Diana Guido Bicksler, Esq.

Prior to her career as a legal recruiter, Diana was an experienced commercial litigator of fourteen years duration. Her areas of specialty were in real estate with a specialty in common interest developments. As an associate in her early career, Diana represented businesses in product liability matters and employment litigation. Later, she represented developers and general contractors in large construction defect matters. In 1989 she joined the East Bay firm of Berding & Weil representing large residential and commercial building owners, municipalities and other clients in real property, construction defect, land use and real estate-based legal matters. Diana also assisted property managers with employment and labor counseling. As a former partner of Berding & Weil, Diana headed a litigation team of associates, paralegals and staff.

Her career as a legal recruiter began in 1995 as the Executive Director of a San Francisco legal recruiting firm where she was responsible for all recruiting, interviewing, placement and client consultation for the placement of attorneys and paralegals. She then co-founded The Cushing Bicksler Group in 1997. She received her JD from Golden Gate U. School of Law, her MA in Legal Studies from USF, with honors, and her BA in Sociology and English from the University of CA at Berkeley. Diana is a member of the CA State Bar, the SF Bar Asso., Queen's Bench and Queen's Bench Business Development Committee.

Diana's other interests include her volunteer work as a Wildlife Rehabilitator at the Lindsay Wildlife Hospital in Walnut Creek, CA, and she is active participant in the Equine Community and provides counsel and contract advice therein.