Diane began her legal career as an Assistant Public Defender in Mecklenburg County, representing defendants who could not afford private counsel in District and Superior Courts. From 2014 to 2017, Diane worked for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Washington, D.C. There, she played a crucial role in organizing training programs for public defenders and appointed private counsel and worked on criminal justice reform initiatives across various states. From 2017 to 2023, she returned to public defense, working to defend the rights of the accused in serious criminal cases in Camden, New Jersey. In 2023, Diane came home to North Carolina to continue her career as a criminal defense attorney with The Olsinski Law Firm.

Diane is a member of NCAJ’s Criminal Defense section, Women’s Caucus, and serves on the Education Committee.

She earned her J.D. at UNC School of Law and has been a member of NCAJ since 2023.