On the Move – 8/3/12 – 8/16/12

On The Move runs in the first issue of the month. Information must be submitted two weeks prior to the issue date. Digital images should be 200 dpi and saved as eps, tiff or jpeg. Color images are preferred. Submissions may be made at http://www.theindianalawyer.com submit-on-the-move or emailed to managing editor Jennifer Nelson at [email protected].

New Associations
C. Stuart Carter has joined White & White LLC in Indianapolis. His practice focuses on defense work.

Sophia B. Tippmann has joined Tourkow Crell Rosenblatt & Johnston in Fort Wayne as an associate.

Monica Foster has been selected as the executive director of the Indiana Federal Community Defenders Inc. in the Southern District of Indiana.

Amy E. Simcox has joined Wooden & McLaughlin LLP as an associate. She focuses her practice in real estate finance and development.

Matthew R. Schantz has joined Frost Brown Todd LLC in Indianapolis. He focuses his practice on intellectual property.

Promotions
Joseph H. Langerak IV has become partner at Rudolph Fine Porter & Johnson LLP in Evansville. His practice focuses on civil litigation.

Awards and Honors
David Carr, partner at Ice Miller LLP, and Danuta Panich, a shareholder in the Indianapolis office of Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart P.C., have been elected as a Fellows into the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.

U.S. Judge Sarah Evans Barker in the Southern District of Indiana is the recipient of the 2012 Advancing American Democracy Award from the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site. It will be presented to her Sept. 13 in Indianapolis.

Appointment and Elections
Deborah J. Daniels, partner at Krieg DeVault LLP, and John M. Mead, attorney at Leeuw Oberlies & Campbell P.C., have been elected to the Economic Club of Indiana board of directors. Daniels is vice president and Mead is secretary/COO for the 2012-2013 season.

New Offices
Detra Lynn Mills has opened Mills Law LLC, which focuses primarily on issues impacting Indiana families.•