Diane Lorona

Diane joined the firm in September of 2000 as a legal assistant/paralegal after moving to California from Arizona. She works primarily with Adoption and Guardianship matters. Diane specializes in independent adoptions, stepparent adoptions, relative adoption, ICPC cases and in foreign re-adoption cases. She works closely with relative caregivers in complex and sensitive guardianship cases.

Diane graduated from Colorado Women's College and has a Masters degree in counseling and also a degree in paralegal studies. She received specialized training in mediation, family group decision making, and "Family Centered Practice". She came to our firm with a background of more than seventeen years in the field of Children and Family Services where she supervised dependency, adoption, and foster care and investigation cases. With her expertise in this field, she has become an asset to our firm.

Diane enjoys cooking, gardening, antiques, and spending time with her husband Al who is still in Arizona. Diane has six children and ten grandchildren.