations from foundations and donors support pro bono services. MaxCorp was originally funded by Hawaii Justice Foundation loan and grants, and maintains a donations page for community support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Maximum Legal Services is Hawaii's only full-service 501(c)(3) non-profit providing comprehensive legal, fiduciary, social, and administrative services for trusts, estates, guardianships, and conservatorships. The organization delivers these services through an interdisciplinary team of attorneys, paralegals, social workers, and bookkeepers, with offices in Honolulu (headquarters) and Hilo (satellite) serving clients across the State of Hawaii. Revenue is generated primarily through fees for trustee, conservator, guardian, and personal representative services, with limited grants and donations supporting pro bono matters.

Product overview

Maximum Legal Services operates as a single integrated service organization rather than a software platform. The company offers a unified suite of professional fiduciary and legal services centered on trust administration, estate/probate matters, conservatorships, guardianships, and related social work and bookkeeping support. Services are delivered through an interdisciplinary team of attorneys, paralegals, social workers, and bookkeepers. The organization does not offer separate software products or modules—the core offering is comprehensive professional fiduciary services for trusts, estates, conservatorships, and guardianships across Hawaii.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of LawcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2021MaxCorp hosts UH law students as summer legal externs and volunteers. Four students participated in Summer 2021 assisting with low bono and pro bono client services. MaxCorp ED Miyoko Pettit-Toledo participated in inaugural UH Law Business Boot Camp and career panels.
• CSI Trust CompanyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 April 2021CSI Trust Company joined MaxCorp attorneys in presenting to the HSBA Elder Law Section and Probate and Estate Planning Section on alternatives to traditional corporate bank trustees. Over 90 attorneys attended the lunch hour Zoom presentation.
• Estate and Administration ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 April 2021Estate and Administration Services joined MaxCorp attorneys in presenting to the HSBA Elder Law Section and Probate and Estate Planning Section on alternatives to traditional corporate bank trustees.
• University of Hawaii Myron B. Thompson School of Social WorkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 March 2021MaxCorp attorneys presented on 'The Silver Tsunami: Legal and Social Work Approaches to Caring for an Aging Population' to students and faculty. MaxCorp offers field practicum opportunities for second-year MSW students with specialization in Gerontology or Health, including a scholarship for student interns.
• State of Hawaii Office of the Public GuardianminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPublic government agency that may refer cases to MaxCorp requesting MaxCorp to serve as Conservator. One of several referral sources including other non-profits like Legal Aid of Hawaii and Volunteer Legal Services of Hawaii.
• Legal Aid of HawaiiminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNon-profit legal organization that may refer pro bono or low bono matters to MaxCorp for fiduciary and administrative services.
• Volunteer Legal Services of HawaiiminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNon-profit organization that may refer pro bono or low bono matters to MaxCorp for fiduciary and administrative services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Elder Law Hawaii: Elder Law Hawaii is a Hawaii-based elder law practice that overlaps with MaxCorp’s elder law and trust/estate planning services. It represents a competing local private practice with related expertise but a narrower scope than MaxCorp’s interdisciplinary model.
• TrustGuard Partners: TrustGuard Partners is a newer entrant in the professional fiduciary space offering trustee, conservator, and trust administration services. It is comparable to MaxCorp in offering professional independent fiduciary services outside of traditional bank trust departments, although it serves different geographies.

Regional players

• Legal Aid Society of Hawaii: Legal Aid Society of Hawaii is a related non-profit legal services organization; it originally incubated MaxCorp in 1988 and now refers clients to MaxCorp for fiduciary work. It is a regional peer providing overlapping pro bono legal services in elder law, family law, and public benefits across Hawaii.
• Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii: Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii is a non-profit pro bono legal organization that refers matters to MaxCorp. It is comparable as a Hawaii-only non-profit legal services provider focused on access to justice, although it does not directly provide fiduciary services itself.
• Hawaii Estate Planning Law Firm (Bayshore Law / Tasaka Law): Several small to mid-size Hawaii estate planning and elder law firms (e.g., Bayshore Law, Tasaka Law) compete with MaxCorp for estate planning clients and successor trustee appointments. They overlap in trust and estate services but typically lack the integrated social work and bookkeeping components.

Direct peers

• Office of the Public Guardian (State of Hawaii): Hawaii’s state Office of the Public Guardian serves as conservator for indigent incapacitated adults and refers excess cases to MaxCorp. It is the most direct public-sector peer providing overlapping fiduciary/conservatorship services to vulnerable adults across Hawaii.
• CSI Trust Company: CSI Trust Company is a Hawaii-based professional corporate trustee that has co-presented with MaxCorp to the HSBA Elder Law Section on alternatives to bank trustees. It directly competes for trustee appointments and successor trustee engagements across Hawaii.

Broad incumbents

• Bank of Hawaii Wealth & Trust Services: Bank of Hawaii operates a large institutional trust and estate administration practice across the Hawaiian islands. It competes with MaxCorp for trustee, conservator, and estate administration business but is a for-profit corporate fiduciary serving a broader clientele including institutional and high-net-worth trust accounts.
• First Hawaiian Bank Wealth Management: First Hawaiian Bank provides corporate trustee, estate administration, and wealth management services in Hawaii, overlapping directly with MaxCorp’s trust and estate work. As a large incumbent bank, it competes primarily on balance-sheet strength and continuity rather than on the integrated social-work model.

Others

• National Association of Professional Fiduciaries (NAPF): NAPF is the leading professional association for professional fiduciaries in the U.S. While not a direct competitor, NAPF sets industry standards, certifications, and codes of ethics that govern professional fiduciary practice and is ecosystem-relevant to MaxCorp’s positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/maximumlegalservicescorp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/maximumlegalservicescorp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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