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We strive to offer large firm quality at small firm rates.  Each of the attorneys at the Law Office of Steven J. Kim has practiced and excelled in large firm environments, and we have corresponding experience to handle matters of every level of complexity.  We make every effort to ensure that your case progresses expeditously and efficiently.. We know how important your case is, and we work hard to be sure you understand your legal rights and entitlements.  We know that our work is directly tied to the welfare or your children, your family, and your future finances.  We work hard for you today, so you can focus on your future.

Since 1996, Kevin Adaniya has dedicated himself to helping individuals and families in Hawaii with their family law issues.  He is a practical, effective and affordable family law attorney.

Practice limited to Active duty military, their dependents, and military retirees.

P. Gregory Frey is the managing attorney, litigation supervisor, and one of the partners of Coates Frey & Hackett, AAL LLLC in Honolulu. Greg’s skills recently received prestigious recognition, as he was selected to the list of Hawaii Super Lawyers from 2010 to 2015 for family law and alternative dispute resolution.Greg is a leader in the Hawaiian legal community. Since becoming a member of the Hawaii State Bar Association in 1987, he has been a member of the State Bar Associations Family Law Section and Alternative Dispute Resolutions Sections. He went on to serve as Family Law Section Vice-Chairperson, Family Law Section Chairperson, and even Hawaii State Bar Association Oahu Director. In 2020, he was elected to serve as President of the Hawaii State Bar Association.

Ms. Ferrer, former partner at Nakamoto & Ferrer, opened her own practice in Family Law on February 1, 2019. As a Family Law attorney, Ms. Ferrer has a unique depth of knowledge about Hawai'i’s Family Court. After graduating in 2014 from the William S. Richardson School of Law, Ms. Ferrer served as a law clerk to the Honorable R. Mark Browning, then Senior Judge of Family Court and Deputy Chief Judge of the First Circuit. As Judge Browning’s law clerk, Ms. Ferrer assisted in the administration of over 500 employees and the numerous programs and court proceedings of the Family Court, including juvenile probation programs, a youth detention facility, and proceedings involving juveniles charged with crimes, unsupervised minors, adoptions, guardianships of minors and disabled adults, abused and neglected children, domestic abuse, divorcing families with alimony, property division and child custody issues, and never-married families with child custody disputes. After concluding her clerkship in 2016, Ms. Ferrer became an associate attorney for the Law Office Of Mei Nakamoto. In May 2018, the Law Office Of Mei Nakamoto transitioned to Nakamoto & Ferrer, with Ms. Ferrer as a named partner.. During law school, Ms. Ferrer was a pro bono volunteer with the Family Court’s Ho‘olokahi program, which assists parents who have children subjected to abuse or neglect. She also helped establish Law for Youth Empowerment (also known as LYtE), a law student organization designed to educate and advocate for incarcerated and at-risk youth in Hawai'i. In addition, Ms. Ferrer also served as an extern with the family law division of the Legal Aid Society of Hawai‘i, where she assisted LASH attorneys and staff with indigent adults who needed assistance with divorce, child custody and domestic abuse protection needs.. A 2006 graduate of Punahou School and 2010 graduate of the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Ms. Ferrer was admitted to the Hawai‘i State Bar Association in November 2014. She is licensed to practice in all courts in the State of Hawai‘i.. Ms. Ferrer is also currently a member of Hawai‘i Women Lawyers organization, serves on the board of directors for the Hawai‘i Filipino Lawyers Association, and is an officer for the Child Law Section of the Hawai‘i State Bar Association.

Most clients want to know a little about their lawyer. Here's my story.. I arrived in the Territory of Hawaii in 1959 at the age of three. My dad was an Air Force JAG officer, and after Hawaii we were posted to Washington, D.C., and Sacramento before settling in Honolulu in 1971.. I graduated from Punahou in 1974, the University of Hawaii in 1977, and the University of Santa Clara Law School in 1980. I also hold a master's degree from the U.S. Army War College.. After being admitted to the Hawaii Bar, I was appointed a Deputy Attorney General for the State of Hawaii and spent the next fifteen years in government service. My principal clients were the State's welfare and Medicaid programs, the prisons, and the Child Support Enforcement Agency. My practice included class actions, federal civil rights suits, regulatory enforcement, elder abuse and neglect cases, criminal prosecution, appeals, and legislation. I defended multi-million dollar welfare cases, including one in which I wrote the friend-of-the-court brief for twenty-six states in a successful US Supreme Court appeal. I started the AG's program to bring cases of abuse and neglect of the elderly to Family Court, and drafted the legislation that eventually became Hawaii's Adult Protective Services Act. I shut down unlicensed or substandard day care, retirement homes and youth therapy programs, handled federal court challenges to conditions in our correctional facilities, chased deadbeat dads, and wrote a good deal of the State's child support laws. It was a great job for a young lawyer, and I made the most of it.. In 1995, my good friend Brad Coates offered me a unique opportunity to join the private sector and concentrate in family law. For the next twelve years, I practiced at Coates & Frey, Hawaii's largest family law firm, rising to Senior Counsel. During this time, I handled literally hundreds of divorce cases, and every other type of case known to the Family Court. In 2002, I became the first---and to date, the only---lawyer to be awarded a certificate of specialization in family law by the Hawaii Supreme Court. My certificate was awarded upon completion of a specialty certification program conducted by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, the only organization accredited by the American Bar Association to certify specialists in family law.. Throughout my civilian career in the law, I also served as an Army Reserve officer in various intelligence, command and staff assignments. After the 9/11 attacks, I was called to active duty for about six months here in Hawaii, and my unit was mobilized and deployed to Iraq in 2005-2006. After returning to Hawaii, I retired as a Colonel a few months short of thirty years of commissioned service.. In July 2007, I opened a solo practice, concentrating on divorce and family law. I also handle national security cases involving the revocation or denial of military or industrial security clearances. Over the years, I've been active in various community service organizations, including Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii. I continue to write and speak on issues of defense and national security.. In my free time, I enjoy reading and the beach, and I have a weakness for vintage MG roadsters. I live in Kalihi Valley with my wife of over twenty years and several well-fed cats.

I work closely with my clients, emphasizing the importance of the client's participation and presentation of their case in both litigation and mediation settings.  This is an essential part of my work and it helps me provide quality representation.. Ellen B. Politano is accredited by Hawaii's Better Business Bureau.

I have practiced family law exclusively since 2007, and specialized in divorce law, with an emphasis on child custody, child support, relocation, property division, alimony, retirement, and premarital and marital agreements.  I also handle paternity, adoption, and guardianship cases.

I am a solo-practitioner here to help with Family Law Matters including Divorce, Paternity, Temporary Restraining Orders and the resulting Orders for Protection, Child Support and Enforcement, as well as Pre and Post Nuptial agreements for those trying to stay together and think ahead regarding their finances. I am a local girl, born and raised by a first generation Woman Attorney (Bernice Littman) and a Professor of Classics (Dr. Robert Littman). I am a proud graduate of La Pietra and Univeristy of Hawaii at Manoa including my J.D. from the William S. Richardson School of Law. I have handled hundreds of family law cases with my best grace and wits given the important and heavy subject matter. I have both the life and legal experience to effectively represent my clients with zest and what we Jews like to call Chutzpah. Family Law is a delicate beast and needs to be treated with a level of care as though the Attorney's own life is on the line. These are live cases and I have the wherewithal to treat them as such and assist my Clients to strategize and prepare for the unexpected. I specialize in Military Divorces and when necessary can take a contested, relocation Child Custody Matter to Trial. However, as it takes such an expensive monetary and emotional toll on the Clients to fight over keiki, money, and property, I always attempt and push settlement through discussions and mediation. A Contested Heading at Hawaii Family Court should be a last resort only when all else fails or it is an emergency.

GREGORY L. RYAN Greg Ryan has been zealously protecting and fighting for clients' rights for over a decade.  Mr. Ryan practices in the areas of Hawaii Divorce & Family Law, and Hawaii Civil Litigation, including Hawaii Real Estate and Hawaii Construction Litigation, and Military Law.  Mr. Ryan is licensed to practice law in the States of Hawaii and California, and he is a member of the Hawaii State Bar Association, California State Bar Association, and the American Bar Association.

Greg Dunn was born and grew up on Oahu, Hawaii.  He graduated from Kamehameha Schools and Chaminade University here in Hawaii.  Greg obtained his 4-year college degree in two years and was a member of the National Honor Society in Business Administration.  He was also selected as an Outstanding Young Man of America by the U.S Jaycees for outstanding professional achievement, superior leadership ability and exceptional service to the community.After college, Greg worked as a life insurance salesman for 5 years and achieved the Million Dollar Round Table which represents the top 3% of life insurance salesmen for each of those years before deciding to go to law school.  He received his law degree from California Western School of Law in San Diego, California.Before graduating from law school, Greg was commissioned as a naval officer in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General Corps (JAG).  Being selected as a naval officer in the Navy's Judge Advocate General Corps is a highly competitive position as less than 10% of all attorney and law school applicants nationally are selected.  Upon Greg's graduation from law school, he proudly served his country on active duty in the U.S. Navy for about 4 years and then decided to return home to Hawaii in 1988 to serve in the U.S. Naval Reserves and begin his civilian law practice.  In February, 2002, Greg received his Honorable Discharge from the U.S. Navy after 20 years.Initially, Greg did commercial law, family law and bankruptcy law.  He developed such a passion for helping people eliminate their debt problems that he decided to primarily focus his law practice in the area of bankruptcy law and credit counseling.  Since then, Greg has completed over 9,000 cases helping his clients become debt-free.  He has also helped clients rebuild their credit profiles as a means to accomplish their dreams and goals.  Greg is very excited and passionate about helping people eliminate their debts and rebuild their future.

Grace, a Punahou School alumnus, received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, and her Juris Doctorate from the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa.. At the WSR School of Law, Grace worked as a research assistant to Professor Calvin Pang regarding family law issues, and interned at different family law offices and at Volunteer Legal Services Hawai’i. As part of her internships, she worked with the Family Law Section of the Hawai’i State Bar Association and the Child Support Task Force. In her young career, Grace has already accumulated substantial trial and case experience as a lead attorney in number divorce, paternity, and restraining order matters, throughout the State of Hawai’i.

Geoffrey Hamilton practices family law, emphasizing divorce and child custody.

Gavin, a partner at Doi/Luke, Islandlawyers has practiced in the field of divorce/family law his entire career, spanning over 25 years. He has extensive experience in divorce, paternity, child custody, child support, restraining orders, and other family law matters, and has a been recognized by the Best Lawyers in America© and SuperLawyers®, and is listed in Honolulu Magazine's Best Lawyers in Hawaii for 2020-2023.  He also has been rated as "Distinguished" by Martindale-Hubbell®. In 2013, Gavin co-authored the book Child Custody Litigation and Settlements, published by Aspatore Books/Thomson West.. Born and reared in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, Gavin graduated from McKinley High School, and received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Reed College in Portland, Oregon, and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Denver College of Law in Denver, Colorado. Previously, Gavin has worked with the Child Support Enforcement Agency and the SAVD Domestic Violence Clinic.  In his spare time, Gavin volunteers time with Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii and the Hawai’i State Bar Association. Gavin is a member of the Hawaii State Bar Association and the American Bar Association, and was presented with the HSBA's 2002 Justice Award, which honors one lawyer annually for their outstanding contribution to the ideals of justice.

Cassandra, a graduate of the William S. Richardson School of Law joined Doi/Luke, Islandlawyers in 2015 as an associate attorney.  Prior to her legal education, Cassandra did her secondary education at I’olani School in Honolulu, and received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Williams College in Massachusetts.. During her time in law school, Cassandra volunteered with the Hawaii Judiciary, working with the Ho’olokahi Parent Facilitator Program and the Office on Equality and Access to the Courts.  Additionally, Cassandra was an active member of the Students for Public Outreach and Civic Education (SPOCE), Law for Youth Empowerment, and the Filipino Law Student Association.. Cassandra has a long interest in working with youth and in family law, and practices exclusively in the field of divorce and family law.

At the Law Offices of Scot Stuart Brower, our attorney has that experience and knowledge. Scot Stuart Brower has been practicing law for more than 30 years and has handled everything from murder trials to car accidents. He is also a special master for divorce and can help mediate disagreements between co-parents when assigned by the court. Practicing in several different areas gives him a thorough understanding of how the legal system works, as well as how to use it properly and to his clients' advantage. Mr. Brower focuses on the following areas of law:

Adrienne Sepaniak King was born the oldest of four, in Detroit Michigan.  Her father was an aeronautical engineer and a Professor at the University of Detroit School of Engineering.  Her mother was a businesswoman and homemaker.  Adrienne graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the U of D in 1969 with a major in biology and minor in chemistry.  Her mother, whose late brother had been a lawyer in Detroit, suggested she go to law school. There were very few women in law schools at the time, but the tide was slowly turning.. Adrienne was one of only two women who were accepted in the first year class in the fall of 1969. Adrienne found she loved the ideas and problem solving skills inherent in the study of law. She was selected to serve on the law review as Articles Editor, the first woman to do so. She published in the school’s Journal of Urban Law November 1971 issue, an article entitled “Busing,  a Permissible Tool of School Desegregation. She was the first and only woman in her law school to be part of a Law Enforcement Assistance Administration grant to intern for the Wayne County Detroit Prosecutor’s office. She interned there for over a year, notably working under Patricia Boyle who later became a justice on the Michigan Supreme Court.  Her dual science and law background resulted in her being solicited to volunteer intern for Life of the Land, the environmental action group formed in Hawaii soon after President Nixon’s creation of the Environmental Protection Agency.. Adrienne, taking after her adventurous grandparents, all four of whom left their native Poland for the U. S. before WWI, landed in Hawaii in May 1972, two weeks after graduation, not knowing a soul. Taking two bar exams that summer, the first in Hawaii, the second a month later in Michigan, she commenced working (for under $12,000/year), for the Honolulu Prosecutor’s office. She was the third woman hired. Those were exciting times to be working in the Honolulu Prosecutor’s office Adrienne recalls.  Hawaii was a happening place, which had achieved statehood only 13 years before. It was like being in a foreign country that wasn’t, with ideas and people of such variety and promise and energy in sharp contrast to the stagnation of Detroit. Criminally, the  “underworld” in Hawaii was in its heyday, with shootings and killings making front page news every other day, which made coming to work more fun than work. Starting out in traffic court, she was soon trying hundreds of misdemeanor cases, working up to trying over 3 dozen felony jury trials to verdict, with an over 75% conviction rate. She was the first woman in Hawaii to try a murder case. She obtained a conviction as charged. She was the first woman made “team captain” for Circuit Court felony cases with oversight responsibility for dozens of cases of those deputies assigned to work on her team.. She left the Prosecutor’s office in 1976 to work for the City Corporation Counsel’s office. There, she handled more cases than she could count, and took over 2 dozen cases to trial obtaining verdicts in the City’s favor in almost 90% of those cases. She was the first woman to be named Assistant Chief of the Trials Division, when she left in 1985 to go into private practice with her husband, Samuel P. King, Jr.  Except for a brief return to the city as the first, and to this day, the only woman Chief of the Trials Division from 1990-1993, Adrienne and Sam have practiced together as King & King focusing on family law, limited personal injury and criminal defense cases.  She has successfully defended people charged with murder, rape, conspiracy, and theft in state and federal court.