 |
Joseph M. Diaz
Shareholder
jdiaz@dpearson.com
Education
Blackfoot
High School, Blackfoot, Idaho, 1974; Boise State University,
Boise, Idaho, B.A., 1978; University of Washington, B.A.,
1981; University of Puget Sound School of Law, J.D., 1985.
Areas of Practice
Municipal
law, law enforcement/civil rights defense, personal injury,
insurance defense, and general litigation.
Professional Activities
City
of Tacoma, Assistant City Attorney, 1988-98; City of Tacoma
Prosecuting Attorney, 1988-90; Legal Advisor to the Tacoma
Human Rights Commission, 1990-96; Pro Bono legal advisor to
low income Spanish speaking clients at Consejo Referral
Services in Tacoma, 1990-93; Property Law tutor to first year
minority law students at the University of Puget Sound School
of Law, 1983-85.
Professional Memberships
Washington
State Bar Association; United States District Court of Eastern
and Western Washington; United States Court of Appeals for the
Ninth Circuit; Washington State Association of Municipal
Attorneys; Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association;
Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association; and
Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association.
Civic Activities
Tacoma-Pierce
County MESA Program Advisory Board, 1991-98; Student
Educational Equity Dollars of Scholars, 1994-98; Tacoma
Community House Board of Directors, 1990-95 and 1996-2002;
Centro Latino SER Board of Directors, 1995-1999; BSA Cub Scout
Pack 294, Committee Chairman, 2000 to present; St. Charles
Borromeo School Board Member, 2001 to present.
Special Recognition
Martindale-Hubbell BV-Rated Attorney.
Print
version of this bio in Adobe® PDF format.
|
