Atty. Diane E. Sammons
Diane Elizabeth Sammons is a partner at Nagel Rice and has more than 25 years’ experience as a litigator. Diane started her career as a criminal prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
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Diane E. Sammons is a Partner based in Roseland, New Jersey, practforg at Nagel Rice, LLP. They have 45+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1981. Their practice focuses on personal injury, criminal defense, employment, business, and class action. Admitted to practice in New Jersey (1981), U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey (1981), U.S. District Court Southern, District of New York (1981), and U.S. District Court Eastern, District of New York (1981). Educated at Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 1981) and College of William and Mary B.A. Government (—). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. Serands clients in Roseland, NJ and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Diane Elizabeth Sammons is a partner at Nagel Rice and has more than 25 years’ experience as a litigator
- Diane started her career as a criminal prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office
- After establishing an array of trial victories there, she began work at one of the largest commercial firms in the state, focusing on mass complex tort cases (including the DES’ litigation, tobacco litigation and fetal-alcohol syndrome), commercial litigation, insurance and white-collar criminal defense work
- She joined Nagel Rice in 1990
- In 2001, she became part of a team representing national and international victims in an Austrian ski train disaster against European companies
- Diane’s efforts have contributed to several significant jurisdictional victories over multi-national corporations
- Diane also secured a successful result for several Austrian anti-nuclear organizations who sought to close a nuclear power station on the southern border of the Czech Republic
- Her work in securing documentation through the Freedom of Information Act was a resource to her clients who had been struggling for years to secure basic safety documents from the Czech Republic
- In 2003, she was appointed co-lead counsel of a 19-member team of attorneys in a multi-district litigation in a claim against corporations who profited from the transatlantic slave trade
- She has served as a lead attorney in the international suit seeking damages for the victims of apartheid in South Africa
- In 2004, Diane was installed as Chancellor of the Episcopal Church of Newark, where she serves as special legal advisor to the Bishop and oversees all legal matters for the 113-church Diocese, including employment, real estate, transactional work, clergy discipline, ecclesiastical law and litigation
- Diane has been a frequent guest on radio and talk shows speaking about some of her cases
- Such appearances include, CNN (March 30, 2002)
- CN8 “Real Life” (June 5, 2002)
- CN8 10:00 News (May 1, 2002)
- Channel 9 10:00 News (May 1, 2002)
- Rundshau, German television show (January 8, 2003)
- Africa Today, South African morning show (June 2002)
- National Public Radio (2002)
- BBC (2002): Voice of America (2002)
- National Public Radio, “Tavis Smiley Show” (2003)
- National Public Radio, “Morning Edition” (2004)
- Bloomberg News “Simply Put” (April 2004), WOR (2002)
- WNET (2002)
- WCTZ (April 2004)
- Published Works • “Corporate Reparations for Descendents of Enslaved African Americans – Practical Obstacles” Max DuPlessis, Stephen Pete, Repairing the Past?, International Perspectives on Reparations for Gross Human Rights Abuses, 2007 Classes/Seminars • Presenter and Lecturer, "Report of Title IV Task Fare," Province II Synod, 2009 • Presenter and Lecturer, Western Chancellor’s Conference, 2009 • Presenter and Lecturer, Standing Committee on Ministry Development, 2008 • Presenter and Lecturer, "Breakthrough on Statute of Limitations Issue", North Carolina Conference of the NAACP CLE Seminar, 2008 • Presenter and Lecturer, "Reconciliation at the Roundtable", The Desmond Tutu Center: General Theological Seminary, 2007 • Presenter and Lecturer, "Misuse of Church Computers: What you May Want to Know More About", National Chancellors’ Conference, 2007 • Presenter and Lecturer, "National Canons: History and Application of Title IV", Drew University Theological School, 2007 • Presenter and Lecturer, "Authority in the Anglican Communion and the Windsor Report", Episcopal Lawyers’ Volunteer Network, 2007 • Presenter and Lecturer, "The Legal Case for Reparations", Brooklyn Law School, 2007 • Presenter and Lecturer, "The Moral and Legal Basis for Reparations for Historical Wrongs", Plainfield Unitarian Society, 2007 • Presenter and Lecturer, "Excellence, Justice, Honor Through an Unflinching Look at the Harms of the Transatlantic Slave Trade", Horace Mann High School Honor Society, 2006 • Presenter and Lecturer, "The Case for Reparations and Comments on Film: Slavery Reparations: The Final Passage", Brooklyn Film Festival, 2006 • Presenter and Lecturer, "Human Rights Through Reparations Litigation", United Universalist Association Diversity Conference, New York, 2006 • Presenter and Lecturer, Bishop and Clergy Development Search Processes/Letter of Agreement, Western Chancellors’ Conference, 2005 • Presenter and Lecturer, "Human Rights as Tool for Social Change", UNESCO, Institute of Comparative Human Rights Conference, 2005 • Presenter and Lecturer, "Human Rights as Tool for Social Change", UNESCO, Institute of Comparative Human Rights Conference, 2006 • Presenter and Lecturer, "Human Rights as Tool for Social Change", UNESCO, Institute of Comparative Human Rights Conference, 2007 • Presenter and Lecturer, "Human Rights as Tool for Social Change”, UNESCO, Institute of Comparative Human Rights Conference • Presenter and Lecturer, "Update on Reparations Litigation", Congressional Black Caucus Convention, 2005 • Presenter and Lecturer, "Update in African-American Slave Descendants’ Litigation and Apartheid Litigation", Stanford Law School, 2004 • Presenter and Lecturer, "Reparations, a Legal Model", University of Connecticut School of Law, 2002 • Presenter and Lecturer, "A Review on African-American Slave Descendants’ Litigation", Union Theological Seminary, 2002 • Presenter and Lecturer, "Class Action as a Mechanism for Enforcement of Human Rights Violations", Kean University, 2002 Honors and Awards • Super Lawyers, 2010 Professional Associations and Memberships • Hogan-Morgenthau Associates, Member • American Bar Association, Member • Episcopal Chancellors’ Network, Member • Ecclesiastical Law Society, Member • Standing Commission of the Constitution, Member • Canons of the National Episcopal Church, Member • National Episcopal Church, Member, Title IV Revision Subcommittee • Presiding Bishop’s Chancellor’s Council of Advice, Member • Episcopal Lawyers’ Volunteer Network – Diocese of Newark, Member • Diocese of Newark, Member, Committee on Constitution and Canons • Essex County, District V-B, Member, N.J
- State District Ethics Committee, 1998 – 2002
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Personal injury attorneys help accident victims recover compensation for medical bills, lost wages, and pain & suffering. Most work on contingency — no fee unless you win.
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Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Why local counsel matters in New Jersey
Practforg law in New Jersey. Legal matters in New Jersey are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantiand law. Cases originating in Roseland are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New Jersey state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New Jersey brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantiand law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New Jersey courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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