Settle Meyer Law

What Settle Meyer Law does

Settle Meyer Law is a Hawaii-based law firm organized as a Hawaii Limited Liability Law Company (LLLC), with its principal office at Pioneer Plaza in Honolulu. The firm operates across four integrated practice areas: Real Estate Law, Finance Law, Business Law, and Intellectual Property Law. Its 9-attorney roster is led by Managing Principal Scott W. Settle (30 years of experience) and Principal William G. Meyer, III (over 40 years, practicing in Hawaii since 1979), with additional Principals Natalie G. Mesa and Ian P. Luthringer. Practice scope spans commercial real estate transactions, multifamily and affordable housing development, public-private partnerships, construction and mezzanine financing, new market and low-income housing tax credit financing, business formation and governance, and full-spectrum intellectual property including entertainment, music, art, and internet/e-commerce law.

The firm serves a diverse client base spanning real estate developers, lenders and borrowers, business owners from startups to established corporations, and creative individuals and enterprises including television casts, recording artists, record labels, filmmakers, software developers, and universities. Notable matters include negotiating one of Hawaii's largest public-private partnership agreements for a master-planned affordable housing community in Kailua-Kona, advising on a 500-unit mixed-use residential rental project in Kapolei, and securing new market tax credit financing for utility-grade solar projects. The firm also engages in healthcare facility development and renewable energy project advisory.

Revenue is generated through professional legal services fees (hourly, flat, contingency, and project-based billing) negotiated case-by-case. Go-to-market is sales-led and referral-driven, relying on attorney involvement in industry associations (NAIOP, Urban Land Institute, Hawaii State Bar), community organizations, and direct enterprise engagement via office consultations, phone, and email. The firm uses standard legal technology platforms and has no disclosed proprietary technology, product platform, or software offering. Geographic reach extends beyond Hawaii to California, Washington, Idaho, Arizona, and the Puget Sound region, primarily through deal representation rather than physical offices.

Name

Settle Meyer Law

Legal name

Settle Meyer Law LLLC

Website

https://settlemeyerlaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Settle Meyer Law is a Honolulu-based, 9-attorney Hawaii LLLC law firm offering integrated Real Estate, Finance, Business, and Intellectual Property legal services to developers, lenders, business owners, and creative enterprises across Hawaii and multiple mainland US states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411), Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate & Construction Law (BPAHAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Regulatory & Compliance Law (BPAHAAAC), Litigation & Dispute Resolution (BPAHAAAB)

Keywords

• Commercial real estate law
• Intellectual property law
• Business law services
• Finance law services
• Entertainment law

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: The firm generates revenue through professional legal services fees, which may include hourly billing, flat fees for specific services, contingency fees where appropriate, and project-based billing depending on the nature of the engagement. Services span real estate transactions, finance, business law, and intellectual property matters.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Settle Meyer Law is a Hawaii-based law firm providing professional legal services across four integrated practice areas: Real Estate Law (purchase/sale transactions, multifamily and affordable housing development, commercial leasing, entitlements, renewable energy development), Finance Law (construction and mezzanine financing, commercial lending, tax credit financing, loan workouts), Business Law (entity formation, corporate governance, contracts, commercial litigation), and Intellectual Property Law (copyrights, trademarks, patents, licensing, entertainment law, trade secrets). The firm serves real estate developers, lenders, business owners, and creative enterprises with attorneys who combine legal expertise with prior hands-on business experience.

Product overview

Settle Meyer Law is a Hawai'i-based law firm offering four integrated practice areas: Real Estate Law, Finance Law, Business Law, and Intellectual Property Law. The firm provides transactional legal services and litigation support across these practice areas, with attorneys who have backgrounds in real estate development, business operations, and creative industries. The practice areas are designed to complement each other, allowing the firm to handle complex matters that span multiple legal domains.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully negotiated one of the largest public-private partnership agreements in Hawaii for a master-planned affordable and market-priced housing and mixed-use retail community in Kailua-Kona
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 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 minor.

• NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development AssociationminorOthersProfessional association membership. Natalie G. Mesa serves as Programming Committee Chair and member of the Young Leaders group.
• Urban Land InstituteminorOthersProfessional association membership. Scott W. Settle is a member of the Hawaii Chapter.
• Creative Lab Hawaii Music ImmersiveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the State of Hawaii supporting economic development in creative industries. Julia K. Brotman serves as co-director, cultivating local talent and providing opportunities for content creators.
• Hawaii Academy of Recording ArtsminorOthersNon-profit organization presenting the Na Hokulu Hanohano Awards. Bill Meyer serves on the Board of Governors.
• Hawaii Songwriting FestivalminorOthersNon-profit organization providing music industry education. Julia K. Brotman serves as President.
• Hawaii Women in Renewable Energy (WiRE)minorOthersProfessional organization supporting women in renewable energy. Mariah K. Bellamoroso is a member.
• Hawaii State Bar AssociationminorOthersProfessional bar association. Attorneys maintain membership, and William G. Meyer served as past Chair of the Intellectual Property & Technology Section.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cades Schutte LLP: Hawaii-based full-service law firm with strong real estate, business, tax, and trusts practice. Competes head-to-head for local Hawaii commercial and real estate matters, and is a comparable mid-sized regional firm.
• Starn O'Toole Marcus & Fisher: Hawaii-based law firm emphasizing real estate, tax, and business matters. Direct competitor for institutional real estate and tax credit transactions in Hawaii.
• McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon LLP: Hawaii-based litigation and commercial law firm with real estate and business practices. Directly competes for commercial clients requiring litigation plus transactional support.
• Carlsmith Ball LLP: Hawaii-domiciled full-service firm with real estate, finance, IP, and litigation practices. Peer on multi-jurisdictional matters involving Hawaii and the broader Pacific.
• Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing: Established Hawaii-based business law firm with practices spanning real estate, business, and government relations. Competes directly with Settle Meyer for commercial real estate and finance mandates in Hawaii.
• Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel: One of Hawaii's oldest and largest full-service law firms, with comparable practices in real estate, finance, business, and litigation. Directly competitive for the same Hawaii enterprise and developer clients.
• Chong Nishimoto Saito & Chong: Smaller Hawaii business law firm focused on real estate, business, and tax-related matters. Comparable in size and clientele, focused on local commercial real estate developers and businesses.

Broad incumbents

• Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton: Large national full-service firm with leading real estate, finance, and IP practices, including a Honolulu office. Competes for larger multi-state real estate and IP matters; relevant when deals exceed Settle Meyer's scale capacity.
• Knobbe Martens: Nationally recognized IP boutique covering entertainment, technology, and trademark law. Comparable to Settle Meyer's IP and entertainment law practice at larger scale; represents competitive threat as clients outgrow boutique capacity.

Regional players

• Case Lombardi & Pettit: Hawaii-based full-service firm with comparable real estate, business, and IP practices. Operates in the same local market with overlapping practice area coverage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/settle-meyer-law

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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