Location: Kearny, New Jersey
Phone: (201) 997-0030
Fax: (201) 997-7150
Diane L. Cardoso is a Partner at Brady Reilly & Cardoso and a highly accomplished trial attorney recognized among the leading civil litigators in New Jersey. Certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Civil Trial Attorney, she has built a distinguished career representing plaintiffs in complex, high-stakes litigation and is admitted to practice in both New Jersey and New York.
Ms. Cardoso concentrates her practice in civil litigation, with a focus on automobile negligence, premises liability, construction site negligence, legal malpractice, and medical malpractice. Known for her strategic advocacy and courtroom presence, she has earned the respect of both the bench and her peers. She is also fluent in Portuguese and Spanish.
A prominent leader in the legal community, Ms. Cardoso is a Past President of the Hudson County Bar Association and currently serves as President-Elect of the New Jersey Association for Justice. She is also Chair-Elect of the American Association for Justice Women Trial Lawyers Section. In addition, she is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), serves on the Hudson County Civil Arbitration Selection Committee and Civil Practice Committee, and is the Co-Founding Chair of the Women in Law Section of the Hudson County Bar Association. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the New Jersey Women Lawyers Association and is a Fellow of the New Jersey State Bar Association Leadership Academy (Class of 2017–2018).
Ms. Cardoso’s excellence and leadership have been widely recognized. She was named the 2025 Civil Practitioner of the Year by the Hudson County Bar Association and is the recipient of the 2023 New Jersey Association for Justice Meyer-Segal Award. She has also received the American Association for Justice Distinguished Service Award (2021 and 2022) and the American Association for Justice Women Trial Lawyers Caucus Excellence in Leadership Award (2021). In 2017, she was honored as Professional Attorney of the Year by the Hudson County Bar Association.
She has been selected for inclusion in the New Jersey Super Lawyers list from 2016 through 2026, including recognition as one of the Top 100 Attorneys in New Jersey (2025 and 2026) and one of the Top 50 Women Attorneys in New Jersey (2025 and 2026). She was previously selected to the New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Stars list from 2013 through 2015. *
A sought-after speaker, Ms. Cardoso regularly lectures on trial advocacy and civil litigation for the Hudson County and Essex County Bar Associations, the New Jersey Association for Justice, and the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education.
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