Ms. Diana Savit is managing partner, Savit & Szymkowicz, LLP, Bethesda, Maryland. Ms. Savit has been practicing law for more than 30 years. She specializes in civil and appellate litigation, emphasizing resolving business and employment disputes, and special education and disabilities issues. She is active in bar and community groups, including current service on the board of the Council for Court Excellence, Washington, D.C., and past service as president of the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia, president of Washington Independent Services for Educational Resources (WISER), co-chair of the board of governors of The Chelsea School, Silver Spring Maryland, and president of the Women’s Bar Association Foundation. Ms. Savit is a sought-after speaker on special education-related topics and has written for various publications. She earned her B.A. degree from Princeton University, cum laude, and a J.D. with honors from George Washington University National Law Center, Washington D.C.