Background
Nast, Dianne M. was born in 1946.
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Dianne M. Nast
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Pennsylvania State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1965). Rutgers University (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude).
Career
Worked at Roda & Nast, Professional Corporation (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) specializing in Civil Litigation, Trials and Appeals in all Courts. Commercial, Products Liability, Insurance, Mass Torts, Antitrust, Securities, Consumer, Negligence, Mass Torts and Class Actions. Admitted to the bar, 1976, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
United States.
Court of Appeals, Third, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and Eleventh Circuits and United States. Supreme Court.
Director, Federal Judicial Center Foundation, 1991-1996. Chair: Lawyers Advisory Committee, United States.
Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1983-1984.
Committee on the Revision of Judicial Conduct Rules, 1984-1986. Judicial Conference Long Range Planning Committee, 1982-1990.
Director: Historical Society of the Third Circuit. Lawyers Advisory Committee, United States.
District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1985-1989.
Member: House of Delegates, American Bar Association, 1992-1994. Long Range Planning Committee, Litigation Section, American Bar Association, 1993-1995. Task Force on Civil Justice, Litigation Section, American Bar Association.
Company-Chair, International Law Committee, Litigation Section, American Bar Association, 1991-1995.
Task Force on State Justice Initiatives, 1995-1996. Division Director, Substantive Divisions, Litigation Section, American Bar Association, 1990-1991.
Company-Chair, Antitrust Committee, Litigation Section, American Bar Association, 1984-1987. Member, Blue Ribbon Task Force on Alternative Dispute Resolution and Mass Torts, American Arbitration Association, 1996.
Director, Philadelphia Public Defender Association, 1983-1989.
President, Historical Society, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1988-1991. Board of Directors, 1985.
Member: House of Delegates, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1983-1995.
Task Force on Lawyer Image, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1990-1991. Board of Governors, Philadelphia Bar Association, 1985-1987.
Chair: Philadelphia Bench Bar Conference, 1989. Philadelphia Federal Courts Committee, 1984.
Bicentennial Committee, Philadelphia Bar Association, 1986-1987.
Philadelphia Chancellor"s Select Special Committee on Tort Reform, 1986. Practical Litigator, Editorial Board. Director, Center for Research on Women"s and Children"s Health, 1991.
Member: Lancaster Bar Association (Chair, Civil Practice Committee).
American Law Institute. American Arbitration Association (Director, 1993-1994).
Fellow, American Bar Association. Roda & Nast, Professional Corporation is the successor firm to Joseph F. Roda, Professional Corporation, established in 1980.
Achievements
Membership
Member: House of Delegates, American Bar Association, 1992-1994. Long Range Planning Committee, Litigation Section, American Bar Association, 1993-1995. Task Force on Civil Justice, Litigation Section, American Bar Association.
Company-Chair, International Law Committee, Litigation Section, American Bar Association, 1991-1995.
Task Force on State Justice Initiatives, 1995-1996. Division Director, Substantive Divisions, Litigation Section, American Bar Association, 1990-1991.
Company-Chair, Antitrust Committee, Litigation Section, American Bar Association, 1984-1987. Member, Blue Ribbon Task Force on Alternative Dispute Resolution and Mass Torts, American Arbitration Association, 1996.
Director, Philadelphia Public Defender Association, 1983-1989.
President, Historical Society, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1988-1991. Board of Directors, 1985.
Member: House of Delegates, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1983-1995.
Task Force on Lawyer Image, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1990-1991. Board of Governors, Philadelphia Bar Association, 1985-1987.
Chair: Philadelphia Bench Bar Conference, 1989. Philadelphia Federal Courts Committee, 1984.
Bicentennial Committee, Philadelphia Bar Association, 1986-1987.
Philadelphia Chancellor"s Select Special Committee on Tort Reform, 1986. Practical Litigator, Editorial Board. Director, Center for Research on Women"s and Children"s Health, 1991.
Member: Lancaster Bar Association (Chair, Civil Practice Committee).
American Law Institute. American Arbitration Association (Director, 1993-1994).
Fellow, American Bar Association. Fellow, American Bar Association.
