Carol Schmitt Authors Article on Disability Law
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Carol Schmitt is the Manager of Reinhart’s fully automated and professionally staffed Information Resource Center (IRC). Carol and her team provide cost-effective research assistance to attorneys in the firm in order to bolster their arguments and increase research proficiency, with the goal of providing the attorneys with the information and tools needed to best service clients. As a trained research specialist with more than 20 years of experience, Carol provides a full spectrum of research and investigative services ranging from answering general reference questions and conducting detailed research projects, to locating difficult-to-find or obscure information. Her in-depth knowledge of print and electronic resources allows her to provide Reinhart attorneys with comprehensive information relating to a wide range of relevant subject matters.
Carol serves as a liaison to the Employee Benefits, Trusts and Estates, IP Litigation, Intellectual Property and Real Estate Commercial Leasing practices. She listens carefully to and understands the needs of attorneys and clients, keeping them informed of relevant news from listservs, journals and dockets as well as offering presentations and one-on-one sessions.
In her free time, Carol enjoys spending time outdoors with her family.
Reinhart Extra Mile Award
American Association of Law Librarians, 2000-present (Member, Public Relations Committee, 2009-2010)
Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin, 2000-present (current Membership Chair; past President, 2007; Member, Executive Board, 2001-present; Co-chair, programming, 2010-2022; Membership Chair, 2001-2006, 2020 - present; UW Madison SLIS Liaison, 2001-2010)
University of Wisconsin-Madison SLIS Alumni Board (2005-2009)
Wisconsin Library Association (Trustee member, 1995-2016)
Legal Research Tools and Techniques 2022, State Bar of Wisconsin’s Continuing Legal Education Department. Presented segment "Beyond the Obvious: The Wisconsin Legislature" on May 23, 2022
Locating Wisconsin Administrative Decisions Online, Wisconsin Lawyer, Volume 77, Issue 6, June 2004
Legal Research 101: Legal Research 101: Resources for Disability Law. Inside Track, July 2021
Legal Research 101: Finding Worker's Compensation Resources. Inside Track, Nov. 4, 2020
Lyme Disease to Manure: Environmental and Public Health Resources. Inside Track, Sept. 7, 2015
Legal Research: Are Your Clients Flying Drones Legally? Inside Track, May 6, 2020
Legal Research: Where to Find Family Law Resources, Inside Track, Nov. 1, 2017
Legal Research: Finding Wisconsin Administrative Agency Decisions, Inside Track, April 19, 2017