Panellist Profile

Commercial Law, Conflict Law, Contract Law, Education Law, Entertainment Law, Fine Arts Law, General Civil Law, Information Law, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Law, Multi-party Law, Non-profit Law, Online Disputes Resolution, Privacy Law, Professional Negligence Law, Royalties Law, Sale of Goods Law, School Law, Small Business Law, Societies Law, Technology Law, Trademark Law, University Disputes

Diane E. Tucker is the sole proprietor of DET et al., in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She holds the Chartered Arbitrator credential issued by the ADR Institute of Canada, and is a member of the arbitrators’ rosters of the ADR Institutes of Canada and of BC, and the Surrey Board of Trade. She is also an arbiter with Just Resolve!, a dispute resolution group located in the San Francisco Bay Area, and a member of the State Bar of California. She holds Certified Information Privacy Professional credentials for both Canada and the US. She also offers workshops on confidentiality, privacy and conflicts of interest as well as training seminars on other arbitration, ethics and privacy issues. Her law practice has included work in intellectual property, privacy and security in the high tech videogames industries.

Adjudicator
City of Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, 2017-present
Deciding appeals from decisions by the City from homeowners claiming they are not subject to a municipal tax.

Arbitrator
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2017-present
Determining the value of damaged or stolen vehicles when their owners reject offers made by the provincial insurance corporation.

Arbitrator
Mandatory Fee Arbitration Section, State Bar of California, San Francisco, CA 1990 - 2005
Mostly acting as sole arbitrator, decided fee disputes between lawyers and clients turning on the value of professional services rendered. As a seasoned member of the roster, I was assigned to more complicated and high-value cases.

Arbitrator
Lemon Law Auto Cases, Golden Gate Better Business Bureau, San Francisco/Oakland, CA 1984 - 2000
As sole arbitrator or a leader of a 3-person panel, decided cases arising under the Lemon Laws of the State of California, i.e. a material defect in a new vehicle arising within a certain period after purchase.

Judge pro tempore/Mediator
Unlawful Detainer Calendar, Superior Court, City & County of San Francisco, 1996 - 2005
Mediated disputes between landlords and tenants whose matters were pending immediate trial in this forum. Any matters settled were removed from the trial queue, making this practice an important step in the court process.

• Chartered Arbitrator, ADR Institute of Canada, Toronto, ON
• Certified Information Privacy Professional/Canada (CIPP/C), International Association of Privacy Professionals, Portsmouth, NH
• Certified Information Privacy Professional/US (CIPP/US), International Association of Privacy Professionals, Portsmouth, NH
• Certificate of Qualification, National Committee on Accreditation, University of Ottawa, ON
• Marvin E. Lewis Award, Most Inspirational Professor, San Francisco Law School
  Certificate of Appreciation, University of San Francisco
• Marvin E. Lewis Award, Most Inspirational Professor, San Francisco Law School
  Certificate of Appreciation, University of San Francisco
• Vice-President, Board of Directors, Place des Arts, Coquitlam, British Columbia
• Member, State Bar of California
• Arbiter, Just Resolve!, San Jose, CA

• 2015, Arbitrator Training, Parts II and III, ADRBC, Vancouver, BC
• 2005, Certificate of Qualifications, National Committee on Accreditation, University of Ottawa, ON
• 1978, Juris Doctor, Western State University College of Law, Fullerton, California
• 1976, Certificate of Merit in Comparative /International Legal Institutions and Jurisprudence, McGeorge Law School, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, California (classes in Heidelberg, Vienna and Budapest)
• 1972, Bachelor of Arts, Theology, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio