Full Name:
Benjamin 'Ben' Frank Diamond
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Christina; 3 Children: Frank, Adele, Vera
Birth Date:
10/09/1978
Birth Place:
Clearwater, FL
Home City:
Saint Petersburg, FL
Religion:
Jewish
JD, University of Florida - Fredric G. Levin College of Law, 2000-2003
BA, English, Yale University, 1996-2000
Representative, Florida State House of Representatives, District 68, 2016-2022
Candidate, Florida State House of Representatives, District 68, 2020
Former Member, Agriculture & Property Rights Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives
Former Member, Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives
Former Member, Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives
Member, Executive Committee, Florida Bar's Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
Former Member, Insurance and Banking Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives
Former Ranking Minority Member, Judiciary Committee, Florida State House of Representative
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Florida State House of Representatives
Appointed, Member, Suncoast Transit Authority, 2014-2016
Attorney, The Diamond Law Firm, 2017-present
Editor-in-Chief, Florida Law Review, present
Attorney, Williamson, Diamond and Caton, Professional Association, 2013-2017
Attorney, Akerman Senterfitt, 2011-2013
General Counsel/Special Counsel to Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, State of Florida - Office the Chief Financial Officer, 2007-2011
Attorney, Barnett, Bolt, Kirkwood, Long & McBride, 2005-2007
Law Clerk to the Honorable Emmett Ripley Cox, United States Court of Appeals, 2004-2005
Member, Pinellas County Urban League Board of Directors, present
Co-Chair, Saint Petersburg Bar Association, present
Member, Saint Petersburg Chamber of Commerce, present
Board Member, Tampa Orlando Pinellas Jewish Federation, present
Member, Temple Beth-El, present
Former Board Member, Leadership Florida
Awards:
Elected to Florida Trend's Legal Elite for 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Selected to participate in Leadership Florida Class XXVII, a leadership training program for Florida leaders in business and government, with a focus on public policy issues facing Florida
Appointed to the Florida Bar, Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Division, 2010
Delegate to the American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Annual Meeting, San Francisco 2010
Named one of 50 Floridians Who Will Change the World, Florida Trend, September 2008