Hari Heerekar

Hari Heerekar

4.6
Rating: 7.5

Licensed for 8 years

Asylum Lawyer at Los Angeles, CA
Practice Areas: Asylum, Immigration

1605 W Olympic Blvd,, Suite 405, Los Angeles, CA

About Hari

Biography

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 60 minutes

Retainer

Always


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 8 years

State: California

Acquired: 2017

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Location

Law Office of Hari Heerekar

1605 W Olympic Blvd,, Suite 405, Los Angeles, CA, 90015

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Hari Heerekar's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.6 /5.0

60 Client Reviews

Showing 1 - 5 of 10 reviews | Character & Conduct

Posted by anonymous | March 24, 2025 | Hired Attorney

No es recomendable

No crean como abogado no selos recomiendo ami solo me quitaron mi dinero y nunca resolvieron nada

Posted by anonymous | March 05, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Horrible

He is an unprofessional lawyer don’t go to your court don’t file anything leaves you hanging looking stupid in front of your judge don’t go to him he a scammer takes your money. No vayan con este abogado es un estafador no va a tus corte y no sabe nada de tu caso el y sus asistentes son inútiles

Posted by anonymous | February 15, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

STAY AWAY

The worst immigration lawyer total scam gonna take your money and provide zero result

Posted by anonymous | November 28, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Immigration

Hari Heerekar is the Worst Immigration Lawyer in California!

He messed up my case. He made many reckless mistakes such as he didn't come prepared for my hearings. If he had read my case files before coming to judge, he would know how old my kid was or where my current residence was, but he didn't even read that. He showed up completely unprepared, and unprofes...sional. He not only made mistakes on my USCIS application, but he showed up in my hearing without a copy of my documents in front of him, which was very unprofessional and unacceptable. Because of his recklessness and unpreparedness, my case got postponed again for more years. He submitted my application with the wrong info printed to USCIS. I had to do everything again and start over again. About communication - At the beginning, when you are still making monthly payments to him, his office is good with communication, but once you're done with the payments they completely ignore your requests and calls. You're just a number to him, to collect money from you. He doesn't care if you win your case or not, at least in my experience with him. It was my worst decision to hire the Law office of Hari Heerekar as my immigration attorney and I'm glad I fired him – things are much better again. I'm not shocked by other "5 star reviews" because this attorney asked me to leave him a 5-star review, and I did leave him a 5-star when things were going smoothly until they weren't. Until he used all my referral friends and I paid him, then I was no longer any use for him.

Posted by anonymous | December 27, 2022 | Hired Attorney

Honest and understanding Lawyer

Highly recommend Lawyer Hari, he is very understanding and him or his staff will get back to you to answer any concerns. Very kind and caring to work with.

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Ilona Szymkowicz

Immigration lawyer | Mar 22

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"I endorse this lawyer."

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Chananel Nakasaka

Immigration lawyer | Aug 10

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Hari is determined and driven. If there is a way to resolve your immigration matter, he will find a way. Most people, whether doctors, lawyers, or teachers, are mediocre. Not Hari. He is exceptionally talented in immigration law. He specializes in difficult cases that other attorneys cannot resolve. Hari gets a lot of referrals from his clients. This speaks volumes for him. I recommend him wholeheartedly without reservation."

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Experience

Rating:  7.5 (Very Good)

Honors

2020

Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association

2019

Best Speaker, American University of Washington

Work Experience

2018 - Present

Senior Attorney, Heerakar Law Office

2013 - 2016

Judge, India Judiciary

Associations

2020 - Present

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Member

2018 - Present

United States District Court for the Central District of California

Member

2017 - Present

State Bar of California

Member

2010 - Present

Bar Association of India

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Asylum

Asylum Granted

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Education

2017

University of Southern California Law School

LL.M - Master of Laws

Speaking Engagements

2021

Help Afghanis

Asylum for Afghans

Languages

English

Spanish

French

Hindi

Urdu

Punjabi

Russian

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