About Duane
Duane R. Fisher concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate law, hotels and resorts, construction law, business structure and operations and commercial transactions. Mr. Fisher has represented a wide range of business organizations, from hotel owners, telecommunications companies, general contractors, Wall Street investment firms and multi-billion dollar energy development companies to closely held corporations and sole proprietors, in both private transactions and before federal and state administrative agencies.Mr. Fisher holds Martindale-Hubbell’s® highest possible professional rating AV®; this rating is given by Mr. Fisher’s legal peers, based on their knowledge of his work, reputation and integrity.Mr. Fisher is recognized by peers and clients as a pre-eminent lawyer in Hawaii. He has been selected for inclusion by his peers to the coveted "Top 25", Hawaii Super Lawyers® list for Real Estate Law in Hawaii in 2014, 2020-2025.The Best Lawyers in America® has included him in their real estate, corporate law, construction law, business organizations, land use & zoning law and leisure & hospitality law, “Best Lawyers®” in Hawaii lists. Mr. Fisher has been named byThe Best Lawyers in America®, as a “Lawyer of the Year” in Honolulu, in the practice areas of Corporate Law (2015) and Business Organizations (Including LLCs and Partnerships) (2020, 2023).Finally, the exclusive Chambers and Partners USA Directory of Leading Lawyers for Business includes Mr. Fisher as a preeminent lawyer for his real estate law and corporate law expertise.
Duane R. Fisher concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate law, hotels and resorts, construction law, business structure and operations and commercial transactions. Mr. Fisher has represented a wide range of business organizations, from hotel owners, telecommunications companies, general contractors, Wall Street investment firms and multi-billion dollar energy development companies to closely held corporations and sole proprietors, in both private transactions and before federal and state administrative agencies.
Mr. Fisher holds Martindale-Hubbell’s® highest possible professional rating AV®; this rating is given by Mr. Fisher’s legal peers, based on their knowledge of his work, reputation and integrity.
Mr. Fisher is recognized by peers and clients as a pre-eminent lawyer in Hawaii. He has been selected for inclusion by his peers to the coveted "Top 25", Hawaii Super Lawyers® list for Real Estate Law in Hawaii in 2014, 2020-2025.
The Best Lawyers in America® has included him in their real estate, corporate law, construction law, business organizations, land use & zoning law and leisure & hospitality law, “Best Lawyers®” in Hawaii lists. Mr. Fisher has been named byThe Best Lawyers in America®, as a “Lawyer of the Year” in Honolulu, in the practice areas of Corporate Law (2015) and Business Organizations (Including LLCs and Partnerships) (2020, 2023).
Finally, the exclusive Chambers and Partners USA Directory of Leading Lawyers for Business includes Mr. Fisher as a preeminent lawyer for his real estate law and corporate law expertise.
Practice Areas
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Honolulu (2023)
- Lawyer of the Year: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Honolulu (2020)
- Lawyer of the Year: Corporate Law, Honolulu (2015)
- Recognized: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Recognized: Construction Law
- Recognized: Corporate Law
- Recognized: Land Use and Zoning Law
- Recognized: Leisure and Hospitality Law
- Recognized: Real Estate Law
- Practice Area: Communications Law
- Practice Area: Government Relations Practice
- Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Hawaii Super Lawyers List, Top 25, Real Estate LawChambers USA, Real Estate La