United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, 2021
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
United States District Courts for the Southern Districts of Florida
St. Petersburg Bar Association Young Lawyer’s Division and Solo and Small Firm Division, Member
United States District Courts for the Middle Districts of Florida
United States District Courts for the Northern Districts of Florida
State of Florida
National Association of Consumer Advocates, Member
Florida Bar Consumer Protection Law Committee, Chairperson.
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results):
Ms. Diamond represented the Plaintiff-Appellant in Danielsv. Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc., 34 F.4th 1260 (11th Cir. 2022). In Daniels, the Eleventh Circuit held that the district court erred in dismissing a mortgagor's complaint because the mortgagor plausibly alleged that mortgage statements were communications in connection with the collection of a debt under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692d, 1692e(10), and 1692f(1), and in connection with collecting a debt under the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA), Fla. Stat. §§ 559.72(7), and 559.72(9); [2] The statements were related to debt collection because they expressly said that they were an attempt to collect a debt; [3]-The Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and its regulations did not foreclose the mortgagor's claims under the FDCPA and the FCCPA. Monthly mortgage statements required by the TILA, 15 U.S.C. § 1638, and its regulations could constitute communications in connection with the collection of a debt., 2022
Honors:
Clients' Choice Award, Avvo, 2021
Clients’ Choice Award, 2019
Educational Background:
University of Florida, Bachelor of Science degree cum laude in 2012