With over 30 years experience as a business attorney and litigator, Dianne provides sound, practical advice and counsel to business owners, executives and human resource managers on employment law issues.
As a former Senior Counsel to a Fortune 500 company, Dianne understands and appreciates the business impact of workplace issues and decisions. She works proactively with her clients to identify and address legal issues before they arise, providing eminently practical guidance. As a seasoned litigator, she vigorously represents her clients in both State and Federal Courts and before the EEOC, PHRC, and UC referees.
Dianne has extensive experience in the area of restrictive covenant agreements, including their negotiation and enforcement. She assists her clients in developing bonus compensation plans, severance arrangements, executive employment agreements and employment policies. She advises businesses on wage and hour compliance, reductions in force, sexual harassment and union avoidance, and conducts webinars and in person training on these subjects. She also conducts workplace investigations as an independent investigator in claims of workplace misconduct.
Dianne's litigation experience includes representation before the PHRC, EEOC, UC Referees and in state and federal courts.
Beyond McCAUSLAND Keen + Buckman
- ESL mentor for Gathering Hope
- Enjoys running, hiking, yoga, traveling and the beach.
- Provides pro bono legal assistance for U.S. Citizenship applications.
- Active member of the Church of the Good Samaritan.
