Diane Bass

Diane Bass practices federal criminal defense in the Central District of California, along with the Northern and Eastern Districts. Her office is in Irvine, and Santa Ana is her home court. She has been practicing since 1991, with a focus on federal fraud cases. Diane began her legal career in civil litigation before moving to the public defender's office, then joined the federal criminal defense panel, where she built a practice across every category of federal case. She treats mitigation as central to her work, not an afterthought: she has clients write their own life story, gathers character letters, and submits mitigation materials to the probation officer before the pre-sentence interview. Watch the full video interview above to hear Diane talk about her approach to communication, mitigation, and what she wants every client to know before they call her.

• starSuper Lawyer five years in a row
• starSouthern California Avvo Rating: 10.0
• starSuperb Top Attorney — multiple years

State Bar of California, United States District Court, Central District of California, Northern District of California, Eastern District of California, and Southern District of California