About Coates Frey Tanimoto & Gibson, AAL LLLC
Hawaii’s Largest & Arguably Best Known Family Law Firm
Our Honolulu firm reflects the diversity and friendliness of Hawaii. Our lawyers care about you and grow familiar with your unique concerns. Our goal is to provide the experience, skill, and sensitivity needed to consistently achieve superior results at reasonable costs. We have worked with more than 20,000 satisfied clients on Honolulu, Oahu, and the neighboring islands over the past 30 years. We invite you to become one of them.


Meet Our Team
Our 'Ohana Will Take Care of Yours-
Bradley A. Coates (Retired)
Founder, Author of "Divorce With Decency"
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P. Gregory Frey
Managing Attorney, Litigation Supervisor
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Tom S. Tanimoto
Litigation Supervisor
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Noah H. Gibson
Managing Attorney
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Paul W. Soenksen
Senior Counsel
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John D. Hughes
Associate
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Ann S. Isobe
Associate
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Micky Yamatani
Associate
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Robert S. Young
Associate
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Justin Y.D Tsai
Associate
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Shannon Kim Hackett
Associate

Family Law Akamai Fashion
Everyone on our team, from our lawyers to our secretarial and paralegal staff, functions in an akamai “hands-on” fashion. Many of our secretaries have formal paralegal training. Others have ten or more years of substantive, on-the-job experience with our firm. We pride ourselves on the permanence and longevity of our staff. Unlike many firms where phone messages may linger for weeks, we always strive to return every phone call and try our best to answer the client’s questions the very same day. For exceptional service and care for your family law case, come to Coates Frey Tanimoto & Gibson, AAL LLLC.
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