Alan J. Ma

Alan J. Ma is a partner at Watanabe Ing LLP in Honolulu, HI, with a practice focused on banking, real estate, and bankruptcy. Ma represents lenders and businesses on financing, creditor issues, and property transactions. The practice involves identifying legal requirements, reviewing important facts, and addressing the practical issues that arise as a matter develops. Whether the assignment calls for advice or formal proceedings, the work centers on the relevant rights, obligations, documents, and decisions.

Ma earned a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1991 and a B.A. in Economics and Business from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1986, cum laude. The education provides a foundation for legal research, evaluation of evidence, and work involving banking, real estate, and bankruptcy. These are areas in which precise language and an understanding of applicable law can make a material difference.

The matters handled by Ma include bankruptcy proceedings, real estate finance, land use questions, and creditors’ rights disputes. These assignments show the range of issues that can arise within the practice and the need to consider each client’s position carefully. Work in this area can include document review, legal research, negotiations, and preparation for proceedings when a dispute cannot be resolved informally. The relevant facts and legal standards guide how each matter is approached.

Alan J. Ma brings particular experience through his financial and real estate practice covering transactions and contested claims. The work calls for close attention to legal obligations and a practical understanding of the outcomes clients are seeking. Ma considers how the applicable law, supporting records, and timing of decisions affect the options available. By concentrating on the specific legal task and its surrounding circumstances, the practice helps clients approach important decisions with a clearer account of the issues involved.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Watanabe Ing LLP
• Member, Hawaii State Bar Association
• Past Secretary, Bankruptcy Section, Hawaii State Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Alternative Dispute Resolution Panelist, United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Hawaii
• President, Rotary Club of Kahala Sunrise (2015-2016)
• Board Member, Central YMCA (1995-2004)
• Member, National Association of Industrial and Office Properties-Hawaii Chapter (2023-Present)
• Alternative Dispute Resolution Panelist, Dispute, Prevention & Resolution, Inc.
• Alternative Dispute Resolution Panelist, Mediation Center of the Pacific

Licensed State

• Hawaii

Education

• Georgetown University Law Center
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of California, Los Angeles
  B.A. (Economics & Business) (Cum Laude)

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