Background
Diaconis, John S. was born on June 24, 1954 in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, United States.
Diaconis, John S. was born on June 24, 1954 in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, United States.
State University of New York at Oneonta (Bachelor of Arts, in Political Science, 1976). Drake University Law School (Juris Doctor, 1980). New York University (Master of Laws, 1988).
American Marine Insurance Group v. Price Forbes, et al., 560 N.Y.S. 2d 638 (1st Department 1990); Corcoran v. AIG, et al., 143 Misc. 2d 62, 539 N.Y.S. 2d 630 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. 1989); Wartski v. M.F.Y. Legal Services, Inc., N.Y.L.J., 6/26/8 5 at 11, Colonel 7 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. 6/25/85); Port Chester Yacht Club, Inc. v. Iasillo, et al., 614 F. Supp. 318 (S.D.N.Y. 1985); Compusort, Inc. v. Goldberg, CCH pp. 99, 211 (S.D.N.Y. 1983); Copeland v. Salomon, 56 N.Y. 2d 783, 436 N.E. 2d 1284 (1982); Koster v. Fenton, 84 A.D. 2d 783, 444 N.Y.S. 2d 30 (2d Department 1981).Worked at Peterson & Ross. Admitted to the bar, 1981, New York and United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.
1982, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Member, Drake Law Review, 1978-1980. Law Clerk to Honorary Joel J. Tyler, United States.
District Court, Southern District of New York, 1980-1981. Author: "The Impact of Insolvency on International Reinsurance Arbitration," 25 J. Marshall L. Rev. 527, 1992; "The Trials of Life: International Reinsurance Transactions Can Provide a Tangle in Legal Terms," Volume 123, No.
10, p. 60, The Review, October 1991. "Political Risk Insurance: OPIC's Use of Fiduciary Agent to Facilitate Prosecution of Subrogation Claims," 23 Int'l. Law 271, 1989; "International Arbitration: Subpoena Power of an Arbitrator," New York Law Journal, October 6, 1988.
Case Note: "O'Connor v. Lee-Hy Paving Corporation," 28 Drake L. Rev. 736, 1979. Co-Author: "Liability Release Forms: How Valid?" Volume 92, No.
3, p. 54, Best's Review, July 1991. "Over The Limit: Are Reinsurers Aware of the Extent of Cover That They Provide When Issuing Policies?" Volume 121, No. 9, p. 59, The Review, September, 1989.
Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction, 1989).
Member, Drake Law Review, 1978-1980. Law Clerk to Honorary Joel J. Tyler, United States. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1980-1981.