Diea Schum is a Senior Counsel in the Firm’s Sacramento office and a member of the Litigation practice group. Ms. Schum focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation, real estate, and construction matters. Ms. Schum focuses her practice on commercial, construction, and real estate litigation including construction disputes, real estate contract disputes, property damage claims and litigation. She has tried cases involving delay and extra work claims, construction defect, and mold claims. Ms. Schum clients include public and private owners, developers, general contractors, and design professionals.

Diea is an effective litigator who is not afraid to tackle the most complicated legal issues and tailors her approach to each client based on their objectives. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Schum was an attorney in Florida handling commercial litigation matters for Fortune 500 companies, partnership and/or corporation breakups, construction defect, contract disputes, intellectual property issues, and other business disputes. She began her legal career as a law extern to multiple judges at the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Awards and Honors

• The Top Women Leaders in Law for 2024, Women We Admire, 2024
• The Top 50 Women Leaders in Law, Women We Admire, 2023

Professional Involvement

• Member, Real Property Law Section, State Bar of California
• Member, Litigation, State Bar of California
• Member, Women Lawyers of Alameda County
• Member, Alameda County Bar Association

Bar Admissions

• California
• Florida