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Geoffrey Hamilton - Honolulu, HI
1003 Bishop StreetSuite 1188 Honolulu, HI 96813
Hamilton and Chan LLC
Updated: 02/18/2024
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Overview
Geoffrey Hamilton practices family law, emphasizing divorce and child custody. Before co-founding Char Hamilton Taylor & Thom (now Char Hamilton Yoshida & Shimomoto), Mr. Hamilton was the partner and co-founder of Hamilton & Taylor (now Taylor Leong & Chee). He began his career as an associate at Chun Kerr & Dodd (now Chun Kerr Dodd Beaman & Wong). He has past experience in securities, real estate/condominium development, limited partnership, corporations, partnerships, construction litigation, and insurance defense.*All of the Psychodynamics articles were co-authored with Thomas S. Merrill, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and, as to "Relocation Issues", co-authored with Professor Jeffrey Atkinson of Chicago, Illinois.
About Geoffrey Hamilton
Litigation
- 80%
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Hawaii, 1970
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1970
Other Affiliations
- Family Court of the First Circuit of Hawaii, 1988 - Present (Appointed Master Special)
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1981 - Present (Fellow)
- Hawaii State Bar Association, 1970 - Present (Member)
- Family Law Section, Hawaii State Bar Association, 1988 - Present (Chairperson (1990-92 and 1996))
- State of Hawaii Criminal Injuries Compensation Committee , 1986 - 1991 (Chairperson)
- Hawaii Defense Lawyers Association, Secretary, 1987
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1992 - 1994 (Board Member, Hawaii Lawyers Care)
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1992 - Present (Certified Arbitrator)
- Hawaii Supreme Court Committee on Divorce Proceedings, 2000 - 2001 (Member)
- Family Law Section, Special Guardian Ad Litem Committee (Co-Chair (1994-1995, 2000))
- Family Law Section, Hawaii State Bar Association, 1990 - Present (Member of Board of Directors)
- Hawaii Defense Lawyers Association , 1985 - 1989 (Secretary/Director)
- Village Maluhia Condominium Association, 1981 - 1982 (President)
- Honolulu Chapter of American Cancer Society, 1985 - 1987 (Board Member)
- Hawaii International Child Placement and Family Services, Inc., 1978 - 1990 (Board Member and Officer)
- Kaneohe Neighborhood Board (Past Member)
Education
- Duke University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina, 1968
J.D. - Riverdale Country School, New York, New York, 1961
- Town School, Lick-Wilmerding School, San Francisco, California, 1958
- The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, 1965
B.A.
Major: History
Classes and Seminars
- Speaker - ABA Family Law Section Annual Meeting, 1989, 1993, 1997, 2006
- Hawaii Institute of Continuing Legal Education and Pacific Law Institute, Lecturer and Panelist, 1977 - 1998
- Law for the Non-Lawyer, University of Hawaii, 1978 - Present
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Geoffrey Hamilton
Included on the 2024 Hawaii Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2023 Hawaii Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Hawaii Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Hawaii Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Hawaii Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Hawaii Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Hawaii Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Hawaii Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Hawaii Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Hawaii Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Hawaii Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Hawaii Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Hawaii Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Hawaii Super Lawyers list
- 2010 Hawaii Super Lawyers list
- 2009 Hawaii Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Hawaii Super Lawyers list
Honors
- Listed, Best Lawyers in America, 1st - 3rd Editions, Natifeh & Smity, 1982 - Present
- "AV" Rated - Peer Review
- The Best Lawyers in America, 1983 - 2018
- Listed by Honolulu Magazine as one of Hawaii's "A+ Attorneys", 1993 - Present
- Listed by Honolulu Magazine as one of Hawaii's "Best Lawyers", 1999, 2001, 2003, & 2005
Office Information
Address
1003 Bishop StreetSuite 1188 Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Office Hours
Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm; Saturday-Sunday: Closed
Websites
Publication
Articles
- Editor, Child Custody Section, Hawaii Divorce Manual
- "Relocation Issues", (Co-Author), ABA Family Law Compendium, 2006
- "Why is My Client Nuts?...An Inquiry into The Psychodynamics of Divorce", (Co-Author), ABA Family Law Compendium, 1989
- "Why is My Client Nuts?...An Inquiry into The Psychodynamics of Divorce", (Co-Author), ABA Family Law Compendium, 1993
- "How to be Effective with Your Divorce Clients", ABA Family Law Compendium, 1997
- "How to Survive Divorce", ABA Family Advocate, 1990
- "Divorce: The Emotional Rollercoaster", ABA Family Advocate, Winter, 1990
- "Why is My Clients Nuts?".. Dealing with Different Divorce Client, II Hawaii Bar Journal, No: 13, 1998
- "The Nuttiness of Divorce", ABA Family Advocate, Vol. 22 No. 1.
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