Ashley L. Choo

Ashley L. Choo is an associate at Kobayashi Sugita & Goda in Honolulu, Hawaii, where she joined the firm in 2024. Her practice focuses on estate planning, probate and trust administration, and business formation and transactions. She assists clients with planning for assets and beneficiaries, administering estates and trusts, and addressing organizational or transactional needs for businesses. Her work spans personal planning and commercial matters that require careful drafting, legal analysis, and attention to procedural requirements.

Choo earned a J.D. from the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, formerly Hastings, with a concentration in health law. She earned her bachelor’s degree cum laude from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, majoring in public health with a minor in English. In law school, she worked on the Environmental Law Journal and participated in the Medical Legal Partnership for Seniors Clinic.

Choo has experience that connects estate planning with legal issues affecting older adults and families, including clinical work completed during law school. In private practice, she handles estate planning, probate, trust administration, business formation, and business transactions. These matters can involve drafting documents, advising fiduciaries, coordinating asset transfers, and helping business clients establish or complete legal arrangements.

Ashley L. Choo was admitted to practice in Hawaii in 2024 and brings current training in estate, trust, and business matters to client work. Her practice addresses both long-term planning and the legal steps required after a death, as well as organizational and transactional needs for businesses. She helps clients structure documents and processes with attention to legal requirements, fiduciary responsibilities, and practical implementation.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Kobayashi Sugita & Goda, LLP
• Member, Hawaii State Bar Association
• Member, Hawai‘i State Bar Association

Licensed State

• Hawaii

Education

• University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Hawaii at Manoa
  Bachelor’s degree Cum Laude

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