Maria S. Diamond
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Products Liability Attorney in Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA 98161
- Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff (80%),
- Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Plaintiff (10%),
- Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff (10%)
- English,
- Greek
Maria Diamond has been a highly respected civil trial attorney for over 30 years. She has obtained 7-figure verdicts and settlements in medical negligence, pharmaceutical and medical device product liability cases, and is a long-time member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Her practice focuses on medical products, medical negligence, serious personal injury and wrongful death cases. She was President of the Washington State Association for Justice in 2000-2001. She has served with distinction on WSAJ's Board of Governors since 1992. She has served on the Board of Governors of the American Association for Justice since 2002 and serves on its Executive Committee. She is a past chair of AAJ's Women's Trial Lawyers Caucus. She is a past co-chair of the King County Bar Association's Judicial Screening Committee, and also served on the WSBA's Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Task Force and the Washington State Jury Commission, which was responsible for many important changes that we now take for granted in how jury trials are conducted in our state. Her many professional achievements include selection to the National Order of the Barristers, an AV-rating by Martindale-Hubbell, the WSAJ President's Award, the WSAJ Alvin Anderson Award , a 3-time recipient of AAJ's Distinguished Service Award and a 5-time recipient of its Wiedemann-Wysocki Award. She is a founding member of DiamondMassong in Seattle.
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About Maria Diamond
Admitted: 1983, Washington
Professional Webpage: http://www.diamondmassong.com/who/diamond/
Honors/Awards:
- Presented annually to members who have shown exceptional commitment in protecting the civil justice system through political outreach efforts and supporting AAJ's mission., Wiedemann Wysocki Award, AAJ, 2018
- Awarded for leadership, professionalism, and commitment to seeking justice both at the state and national levels., Professionalism Award, WSAJ, 2015
- Distinguished Service Award, American Association for Justice, 2012
- DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE, 2010
- Honoring generosity of spirit, Alvin Anderson Award, Washington State Association for Justice, 2008
- TOP 40 PLAINTIFFS PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEYS, WASHINGTON LAW & POLITICS, 2006
- WIEDEMANN-WYSOCKI AWARD (5-TIME RECIPIENT), AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
- Distinguished Service Award (3-time recipient), American Association for Justice
- PRESIDENT'S AWARD, WASHINGTON STATE TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION
- NATIONAL ORDER OF THE BARRISTERS FOR EXCELLENCE AND HIGH HONORS IN COURTROOM ADVOCACY
Bar/Professional Activity:
- American Association for Justice Executive Committee, 2018
- American Association for Justice Executive Committee, 2017
- American Association for Justice, Executive Committee, 2015
- American Association for Justice, Executive Committee, 2014
- Executive Committee, American Association for Justice, 2013
- Chair, AAJ Women Trial Lawyers Caucus, 2011
- AMERICAN BAR FOUNDATION, FELLOW
- CENTER FOR JUSTICE & DEMOCRACY, FELLOW AND FOUNDING MEMBER
- KING COUNTY JUDICIAL SCREENING COMMITTEE MEMBER AND CO-CHAIR
- WASHINGTON STATE JURY COMMISSION
- WASHINGTON STATE BAR ASSOCIATION MANDATORY CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION TASK FORCE
Verdicts/Settlements:
- HENDRICKS V. THE EVERETT CLINIC (MEDICAL MALPRACTICE/WRONGFUL DEATH FOR FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE PULMONARY EMBOLISM); $1.25 MILLION VERDICT
- DANIELSON V. VIRGINIA MASON (ANESTHESIA MALPRACTICE, CARDIAC ARREST DURING KIDNEY TRANSPLANT); $1.6 MILLION VERDUCT
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Best Lawyers in America, 2015
- Best Lawyers in America, 2014
- Best Lawyers in America, 2013
- Best Lawyers in America, 2012
- Who's Who in America
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum Member
- AV RATING MARTINDALE-HUBBELL
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Last Updated: 1/14/2019