Deanne M. Ottaviano

Deanne M. Ottaviano, JD, general counsel for APA, has extensive experience as both general counsel and outside counsel for dozens of nonprofit, professional and trade association clients, primarily in the automotive, retail and health care fields. She has represented clients in a variety of contexts, including general commercial matters, insurance recovery and risk management techniques, anti-trust claims and securement of governance rights. At APA, Ottaviano leads the Office of General Counsel comprised of four lawyers and a paralegal, which has responsibility for legal issues faced by the Association with respect to its internal operations and its policymaking activities. She also runs the association’s well-respected amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) program which provides the U.S. Supreme Court and other federal and state appellate courts with the unique scientific perspective of psychological professionals on matters of importance to key legal decisions.