Dianne Frances Marx | Dayton Business Lawyer

Dianne Marx is a trial lawyer with extensive experience in a wide variety of business law and civil matters. She has the experience of having participated in some 40 jury trials of civil matters in both federal and state courts, as well as representing clients in numerous court trials and hearings. Dianne loves the courtroom and brings the passion with her to every case that she takes on.

Although Dianne has successfully represented defendants in jury trials, she has also represented plaintiffs in complex civil cases that have resulted in verdicts and settlements in excess of $2 million.

She has experience in the following areas:
Commercial and business litigation
Disputes involving wills and trusts on behalf of families and fiduciaries
Fraudulent transfers and schemes to defraud investors
Employment relations and contract termination
Personal injury litigation and malpractice issues

With over 30 years of experience representing publicly-traded companies, family owned businesses as well as individuals, Dianne fights for her clients, yet also knows that due to the cost and emotional toll litigation can take, creative settlements through alternative dispute resolution and mediation should be considered. Consistent with this, Dianne is a trained mediator and her work includes mediation in state court. In 2014, she recieved the distinction of being a "Woman of Influence" by the YWCA and in 2015, she was honored with the Montgomery Co. Common Pleas Court Mediation Service Award.

As Past President of the Dayton Bar Association, Dayton Bar Foundation, and Greater Dayton Volunteer Lawyers Project, as well as a past chair of the Artemis Center for Domestic Violence, Dianne is actively involved in the legal community and frequently co-counsels with other attorneys on behalf of their clients.

Dianne received her law degree in 1982 from the University of Notre Dame School of Law, where she was a Thomas J. and Alberta White Scholar on Law and Public Policy.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Attorney	Rieser & Marx LLC		July 2014 – Present
Shareholder	Sebaly Shillito + Dyer		June 2005 – June 2014
Contract Partner - Litigation	Thompson Hine LLP		January 2003 – June 2005
Partner	Rieser & Marx		September 1985 – December 2002
Associate Attorney	Porter Wright Morris & Arthur		1982 - 1985

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Notre Dame Law School	J.D.	Law School	1982
Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University	Mediation Training		2005
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio	B.A.		1979

State / Court	Date
Ohio	1982

• Ohio Mediation Association | 2016 - Present
  Dayton Legal Heritage Foundation        | Vice President | 2014 - Present
  Federal Bar Association | Member        | 2014 - Present
  Montgmery County Public Defender Board | Chair | 2011 - Present
  Dayton Dialogue on Race Relations | Executive Committee | 2003 - Present
  A Special Wish Advisory Board | Member | 2002 - Present
  American Bar Association | Member | 1982 - Present
  Dayton Bar Association | Member | 1982 - Present
  Ohio State Bar Association | Member | 1982 - Present
  Artemis Center for Alternatives to Domestic Violence | Chair | 2008 - 2010
  Dayton Bar Foundation | President        | 2004 - 2005
  Dayton Bar Association | President        | 1999 - 2000
  Greater Dayton Volunteer Lawyers Project | Board Member | 1990 - 2016

• Mediation Service Award | Montgomery County Common Pleas Court | 2015
  Woman of Influence         | Dayton YWCA | 2014
  Thomas J and Alberta White Scholar on Law and Public Policy | University of Notre Dame School of Law        | 1982

• US Diamond & Gold Jewelers v. Julius Klein Diamonds
  Description: Plaintiff claimed it shipped a 5.56 carat, natural fancy intense pink diamond, valued at a wholesale price of between $1.5 and $2million to Defendant, an International Diamond Trading Company Sightholder. Defendant claimed through testimony and their in store video that Plaintiff had shipped an empty box to them and engaged in an insurance scam. Plaintiff had no photograph of the diamond shipped nor record of the pink diamond ever being placed in his inventory. In fact, other than the testimony of the Plaintiff, there was no evidence of the pink diamond being purchased or shipped to Julius Klein Diamonds. Outcome: After a three week trial, the jury awarded $6.9 million to Plainitff and attorney fees.

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