Diane R. Chace is a partner in the firm practicing in the areas of criminal defense, divorce, estates and probate and civil litigation. She received a BA with honors from Providence College in 1989 and a J.D. from George Washington University in 1992. She was admitted to the Connecticut Bar in 1992 and the U.S. District Court Bar in 1995. She is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association and the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. Attorney Chace is past chair of the Board of Directors for the Hospital for Special Care Foundation and a present member of the Board of Directors of the Hospital for Special Care, a long term acute care hospital in New Britain, Connecticut. She is past chair of the Board of Directors of Community Mental Health Affiliates and the YWCA of New Britain annd past president of the New Britain Bar Association.