About Margaret Jane Nakamatsu

     Margaret Jane Nakamatsu (Janie) is a lawyer whose practice emphasizes estate planning, trust administration, probate, guardianship, eldercare law, and trust dispute arbitration.

     Janie was raised in Texas and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.A. in History & Political Sciences. She also graduated from the University of Texas School of Law in 1979 before moving to Hawaii. In 1980 she began working for American Savings Bank as Staff Attorney, and eventually became Senior Vice President, General Counsel, & Compliance Officer.

     Janie served as an elected member of the State of Hawaii Board of Education from 1980 - 1984, and on the Le Jardin Board of Trustees from 1990-1991. She has been a member of the American Business Women of America, and has served on the Board of Directors for the Christian Legal Society. She is an active member of her church, where she serves as a financial counselor for debtors and leads support groups for women. Janie is a member of the Hawaii State Bar Association and its Real Property and Elder Law Sections.