Dianne Sawaya
Principal Attorney
Denver, Colorado
Phone: (303) 758-4777
Email: E-Mail Me
Dianne Sawaya’s desire to bring a more personal, compassionate approach as a Denver personal injury lawyer led her to found The Law Offices of Dianne Sawaya. After all, they call it “personal injury” for a reason – you’re injured, and it’s personal.
Dianne’s belief in personal attention and providing services tailored for each client who has been seriously injured has led her to become the most visible female personal injury lawyer in Denver. She devotes her law practice to victims of car accidents, truck accidents, those injured on the job, and those who have been harmed by the negligence or carelessness of others.
Dianne is licensed to practice law in Colorado and the District of Columbia. Dianne Sawaya has practiced law for nearly 30 years, and has devoted more than half of those years to achieving personal injury settlements for accident victims. She practices law in Colorado District Courts, U.S. District Courts in Colorado and Washington, D.C., and U.S. Courts of Appeals in Colorado and Washington, D.C.
Dianne Sawaya is a member of state and national bar associations, including the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Colorado Bar Association, Denver Bar Association, American Association for Justice and the American Bar Association.
Dianne’s legal career also has extended to the halls of Congress and a wide range of state legislatures, and she served as an elected representative in Washington, D.C.
Dianne Sawaya is a Denver native and was educated in Colorado, where she attended schools from elementary through law school. Dianne attended The American University in Beirut, Lebanon, and was a pre-medicine student at the University of Colorado in Boulder, where she received her Bachelor of Arts. Her advocacy skills led her to law school, where she received her Juris Doctor from the University of Denver College of Law. While attending law school, she was a law clerk at the Denver District Court.
Areas of Practice:
- Car Accidents
- Semi-Truck Accidents
- Drunk Driving Accidents
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Brain Injuries
- Spinal Cord Injuries
- Birth Injuries
- Slip & Fall Accidents
- Premises Liability
- Dog Bites
- Bicycle & Pedestrian Accidents
- Medical Malpractice
- Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
- Wrongful Death
- Product Liability
- Construction Accidents
- Burns, Explosions & Electrocutions
- Workers' Compensation
Litigation Percentage:
20% of practice devoted to litigation
Bar Admissions:
Colorado, 1981
U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 1981
U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1988
U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 1988
U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, 1988
Education:
University of Denver College of Law, Denver, Colorado, 1980. J.D.
University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 1976. B.A. Major: Pre-Medicine
The American University, Beirut, Lebanon, 1974
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
American Association for Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America)
Colorado Bar Association
Denver Bar Association
American Bar Association (Vice-Chair, Administrative Law Subcommittee on Women and Minority Participation, 1989-1990)
District of Columbia Bar Association
District of Columbia Advisory Commission (Commissioner 1988-1993)
Past Employment:
JC Penney Corp., Staff Attorney
National Housewares Manufacturers Assn., Consulting Attorney
Sawaya, Rose & Sawaya, P.C., Partner
Published Works:
“The Role of Local Government in Mineral Development.” Co-Author, Proceedings: 28th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Journal.