Diane M. Goderre

Practices

• Business Litigation

Professional Experience

Diane is counsel in the firm's Business Litigation practice group. She focuses her practice on state and federal commercial litigation concerning contracts and leases, fiduciary relationships, business torts, lender liability claims, and product liability claims.

Diane is admitted to practice in Ohio and in the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio.

Education

• University of Cincinnati College of Law, J.D., 1998, University of Cincinnati Law Review, Editor; Moot Court Board
• University of Cincinnati, B.A., 1993, Economics

• Defense of grocery retailer in consumer-related suits.
• Representation of shareholders and directors in minority shareholder breach of fiduciary duty suit.
• Defense of flavoring manufacturer in product liability lawsuits.
• Representation of national commercial property managers in breach of lease disputes.
• Representation of manufacturer in trade secret action.
• Defense of retailers in actions related to credit card transaction laws and Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act claims.
• Representation of mortgage lenders in lender liability actions.

• "A little forethought can greatly reduce firm's risk of Litigation" · Cincinnati Business Courier, Sept. 28, 2007
• "Credit card lawsuit scheme exploits little-known Ohio law" · Cincinnati Business Courier, February 3, 2006
• "International Negotiations Gone Sour: Precontractual Liability Under the United Nations Sales Convention" · Cincinnati Law Review, 1997