Dianna Baker Shew

Dianna Baker Shew

Member

Nashville, TN

Phone: 615-782-2215 Fax: 615-742-7233

Email: dianna.shew@stites.com

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Education

  • Vanderbilt University Law School

    J.D. 1987

    Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

  • University of Missouri

    B.A., cum laude, 1982

    Biological Sciences

    Phi Beta Kappa; Curators' Scholar; University Scholar; National Merit Scholar

Admissions

  • Tennessee

Service Areas

  • Toxic Tort & Environmental Defense
  • Employment
  • Employment Law
  • Product Liability
  • Commercial Disputes - Contracts and Business Torts
  • Complex / Large Transaction Litigation / E-Discovery Management
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Fiduciary Duty, Trade Secret and Unfair Competition Litigation
  • Class Action, Mass Action & Multi-District Litigation
  • Appellate Advocacy
  • Civil Litigation
  • Business Litigation
  • Trial Practice

Industry Experience

  • Banking / Financial Services
  • Industrial / Manufacturing
  • Pharmaceutical / Medical Devices
  • Telecommunications

Memberships

  • American Bar Association
  • Tennessee Bar Association
  • Nashville Bar Association
  • Lawyers' Association for Women

Community Involvement

  • The Ark Community Resource & Assistance Center, Inc., Board of Directors

Martindale Hubbell - Dianna Baker Shew
A seasoned litigator, Dianna has deep experience practicing before state and federal courts and administrative agencies, and representing her clients' interests in mediations and arbitrations. Her litigation practice focuses on general business, product liability and employment issues. She was named to the Nashville Business Journal's "Best of the Bar" in 2008 and 2009.

Dianna also counsels clients on a range of employment law matters, including hiring and firing decisions, reductions in force, employee manuals, employment agreements and other policy issues. She routinely handles employment litigation of all types, including Title VII suits and actions filed pursuant to The Americans with Disabilities Act and The Family and Medical Leave Act.

Recent Assignments

  • Successfully defended a client against a former employee's "whistle blower" claims; case was dismissed on summary judgment and upheld by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Successfully defended a company and its principals against claims of unfair competition made by former employer (a large nationally known company)

Recent Speaking Engagements and Publications

  • "Taking Care of Business Clients: Documenting, Advising and Litigating," Tennessee Lawyers' Association for Women Annual Meeting, 2004
  • "Payroll Compliance and Wage and Hour Review in Tennessee," Lorman Education Services, 2002
  • "Noncompete Agreements," Nashville Bar Association, 2000

Before Stites & Harbison

Dianna received her B.A./Biology degree from the University of Missouri in 1982. She was pursuing an advanced degree in molecular biology when she decided to attend law school. After graduation from Vanderbilt University School of Law in 1987, Dianna joined the law firm of Farris, Warfield and Kanaday, which merged with Stites & Harbison in 2001.

More Than Stites & Harbison

Dianna is a member of the Tennessee and Nashville Bar Associations, as well as the Tennessee Lawyers' Association for Women. She is chair of the Regional Planning Commission for the Town of Kingston Springs, Tennessee. She also serves on the Board of Directors of The Ark Community Resource & Assistance Center, Inc., which provides various types of assistance to individuals and families in south Cheatham County, Tennessee.

Besides Stites & Harbison

Dianna enjoys running (six half marathons, so far), hiking, skiing, photography and all other activities her kids are not embarrassed to do with their parents.