Maria S. Diamond
Maria Diamond
Seattle
Washington (WA)
Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products
Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury Plaintiff: General
Profile
Maria Diamond is a partner at DiamondMassong, PLLC. Her practice emphasizes medical negligence, pharmaceutical/medical device, serious personal injury, and wrongful death cases. She has tried multiple medical negligence cases to seven-figure verdicts. She is a past President of the Washington State Association for Justice (formerly the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association) and a current Board of Governors member of the American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA). She served on the WSBA’s Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Task Force and the Washington State Jury Commission. She is a past co-chair of the KCBA Judicial Screening Committee. Her professional achievements include the National Order of Barristers, the WSTLA President’s Award, the WSTLA Alvin Anderson Award, two-time recipient of AAJ’s Wiedemann-Wysocki Award and Distinguished Service Award, a listing in Who’s Who in America, an AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell, and longtime recognition on the Super Lawyers list.
Selected To
Washington Super Lawyers 2011
Washington Super Lawyers 2010
Washington Super Lawyers 2009
Washington Super Lawyers 2008
Washington Super Lawyers 2007
Washington Super Lawyers 2006
Washington Super Lawyers 2005
Washington Super Lawyers 2004
Washington Super Lawyers 2003
Top Lists
Top 50 Women Washington Super Lawyers 2006
Top 50 Women Washington Super Lawyers 2005
Top 50 Women Washington Super Lawyers 2004
About Maria Diamond
Admitted: 1983, Washington
Professional Webpage: www.diamondmassong.com/who/diamond/
Honors and Awards:
- DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
- WIEDEMANN-WYSOCKI AWARD (2-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
- TOP 40 PLAINTIFFS PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEYS, WASHINGTON LAW & POLITICS, 2006
- Honoring generosity of spirit, Alvin Anderson Award, Washington State Association for Justice, 2008
Bar/Professional Activity:
- 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
- Chair, AAJ Women Trial Lawyers Caucus, 2011
Verdicts and 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:
- Who's Who in America
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum Member
- AV RATING MARTINDALE-HUBBELL
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