Cades Schutte Celebrates 10 Partners Named 2026 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in Honolulu

With more than a century of dedicated legal service, Cades Schutte attorneys are some of the most sought after in the Pacific region for their dedication, tenacity and innovative perspective on the law. 

Cades Schutte is a full-service law firm based in Honolulu, Hawai‘i with approximately 80 attorneys who provide legal services in more than 50 practice and industry areas for local, national, and international clients. The firm regularly handles estate planning, tax, real estate, finance, and civil litigation matters from its main office in Honolulu, and offices in Kahului, Kona, Līhuʻe, and Waimea. Founded in 1922, Cades Schutte attorneys have served as counsel in some of the most notable cases and transactions in Hawaiʻi for more than a century.  

Cades Schutte offers a wide range of corporate and personal legal services with an emphasis on business counseling, and proudly serves local, national, and international clients. The firm regularly handle estate planning, tax, and personal litigation matters. 

Cades Schutte is organized into four departments—Finance, Real Estate, and Corporate; Litigation; Tax; and Trusts and Estates—but departmental lines are fluid and attorneys from different departments routinely collaborate on projects to benefit their clients. This approach provides a full array of the firm’s expertise and experience. Utilizing a ‘firm first’ mentality, Cades Schutte has adopted a democratic style of management in which the strategic direction and vision for the firm is developed by its partners and headed up by its Management Committee.  

For more information about Cades Schutte LLP and to view the complete list of Best Lawyers®  honorees, please visit: www.cades.com.