Harry Y. Oda

Harry Y. Oda is a partner at Kobayashi Sugita & Goda, LLP whose practice covers estate planning, probate and trust administration, estate and trust litigation, and business transactions. He also advises on ESOPs, business formation, operations, governance, succession planning, and transactional matters. His work helps individuals, families, fiduciaries, and businesses address planning, administration, ownership, and continuity issues.

Oda earned a degree in Business Administration from UCLA, a Juris Doctorate from McGeorge School of Law at the University of the Pacific in 1986, and an LL.M. in Taxation from McGeorge in 1987. His business and tax training supports work involving estates, trusts, closely held companies, ownership structures, and succession decisions. This background supports Oda’s ability to analyze legal and factual issues carefully, communicate options clearly, and approach client matters with practical judgment.

His practice combines planning and transactional work with the ability to handle disputes involving estates and trusts. He assists with probate and trust administration, structures business arrangements, and advises on governance and succession matters where tax, ownership, fiduciary responsibility, and long-term planning can overlap. Across these matters, Oda focuses on understanding the record, identifying the legal issues that matter most, and helping clients move through the relevant legal process with a clear strategy.

Harry Y. Oda has received recognition for work involving ERISA and closely held and family businesses and has also been recognized in high-net-worth legal rankings. His practice brings together estate, tax, trust, and business considerations to help clients plan and administer important personal and commercial interests. The practice reflects a practical approach to legal service, with attention to the facts, applicable law, and the decisions clients must make as a matter progresses.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Kobayashi Sugita & Goda, LLP
• Member, Hawaii State Bar Association
• Member, The State Bar of California

Licensed State

• Hawaii
• California

Education

• McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
  Master of Laws (LLM) in Taxation
• McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of California, Los Angeles
  Business Administration Degree

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