Atty. Diane C. Haar
Diane C. Haar founded and operates Hawaii Disability Legal Services, LLLC , a private, public interest law firm with offices in Honolulu and Kailua-Kona, Hawaii focusing on representation and legal reform for the benefit of individuals with disabilities throughout the state of Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, the Philippines, and some of the other Pacific countries.
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About Diane C. Haar at a glance
Diane C. Haar is a Principal based in Honolulu, Hawaii, practicing at Hawaii Disability Legal Services, LLLC. They have 19+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2007. Their practice focuses on ssd, securities, and military. Admitted to practice in Nevada (Inactive) (2007), California (2008), United States Court of Appeals for Veteran Claims (2009), and Hawaii (2010). Educated at Yale University (J.D., 2003) and Yale University (M.P.H. University, 2003). Serands clients in Honolulu, HI and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Diane C. Haar founded and operates Hawaii Disability Legal Services, LLLC, a private, public interest law firm with offices in Honolulu and Kailua-Kona, Hawaii focusing on representation and legal reform for the benefit of individuals with disabilities throughout the state of Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, the Philippines, and some of the other Pacific countries
- She represents those who have become gravely disabled, including veterans, homeless individuals, and others before the Social Security Administration and the Department of Veterans Affairs in the Hawaii Federal District Court, the Court of Appeals of Veterans Claims, the U.S
- District Court for the District of Columbia, and before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- She is also barred in the U.S
- Supreme Court
- Diane recently finished a three-year term as a Hawaii Federal District Court Delegate, continues to serve on the Veterans Treatment Court Advisory Committee, the Hawaii Legislature’s Mental Health Task Force, and the board of the ARC in Hawaii
- She also assists in interviewing and training Veterans Services Officers at the Hawaii Office of Veterans Services
- Diane meets with Hawaii State and Federal Representatives on issues of interest and concern to the individuals she serves
- She met with the Guam, Hawaii, and Alaska delegations to seek to get a bill for SSI passed for Guam in 2017, and issue she continues to champion
- She also testified before the U.S
- Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs regarding issues of importance to veterans in 2023
- Diane has give continuing legal education courses for the Hawaii State Bar Association, NOSSCR, and other lawyer groups, primarily in solo lawyering, leveraging technology, new advances in technology, cybersecurity, and ethics
- She previously taught at the University of Hawaii Richardson School of Law
- She received the Eileen P. Sweeny award from NOSSCR in 2023
- She is a finalist in 2024 for a Clio Community Champion Reisman Award for her and her firm's pro bono and public interest work throughout the Pacific
- Prior to her work in Social Security and Veterans Disability, Diane practiced war crimes litigation before the Eritrea-Ethiopia Claims Commission in The Hague
- Diane received her B.S. with Highest Honors from the University of California, Berkeley, and her M.P.H. and J.D. from Yale University
- She is also barred in California, Nevada, and before the U.S
- Supreme Court
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Diane C. Haar's Areas of Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Diane C. Haar handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
SSDI and SSI attorneys for disability claims, denied benefits, and Social Security appeals.
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Military attorneys for court-martial, discharge upgrades, veterans benefits, and military family matters.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Hawaii
Practicing law in Hawaii. Legal matters in Hawaii are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Honolulu are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Hawaii state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Hawaii brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Hawaii courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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