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About Diana Carnemolla

Diana Carnemolla is recognized as one of New York's Top Verdicts & Settlements lawyers, earning distinction for her outstanding representation and case resolutions. She stands among only three women elected as equity partner in the firm's 100-year history and has been named a Super Lawyer in the New York Metro area since 2016. Recently, Forbes listed her among their "Best Car Accident Lawyers in NYC 2023."

Before law school, Diana was hired at GG&C in December 1989, prior to completing her Bachelor of Science from college in under three and a half years. For three years, she worked with trial attorneys preparing cases, depositions, and discovery. As a first-generation American from a South American immigrant family, she aspired to become an attorney to help individuals who might not otherwise understand their legal rights, particularly personal injury victims. She uniquely pursued her law degree through evening classes while maintaining full-time employment at GG&C.

Upon admission to practice in New York and New Jersey, Diana joined as associate attorney. She is known for meticulous case preparation and thorough deposition work, especially in medical malpractice cases. Clients value her for devoting necessary time to ensure they understand proceedings before depositions. She became partner in 2010 and equity partner in 2016.

As second chair trial attorney, Diana contributed to an $85 million New York County Supreme Court jury verdict for a pedestrian struck by a bus, the largest verdict of its kind in New York City. Her settlements include $8.5 million for obstetric monitoring failure; $8.25 million for myocardial infarction misdiagnosis; $8 million for wrongful death from drunk driving; $7 million for Cesarean section negligence; and $4.9 million for pedestrian bus injuries.

Clients praise her compassion and support. She maintains "composure" while helping clients through stressful litigation. Diana states: "I take pride in being a zealous advocate for my clients, I see it as part of my representative responsibility to treat my clients with respect and dignity."

Proven verdicts and settlements

$85 millionVerdict

A Manhattan jury awarded $85 million to a writer and former New York Times columnist who was severely injured by a double-decker sightseeing bus while lawfully crossing the street.

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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

New York Law School
Juris Doctor, 1997
St. John's University
Undergraduate, 1990

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of New York, admitted 1998
State Bar of New Jersey, admitted 1999

Awards & recognition

New York Metro Super Lawyers (2016-2026)
Forbes Advisor, Best Car Accident Lawyers in NYC (2023)

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other New York firms

Kramer Dillof Livingston & Moore
Kramer Dillof Livingston & Moore
$172 million · $172 Million Bronx Verdict After EMTs Arrived Without Oxygen or Defibrillator and Told Family to Wait
Rosenbaum Personal Injury Lawyers
Rosenbaum Personal Injury Lawyers
$14.1 million · $14.1 Million Jury Verdict for New York Pedestrian With Traumatic Brain Injury
Weitz & Luxenberg
Weitz & Luxenberg
$10.9 billion · Weitz and Luxenberg Helps Win $10.9 Billion Roundup Settlement for 125,000 Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Claimants
The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.
The Perecman Firm, P.L.L.C.
$9.9 million · Union Laborer's Ten-Foot Fall From a Rolling Scaffold Settles for $9.9 Million
Hill & Moin LLP
Hill & Moin LLP
$5.5 million · $5.5 Million Childbirth Malpractice Verdict Against Lenox Hill Hospital, Later Reversed on Appeal