Diem N. Kaelber

Partner | Litigation

About

Kaelber is an accomplished and experienced business and commercial litigator who has successfully represented plaintiffs and defendants both in court and before administrative tribunals in complex litigation matters involving cyber risk, privacy and data security, healthcare, premises liability, agency liability, consumer liability, contract disputes, partnership issues, breach of fiduciary duty, constitutional compliance, and tax controversies.

  • Kaelber is recognized as a Rising Star in Business Litigation and a Super Lawyer in Education Law. Prior to Pierson Ferdinand, she was a partner at FisherBroyles, LLP. Prior to that, she worked for another national law firm. She also has previously worked as a lobbyist and for “Big Four” tax and consulting firms providing strategic business solutions.

    Kaelber is a graduate of Washington and Lee University School of Law in Lexington, Virginia. She also is a graduate of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She is a member of the California Bar Association, Ohio Bar Association, Georgia Bar Association, and Florida Bar Association.

    Kaelber was the former President of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Central Ohio and the former Co-Chair of the Litigation Committee of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association.

    Kaelber resides in California with her husband and two children. She enjoys tennis, biking and travel.

Practices

  • Commercial Litigation

  • Civil Pretrial and Trial Services

  • Litigation and Risk Management

  • Arbitration and Mediation

  • Cyber-Risk, Privacy, and Data Security

  • Education

  • Products Liability Litigation and Counseling

Admissions

  • California

  • Georgia

  • Ohio

  • Florida

Education

  • Washington and Lee University School of Law, J.D., 1998

  • Wake Forest University, B.A., 1994

Honors and Awards

Experience

  • FisherBroyles, LLP

Presentations and Teaching Experience

  • Guest Lecturer – Ohio Sunshine Laws – Ohio Alliance for Public Charter Schools Quality Charter Law Workshop (September 2013; presented to school leaders, board members and attorneys)

  • Guest Lecturer – State vs. Federal Rules of Procedure and Evidence – National Business Institute (October 2012; presented to attorneys)

  • Guest Lecturer – Ohio Sunshine Laws – Charter School Board Training (March 2012; presented to board members and attorneys)

  • Guest Lecturer – School Laws, Policies and Procedures and Emerging Legal Issues – Ohio Alliance for Public Charter Schools School Law Workshop (September 2011; presented to school leaders, board members and attorneys)

Amicus Briefs

  • Co-Author – Brief of Amicus Curiae Ohio Association of Public School Employees (OAPSE)/AFSCME Local 4, AFL- CIO, Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio, Incorporated, and American Federation of State, County, Municipal Employees Ohio Counsel 8 – State ex rel. Ohio Civ. Serv. Emps. Assn. v. State, 2013-Ohio-4505

Publications

  • Diem N. Kaelber, Author, Claims Management – Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Email Communications (2014)

  • Diem N. Kaelber, Co-Author, NASP Subrogator – Forcing the Issue: Virginia Courts Begin to Expand Recoveries in Tort Between Parties to a Contract (2004)