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Paralegal Dentons Bingham Greenbaum LLP Sandra Kays has covered a lot of ground, literally and metaphorically, during her more than 40 years of legal support work. From Huntingburg, she supports clients in the firm’s Cincinnati, Evansville, Indianapolis, Lexington, Louisville, Jasper and Portland offices. The subject matter she deals with is just as far flung. “We […]

Partner Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP Greg Gotwald has seen more than his share of high-profile, high-stakes cases during his career as a specialist in insurance coverage law. Gotwald became interested in the field after he graduated from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology with an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering and went to work for […]

Partner Barrett McNagny LLP Tom Ludwiski started his career as an accountant, but he always felt destined to become an attorney. “I knew I wanted to practice business law before starting law school, and my public accounting experience confirmed that,” he said. After three and a half years at BKD (now Forvis), he joined the […]

Director of Business Development Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP Kelly Sharpe is a key member of Taft’s marketing and business development team, playing a pivotal role in the firm’s expansion by supporting individual attorneys, various practice groups and offices. Her efforts helped grow Taft’s Indianapolis office head count from roughly 85 attorneys in 2002 — […]

Partner Ice Miller LLP Ryan Poor says that labor and employment law, the primary focus of his practice, is “a mile wide and 2 miles deep.” On any given day he might be asked to field calls from clients with employment questions, assist with an Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspection, draft an employment agreement, […]

Judge, Madison County Circuit Court 1 State of Indiana Judge Angela Warner Sims began her legal career in the trenches, practicing at an Anderson law firm with a concentration in family and criminal law before serving for 13 years as a major felony public defender in Madison County. She was appointed to the bench in […]

Owner and Attorney at Law Highsaw Jointer Law LaToya Jointer recently fulfilled a long-held ambition by starting her own law firm. “In February of 2026 I took a major leap of faith to pursue that dream,” Jointer said. “I have an amazing team, and we work collaboratively to serve family law clients throughout Indiana.” Though […]

Partner Barrett McNagny LLP Kevin Fitzharris’ decision to pursue a legal career was both early and emphatic. “In junior high school I liked dressing up and talking in front of people,” Fitzharris said. “With no attorneys in the family, I went for it.” Fitzharris “immediately said yes” when he was offered a job at the […]

Senior Associate Krieg DeVault LLP Mergers and acquisitions specialist Travis Lovett has always had a strong interest in business and entrepreneurship. “My mother and grandmother both owned and operated businesses for much of their lives,” Lovett said. “Growing up around them gave me an early understanding of the challenges involved in building, growing and sustaining […]

Associate Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP James R. Strickland put in five years as a high school humanities teacher before deciding to take up a career in law. “The law was always on my radar,” Strickland said. “As a teacher, I was constantly telling my students to chase their dreams, so I figured it […]

Senior Associate Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP Kristine Gordon was recruited by Taft during her second year of law school and joined the firm as a summer associate in 2017. “I came back as a new graduate in September of 2018 and never looked back,” Gordon said. Her primary focus areas are municipal law and […]

Partner Krieg DeVault LLP Nicole Finelli started her career not as an attorney but as an economic and financial consultant at Arthur Andersen and later KPMG. “My group was hired to value intangible assets for litigation purposes, and I found myself more interested in the legal side than the numbers,” Finelli said. “I decided to […]

Principal Attorney The Bopp Law Firm PC Throughout his decades of service, James Bopp Jr. hasn’t strayed far from his Indiana roots. After starting his legal career as an Indiana deputy attorney general, he formed his own law firm in 1975, which he eventually planted in Terre Haute, his hometown. He’s practiced there ever since. […]

Legal Director American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana Joining the legal profession is something of a tradition in Kenneth Falk’s family. His grandfather, who was born in Europe, became a lawyer in New York City. His father was a patent attorney who for a time served on his local American Civil Liberties Union screening committee. […]

Assistant Division Chief, Family Preservation Division Marion County Public Defender Agency Kristina Frey walked away from a lucrative career marketing medical devices to pursue one of the more thankless and emotionally draining legal practices — child welfare. But she’s excelled at it, becoming one of only two attorneys in the state to earn the child […]

Executive Director Indiana Legislative Services Agency George Angelone has headed the Indiana Legislative Services Agency, a nonpartisan organization within the legislative branch of state government, for 14 years. But he’s been with the agency for a total of 48 — in pretty much every capacity it has to offer. Recruited out of a combined law […]

Partner Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Trevor Belden has spent his entire legal career at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, having joined in 1999 as a summer associate, when the firm was still Baker & Daniels. He returned after graduating from law school in 2000 and has remained there since. “I’ve been fortunate to […]

Paralegal Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP Amber May sees her job as exacting and meticulous but not at all boring. “The work we do is much more interesting than many people realize,” May said. “We work as part of a team toward a common goal and help achieve the best possible results for our […]

Partner Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP Jayna Cacioppo began her career not in law but in retail. “After college I moved to San Francisco to work for Gap Inc. in the corporate office,” Cacioppo recalled. “I loved my four years in corporate retail, but I knew I would regret not going to law school.” She […]

Indiana Securities Commissioner Indiana Securities Division, Secretary of State’s Office Law is a second career for Marie Castetter, who worked full time as a human resources manager while attending the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law’s evening program. In 2003, she took an internship at the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office and “fell in […]