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)...

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About Geoffrey Hamilton

Litigation

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

Hawaii, 1970
U.S. Federal Court, 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.
The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, 1965
B.A.
Major: History
Riverdale Country School, New York, New York, 1961
Town School, Lick-Wilmerding School, San Francisco, California, 1958

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

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Included on the 2021 Hawaii list

Past Lists

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
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2008 Hawaii Super Lawyers list

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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

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Address

1003 Bishop StreetSuite 1188 Honolulu, HI 96813

Phone

808-377-4030

Email

Accepts Credit Cards

Yes

Office Hours

Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm; Saturday-Sunday: Closed

Websites

https://www.hamiltonandchan.com

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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