BY LORRAINE DUFFY MERKL The confidence. The professionalism. The statement necklaces. Diane Lockhart had it all. The Good Wife may have centered around Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies), but Diane (Christine Baranski) was who I wanted to be. Her well-drawn character was a role model for women in general, though especially for those of us outside the coveted 18-49 demographic. She represented the 50-plus female as someone oozing intelligence, leadership, sophistication – and she was sexy. (FYI: There are fashion blogs dedicated to the fictional lawyer’s oversized jewelry and form-fitting clothing.) Diane is one of the founding partners of Chicago’s Lockhart/Gardiner, the firm where Alicia rejoined the workforce after her politician husband was convicted for using state funds to pay for call girls.
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