Seasons (adapted from Robert Bolt's eponymous 1960 play). As she memorably puts it, we all "need friends admitted to practice before the Highest Court, for prayers of intercession"! This profile would not be complete without noting Diane's ardent love of bears. A self-professed "Bearaster" (n. Attorney who loves bears), her office is adorned with portraits, paintings, and sculptures of bears, especially from her beloved Great Smoky Mountains. Fittingly for her primary practice area, her unbalanced scales of justice hold a mother bear on one side and two cubs on the other. This passion is a reminder to have fun and not take herself too seriously. As Diane advises young lawyers, "Follow your passion—that is, your God-given talent—into whatever area of law that leads you." At the end of the day having worked hard you will be tired, but "tired-happy."
By Nathaniel M. Fouch Esq. Ohio Court of Appeals - 12th District fouchn@12thdca.com
nov/dec 2022 | DAYTON Bar Briefs
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