Trever Asam

Practice Areas

Agriculture & Food Distribution, Corporate & Business, Educational Institutions, Energy, Hospitality & Retail, Non-profit & Tax-Exempt Organizations, Tax

Career

Trever is a partner at Cades Schutte, representing clients in federal and state tax matters. Trever handles both planning and controversy matters, including audits, appeals, and tax litigation in the federal and state courts. Typical clients include Hawai‘i businesses with federal income tax issues and international clients navigating Hawai‘i’s unique tax laws including the General Excise Tax and the Transient Accommodations Tax.

Trever is also one of Hawai‘i’s leading attorneys for nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations, advising clients on formation, tax exemption, unrelated business income, and the use of joint ventures and corporate subsidiaries. He currently serves as the firm’s pro bono coordinator.

He is a regular speaker on Hawai‘i State taxation and the taxation of nonprofit organizations. Prior to joining Cades Schutte, Trever was in private practice at Miller & Chevalier in Washington, D.C. and clerked for Judge Susan Oki Mollway at the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawai‘i.

While at Duke University School of Law, Trever was the recipient of the Douglas A. Poe Mordecai Scholarship and an editor for the Journal of Law and Contemporary Problems. Before beginning his legal career, Trever was a teacher in the District of Columbia Public Schools. He currently serves on the boards of directors for Volunteer Legal Services Hawai‘i, Teach For America Hawai‘i, and Hawai‘i Contemporary (formerly known as the Honolulu Biennial).

Professional Memberships

Hawaii State Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar Association; American Bar Association

2014 HSBA Leadership Institute; Teach For America Hawai‘i, Advisory Board; Volunteer Legal Services Hawai‘i, Board President; Hawai‘i Contemporary (formerly Hawai‘i Biennial), Board of Directors

Personal

J.D. (2004), Duke University School of Law; B.A. (1998), Yale University