Diane Schoettl Lim came to Robie & Matthai following a career as a bank officer, controller and auditor. Her ability to analyze financial records provides an early look at the relevant financial issues. Often her work serves as the basis for settlement positions, avoiding the need for expert expense. When financial experts are needed, Diane's background enables the firm to better direct that work, saving on expert expense. More than once, Diane has quickly recognized major problems in financial records, enabling us to either minimize problems for our clients or take maximum advantage of the opposing party's defalcations. Diane not only works with experts in the accounting field; she also works closely on many of our cases with our expert attorneys, doctors, contractors, engineers, appraisers, investigators and toxicology experts.

Justin Hernandez is a skilled paralegal. A graduate of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law (J.D., 2014) and Governors State University in Illinois (B.A. (English), 2007), Justin worked at Latham & Watkins, Paul Hastings, and Morrison & Foerster before joining Robie & Matthai in 2017. At our firm, he has embraced his ever-expanding role. From researching facts and case law and identifying documents crucial to our client's cases to facilitating e-discovery and coordinating meetings with experts and witnesses, Justin embraces the opportunity to work with the firm’s attorneys at all levels of their work. A ten-year veteran of the legal industry, Justin enjoys learning new skills and honing existing ones in his role as a paralegal.

Hailing from the South Side of Chicago where he attended Brother Rice High School, Justin moved to Southern California to complete his legal studies after transferring from Chicago’s John Marshall Law School. Since then, he has gotten married, started a family, and now lives with his wife, son, daughter, and two dogs in Glendale.