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STEVEN L. HARTLEY is an attorney with Hartley & McGehee, LLP, where he practices in the areas of family law and litigation. He is a member of the Hawaii State (Family Law Section), Indiana State, and American (Family Law Section, Litigation Section) bar associations. He also is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Mr. Hartley served as the secretary of the Hawaii State Bar Association Family Law Section from 2000 to 2003, was elected vice-chair/chair-elect in 2004, and served as an appointed arbitrator with the Hawaii Court-Annexed Arbitration Program. He has written many articles and given numerous presentations on various family law and litigation topics, including paternity, child support, property division, mediation, discovery strategies and divorce tax matters. Mr. Hartley earned his B.A. degree, cum laude, in political science from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and his J.D. degree from William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii. MEI NAKAMOTO is the principal of her own firm, Law Office of Mei Nakamoto. In 1989, Ms. Nakamoto returned to Hawaii from California and practiced business litigation until 1998, when she began practicing in the area of family law. Ms. Nakamoto continues to represent clients with family law issues, actively volunteers as a mediator for the Family Court's Volunteer Settlement Master program, and does pro bono work as the substitute attorney for the Volunteer Guardian Ad Litem Program in child protection cases. She also volunteers through her membership with the Rotary Club of Honolulu Sunrise (where she was the president from 2005 to 2006), Family Programs Hawaii (which supports foster children and families), and various other community-based organizations. Ms. Nakamoto earned her B.S. degree, with distinction, and her B.Ed. degree, with distinction, from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and her J.D. degree from Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago, Illinois, where she was a member of the National Moot Court Team. She is admitted to the State Bar of California and the Hawaii State Bar Association.
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