Diana Servos focuses her practice on solving employment-related disputes for her clients. Whether assisting an employee or employer, Diana seeks to address these disputes from an approachable perspective. However, she has also successfully litigated and defended matters before various state courts, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and employment-related administrative agencies.

Having begun her legal career in a litigation practice focusing on personal injury and contract disputes, she led litigation against individuals, small businesses, and professionals and served as a key contributor in multi-faceted litigation and disputes against corporate defendants including insurance carriers, car manufacturers, pharmaceutical manufacturers, hospitals, and international unions.

At Tulane University Law School, Servos pursued a certificate in sports law, which emphasized contract, labor and employment, negotiation, and intellectual property issues. She has had several opportunities to work with these topics through work with New Orleans Saints, New Orleans Hornets, Friedman & Salisbury Sports Management LLC, and the Entertainment Law Legal Assistance Program.

In 2021, Diana founded S.T. Legal Group with the hope of growing her ability to educate and advise employees and small businesses. Under her guidance, the firm has broadened its influence and earned acclaim for tackling intricate legal dilemmas with both empathy and clear guidance.

Education
  • J.D., Tulane University Law School, 2011Certificate in Sports law
  • B.A., Connecticut College, 2008 Cum Laude
Admissions
  • Illinois, 2012
  • New York, 2012
  • United States District Court – Northern District of Illinois, 2012
Professional Affiliations
  • Illinois State Bar Association
  • Board of Governors – 2021-2024
  • Standing Committee on Bar Services and Activities – appointment 2013-2017
    • Chair, 2016-2017
  • Membership and Member Services – appointment 2018-2024
    • Chair, 2020-2022
  • Special Committee on the Small and Solo Firm Practice – Institute Series, appointment 2014-2024
    • Chair, 2022-2024
  • Task Force on New Lawyers, appointment 2013-2014
Publications
  • Diana Servos, Does Increased Freedom Buy Increased Litigation?: Synopsis and Analysis of the Illinois Freedom to
    Work Act Amendments, The Docket (July 2022)
  • Diana C. Taylor, The Pursuit: Why the NLRB’s Northwestern Decision will not end the NCAA, The Docket, Vol. 21,
    No. 7 (July 2014) 
  • Diana Taylor, Turning Back the Page:
    How Deregulating Information-Sharing in Negotiations Will Better Serve the Purposes of Ethical Codes, in Hot
    Topics in the Legal Profession – 2012 (Benefit Tulane PILF Series) 157 (Steven Alan Childress ed., 2012)
  • Diana C. Taylor, Comment, Aimed at the Goal?:
    The Sustainability of Major League Soccer’s Structure, 9 Willamette Sports L.J. 1 (2011).
Presentations
  • Lake County Bar Association Civil Practice Seminar, May 2022
    • “Labor and Employment Law Issues”
  • Association of Women Attorneys of Lake County, Ethics Seminar, January 2024
    • “Labor and Employment Law Ethical Issues”
Awards and Distinctions
  • Illinois Super Lawyers, Rising Stars List (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
  • Best Lawyers to Watch (2023, 2024)
  • Rotarian of the Year (2019-2020)
  • Daily Herald Suburban Young Professionals (2016)
Community Involvement
  • Libertyville Sunrise Rotary Club, 2013-2024
    • President, 2018-2019
    • Club Service Director, 2014-2018
  • Service Partners of Lake County, 2020-2024