Diane Therese Letarte

Diane Letarte has been working for my loved one since 2015. She skillfully took his case to Los Angeles in 2016 where she had LWOP removed from his life sentence. She relentlessly fought for his freedom and thoroughly navigated him through the successful granting of his parole last month by the commissioners in his Board of Parole Hearing even in the middle of this deadly pandemic over zoom videos! My loved one has been incarcerated for 26 years!!! He is coming home before Christmas now and I can't thank Diane and Yolanda enough for helping us ( and putting up with my whiny phone calls) ! She's the BEST ever! OUR MOST GRATEFUL THANKS AND APPRECIATION!

Very happy she did a great job excellent a lawyer very satisfied personal I recommend Diane Therese Letarte

We first hired Ms Letarte for one of our family members 3 years ago or so. Then hired her again for a different family member this year. Both times our family members were found suitable for release. Both were given life sentences and with the help of Ms Letarte both have another chance at living a life outside of prison walls. Thanks once again and we highly recommend her services.

Ms Letarte: Me and my family cant express enough how grateful we are for Ms. Letarte's service!! My brother was sentenced to 25 to Life, it seemed hopeless to think that he would ever come out. Ms. Letarte was referred to us by a family that had a family member doing life and was granted parole with the help of Ms. Letarte, long story short Ms. Letarte was direct and moved swiftly in reviewing my brothers case and made the impossible possible. Ms. Letarte's staff team was also awesome in their professionalism and swift to respond to matters. My brother is now coming home thanks to Ms. Letarte and her team, we will forever be grateful for her services. If you have a family member that needs professional help I'm telling you that YOU CAN NOT GO WRONG BY HIRING Ms. Letarte!!!!! Thank you Ms. Letarte!!!

I would like to express , my thanks to Diane T and Yolanda navarro, with out their help and working hard to get my son home. They are the best in what they do . they fight very hard for your family. Am telling everyone i know about them, thank you so much, Lydia V. Carbajal

Diane Letarte has been invaluable in preparing my son for his parole. She has constructively guided us in the path of what is needed by the inmate to be successful in his parole appearance. Diane was hired, she in California, my son in a Midwest state, but governed by the State of California. Negotiating a long distance parole has been challenging as these two states run on different programs, expectations, what is offered for jobs, libraries, programs. Diane and her team, Thank you Yolanda, coached him, found programs for him to participate in and knew what needed to be done. Taking accountability is a high priority for Diane's clients and she knows this is one of the biggest pluses when going before the parole board. It is abundantly clear she knows what her job and performance means to her clients and their family. After the second parole hearing we were successful...Diane and staff...we thank you for helping us and paving the way for our son to come home. My personal opinion? You could not find a better firm to help you with your legal defense.

I was a difficult person to defend in a hearing and Diane was awesome. After 13 hearings with other attorneys she got me out. Then she went on to get my special child out who is the love of my life. No other attorney is even close for b.p.h. hearings

Our family would like to thank Mrs latartte for all her help she is a wonderful lawyer God Bless you and your work

My husband and I can’t thank Ms. Letarte enough for doing such a wonderful job representing at my husband’s Board of Parole Hearing. Her level of professionalism and knowledge of the process is beyond measure. We couldn’t be more pleased. Thank you, Ms. Letarte. Warmest regards, J & T L.

My husband had a life sentence and after 40 years of being locked up and denied parole several times, I contacted Attorney LeTarte. Her and her staff went above and beyond to help my husband. First there was a suitability hearing and he was found suitable....but then the Governor said no. I contacted Attorney Letarte again and she was on his case right away, flew to his En Banc hearing and now my Husband is coming home! She is absolutely amazing, dedicated, sincere and well educated. Her staff is amazing too. If you want a fighting chance I suggest you hire her. Thank you Diane, Yolanda and the rest of the staff for your hard work and sincere dedication to helping men and women get back home to their families.

We retained Ms. Letarte a few years ago for my husband's parole board hearing. After carefully reviewing my husband's case it was decided to waive his initial hearing in order to be better prepared. It was great advice, my husband was able to complete additional self help courses and gain employment at the prison which helped him tremendously. He was far more prepared when he did eventually go in front of the board this year. With the help of Ms.Letarte and staff and of course my husband's hard work and determination he was granted parole. He is now a free man. We are so grateful for the effort put forth by Ms. Letarte, she was a blessing to have on our team. A million thank yous!!!!!

My husband is granted parole because of Diane Letarte and staff. She prepared my husband for the parole board hearing and gave him confidence that parole could happen to him. . My husband told me that when she came to visit for his preparation for the board hearing , she went over his last board hearing, gave him ideas and to be transparent to the commissioners. His last lawyer was a poor example and didn't fight for my husband freedom. Diane Letarte was in the trenches with him and I am very thankful. My husband was granted parole because we got a lawyer that sees a person and not a price tag. Thank you and God Bless you Diane Letarte and staff.

Ms. Letarte represented me for two hearings. I couldn't have been more prepared she did a fantastic job. My second hearing was an S. B. 261 and It was granted and I am now released. I recommend attorney D. Letarte to anybody who is serious about going home.

“Diane it was your constant reminder that I should not give-up. Again Thank You for believing in me and standing up to the hardest parole hearing I have ever had. Diane you did a Great job and like I said you did the ‘impossible’ in getting me a GRANT!” Shaputis R.

On June 3, 2015, I was found suitable for parole. This was no easy task being that from day one of my arrest on April 26, 1983, I consistently maintained my innocence. With that said, every attorney prior to Ms. Letarte, informed me that I would never be found suitable for parole as long as I maintained my innocence. I contacted Ms. Letarte's office in January 2015, explaining my situation and asked if she would be willing to come visit me for possible retaining her for my upcoming Parole hearing. She visited me, heard what I had to say, and agreed to represent me. With Ms. Letarte's brilliance and expertise on parole hearings, I was found suitable for parole! Again, despite being told that I "would never" be found suitable by other soo called attorneys. To my disappointment my fight for actually being freed after being found suitable for parole was far from over. On September 2015, two days prior to my parole grant becoming final, the Governor referred my case to the En Banc panel. On October 2015, the motion was approved by the majority of the commissioners. I was then scheduled for a Rescission hearing for February 5, 2016. Once again I contacted Ms. Letarte, if she would represent me at the hearing, and she did. Before and during the hearing, I was a nervous wreck, it's nothing like having someone take something away from you that you fought so hard for. But just as in the previous hearing, Ms. Letarte's impeccable skills prevailed, and my original parole grant was affirmed! Today I am a free man after serving 32 years & 8 months for a crime “I did not commit”. Thanks to Ms. Diane T. Letarte, MBA, LLM and her support staff. I truly am a believer in her motto which states, "It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the fight in the dog." She is the real deal!!! I am so grateful and blessed to have retained Ms. Letarte, as my attorney, and I would recommend her to anyone who is serious about regaining their freedom! Thanks again Ms. Letarte for helping get my life back! Sincerely, Michael D. V, former lifer