Background
Savit, Diana Marjorie was born on March 3, 1952 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Milton and Evelyn Savit.
Savit, Diana Marjorie was born on March 3, 1952 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Milton and Evelyn Savit.
AB, Princeton University, 1973; Juris Doctor, George Washington University, 1976.
General attorney, United States Customs Svc., Washington, 1976-1979; trial attorney, Office of Corporation Counsel District of Columbia, Washington, 1979-1985; associate, Silver, Freedman & Taff, Washington, 1985-1989; partner, Silver, Freedman & Taff, Washington, 1990-1994; counsel, Mendelsohn & Szymkowicz, Washington, since 1995. Member Civil Rights Advisory Commission, District of Columbia Superior Court, since 1994.
Member women's division Executive Committee United Jewish Appeal Federation, 1980-1990. Member policy board Legal Counsel for the Elderly, since 1997. Member American Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association, District of Columbia Women's Bar Association (committee chairman, president-elect 1992-1993, president 1993-1994), International Association Jewish Lawyers and Jurists (Board of Governors since 1994), George Washington Law Alumni Association (board directors since 1996), National Conference of Women's Bar Assns.
(board directors since 1997).
Married Marvin Leonard Szymkowicz, August 22, 1976. Children: Sarah Rose, Rebecca Cecelia, Evan Wolf.