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Diane Duffey is an Information Research Specialist in Reinhart’s fully automated and professionally staffed Information Resource Center (IRC), and serves as the liaison to the Labor & Employment and White Collar & Corporate Compliance Litigation practice areas. Diane provides cost-efficient research assistance to all 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, she 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 Diane to provide Reinhart attorneys with comprehensive information relating to a wide range of relevant subject matters.
Diane sees every task as a learning opportunity and seeks to build relationships that go beyond the transactive. As a support staff member, she is conscientious and persistent, working to save valuable time while providing quality information to attorneys so they can provide superior service to their clients.
In her free time, Diane enjoys cycling and spending time with her dog.
Education
- M.L.I.S., Information Science, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- M.A., French, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- B.A., French, Marquette University
Languages
French
Honors
- Recipient of the Wisconsin Law Journal Unsung Hero Award, 2009
- American Association of Law Libraries
- Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin – active member since 1999; current member of the Board; President, 2006-07
- “Library Databases Worth Checking Out,” Milwaukee Bar Association, April 28, 2022 (for continuing legal education credit).
- “Conducting Juror Research,” for Habush Habush & Rottier S.C. support staff, May 2020.
- “Badgerlink for Lawyers and Legal Professionals,” Milwaukee Bar Association, June 18, 2020 (for continuing legal education credit).
- “Badgerlink for Lawyers and Legal Professionals,” Milwaukee County Law Library class, February 11, 2016; March 2, 2017 and November 1, 2018 (for continuing legal education credit).
- “Badgerlink for Conducting Business Research,” Wisconsin Association for Legal Professionals, October 13, 2017.
- “Web Essentials for Trial Attorneys: the Latest and Greatest,” Habush Habush & Rottier S.C. Semiannual Attorneys’ Meeting, July 18, 2008 (for continuing legal education credit).
- “Using the Internet for Case Preparation,” Wisconsin Association for Justice Winter Seminar, paralegals section, November 30, 2007.
- "Find the Best, Forget the Rest: Web Sites for Trial Preparation,” with Theodore Potter, at the Midwest Law & Technology Conference on December 1, 2004.
- “Find It Free and Fast on the Net: Advanced Internet Strategies for the Wisconsin Legal Professional,” National Business Institute Seminar, November 5, 2004.
- “Using the Internet for Trial Preparation,” with Theodore Potter, at the Wisconsin State Law Library, July 2004 (for continuing legal education credit).
- “What to Do with What You've Got for Trial Preparation: An Overview of Electronic Resources,” Habush Habush & Rottier S.C. Semiannual Attorneys’ Meeting, February 2, 2001 (for continuing legal education credit).
- “Public Records Research on the Internet,” State Bar of Wisconsin, Spring 2000 (for continuing legal education credit).
- “Information Technology for Personal Injury Attorneys,” at Habush Habush & Rottier S.C. Attorneys’ Meeting, February 5, 2000.
- “Internet Research Basics,” at Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers Paralegal Seminar, Spring 2000.
- “Legal Research: Accessing Digital Collections,” in Inside Track (State Bar of Wisconsin), November 6, 2019.
- “Library Resources Worth Checking Out,” in Paralegal Voice (Attorneys Information Exchange Group), Issue #21, March 2018.
- “Badgerlink: A Great Tool for Wisconsin Lawyers,” in Inside Track (State Bar of Wisconsin), v. 10, no. 4, March 2018.
- “Finding Online Medical Information: Start with Free Resources,” in Inside Track (State Bar of Wisconsin), v. 77, no. 2, February 4, 2015.
- “Inc. Links: Company Research Using the Internet,” in Inside Track (State Bar of Wisconsin), February 5, 2014.
- “The Evolving Web, Part 2: Challenges for Legal Professionals,” with Bev Butula, in The Verdict (Wisconsin Association for Justice), Winter 2009.
- “The Evolving Web, Part 1: Challenges for Legal Professionals,” with Bev Butula, in The Verdict (Wisconsin Association for Justice), Fall 2008.
- "To Google or not to Google? Different Web Research Tactics," in Wisconsin Law Journal, October 5, 2005.
- “Using the Internet to Research Expert Witnesses,” in Wisconsin Lawyer, v. 77, no. 2, February 2004.
- “Using the Internet for Case Preparation,” with Theodore Potter, in Wisconsin Lawyer, v. 76, no. 6, June 2003.
- “Taming the Wild Wide Web: A Librarian's Advice to Trial Attorneys,” in The Verdict (Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers), Fall 2002.