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Leadership in Law 2023

2023 Leadership in Law, Indiana Lawyer Honoring the members of the legal profession

The Indiana Lawyer is proud to present its 2023 Leadership in Law honorees.

These 36 men and women represent the strength and the future of Indiana's legal profession.

Maurer School of Law, Indiana University Bloomington

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Randall T. Shepard

Indiana Chief Justice, retired
Court of Appeals of Indiana, senior judge

Yale Law School, 1972

DISTINGUISHED BARRISTERS

Cynthia A. Baker

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law

Valparaiso University School of Law, 1991

Jeffrey Featherstun

Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP

University of Michigan Law School, 1992

Rob Foos

Lewis Wagner LLP

University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, 1997

Joseph Heerens

Office of Gov. Eric J. Holcomb

Indiana University Maurer School of Law, 1987

Leslie Craig Henderzahs

Church Church Hittle + Antrim

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 1990

David Hensel

Hoover Hull Turner LLP

Indiana University Maurer School of Law, 1986

Robert Hill

Marion County Chief Public Defender

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 1982

Shontrai Irving

Purdue University Northwest

Indiana University Maurer School of Law, 2003

Judge Dana Kenworthy

Court of Appeals of Indiana

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 2001

David McGimpsey

Dentons Bingham Greenebaum

Indiana University Maurer School of Law, 1998

Charles Meyer

Woodard Emhardt Henry Reeves & Wagner LLP

Indiana University Maurer School of Law, 1995

Marisol Sanchez

Endress + Hauser

Indiana University Maurer School of Law, 2002

Rebecca Seamands

Ice Miller LLP

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 1992

Mark Wright

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Indiana University Maurer School of Law, 1989

Judge Richard Young

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

George Mason University School of Law, 1980

UP & COMING LAWYERS

Lacey Berkshire

Ice Miller LLP

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 2016

William Cartwright

Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC

University of Kentucky College of Law, 2014

Matthew Ciulla

MacGill P.C.

Notre Dame Law School, 2017

Lynsey David

Lewis Wagner LLP

University of Kentucky College of Law, 2015

Stephanie Gutwein

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 2013

Andrew Hanna

Madison County Prosecutor's Office

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 2017

April Keaton

Office of the Indiana Attorney General

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 2018

Elizabeth Klesmith

THK Law LLP

Notre Dame Law School, 2014

Christopher Kozak

Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP

Michigan State University College of Law, 2017

Thomas Lyons

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Valparaiso University School of Law, 2017

Kyle Montrose

Dentons Bingham Greenebaum

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 2017

Roya Porter

BCforward

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 2015

Elizabeth Roberson

Krieg DeVault LLP

Valparaiso University School of Law, 2016

Amina Thomas

Cohen & Malad LLP

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 2016

Emily VanTyle

Wilson Kehoe Winingham

Valparaiso University School of Law, 2016

LEGAL SUPPORT STARS

JoAnn Chamberlain

Athora Law Group LLC

Ball State University, 1990

Anne Cohn

Quarles & Brady LLP

Purdue University, 2008

Diane Greene

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

School of Paralegal Studies, 1997

Sarah Johnson

Kroger Gardis & Regas LLP

IUPUI, 2023

Lottie Wathen

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Southeastern Paralegal Institute, 1996

Cover of Indiana Lawyer's 2023 Leadership in Law supplement