Carlos R. Diaz - Pittsburgh, PA
Attorney at SMT Legal
Civil Litigation Lawyers in Pittsburgh, PA
114 Smithfield Street Pittsburgh, PA 15222
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Pittsburgh Civil Litigation Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Civil Litigation
Attorney Information
Overview
Attorney Carlos R. Diaz is a partner with SMT Legal and concentrates his practice in civil litigation in both class and individual cases. He is the chair of the firm's consumer and civil rights practice groups and regularly represents consumers, investors, employees, business owners and other victims of corporate or securities fraud, deceptive or unfair trade practices, and discrimination. Carlos is one of the country's foremost attorneys with respect to cases involving the accessibility of products and services offered through emerging and advancing technology. Carlos also represents Spanish-speaking clients in a variety of civil and criminal matters and Hispanic business owners in connection with general commercial matters, designation of minority contractor status, financing, real estate, import/export issues and other trade matters.
Carlos attended Duquesne University and its School of Law, earning a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 2001, and a Juris Doctorate in 2004. He began his practice in Florida and Pennsylvania as an associate with large law firms representing Fortune 500 corporations in the defense of occupational illness and toxic tort cases in state and federal courts. Carlos then transitioned his practice to represent plaintiffs by joining a boutique class action firm with a national reputation for its successful representation of defrauded and aggrieved consumers and employees in collective actions.
Carlos, a fluent Spanish speaker, is a native of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Since moving to Pittsburgh in 1997, he has been committed to the progress of the Hispanic community in Pittsburgh. Carlos sits on the Board of Directors of the Pittsburgh Hispanic Development Corporation, an organization that creates Hispanic business and investment opportunities while enhancing and enriching this region's economic, employment, educational, and community development goals. The former co-chair of the Hispanic Attorneys Committee of the Allegheny County Bar Association, Carlos donates his time to translate various court documents from English to Spanish.
Carlos is a member of the Florida and Pennsylvania bars and is admitted to practice in several U.S. Federal Courts including the Western District of Pennsylvania, the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida, the Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas, and the District of Minnesota. Carlos lives in Mt. Lebanon with his wife and two children.
Education
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Legal Education
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Duquesne University School of Law,
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, 2004
J.D.
Honors: Dean’s List
Honors: Recipient of the Laval Scholarship Award
Honors: Trial Moot Court Competition Team
Honors: Finalist in the William Daniel Mock Trial Competition
Honors: Member, The Order of Barristers
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Duquesne University School of Law,
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, 2004
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Non Legal Education
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Duquesne University, 2001
B.S., Bachelor of Science
Major: Business Administration
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Duquesne University, 2001
Current Employment Position(s)
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Associate
Languages
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Spanish
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- Florida
- U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota
Other Affiliations
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Hispanic Attorneys Committee of the Allegheny County Bar Association (Former Co-chair )
- Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Pittsburgh Hispanic Development Corporation (Board of Directors)
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Contact
114 Smithfield Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Phone: 412-844-7116
Fax: 412-765-3346
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