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Diane W. Whitney

Pullman & Comley LLC
  • Recognized Since:
    2013
  • Recognized in:
    Commercial Litigation
    Environmental Law
  • Website:
    http://www.pullcom.com
  • Gender:
    Female
  • Location:
    90 State House Square
    Hartford, CT 06103-3702
"Diane Whitney at Pullman & Comley is an excellent lawyer to work with. She understands our issues extremely well and responds to our needs in a timely manner: much quicker than any other law firm that The District deals with. Diane Whitney, The District's primary contact, is extremely cordial and personable, and easy to communicate with. She has a wealth of knowledge on the matters that she supports the District on and contacts, which is extremely important to The District at times. Issues get resolved before they become a problem because of her contacts. I would recommend Diane in a heartbeat."

-Brian Armet (The Mattabasssett District), Cromwell

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Lawyer Bio

Diane W. Whitney, chair of the firm's Land Use section of the firm's Real Estate and Land Use department, practices in the areas of environmental, toxic torts and land use law.

Diane represents businesses, individuals and municipalities in all areas of environmental and land use planning and permitting. Her litigation experience includes trial and appellate work in environmental matters, toxic torts and land use, and representation before administrative agencies including siting of utilities and Superfund matters. She is involved in the defense of toxic tort claims throughout the country. Diane frequently counsels clients regarding the purchase, sale, remediation and development of brownfields properties.  She is a contributing author to Connecticut Civil Complaints for Business Litigation, Vol. 1, published in 2010, and Connecticut Civil Discovery Forms, published in 2011.

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Education:

  • Colgate University, MA, graduated 1968

Bar Admissions:

  • Connecticut, Connecticut Bar Association

Affiliations:

  • 1892 Club - Board Member
  • American Bar Association - member
  • Connecticut Bar Association - member
  • Connecticut Bar Foundation - Coopers Fellow
  • Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame - Board Member
  • Environmental Professionals of Connecticut - Associate Member
  • Greater Hartford Legal Aid - Board Member
  • Hartford County Bar Association - member
  • Hartford Symphony Orchestra - Board Member

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Environmental Law, Hartford (2018)
  • Environmental Law, Hartford (2017)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Environmental Law
 

Awards:

  • Recipient of the Connecticut Bar Association's Women In The Law 2015 Ladder Award
  • Named a 2015 Woman of FIRE (Finance, Insurance and Real Estate) by The Commercial Record
  • Charles J. Parker Legal Services Award - Connecticut Bar Association, 2014
  • Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Listed in Who's Who Legal in the area of environment, 2012
 

Lawyer Client Comments

"Diane Whitney at Pullman & Comley is an excellent lawyer to work with. She understands our issues extremely well and responds to our needs in a timely manner: much quicker than any other law firm that The District deals with. Diane Whitney, The District's primary contact, is extremely cordial and personable, and easy to communicate with. She has a wealth of knowledge on the matters that she supports the District on and contacts, which is extremely important to The District at times. Issues get resolved before they become a problem because of her contacts. I would recommend Diane in a heartbeat."

Brian Armet, The Mattabasssett District, Cromwell

Firm Details

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Pullman & Comley LLC
http://www.pullcom.com
 
Headquarters
850 Main Street
P.O. Box 7006
Bridgeport, CT 06601-7006
(203) 330.2000
6 Office Locations
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United States

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Connecticut

Hartford, CT

90 State House Square

Hartford, CT 06103-3702

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(860) 424.4300

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Stamford, CT

Two Stamford Plaza,10th Floor

281 Tresser Boulevard, Suite 1000

Stamford, CT 06901-3262

United States

(203) 324.5000

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Waterbury, CT

255 Bank Street, Suite 2-B

Waterbury, CT 06702-2219

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(203) 573.9700

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Westport, CT

253 Post Road West

Westport, CT 06880

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(203) 254.5000

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New York

White Plains, NY

777 Westchester Avenue

White Plains, NY 10604-3520

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(914) 705.5355

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