Our Founding Attorney ...
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:
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. "
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 The New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers.
Training Seminars for Business:
Attorney Stallone leads seminars for business on the following topics: