Hari Kumar is a trial and appellate attorney with a focus on insurance coverage and commercial liability matters throughout Washington, California, and Oregon.
Hari’s experience includes litigating complex insurance coverage matters, including environmental, employment, and construction defect claims; advising on government compliance investigations from various state and federal agencies; litigating privacy issues related to the General Data Protection Regulation, the California Consumer Protection Act, and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; and advising on legal and regulatory matters for state and national antitrust regulations and intellectual property matters.
Representative Experience
Representative Matters
- Represented autistic minor who was wrongfully removed from his home and placed into foster care at three years old, securing a $7 million verdict for the family after a five-day federal jury trial in the Western District of Washington
- Successfully represented a client in a breach of contract dispute, securing a favorable settlement that included client's damages and attorney's fees in King County Superior Court
- Represented insurer in property claim dispute securing dismissal of Washington Insurance Fair Conduct Act and Washington Consumer Protection Act claims in King County Superior Court
Professional Highlights
Pro Bono Experience
Hari is the 2026 recipient of the Washington State Bar Association's Pro Bono and Public Service Award for outstanding efforts in providing pro bono service.
Professional Activities
Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association, 2023-present
Joint Asian Judicial Evaluations Committee, 2019-present; Co-Chair, 2024
South Asian Bar Association of Washington, 2017-present
Northwest Justice Project Debt Relief Clinic, Volunteer, 2021-2023
South Asian Bar Alliance of Washington, 2019-2023; Board Director, 2023-present
Washington Leadership Institute, Fellow, 2023
Recognition & Accomplishments
The Best Lawyers in America, “Ones to Watch,” Commercial Litigation, 2025, 2026
Washington State Bar Association, Pro Bono and Public Service Award, 2026
Speaking Engagements
"Judge John R. Brown Admiralty Moot Court Competition," The University of Texas School of Law, April 11, 2024
"2024 Judicial Fellows Clinic," Judicial Institute, March 16, 2024
Credentials
Education
University of California, Davis School of Law (J.D. 2017)
King Hall Public Service and Pro Bono Certificates
Journal of International Law and Policy, Senior Articles Editor
University of Oxford (M.S. 2014)
University of St. Andrews (B.A. 2011)
Admissions
Washington
California
Oregon
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit