Hamilton, Geoffrey

Current Employment Position(s)

Director

Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Family Law
• Divorce

West Practice Categories

Family Law, Divorce

Bar Admissions

• Hawaii, 1970
• U.S. Federal Court, 1970

Professional Associations and Memberships

• 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 Bar Association, Chairperson, 1988 - Present
• State Criminal Injuries Compensation Committee, Chairperson, 1987 - Present
• 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)
• Special Master, Hawaii Supreme Court Committee on Divorce Proceedings (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Listed, Best Lawyers in America, 1st - 3rd Editions, Natifeh & Smity, 1982 - Present
• "AV" Rated - Peer Review

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

Accepts Credit Cards

Published Works

• Editor, Child Custody Section, Hawaii Divorce Manual
• "Relocation Issues", (Co-Author), ABA Family Law Compendiun, 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.

Address

737 Bishop Street, Suite 2100
Honolulu, HI 96813

Phones

(877) 234-9119 (Toll Free)

Faxes

(808) 523-1714

Emails

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Websites

http://www.charhamilton.com