Steven L. Hartley

Kailua Professional Center II40 Aulike Street, Suite 314Kailua, Hawaii 96734 Steven L. Hartley has specialized in the practice of Family Law for over 22 years. Mr. Hartley began his family law career in 1996 with Stirling & Kleintop and was named partner at the firm in September 2000. In 2004, Mr. Hartley moved to Bloomington, Indiana where he continued to practice family law with Mallor, Clandening, Grodner and Bohrer, LLP. Mr. Hartley returned home to Hawaii with his family in 2005 and resumed his family law practice partnering with Frank T. Lockwood to form Lockwood & Hartley, ALC. In 2009, Mr. Hartley opened his current firm, Hartley & McGehee, LLP, to continue serving Hawaii's people in all areas of family law. Mr. Hartley received his undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of Hawaii at Manoa (B.A. cum laude, 1991) and his J.D. in 1996 from William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii. He is a member of the Hawaii State (Family Law Section), Indiana State, and American (Family Law Section, Litigation Section) Bar Associations. He is also 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 Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect in 2004, and Chair in 2012. He also serves as an appointed arbitrator with the Hawaii Court-Annexed Arbitration Program, and since 2003 has served as a Volunteer Settlement Master for the Family Court. Mr. Hartley 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 is a BV Rated Attorney by Martindale-Hubbell and is licensed to practice in Hawaii and Indiana. In October 2015, Mr. Hartley was appointed as a Per Diem Judge of the District Court of the State of Hawaii.