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Diana Schimmel is yet another #FEMSQUIRE with a creative background who went into the performing art of litigation.  Diana shares her background in dance and how that has given her the poise and grace she displays in the courtroom - and elsewhere. She also shares her inspiring family influences, most notably her grandmother Gertrude Schimmel who was a pioneer for women just like Ruth Bader Ginsburg.  Diana is carrying the baton by being a strong supporter of women empowering women and advocating LGBTQ rights - not to mention also being a strong role model for her daughter.  In this conversation, here are some of the things we talk about: 

• Mutual admiration for Frida Kahlo 
• Diana's early aspirations to be a dancer  
• Why Diana decided to become a lawyer 
• Diana's natural gravitation to litigation 
• Diana's grandmother Gertrude Schimmel and her trailblazing career as the first female NYPD Police Chief 
• The parallels between Gertrude and Notorious RBG 
• Diana's strategic use of the law school experience to become a business owner 
• Law you will never find Diana doing 
• Diana's perceptions of the changing landscape of family law  
• The evolving family in our modern society 
• Diana's early experiences with Impostor Syndrome 
• Diana's personal challenges running a business 
• The pros and cons of having partners vs. being a solo practitioner 
• Diana's personal and professional visions for the future 
• The "social dilemma" of social media and technology in today's world 
• Being a parent in the age of technology  
• The hidden blessings of the COVID quarantine experience  
• Ideals of beauty and perfectionism  
• Organic growth of Diana's law firm  
• Diana's secret dream and her guilty pleasure 
• The end-of-interview top 5 questions 
• The influence of Barbie and feminism 
• Book recommendations 
• Why Diana doesn't listen to business books 

Find out more about Diana and her law firm here: https://familylawmks.com/diana-c-schimmel-esq/Diana's book recommendations: 

Untamed by Glennon Doyle 

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert  

Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote  

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