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Instructor
Dorothy Haraminac, Founding Partner, YBR Consulting Services, LLC
Speaker: Cryptocurrency and Divorce
Dorothy Haraminac is a financial forensic analyst; she traces and values assets, builds complex damage models for commercial disputes, and provides other financial forensic services such as blockchain forensics, consulting, and expert witness testimony. She performs fraud and risk assessments and volunteers her time to train others on blockchain technology, cybersecurity, and cryptocurrency tracing.
WORK EXPERIENCE
2018-Now Founding Partner, YBR Consulting Services, LLC
2020-Now Chief Operations Officer/Advisor, Kiribex, Inc
2021-2024 Cyber Engineering Professor, Adjunct Faculty, Houston Christian University
2018-2023 Director of Forensics, Adeona COO, GreenVets, LLC
2018 Chief Operations Officer, Snap Diligence
2017-2018 Director of Forensics, McCann Investigations
2015-2017 Litigation Associate, Hill Schwartz Spilker Keller
PUBLICATIONS
Cryptocurrency, an Expert’s View: Interview with Forensic Crypto Expert, D. Haraminac &
Richard D. West, Family Advocate, Spring 2024, American Bar Association
Systems and Methods for Transacting of Units Derived from Non-Commodifiable Work
Products, U.S. Patent No. 11823266, Nov. 21, 2023 and No. 12333604, Jun. 17, 2025
Cryptocurrency in Litigation Practice: Tips and Pitfalls for the Financial Forensics Practitioner,
Ongoing column in The Value Examiner, December 2023 – May 2025
Cryptocurrency Considerations for the Judiciary: What to Expect When You’re Expecting
Crypto, Made public as presented at the Tennessee Judicial Conference, 10/ 2022
On Records and Objections with Cryptocurrency, Published as materials for the Advanced
Family Law Conference, San Antonio, August 2022
GDPR and the Increasing Cost of Cybersecruity, The Value Examiner, July/August 2021
Instructor
Scott Makuakane, Est8Planning Counsel LLLC
Speaker: Trust & Estate Planning and Divorce
Scott A. Makuakane has been practicing law in the areas of estate planning, trust and estate administration, asset protection, estate and gift taxation, and probate since 1983.
Mr. Makuakane has written various training manuals and articles for lawyers concerning estate planning, including authoring the Estate Planning Checklist and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax chapters of the Hawaii State Bar Association’s Encyclopedia of Estate Planning. Mr. Makuakane is also a regular contributor to Generations Magazine, a Hawaii-based publication that shares important information and tips for seniors. His column focuses on estate planning issues and is written in an easy to digest non-legalese style.
Scott Makuakane’s book, Est8Planning for Geniuses centers around the 8 Portals of Est8Planning--the critical steps to create, refine and keep an est8plan current and effective so assets are protected for future generations. Mr. Makuakane breaks down complex and serious topics with disarming wit and humor.
Mr. Makuakane earned his J.D. from the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii and his A.B. from Duke University. He is admitted to practice in all Hawaii courts, as well as the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, the U.S. Tax Court, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He has served as president of the Probate & Estate Planning Section and the Senior Counsel Division, as well as the Estate & Gift Tax Committee, of the
Hawaii State Bar Association. He is also past-President of the Christian Legal Society, the Financial Planning Association of Hawaii, and the Board of Trustees of the Foundation of the Rotary Club of Honolulu.
Mr. Makuakane is recognized by the Chambers High Net Worth Guide in the practice area of Private Wealth law and was selected to the Best Lawyers® list in the practice area of Trust & Estates Litigation. Since 1993, he has been rated AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell’s® highest professional rating.
This is the registration for the IN-PERSON ONLY event.
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Extended Deadline to register: extended Thursday, October 8, 2026, midnight
Please visit our 2026 Bar Convention Website to browse all seminars during our 2026 HSBA Bar Convention Week.
Date and Time: Friday, October 16, 2026, 9:00am-4:30pm
Credit: This seminar qualifies for 6 CLE Credits.
Location:
In-Person Only:
Ala Moana Hotel
Hibiscus Ballroom
410 Atkinson Drive
Honolulu, Hawaii 96814
Food/Beverage: Continental breakfast, buffet lunch, afternoon snack, and all-day beverage service will be served.
Pricing:
Early Bird Rates (until September 30)
Kauai Bar Association (KBA) Members: $175 (note: there is a $100 subsidy for KBA registrants to be used for ONLY ONE Bar Convention seminar)
Hawaii County Bar Association (HCBA) Members: $225 (note: there is a $50 subsidy for HCBA registrants to be used for ONLY ONE Bar Convention seminar)
All Other HSBA Members: $275
Non-HSBA Members: $345*
(Cost includes 6 CLE credits, continental breakfast, buffet lunch, afternoon snack, and all-day beverage service)
Regular Rates (October 1 - October 8)
Kauai Bar Association (KBA) Members: $225 (note: there is a $100 subsidy for KBA registrants to be used for ONLY ONE Bar Convention seminar)
Hawaii County Bar Association (HCBA) Members: $275 (note: there is a $50 subsidy for HCBA registrants to be used for ONLY ONE Bar Convention seminar)
All Other HSBA Members: $325
Non-HSBA Members: $395*
(Cost includes 6 CLE credits, continental breakfast, buffet lunch, afternoon snack, and all-day beverage service)
Notes:
Extended Deadline to register: Thursday, October 8, 2026
2026, midnight
Cancellation/Refunds: Cancellation requests must be received by September 25, 2026, for a full refund. There will be no refunds if you miss the seminar.
Parking: TBA
2026 FAMILY LAW SEMINAR, 6 CLE
Trust and Estate Planning and Divorce
Panelists:
Scott Makuakane
Judge Gregory Meyers (TBD)
Judge Andrew Park
Judge Maria Penn
Judge Sonya Toma
Cryptocurrency and Divorce
Speaker:
Dorothy Haraminac, Founding Partner, YBR Consulting Services, LLC
Dorothy Haraminac is a financial forensic analyst; she traces and values assets, builds complex damage models for commercial disputes, and provides other financial forensic services such as blockchain forensics, consulting, and expert witness testimony. She performs fraud and risk assessments and volunteers her time to train others on blockchain technology, cybersecurity, and cryptocurrency tracing.
WORK EXPERIENCE
2018-Now Founding Partner, YBR Consulting Services, LLC
2020-Now Chief Operations Officer/Advisor, Kiribex, Inc
2021-2024 Cyber Engineering Professor, Adjunct Faculty, Houston Christian University
2018-2023 Director of Forensics, Adeona COO, GreenVets, LLC
2018 Chief Operations Officer, Snap Diligence
2017-2018 Director of Forensics, McCann Investigations
2015-2017 Litigation Associate, Hill Schwartz Spilker Keller
PUBLICATIONS
Cryptocurrency, an Expert’s View: Interview with Forensic Crypto Expert, D. Haraminac &
Richard D. West, Family Advocate, Spring 2024, American Bar Association
Systems and Methods for Transacting of Units Derived from Non-Commodifiable Work
Note: Schedule subject to change. Program adjustments may be made.
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