Joy M. Miyasaki

Joy M. Miyasaki


Carlsmith Ball LLP

Recognized since 2008

Honolulu, Hawaii

Practice Areas

Litigation - Trusts and Estates

Litigation and Controversy - Tax

Nonprofit / Charities Law

Tax Law

Trusts and Estates

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Litigation and Controversy - Tax Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Tax Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2015 - Litigation and Controversy - Tax Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2012 - Trusts and Estates
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Joy Miyasaki is a Partner in the firm’s Honolulu office, and a member of the Tax, Estate Plan and Trust Administration practice group, concentrating in tax and estate planning, wealth preservation and asset protection, charitable planning and tax-exempt organizations, trust and estate administration, and trust and estate disputes and litigation.

Joy received an A.B. and J.D. from Georgetown University. Her prior experience includes being a trial attorney with the IRS Office of Chief Counsel and a partner with a private law firm in Connecticut and New York (nka Withers Bergman). A leading tax and estate planning attorney, Joy’s distinctions include being a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), AV-rated by Martindale Hubbell, listed in Chambers & Partners (Private Wealth Law), and recognized in Best Lawyers, including named as “Lawyer of the Year” in three of the last four years. Joy is also actively involved in numerous civic and community organizations.

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Location
  • 1001 Bishop Street, Suite 2100
    Honolulu, HI 96813
Education
  • Georgetown University, graduated 1977
  • Georgetown University, graduated 1981

Carlsmith Ball LLP
Headquarters: Honolulu, Hawaii

25 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

8 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Litigation and Controversy - Tax Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Tax Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2015 - Litigation and Controversy - Tax Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2012 - Trusts and Estates
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Honolulu (2024)
  • Trusts and Estates, Honolulu (2018)
  • Tax Law, Honolulu (2017)
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Honolulu (2015)
  • Trusts and Estates, Honolulu (2012)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax
  • Nonprofit / Charities Law
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates

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