Legal Experience

May 1999 - RICHARD I. DIAMOND, P.A.

• Sole practitioner
• Civil commercial litigation and employment counseling
• Trial, appellate and ADR practice

1995-1999 DIAMOND, LISZT & GRADY, P.A.

• Founding Partner and Litigator
• Handled all aspects of civil commercial litigation
• Jury trials, court trials, depositions
• Arbitration, mediation, alternative dispute resolution
• Extensive appellate practice

1993-1995 DIAMOND & GRADY

• Founding Partner and Chief Litigator
• Civil commercial litigation
• Extensive appellate practice
• Commercial hourly and contingency practice

1990-1993 RICHARD I. DIAMOND, P.A.

• Sole Practitioner
• Civil commercial litigation
• Extensive appellate practice
• Commercial hourly and contingency practice

1986-1990 ESTES, PARSINEN & LEVY

• Chairman of Litigation Department
• Supervised up to six lawyers
• Handled case with over 70 plaintiffs
• Extensive appellate practice

1978-1986 LARKIN, HOFFMAN, DALY & LINDGREN

• Chairman of Litigation Department
• Handled largest real estate tax appeal in the State
• Extensive appellate practice


• Member, Compensation Committee, Board of Directors
• Mentored and trained young lawyers

1973-1978 SCHERMER, SCHWAPPACH, BORKON & RAMSTEAD

• Civil Commercial litigation in personal injury law firm
• Extensive appellate practice/case accepted by U.S. Supreme Court

1972-1973 ALTMAN, GERAGHTY, MULALLY & WEISS

• Securities and commercial law/civil litigation

Education

1965-1969 Carleton College, Northfield, MN

• B.A., History, Magna cum laude

1969-1972 University of Minnesota Law School

• J.D., Cum laude
• Author, Note - Deficiency Judgments in Mortgage Foreclosures, 56 Minn. Law Review
• Legal writing instructor (1972, 2001-2002)

Certifications

• Civil Trial Specialist, National Board/Trial Advocacy (1989 - )
• Civil Trial Specialist, Minnesota State Bar Association (1994 - )
• Certified Neutral Mediator (1997, currently renewing)

Admissions

• Minnesota (State and Federal 1972)
• Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
• Minnesota and U.S. Tax Court
• U.S. Supreme Court
• Various state and federal courts pro haec vice

Legal Organizations

• Minnesota Client Security Fund, Chair (1997 – 2003, chair )
• Hennepin County Bar Association, Chair, Civil Litigation (1994)
• Minnesota State Bar Association - Board of Legal Specialization (2005 - )

Teaching

• Author and grader, National Board of Trial Advocacy Examination
• Legal Writing, University of Minnesota Law School (2001 - 2002)

Community Activities

• Board of Trustees, Beth El Synagogue and Chair, Beth El Cemetery
• President, Board of Trustees, Beth El Synagogue
• Board of Directors, Vice-Chairman, Alfred Adler Graduate School