Trisha Akagi

Trisha H.S.T. Akagi is a skilled attorney. She specializes in high-stakes litigation. Her expertise spans bankruptcy, creditors’ rights, water resources, non-compete covenants, and educational institutions. Trisha has extensive litigation experience. She has represented clients before administrative agencies, trial courts, and appellate courts. She delivers exceptional legal solutions to complex challenges.

Trisha earned her law degree, summa cum laude, from the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawai‘i in 2014. In law school, she excelled. She was Co-Editor-in-Chief of the University of Hawai‘i Law Review. She won the Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher Scholarship and CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Contracts II and Federal Income Taxation. Her dedication to the legal profession began early. She was a judicial extern to the Honorable Gary W.B. Chang of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawai‘i.

Trisha’s diverse legal career covers real estate, insurance, defense litigation, and complex water resources management. She plays a key leadership role in the firm’s Recruiting and Centennial Committees, reflecting her dedication to legal excellence, firm growth, and mentoring the next generation of attorneys. Recognized for her outstanding legal skills, Trisha has been listed in Best Lawyers® since 2023 and named a Super Lawyers Rising Star every year since 2021.

Her affiliations with the American Bar Association and the Hawai‘i Bankruptcy Bar Association, where she was a board member, show her dedication to the legal community. Trisha has helped clients with complex legal issues using innovative strategies and a professional approach.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Cades Schutte LLP
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Hawaii State Bar Association
• Member, American Bankruptcy Institute

Licensed State

• Hawaii

Education

• William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawai‘i
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
  Business Administration (BS)

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