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Biography
Derek E. Diaz has extensive experience representing large companies in consumer class actions and other complex cases around the country. Derek is certified by the Ohio State Bar Association as a specialist in appellate law, a designation shared by fewer than 15 attorneys in the State of Ohio.
Before joining the firm, Derek served as a judge advocate in the U.S. Marine Corps and as a law clerk for the Honorable Arthur I. Harris of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio. In the Marine Corps, Derek served on a team of six government attorneys in the multi-million dollar litigation relating to the 1998 aircraft mishap in Aviano, Italy, that involved the death of 20 European nationals.
Derek is listed in the 2010 list of "Ohio Rising Stars" by Ohio Super Lawyers. He is admitted to practice law in Ohio and before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and Eleventh Circuits, and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio.
Education
Ohio State University |
J.D. |
1998 |
John Carroll University |
B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude |
1995 |
Associations
American Bar Association Standing Committee on Legal Assistance for Military Personnel |
New York State Bar Association Award for Trial Advocacy, December 1999. |
News & Publications
| 1/20/2010 |
17 Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP Attorneys Named Ohio Rising Stars in 2010, Press Release |
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| 1/1/2009 |
Diaz and Wick Join Hahn Loeser Partnership |
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| 1/1/2009 |
Diaz Named Certified Specialist in Appellate Law |
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| 5/1/2005 |
"Default Judgments: Procedural Pitfalls You May Not Be Aware Of," written by Derek Diaz, Cleveland Bar Journal |
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| 1/3/2005 |
New Associate Announcements in, "On the Go.", The Plain Dealer |
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