Dianne has provided legal counsel to school boards, educators, peace officers, and local governments for more than a decade and serves as general counsel and special counsel to several Alabama boards of education. Licensed in Alabama and Mississippi, Dianne has extensive trial and appellate experience and specializes in labor and employment, student matters, policy development, civil rights and tort matters.
Alabama State Bar Association, Member
Shelby County Bar Association, Past President
Alabama Defense Lawyers Association, Member
Mississippi State Bar, Member
Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, Member
Alabama Council of School Board Attorneys, Member
National Council of School Attorneys, Member
Legal Issues in Special Education, Sumter County Board of Education
Financial Transparency in Local Schools, Chilton County Board of Education
Understanding Title IX, Etowah County Board of Education (co-presenter)
Alabama, 2002
Mississippi, 2003
Fifth Circuit Court
Eleventh Circuit Court
Northern District of Alabama
Middle District of Alabama
Southern District of Alabama
Northern District of Mississippi
Southern District of Mississippi
J.D., Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, 2001
B.A., University of Southern Mississippi, 1996
