Diana L. Maier

Diana Maier litigates labor and employment issues as well as provides counseling and investigation services to employers. For more information about her practice or to contact her, go to www.dianamaierlaw.com. The partners of Bushnell, Caplan & Fielding, LLP have extensive courtroom experience trying both civil and criminal cases and handling all stages of pretrial litigation.

Ms. Maier's practice includes handling a wide range of labor and employment law cases, particularly those involving sexual harassment and sex, age, race, and disability discrimination cases, as well contract, wage and hour, and privacy cases arising in the workplace setting.

Ms. Maier's practice also includes preventative and strategic employment consulting on matters related to staffing, structural work environment and specific disciplinary and related issues. She also counsels corporations on making employment decisions that are legally tenable. Ms. Maier advises employees on how to respond to probation and performance improvement plans, and assists employees trying to make a change in their work environment for professional or personal reasons. Ms. Maier routinely reviews employment contracts and assists employees in drafting of letters and internal communications to corporate management.

Ms. Maier also coaches organizations on improving management techniques, and speaks frequently at both private and public organizations across the state. Ms. Maier writes advice articles on a variety of legal topics. She is widely published in national and state periodicals, including The Recorder, The American Bar Association's Experience, Security Management, and many more. Read what Diana has written about working with opposing counsel, avoiding the most common plaintiff causes of action, and avoiding legal pitfalls in hiring.

Her continuing education seminars are available online at www.versatape.com.

Ms. Maier is a former public defender and has experience trying criminal cases throughout the Bay Area. Her current criminal practice ranges the gamut from serious felony cases to commonplace misdemeanor case. She also specializes in domestic violence, juvenile, and mental health related cases. Ms. Maier is a fluent Spanish-speaker.

EDUCATION: Stanford University Law School (JD, 1998); Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (B.S., Magna Cum Laude, 1992); University of Seville, Spain (1990)

EMPLOYMENT: Lobbyist and Legislative Aide for the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee, Washington, D.C. (1992-1994); Legislative Assistant for Foreign Affairs to U.S. Congressman Henry Waxman, Washington, D.C. (1994-1995); Deputy Public Defender for the Santa Clara County Office of the Public Defender, San Jose, CA (1999-2003); Private Practice in Labor and Employment Law, Sexual Harassment; Sex Discrimination, and Criminal Defense (adults and minors); San Francisco, CA (2003- present).

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: Member: State Bar of California; San Francisco Bar Association (Member of the Labor and Employment, Litigation, Constitutional and Criminal Law sections; and the Pro-Bono and Diversity Issues Committees); San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association; National Employment Lawyers Association; California Lawyers Association, Queen's Bench; National Register of Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals

LANGUAGES: Spanish.

AWARDS: Who's Who in Executive & Professionals (2005-2006).

INTERESTS: In her free time, Ms. Maier volunteers as a coach with “Girls on the Run,” an organization that builds confidence and opportunities for “at-risk” girls through running. Ms. Maier is also a community activist, civil rights attorney, and age-group triathlete and fitness instructor. Most recently Ms. Maier completed the 2005 Ironman USA triathlon: swimming 2.4 miles, biking 112 miles, and running 26.2 miles in under 16 hours.

WEBSITE: www.dianamaierlaw.com