Awards
Successfully graduated from IndyBar Bar Leader Series, 2020 | Graduate of 2016 Stanley K. Lacey Leadership Series, 2016 | Honored as the 2018 sole alumna for public interest law, community service, and contributions to the legal community., 2018 | Served as Judge Pro Temp, 2017 | Early Career Achievement Award, 2013 | National Association of Professional Women - Woman of the Year Award, 2011 - 2012, 2014 | Young Lawyers Section, Indiana State Bar Association Scholarship Recipient, 2010, 2014 | Gold Pro Bono Award Indiana University School of Law- Indianapolis, 2010, 2014 | CLEO Fellow, Indiana Supreme Court, 2007 - 2010, 2014 | Student of the Year Award Presented by Congressman Tim Roemer, 1999, 2014 | Appellate Judges Institute, 2014 | Recognized By Super Lawyers every year since 2013, 2022 | The Early Career Achievement Award is given each year to alumni who have made outstanding contributions to the legal profession, their communities, and/or the law school, and demonstrate the potential for continued success. Alumni must be within 10 years of graduating from IU McKinney to be considered for this honor. Prior honorees include Jonathan Burns, ’06; Tadd Miller, ’06; Andrea Ciobanu, ’10; and Janet Gongola, ’10., 2013 | Graduate of the Inaugural Columbia Club Impact Program., 2018 | Indianapolis Bar Association Pro Bono Award, 2010, 2014 | Emerging Pearls Foundation, Social Action and Human Justice Award, 2011, 2014 | Norman Leftstein Award, 2010, 2014 | Indianapolis Bar Association Pro Bono Award of the Year, 2010, 2014 | HUD Fellow, Indiana University, 2004 - 2006, 2014 | Trial Advocacy College - Graduate & Scholarship Recipient, 2014 | The Mission of the FBI Indianapolis Citizens Academy Alumni Association is to promote greater understanding and support of the FBI in the interest of national security and the protection of civil liberties. The FBI’s Citizens Academy is, without a doubt, the most effective tool the FBI utilizes to facilitate dialogue within the community and establish partnerships with those they serve., 2014 | The Mission of the FBI Indianapolis Citizens Academy Alumni Association is to promote greater understanding and support of the FBI in the interest of national security and the protection of civil liberties. The FBI’s Citizens Academy is, without a doubt, the most effective tool the FBI utilizes to facilitate dialogue within the community and establish partnerships with those they serve., 2016 | The Mission of the FBI Indianapolis Citizens Academy Alumni Association is to promote greater understanding and support of the FBI in the interest of national security and the protection of civil liberties. The FBI’s Citizens Academy is, without a doubt, the most effective tool the FBI utilizes to facilitate dialogue within the community and establish partnerships with those they serve., 2015 | Trained in Indiana Family Law Arbitration by the Mediation Option Group., 2016 | Indiana State Bar Association's Leadership Academy, 2012, 2012 | Indianapolis Bar Association Family Law Section Bench & Bar Scholarship, 2011, 2014 | John Paul Berlon Award, 2010, 2014 | Equal Justice Works Summer Scholar, 2009, 2014 | First Place Speech Contest, Indiana University, 2000, 2014 | AV Rating , Martindale Hubbell , 2014 Stanley K. Lacy Leadership Series Graduate , 2016 Super Lawyers , Rising Star , 2017 | Stanley K. Lacy Leadership Series Graduate , 2016 Super Lawyers , Rising Star , 2017 | Super Lawyers , Rising Star , 2017 | Stanley K. Lacey Leader Series Graduate, 2015 | IndyBar Bar Leader Series Graduate, 2020 | Indianapolis American Inn of Court, 2016 | United States Supreme Court, 2016 | Marion County Bar Association, 2016 | United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 2016 | United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, 2016 | Indiana Trial Courts, 2016 | United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, 2016 | Indiana Supreme Court, 2016 | Indiana Court of Appeals, 2016 | American Indianapolis Inn of Court- Appointed as Barrister, 2016 | Indiana State Bar Association's PLEADS Section, 2016 | Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 2016 | Community Service Chair, Indiana State Bar Association's Young Lawyer's Section Council, 2016 | American Bar Association - YLD District 15 Representative, 2016 | Indiana State Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, 2016 | Law Practice Liaison through the American Bar Association, 2016 | Indiana University Alumni Board, 2016 | Indiana State Bar Association's Alternative Dispute Resolution Chair (2014-2016); Immediate Past Chair (2016-2018); Mediation Week Co-Chair (2014-2018); E-Discovery Pilot Project Chair (2014-2018); Disaster Relief Pilot Project Chair (2014-2018), 2016 | American Bar Association, 2017 | Indiana Mediation Association, 2017 | Education Chair, Indiana State Bar Association's Young Lawyer's Section Council, 2017 | Indiana Pro Bono Council, 2017 | Communication & Education Co-Chair, Indiana State Bar Association's Wellness Committee, 2017 | Indianapolis Bar Association's Women and the Law Division CLE Chair (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)., 2017 | Indianapolis Bar Association, Law Student Executive Board, 2017 | American Bar Association - Legal Practices Family Law Liaison (By Presidential Appointment), 2017 | Past-President, Indianapolis Equal Justice Works Division, 2008 | Indiana State Bar Association, 2008 | Member, National Association of Professional Women, An Exclusive Membership for Female Professionals, 2008 | Indianapolis Bar Association, 2008 | Indianapolis Bar Association's Indy Bar Review Steering Committee, 2008 | Indiana State Board Association Governance Committee, 2008 | Indianapolis Bar Association, Steering Committee, 2008 | American Bar Association, Law Practice Division Executive Board, 2014 | Indiana University Purdue Indianapolis Legal Services Committee
Associations
ABA National YLD Scholar, 2013 - 2014 | YLD Public Education Committee Chair, 2013 - 2014 | American Bar Association, 2015 - Present (Public Service Project Vice Chair) | Family Law Section of the American Bar Association, 2014 - Present (Executive Board and Mediation Vice Chair) | Indianapolis Bar Association, 2012 - 2014 (Women & the Law Division Executive Board) | Indianapolis Bar Association Networking Section, 2012 - 2016 (Executive Board as Past Chair) | Indianapolis Bar Association’s Family Law, 2016 - Present (Executive Board Committee) | American Bar Association Professional Development, 2015 - Present (Executive Board) | Indiana State Bar Association’s Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2014 - Present (Chair, Immediate Past Chair) | Indiana State Bar Association’s Service Committee, Solo & Small Firm Conference and Long Term Development Committees | State Bar Governance Committee by Presidential Appointment | Indiana State Bar Association’s PLEADS Section, 2015 - Present (Executive Board) | Indiana State Bar Association’s Young Lawyer’s Section Council, 2010 - Present | Indiana State Bar Association’s Young Lawyer’s Section Council, 2010 - Present (Education and Wellness Chair) | National Association Of Professional Women, 2010 - 2016 | Disability Legal Services, 2011 - 2016 (Indiana’s Executive Board ) | American Indianapolis Inn of Court, 2008 - Present (Associate ) | IUPUI Alumni Board and advisor to the IUPUI Paralegal Board, 2012 - Present | National Mentoring Women’s Network Executive Board (Chief Legal Counsel and Legal Advisor) | Indiana’s Association of Mediator’s Executive Committee, 2011 - 2016 | Alternative Dispute Resolution Task Force & Rules Review Committee, 2013 - 2015 | Marion County Bar Association’s, 2012 - 2013 (Social Chair) | Marion County Bar Association, 2014 - 2016 (Executive Board) | American Bar Association , 2015 - Present (Law Practice Division - Law Fellow, Women Rainmakers) | American Indianapolis Inn of Court | Association Family Conciliation Courts, 2008 - Present | Indianapolis Bar Association , 2008 - Present | Indiana State Bar Association, 2010 - Present | Indiana Association Mediators , 2010 - Present | Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 2010 - Present | Marion County Bar Association , 2015 - Present | American Inn of Court, 2016 - Present (Barrister) | Sagamore Inn of Court, 2015 - 2017 (Associate Member)
Speaking
“Family Law Summit, Judges Panel & Family Law Hot Tips,” Indianapolis Bar Association, 2013 - 2014 | “Strategic Initiatives Project: Assisting Unrepresented Persons Navigate the Legal System Without Giving Legal Advice,” Indiana Supreme Court, 2014 - Present | “Appellate Practice & Oral Arguments,” Indiana State Bar Association, 2014 - Present | “What Lawyers Need to Know About Arbitration,” Indiana State Bar Association, 2014 - Present | “Utilizing Electronic Discovery in Modern Lawyering,” American Bar Association , 2014 - Present | “Mediation Initiatives,” Indiana Association of Mediators, 2014 - Present | “Breaking The Confines of Implicit Bias Inside and Outside The Courtroom,” American Bar Association, 2014 - Present | “Updates and ADA Compliance Issues With Indiana’s Hearing Impaired Citizens,” Sertoma, 2014 - Present | “Estate Planning, Protecting Your Inheritance,” Goldstar Networking Group, 2011 - 2014 | “Ethical Client Development, Transition Series,” IU McKinney School of Law, 2013 - Present | “Tips For Creating And Expanding Your Own Legal Practice,” IU McKinney School of Law, 2011 - 2013 | “Practicing Law in a Rural Community,” Solo & Small Firm Conference, Indiana State Bar Association, 2013 - Present | “Family Law Summit, Judges Panel and Family Law Hot Tips,” Indianapolis Bar Association, 2013 - Present | “Applied Professionalism Summit, Ethics For New Lawyers,” Indiana State Bar Association, 2013 - Present | “Paying It Forward: Pro Bono Opportunities in Indiana,” Women & The Law Conference, Indianapolis Bar Association, 2013 - Present | “E-Discovery and Social Media, an Evidentiary Perspective,” Annual ALJ Conference, 2013 - Present | “E-Discovery and Social Media, Ethical Considerations,” Marion County Bar Association, 2013 - Present | “E-Discovery and Social Media, Considerations in the Family Law Context,” American Indianapolis Inn of Court, 2013 - Present | “E-Discovery and Social Media: Discovery in Litigation and Ethical Considerations When Judges and Lawyers Become Friends on Facebook,” American Bar Association, 2014 - Present | “The IDEA, School Discipline and Juvenile Delinquency,” American Bar Association, 2014 - Present | “Practicing Law While Breaking the Confines of Implicit Bias Inside and Outside the Courtroom,” American Bar Association, 2014 - Present | Resolution- Debate Participant on 1YL (CLE Model Rule Resolution) and 4YL (Veterans’ Clinics/Law Institution Resolution), American Bar Association Young Lawyer’s Division Midyear Assembly, 2014 - Present | “Estate Planning, What We Need to Know to Protect Our Inheritance,” Premier Women’s Network, 2012 - Present | “Tips For Taking the Indiana Bar,” Indianapolis Bar Association, 2010 - 2011 | “Riots, Rebellion & Rancor: Seventh Circuit Review of the Infamous Chicago Seven Trial,” American Indianapolis Inn of Court, 2010 - Present | “Women and the Law: Overview of Domestic Violence in Indiana,” Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, 2010 - Present | “Taking and Passing the Indiana Bar Essays,” Indianapolis Bar Association, 2010 - 2013 | “The Second Annual Public Interest Dinner,” Equal Justice Works-Indiana Historical Society, 2010 - Present | “The Importance of Pro Bono Activities,” Indiana School of Law- Indianapolis, 2009 - Present | Master of Ceremonies Speech Contest, Indiana University, 2001 - Present | "Implicit Bias- What is it and Tips to Avoid It", American Bar Association, 2014 - Present | "Mediation Rules and Updates", National Business Institute, 2017 - Present | "Adoption Case Law Update", National Business Institute, 2017 - Present | "ADA Compliance, Title II and Title III: An Overview", American Bar Association, 2017 - Present | "Mediation Updates and Practical Tips", Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 2016 - Present | "Retirement and Assets in Divorces", American Bar Association, 2017 - Present