Jerry Scatena

Jerry Scatena brings more than 35 years of legal experience to clients seeking practical representation in complex civil matters. His practice spans real estate law, personal injury, family law, divorce, business law, cannabis business matters, construction disputes, and intellectual property matters, providing clients with broad support across related legal and commercial issues.

Jerry’s education includes a Law Degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, earned in 1972. He later completed an LL.M. in international law at Loyola University College of Law in 2008, graduating magna cum laude and strengthening his perspective on cross-border, corporate, and regulatory legal issues. Throughout his career, he has worked as a personal injury litigator, family law practitioner, and real estate counsel. His experience as general counsel for multi-national corporations gave him insight into business operations, contracts, risk management, real estate matters, and strategic legal decisions.

In real estate matters, Jerry assists with commercial and residential transactions, condominium issues, easements, eminent domain, homeowners association matters, land use, zoning, mortgages, neighbor disputes, and water law. His real estate broker licenses in Hawaii and California add practical market awareness when clients need coordinated legal and property guidance. His personal injury practice supports people affected by motor vehicle collisions, construction accidents, premises liability incidents, animal bites, brain injuries, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, and wrongful death claims. He helps injured clients document losses, assess responsibility, and pursue fair outcomes during stressful situations.

Jerry Scatena’s family law and divorce work includes adoption, child custody, child support, paternity, guardianship, prenuptial agreements, restraining orders, property division, alimony, contested divorce, collaborative law, and uncontested divorce. He helps clients understand their rights, organize their priorities, and navigate sensitive legal transitions with professionalism, preparation, and steady advocacy. As a partner with Pacific States Legal Group, he helps clients in Hawaii and California resolve family, injury, real estate, corporate, and intellectual property matters with practical, informed counsel.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Pacific States Legal Group
• Member, Hawaii State Bar Association
• Member, State Bar of California

Licensed State

• Hawaii
• California

Education

• Loyola University College of Law
  Master of Law (LLM)
• Hastings College of the Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of California
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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