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Attorney Dianna Stallone graduated Magna Cum Laude from William Mitchell College of Law, also completing semesters at both at The University of Minnesota Law School and at Emanuel College, University of Cambridge, England. Dianna is licensed to practice in federal and state court

Legal Practice:
Attorney Stallone has worked as a trial Attorney at three elite law firms:


  • Meagher, Geer, Markham, Adamson, Flaskamp & Brennan, LLP in Minneapolis, Minnesota (now known as Meagher & Geer, LLP) where she handled complex civil litigation matters, including medical malpractice defense, insurance defense, products liability, and aviation litigation.


  • Burns & Levinson, LLP in Boston, Massachusetts: Insurance defense and worker's compensation


  • Powers & Hall, P.C. in Boston. Massachusetts: The premier medical malpractice defense firm in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  Attorney Stallone represented most major hospitals in the Boston area, was co-counsel for the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, and represented physician practices and individual physicians and nurses on regulatory and in the defense of disciplinary matters before the Board of Registration in Medicine.

 

  • Attorney Stallone has owned and operated The Law Office of Dianna R. Stallone, since 1991 and currently practices in New York and Massachusetts. Attorney Stallone practices in corporate law, civil and human rights, employment, trusts and estates, constitutional law, non-profit law, health care law and civil litigation. 


Civil and Human Rights:
Attorney Dianna Stallone has a life-long passion for human and civil rights. She currently serves as a Human Rights Commissioner for the City of Northampton. She formerly served as a Civil Rights Commissioner for The Minneapolis Commission Against Discrimination. As a Civil Rights Commissioner, Attorney Stallone heard civil rights cases, made rulings of law and wrote the official opinions of the commission's hearing panel.

 

Attorney Stallone was also elected to the Board of Directors for The Lawyer's International Human Rights Committee.


She served as Corporate Counsel and Chair of the Board for an international non-profit organization, Youth Futures International, Inc. and its predecessor, Safe Haven Project, Inc.


Attorney Stallone has a long history of pro bono service in the area of civil and human rights. She has provided pro bono services in the US and abroad for various human rights organizations.


Mediation:
Attorney Stallone is a trained mediator.  She received her Certificate of Completion as a mediator after training with Harvard-based trainers, Gary Freidman and Jack Himmelstein in Understanding Based Mediation. 


She founded the first Tikkun Mediation Center.  The Center operated on principles of healing and repairing relationships and understanding based mediation.


Attorney Stallone has completed training in Restorative Justice through "Restorative Justice Rising."


Publications:
Attorney Stallone published a law review article on mediation of domestic violence cases in the University of Minnesota Law School's Law and Inequality Journal: "Decriminalization of Violence in the Home: Mediation of Wife Battering Cases. "

  • The Legal Reference Guide for Entrepreneurs (2017)
  • How to Become a Master Negotiator (2017)
  • Essential Legal Documents for Entrepreneurs (2017)
  • How to Choose a Legal Structure for Your Business (2018)


Awards:
Attorney Stallone was a recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award in Intellectual Property


Licenses and Court Admissions:
Attorney Stallone is currently licensed to practice law in
New York and Massachusetts.   She is admitted to The State Supreme Judicial Court in Massachusetts, The First Circuit Federal District Court and  The New York Supreme Court.  Her Minnesota license is currently inactive.


Professional Associations:
Attorney Stallone is a member of T
he New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers.


Training Seminars for Business:

Attorney Stallone leads seminars for business on the following topics: 

  • ​Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
  • Effective Leadership in Today's World
  • How to Become a Master Negotiator
  • How to Avoid Legal Landmines
  • How to Start Up a Business
  • How to Protect Business Assets


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