About Steven L.
Steven L — Hartley is a household law attorney based in Kailua, Hawaii. He has been working as an attorney in Hawaii since 1996, specializing in family regulation matters such as divorce, child custody, child support. Adoption. Mr. Hartley is the managing partner at Hartley & McGehee, LLP, located at forty Aulike Street, Suite 314, Kailua, HI 96734. Mr.
Hartley earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, cum laude, from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1991. He then obtained his law degree from the William S — Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii in 1996. After starting his legal career with Stirling & Kleintop in 1996, where he became a companion in 2000, Mr. Hartley expanded his practice to Indiana in 2004. There, he joined Mallor, Clendening, Grodner and Bohrer, LLP, persevering with his focus on household law. In 2005, he returned to Hawaii and co-based Lockwood & Hartley, ALC, with Frank T.
Lockwood. In 2009, he based his current firm, Hartley & McGehee, LLP, to further serve the community in all regions of household law. Throughout his career, Mr. Hartley has been actively concerned in expert organizations. He has been a member of the Hawaii State Bar Association since 1996, serving in various management roles within the Family Law Section, which includes Secretary from 2000 to 2003, Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect in 2004, and Chair in 2012. He is also a member of the Hawaii Christian Legal Society.
Mr. Hartley has been acknowledged for his contributions to family law, serving as a courtroom-appointed Voluntary Settlement Master for the Family Court since 2003. He has authored severa articles and delivered presentations on subjects such as paternity, financial child support, property department, facilitated negotiation, evidence-gathering process strategies, and divorce tax matters. He is licensed to practice regulation in Hawaii and Indiana, and has been admitted to the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
