Dianne has practiced law for over 40 years and has worked as an attorney at Grim, Biehn and Thatcher for the last 25 of those years. Her practice focuses on estate planning, estate administration, Orphans’ Court litigation, mediation and elder law, serving clients primarily in Bucks, Montgomery, Lehigh, and Northampton Counties.

Dianne spent her formative years in Roswell, New Mexico, attended high school in Honolulu, Hawaii and graduated from Stanford University and Duke University School of Law. Happily, she chose to raise her children in Bucks County, where she actively volunteers for many charitable organizations.

Dianne is interested in people and helping them solve problems and plan their futures.

EDUCATION:

Duke University School of Law, J.D., 1983
Stanford University, A.B., 1980

BAR ADMISSIONS:

Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New Mexico
U.S. District Court – Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court – District of New Mexico
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

Bucks County Bar Association, member
Bucks County Bar Association, Board of Directors, 2000 – 2002; past Chairperson, Orphans’ Court Section
Bucks County Bar Foundation, Trustee, 2007 – present
Bucks County Estate Planning Council, President, 1998 – 1999; Director, 1992 – 2000
Bucks County Law Reporter, Editor, 1990 – 1992
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
American Bar Association, Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section and Senior Lawyers Division
American Inns of Court, Bucks County Chapter, 2007 – present
Five County Orphans’ Court Rules Committee, former member

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bucks County Inc., Director, 2008 – present
Bucks County Women’s Fund, former Treasurer and Director

ACCOLADES:

Super Lawyer for Estates and Trusts, Philadelphia magazine, 2009 and 2011
Bucks County Bar Association, President’s Award, 2003-2004

ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE SPOKEN:

French