On The Move – 3/27/13

On The Move highlights employment news, awards and honors attorneys receive, and board appointments or elected positions. Digital images should be 200 dpi and saved as eps, tiff or jpg. Color images are preferred. Information must be submitted at least 10 days before the Wednesday issue in which it is to appear. Submit your announcement at http://www.theindianalawyer.com/submit-on-the-move or email to managing editor Jennifer Nelson at [email protected].
 

New Associations
 

Bobby A. Courtney has been hired as director of planning and policy at MESH, which offers clinical training, health care intelligence and policy development to partner organizations in central Indiana.
 

*Sam G. Duncan Jr., *Michala P. Irons and *Zachary C. Raibley have joined Barnes & Thornburg LLP’s Indianapolis office. Duncan will serve as of counsel in the intellectual property department. Irons has joined as a member of the corporate department, and Raibley has joined as a member of the litigation department.

Promotions
 

*Jeremy N. Gayed has been elected partner at the Fort Wayne law firm of Barrett & McNagny LLP.

Mark S. Fryman Jr. has become partner at Starr Austen & Miller LLP in Logansport.
 

Appointments and Elections

*Crystal T. Williams of Barnes & Thornburg LLP’s Indianapolis office has been named as a 2013 member of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellows class. Attorneys from around the country participate in the program, which identifies, trains and advances the next generation of leaders in the legal profession.

Awards and Honors

*Anne Hamilton of Kroger Gardis & Regas LLP has received the Trust & Estate Specialty Certification from the Indiana State Bar Association Certification Board.

Faegre Baker Daniels LLP partner *Shannon K. Reed has been named to Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly’s 40 Under 40 in recognition of her career achievement and community involvement.

Firm Name Change

Indianapolis law firm Brannon Robinson P.C. has changed its name to Brannon Sowers & Cracraft P.C.