About Rhonda Mary
Rhonda Mary Fosbinder is a licensed attorney licensed to practice regulation in each California and Hawaii. She used to be admitted to the California State Bar in 1994 and holds bar number 172253. Her license is presently in lively status. Ms. Fosbinder is the principal attorney at Island Legal Group LLLC, a law firm located in Wailuku, Hawaii. She has been working as an attorney for over 30 years, serving clients throughout Maui County and the broader Hawaiian Islands.
Ms. Fosbinder earned her Juris Doctor degree from Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles, California, in 1994. Prior to law school, she completed her undergraduate education on the University of Arizona in Tucson, graduating magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, alongside with minors in Mathematics and Chemistry. During her time at Southwestern Law School, she received the highest award in legal studies and writing from California Western School of Law earlier than transferring to and graduating from Southwestern Law School.
Ms. Fosbinder concentrates her practice within the areas of property planning, probate, trust administration, senior law, and real property conveyancing. She represents people and households in matters involving wills, trusts, guardianships, conservatorships, long-time period care making plans, and unique needs trusts. Her practice encompasses all levels of litigation, which includes initial case assessment, document preparation, negotiations, and, when important, legal proceedings in each state and federal courts.
Throughout her career, Ms. Fosbinder has treated cases in the Supreme Court of Hawaii, the Supreme Court of California, the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, and Central Districts of California, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She has also appeared earlier than various state courts in each California and Hawaii. Prior to founding Island Legal Group LLLC, she worked as an associate attorney at a mid-length litigation firm in Maui for several years.
Ms. Fosbinder is a member in good standing of the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys and the Maui County Bar Association. She served as the Chairperson for the Maui County Council on Aging from 2011 to 2015 and has been concerned with the Wailuku Hongwanji Gakuen Board of Directors and Ipuka I Ke Ao. She is fluent in English and has a strong background in litigation, which she leverages to convey events and households together to attain satisfactory settlements without the need for extended legal battles.
