Background
Hastert, Diane Deskins was born on May 11, 1944 in Tacoma. Daughter of John William and M. Helene (Willoughby) Deskins.
Hastert, Diane Deskins was born on May 11, 1944 in Tacoma. Daughter of John William and M. Helene (Willoughby) Deskins.
University of Washington (Bachelor of Arts, 1966). University of Hawaii (Juris Doctor, 1978). Director, 1988— and Instructor, Hawaii Institute for Continuing Legal Education.
Adjunct Professor, William S. Richardson School of Law, 1989. Delegate, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1986-1989. Appointee, Magistrate Merit Selection Panel, 1987.
Ninth Circuit Senior Advisory Board Selection Committee, since 1989. United States. District Court Hawaii Rules Committee, since 1988. Hawaii Supreme Court Committee on Lawyer Professionalism, since 1989.
Hawaii Supreme Court Model Rules Committee, since 1989.
Worked at Damon Key Bocken Leong Kupchak Attorneys at Law, A Law Corporation (Honolulu, Hawaii) specializing in International, Aviation, Bankruptcy, Creditors Rights, Business, Commercial, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Labor, Employment, Real Estate, Land Use, Tax, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Immigration, Naturalization, Construction, Litigation, Trial, Appellate, Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Hawaii and United States. District Court, District of Hawaii.
1979, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, United States. Claims Court and United States. Supreme Court.
Director and Instructor, Hawaii Institute for Continuing Legal Education.
Adjunct Professor, The William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii, 1989. Delegate, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1986-1989. Magistrate Merit Selection Panel, 1987.
Ninth Circuit Senior Advisory Board Selection Committee, 1989. United States. District Court Hawaii Rules Committee, 1988-1995. Hawaii Supreme Court Committee on Lawyer Professionalism, 1989.
Hawaii Supreme Court Model Rules Committee, 1989-1994. Member: Advisory Group to the United States. District Court (Biden Committee), 1991-1995.
Hawaii Supreme Court Committee on Code of Judicial Conduct, 1991-1994. Hawaii Supreme Court Board of Examiners, 1992. Hawaii Supreme Court Disciplinary Board Hearings Officer, 1992.
Member: Hawaii State (Secretary and Director, 1986-1987) and American Bar Associations. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Commercial Law Affiliates (Director and Board Member, 1990-1996).
The firm's goals focus on creative, cost-effective problem solving and team work with our clients. Our ability to assist in avoiding and resolving business disputes is enhanced by the breadth of talent of our personnel, which includes experience in business management, construction, teaching, science and engineering. Our diversity is reflected in our language capabilities: Japanese, German, Spanish, Dutch, Malay/Indonesian and French.
As Hawaii's exclusive member of Commercial Law Affiliates, a network of independent law firms in 70 countries and law firms in 49 states, we have immediate, on-line access to thousands of attorneys, permitting us to address and satisfy clients' needs worldwide.
Member transportation committee Oahu Development Conference, Honolulu, 1983-1987. Appointee Traffic Safety Commission, Honolulu, since 1985, United States District Court Local Rules Committee, Hawaii, since 1989. Board directors Goodwill Industries, Honolulu, since 1980.
Hawaii delegate 9th circuit Judicial Conference, Honolulu, since 1986. Member American Bar Association, Hawaii Bar Association (secretary, board directors since 1986), Association Trial Lawyers American, Supreme Court Committee on Professionalism, Hawaii Supreme Court Rules Committee Clubs: Honolulu.
Married Mark Hallet Hastert, September 24, 1965. Children: Shanna Kathleen, Hallet Anne.