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Lawyers

Chicago
One North Wacker
Suite 1600
Chicago, IL 60606


Education

J.D., cum laude, New England School of Law, 2004

B.A., Arizona State University, 2001

Honors

Inducted as Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL), 2024

Recipient of the 2024 HLAI Virginia Martinez Latina Lawyer of the Year Award, 2024

Recognized on the Super Lawyers list by Illinois Super Lawyers magazine, 2021 – 2023

Named to the "Notable Women in Law" list by Crain's Chicago Business, 2022

Recognized as a "Salute! Women in Law" honoree by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and the Chicago Lawyer, 2020

Recognized on the Rising Stars list by Illinois Super Lawyers magazine, 2013 – 2019

Named to the "Most Influential Minority Lawyers in Chicago" list by Crain's Chicago Business, 2017

Recognized as a "Leading Lawyer" by Leading Lawyers Magazine, 2017

Invited to participate in World Heritage Event at the White House, 2016

Recognized as an "Emerging Lawyer" by Leading Lawyers Magazine, 2015 – 2016

Named to the "40 Under Forty" list by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and Chicago Lawyer Magazine, 2013

Named to Diversity MBA's list of "Top 100 under 50 Diverse Executive & Emerging Leaders," 2012
 

Biography

Diane Webster is a trial attorney who defends her clients in a variety of civil litigation, including medical and healthcare litigation, products liability, pharmaceutical liability, and medical/surgical device litigation. These clients include hospitals and physicians, insurance companies, medical/surgical device companies, state and county governments, a major league baseball organization, several corporations, and school districts. Her practice also encompasses premises liability, municipal law, and government litigation.

Diane defends multimillion-dollar complex/catastrophic litigation cases involving medical negligence, birth trauma, obstetrics, neonatal negligence, neurologic injuries, and alleged defective or malfunctioning medical devices.

She practices in all aspects of insurance and general liability defense involving allegations of sexual abuse, personal injury, premises liability, product liability, and wrongful death. In the area of commercial litigation, she defends class action lawsuits alleging violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).

Prior to joining the firm, Diane served as the Chicago office managing partner at her former firm, where she was the first woman in that firm’s history to be appointed to the role. She also served on its executive committee, hiring committee, and attorney life committee. In addition, she was active in the firm's mentoring program and was the former co-chair of the Hispanic/Latino attorney network.

During law school, Diane was involved in a number of activities, including serving as the Associate Editor and Lead Articles Editor for the Journal of International Comparative Law.

Admissions

  • Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the Central and Northern Districts of Illinois

Memberships

  • Association of Latino Professionals For America (ALPFA)
  • Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois (HLAI)
  • Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA)
  • Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (IADTC)
  • Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD), Inaugural Fellow
  • National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL)

Community Involvement

  • Junior Achievement
  • Little Brothers
  • Metro Achievement Center
  • Step-Up Women’s Network
Experience
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