Karen A. Diaz

Karen A. Diaz, Esq. is an associate in the Yardley, PA office, where she is a member of the Municipal Law, School Law, and Employment & Labor Law practice groups. Ms. Diaz represents and counsels local Pennsylvania municipalities, school districts and other local government entities in a broad range of legal matters, including representation in various labor law and personnel matters; local government contracts, policies, and ordinance and resolution matters; internal investigations; and the Sunshine Act and Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know Law.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Diaz was a career prosecutor in the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office (“DAO”), where, following 18 years as a trial attorney and supervisor with the DAO, she served for 12 years as the DAO’s Chief of Appeals/Legal Division. Ms. Diaz was also the RTKL Appeals Officer for the DAO from the inception of the current RTKL, effective January 2009, until April 2020. During that time, she provided training and advice on the RTKL to Bucks County police departments, particularly in connection to criminal records. Ms. Diaz also served as law clerk to the Honorable Gary B. Gilman, Bucks County Court of Common Pleas.

Ms. Diaz is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the United States District Court – Eastern District of Pennsylvania. She earned her J.D. from Temple University School of Law and her B.A. from Holy Family College.