Ruth Rogers Woodard Emhardt Henry Reeves & Wagner LLP Why did you decide to become a paralegal/legal support staffer? Becoming a paralegal/legal support staffer was not a conscious decision! At 17 years old and fresh out of high school, I contacted an employment agency. They tested me in shorthand, typing and English and decided that […]
Judge Elizabeth Tavitas Indiana Court of Appeals Notre Dame Law School, 1990 If you hadn’t pursued a legal career, what would you be doing? I would have pursued a Ph.D. in psychology. I’m happy with my choice to pursue law! Who is someone who has inspired you in your career? I have been inspired and […]
Rehana Adat-Lopez Lake County CASA Valparaiso University School of Law, 1996 Why did you decide to enter the legal profession? Since I was young, I always wanted to be an attorney. I was born in Uganda in East Africa. My family immigrated to the United States when I was 2 years old to escape persecution […]
Robert Ebbs Glaser & Ebbs Indiana University Maurer School of Law, 1990 Why did you decide to enter the legal profession? I went to law school because I thought it would enhance my career path at the time in public sector labor relations. I shifted gears to personal injury work after working as a law […]
Karen Richards Allen County prosecutor Indiana University Maurer School of Law, 1979 Why did you decide to enter the legal profession? I have been interested in being an attorney since I was a teenager. I grew up in a time of social and political unrest, a time when women were becoming more forceful about taking a […]
Cathy Canny Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP Why did you decide to become a paralegal/legal support staffer? I really was not looking for a position in law; it sort of found me. I was looking for an office position and answered an ad for a secretary at a law firm. Although this was a smaller […]
Hae Lee Cho Kids’ Voice of Indiana Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 2013 Why did you decide to enter the legal profession? When I was in high school, I read a book titled “An Unjust Law is No Law at All” written by a Korean civil rights attorney. His journey to advocate […]
Chris Tucker Cummins Inc. Indiana University Maurer School of Law, 2011 Why did you decide to enter the legal profession? I had the opportunity to work with lawyers in a few unique settings while in undergrad, including a small firm entertainment lawyer and an in-house legal team at a construction and finance company. These opportunities […]
Julian Harrell Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 2012 Why did you decide to enter the legal profession? I wanted to create abundance. Who is someone who has inspired you in your career? I wouldn’t have the same opportunities today without my “fairy godmother” — she is […]
Sarah Jones Krieg DeVault LLP Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 2014 Why did you decide to enter the legal profession? I started my career in public accounting and knew it wasn’t my lifelong dream but really enjoyed the challenging, fast-paced profession and being surrounded by driven and very intelligent professionals. I talked […]
Mary Myers Kroger Gardis & Regas LLP Why did you decide to become a paralegal/legal support staffer? I became interested and fascinated with the legal profession when I was in high school and became focused on working for attorneys. I started my career working in the legal department of a bank a year after graduating […]
Amy Applegate Indiana University Maurer School of Law Harvard Law School, 1981 Why did you decide to enter the legal profession? I was going to pursue a Ph.D. in romance linguistics, but over the summer before my senior year in college, I was having lunch in a New York City restaurant with my best friend […]
Joel Schumm Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 1998 Why did you decide to enter the legal profession? Lawyers can and do make a difference — for individual clients and bigger causes. If you hadn’t pursued a legal career, what would you be doing? I […]
Keith Bice Dentons Bingham Greenebaum LLP Notre Dame Law School, 1998 Why did you decide to enter the legal profession? I am the first generation in my family to go to college. My dad worked in foundry maintenance and later owned a small business. I learned early in my life that working with my hands […]
Carl Pebworth Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP University of Michigan Law School, 1991 Why did you decide to enter the legal profession? After college, I went to work at an advertising agency in Chicago (Head & Shoulders shampoo — “You never get a chance to make a first impression”). Over time, selling soap did […]
Whittley Pike Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 2014 Why did you decide to enter the legal profession? I am the oldest daughter of two small business owners who never went to college. That I earned my bachelor’s degree was in some ways their biggest dream […]
Andrea Townsend Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 2013 Why did you decide to enter the legal profession? I love how the law enables us to enact change, from Capitol Hill to the courtroom. Being a lawyer empowers me to do better — to draft better governing […]
Jacob German Barnes & Thornburg LLP Indiana University Maurer School of Law, 2014 Why did you decide to enter the legal profession? I grew up in a household of educator parents — my parents were public school teachers. Consequently, early in my life they instilled a lifelong commitment to education and learning. My dad taught […]
Angela Jones The Law Office of Angela M. Jones Stetson University College of Law, 2011 Why did you decide to enter the legal profession? I had a bizarre experience when I was a fairly young girl. I was at a park and there were some boys killing baby birds with a basketball. It was horrific […]
Rayann Knepley Kids’ Voice of Indiana Why did you decide to become a paralegal/legal support staffer? It was never my intention to become a legal support staffer/paralegal in the beginning. I was a new, young mother looking for employment. An attorney that had represented a family member had just recently lost his legal assistant, and […]