Diana M. Ducharme

Diana has more than 25 years of experience providing strategic counsel on commercial real estate development, leasing and finance pursuits that span retail, industrial, office, medical, energy and various institutional projects. She provides business-minded guidance to clients of all sizes, from Fortune 500 enterprises, financial institutions and regional development companies to local nonprofit organizations.

Diana has written and lectured on a range of commercial real estate topics for audiences including undergraduate students, attorneys and banking professionals.

Affiliations

Professional

• Rhode Island Bar Association
• American Bar Association, Fellow
  • Real Property Section
• Rhode Island Women’s Bar Association
• American College of Mortgage Attorneys, Fellow and Former Rhode Island State Chair

Community

• Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation, Commissioner, 2021-2026
• The Rhode Island Free Clinic, Secretary
• Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of Rhode Island, Volunteer
• Congress of the Birds, Inc., Volunteer
• Executive Women’s Leadership Council, Tomorrow’s Women Today, RI Chapter

Recognition

• Listed in Chambers USA, Rhode Island, Real Estate and Corporate/Commercial, 2022-Present
• Recognized among “America’s Best-in-State Lawyers” by Forbes, Rhode Island Real Estate Law, 2025
• Recognized in Best Lawyers in America, Providence, Rhode Island, Commercial Finance Law, 2017-Present; Real Estate Law, 2017-Present
• Named a “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers, Rhode Island, Commercial Finance Law, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2025 and 2027
• Named among “Professional Excellence in Law” honorees by Rhode Island Monthly, 2019, 2021-Present
• Rated as “AV® Preeminent™” by Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings, 2014-Present
• Recipient of the “Business Women Award – Professional Services Industry Leader” from Providence Business News, 2021

Education

• Villanova University School of Law, J.D.
• Providence College, B.A., cum laude

Bar Admissions

• Rhode Island
• Massachusetts