Attorney Profile

David V. Diggs

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David V. Diggs

Attorney at Law

David Diggs is an attorney in private practice. He graduated from the University Of Maryland School Of Law in 1986. Mr. Diggs represents clients in divorce actions, child custody, visitation, support cases, adoption, guardianship, and paternity proceedings. He is a frequent lecturer before professional and community groups on these topics and he has authored numerous volumes focusing on these issues. Mr. Diggs is trained in the mediation of family law disputes and serves as a mediator for the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. He is also trained in collaborative law.

Mr. Diggs is a long-time member of the Maryland Association for Justice and is the Immediate Past President. He is the current President of the American Association for Justice’s Council of Presidents. Mr. Diggs represents clients in all areas of personal injury litigation. He has recovered sizeable awards for clients who have suffered serious personal injury and the death of loved ones as the result of vehicular accidents and medical negligence.

Mr. Diggs is also a member of the Maryland State Bar Association, the Bar Association of Baltimore City, the Anne Arundel County Bar Association, and the Prince George’s County Bar Association. He has been recognized multiple times in Maryland Super Lawyers® magazine and has enjoyed an AV® peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell® since 2008. He is a Fellow of the MSBA Foundation and recently received the Daily Record’s Award for Leadership in the Law.


Education

  • J.D. - University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland, 1986
  • B.S. - Towson State University, Towson, Maryland, 1983
  • Political Science

Bar Admission

  • Maryland Bar, 1987
  • United States District Court for the District of Maryland, 1989
  • Supreme Court of the United States, 1996
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Professional Organizations


  • Maryland Association for Justice (AMAJ): Immediate Past President; Chair Family Law Section, 2007 to 2014, 2017 to present; Editorial Board, Trial Reporter
  • MAJ Political Action Committee: 2010 – 2016
  • American Association for Justice: President of the Council of Presidents, 7/16 – 7/17; Member since 1989
  • Maryland State Bar Association: Family Law Section
  • Bar Association of Baltimore City: Family Law Committee; Co-Chair, 2003 – 2005; Certified Domestic Mediator: 1995 – present.
  • Anne Arundel County Bar Association: Family Law Committee
  • Cawood Inns of Court, Board of Directors, 2013 to present
  • Prince George’s County Bar Association, 2011 to present


Professional Volunteer Involvement


  • Fellow of the Maryland Bar Foundation, 2015
  • CollegeBound Foundation Executive Committee, 2005 – 2014
  • Co-Chair College Bound Lawyers' Campaign, 2006 – 2008
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Maryland, Board of Directors, 1995 – 2001 Homeless Persons' Representation Project, 1990-2000

Honors

& Notes


  • Daily Record, 2022 Family Law Power List
  • Daily Record, Leadership in Law, 2016
  • AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell since 2008
  • Featured in Baltimore Magazine's Maryland Super Lawyers, 2007, 2009 to present People's Pro Bono Award recipient, 1995, presented by the Maryland State Bar Association
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