Diane B. Carvell

Partner

D: 717.237.4987
diane.carvell@wglaw.com

Harrisburg

2225 Sycamore Street
Mailbox # 625
Harrisburg, PA 17111

Diane B. Carvell defends clients in the commercial motor vehicle industry and their insurers. With extensive experience in legal matters, she has represented numerous motor carriers and their drivers, along with freight brokers, ensuring robust defense strategies across various jurisdictions.

Diane provides comprehensive legal services, including risk assessment, and accident response management. Her proactive approach ensures that clients are well-prepared to navigate the complexities of the trucking industry. Diane works with her clients to develop tailored defense strategies that address each client’s unique needs, from initial investigation through to trial and appeal.

Her experience includes serving as a legal intern for the Honorable John P. Callanan in Schuyler County Court, Watkins Glen, NY, and at the Chemung County Public Defender’s Office in Elmira, NY.

Professional & Community Involvement

Dauphin County Bar Association
Lipsitt American Inn of Court, Dauphin County

Speaking Engagements

03.04.2025 – Speaker, “Pennsylvania Supreme Court Oral Argument on Crucial Forum Non Conveniens issue,” Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel (“PADC”) and Pennsylvania Defense Institute (“PDI”) Young Lawyer Program

News & Presentations

10.29.25 | WG Alerts & Insights | Casualty, Automobile Liability, Trucking & Transportation | Auto, Trucking & Transportation

Key Witnesses and Critical Distance: Tranter Reaffirms Venue Transfer Standards

03.28.25 | Firm News | Trucking & Transportation | Auto, Trucking & Transportation

Weber Gallagher’s Transportation Team Acquisition Featured in The Legal Intelligencer’s Top Lateral Hires of 2024

08.26.24 | Firm News | Casualty, Trucking & Transportation | Auto, Trucking & Transportation

Continuing on a Strategic Growth Path: Weber Gallagher Enhances Its Trucking and Transportation Team with Key Additions

10.05.16

Co-Author, “He Said/She Said”: How to Prove Your Client Case with EDR; Check the Event Data Recorder – You Might Be Surprised by What You Find, TIDA Fall 2016 Author, Pennsylvania: Good and Bad, Transportation Law Update, Vol. 13, No. 3

11.05.07

Co-Author, Pennsylvania: Hit from Behind, Transportation Law Update, Vol. 12, No. 5 Author, New York Excessive Verdicts, Transportation Law Update, Vol. 11, No. 7 Author, New York: MV-104, Transportation Law Update, Vol. 7, No. 12, Reprinted in Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee Newsletter, American Bar Association, Tort Trial & Insurance Section, Winter 2007

Assistant

Karen McLamb
717.237.6944
karen.mclamb@wglaw.com

Education

Dickinson School of Law J.D., 1996
Elmira College, B.A., magna cum laude, 1993

Practices

Trucking & Transportation

Admissions

Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
United States District Court for the Western District of New York
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Industries

Auto, Trucking & Transportation