Annie Yi

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Annie is licensed to practice law in Hawai’i and Utah and has been practicing law for over a decade. Annie splits her time between Hawai’i and Utah. Her main office is in Salt Lake City where she lives with her partner and two teenage boys. Annie grew up on the island of O‘ahu, attended college at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, and attended law school in Hawai‘i where she graduated cum laude. Before law school, Annie worked in residential real estate, commercial real estate and leasing, and non-profit healthcare and education in Los Angeles for seven years. After moving back to Hawai‘i, Annie worked in environmental and urban planning, assisting developers with environmental requirements, land use and zoning issues, and community engagement. Her article, Determining the Expiration Date of an Environmental Impact Statement: When to Supplement a Stale EIS in Hawai‘i, was published in the University of Hawai‘i Law Journal in 2013. After law school, Annie worked for a number of justices at the Hawai‘i Supreme Court and a number of judges at the United States federal court in Hawai‘i. Annie has also worked at a top law firm in Hawai‘i (nka Dentons Hawaii) practicing land use litigation and transactional law. She assisted her business clients with drafting agreements, purchasing commercial property, drafting and reviewing leases, working on Homeowner association governing documents, and other business-related matters. After moving to Utah, Annie built a secondary specialty in family law and probate matters and had the privilege of working at one of Utah’s most respected family law firms, McConkie Hales & Jones, before leaving to expand her practice and start her own firm. Annie excels in legal research and writing, and is knowledgeable in substantive areas of business, real estate, land use, family, probate litigation, and federal law. Annie provide compassionate yet practical counsel to her clients and endeavors to be a zealous advocate for her clients’ interests. Annie is here to support both families and businesses through all of life’s transitions.