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Leadership in Law: Past Honorees

January 3, 2011
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Previous honorees are not eligible for nomination.

2012
Distinguished Barrister:

Bryce H. Bennett Jr., Riley Bennett & Egloff
Bruce G. Berner, Valparaiso University Law School
Michael P. Bishop, Cohen Garelick & Glazier
Brian C. Bosma, Kroger Gardis & Regas
James Dimos, Frost Brown Todd
Hon. Thomas J. Felts, Allen Circuit Court
Robert J. Hicks, Taft Stettinius & Hollister
Jeffrey L. Knight, Old National Bancorp
Donald R. Lundberg, Barnes & Thornburg
Andrew C. Mallor, Mallor Grodner
David Orentlicher, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Patrick A. Shoulders, Ziemer Stayman Weitzel & Shoulders
Mary E. Solada, Bingham Greenebaum Doll
Hon. Heather A. Welch, Marion Superior Court, Civil Division
Elizabeth L. White, Marion County Clerk

Up and Coming Lawyers:

Keith R. Berlin, Taft Stettinius & Hollister
Russell L. Brown, Clark Quinn Moses Scott & Grahn
Andrew L. Campbell, Faegre Baker Daniels
Margaret M. Christensen, Bingham Greenebaum Doll
James B. Godbold, Kighlinger & Gray
Angela M. Green, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun
Anna Mandula, Johnson & Bell
Todd G. Relue, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun
Stephen E. Reynolds, Ice Miller
Elizabeth Schuerman, Bose McKinney & Evans
Sarah T. Starkey, Cohen & Malad
TaKeena M. Thompson, Cohen & Malad
Stephen C. Unger, Bose McKinney & Evans
Kyra Wagoner, Barnes & Thornburg
Lewis Wooton, Lewis Wagner




 

2011
Distinguished Barrister:

Timothy J. Abeska, Barnes & Thornburg
Thomas A. Barnard, Taft Stettinius & Hollister
Stephen M. Byers, Indiana Legal Services
Thomas L. Davis, Frost Brown Todd
Monica A. Fennell, Indiana Pro Bono Commission
Stephenie S. Jocham, Jocham Harden Dimick Jackson
Richard Kammen, Gilroy Kammen Hertzel & Moudy
Hon. Robyn L. Moberly, Marion Superior Court
Catherine A. Nestrick, Bamberger Foreman Oswald & Hawn
Peter M. Racher, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun
Melissa Proffitt Reese, Ice Miller
Hon. Margret G. Robb, Indiana Court of Appeals
H. Brent Stuckey, Hart Bell
Derelle Watson-Duvall, Kids' Voice of Indiana
Bill Winingham, Wilson Kehoe Winingham

Up and Coming Lawyers:

Brandi L. Bennett, Ice Miller
Seamus P. Boyce, Church Church Hittle & Antrim
Carlos I. Carrillo, Ball Eggleston
Christina Ladan Clark, Baker & Daniels
Jacob R. Cox, Cox Law Office
Kenan L. Farrell, KLF Legal
Curtis T. Jones, Bose McKinney & Evans
Shawn E. Peterson, Indiana Economic Development Corporation
Andrea T. Smith, Kids' Voice of Indiana
Amy M. Steketee, Baker & Daniels
Lisa D. Updike, Barnes & Thornburg
Tonya Vachirasomboon, Bingham McHale
Seth R. Wilson, Hume Smith Geddes Green & Simmons
Katherine N. Worman, Bowers Harrison
Tara M. Worthley, Langer & Langer



 

 

2010
Distinguished Barrister:

Hon. John G. Baker, Indiana Court of Appeals
Kerry H. Blomquist, Indiana Coalition Against
   Domestic Violence/Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis
Christopher Braun, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun
Robert Clemens, Bose McKinney & Evans
Ann DeLaney, Julian Center/Delaney & DeLaney
Francina Dlouhy, Baker & Daniels
Dan FitzGibbon, Barnes & Thornburg
Philip Genetos, Ice Miller
Alan Goldstein, Ice Miller
Edward Harris, Taft Stettinius & Hollister
Hon. Stanley A. Levine, Allen Superior Court
Marci Reddick, Taft Stettinius & Hollister
Hon. Robert Rucker, Indiana Supreme Court
Laura Scott, Bamberger, Foreman, Oswald & Hahn, LLP
C. Daniel Yates, Bose McKinney & Evans

Up and Coming:

Robert M. Baker IV, Lewis Wagner LLP
Cristal Clark Brisco, Barnes & Thornburg
Lindy Burris, Taft Stettinius & Hollister
Joshua Christie, Ice Miller
Erin Durnell, Broyles Kight & Ricafort
Stephanie Eckerle, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun
Shelley Jackson, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun
Arthur Johnson II, Johnson Rappa & Ivancevich
Kathryn A. Kintzele, North American Global Responsibilities
   Program Center for Humanities and Nature
Joseph Langerak IV, Rudolph Fine Porter & Johnson
Jonathan Mayes, City of Indianapolis
Vess Miller, Cohen & Malad
Susannah Mroz, Ice Miller
David Nie, Ice Miller
Elizabeth J. Raynor, Taft Stettinius & Hollister

 

2009
Distinguished Barrister:

Hon. Carr Darden, Indiana Court of Appeals
John Floreancig, Indianapolis Legal Aid Society
Hon. Patricia Gifford
Abigail Lawlis Kuzma, Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic
Jon B. Laramore, Baker & Daniels
Nathaniel Lee, Lee Cossell Kuehn & Love, LLP
Susanah M. Mead, Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis
Gregory Pemberton, Ice Miller
George M. Plews, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun
J. Mark Robinson, Indiana Legal Services, Inc.
Nikki Gray Shoultz, Bose McKinney & Evans
Hon. Viola Taliaferro
John Trimble, Lewis Wagner
Nelson J. Vogel, Barnes & Thornburg
R. Scott Wylie, Volunteer Lawyer Program of Southwestern Indiana

Up and Coming:

Michael A. Barranda, Burt, Blee, Dixon, Sutton & Bloom, LLP
Tonya Bond, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun
Casey J. Eckert, Bingham McHale
Kim Ferraro, Legal Environmental Aid Foundation
Caryn Glawe, Baker & Daniels
Melody Goldberg, Indiana Legal Services
Gregory Gotwald, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun
Kelley J. Johnson, Cohen and Malad LLP
Tyler Kalachnik, Ice Miller
Aubrey G. Kuchar, Kightlinger & Gray
Paul O. Mullin, Lewis & Wilkins
Thao T. Nguyen, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun
Jeffrey D. Preston, Marion County Prosecutor's Office

 

2008
Distinguished Barrister:

Kenneth J. Allen, Kenneth J. Allen & Associates
Samuel R. (Chic) Born, The Mediation Group
Linda Chezem
Edward O. DeLaney, DeLaney & DeLaney
Greg Fehribach, Stark Doninger & Smith
Judge Mary Harper, Porter Circuit Court
Martha S. Hollingsworth, Bingham McHale
Phil Kappes, Lewis & Kappes
Judge Michael Kramer, Noble Superior Court
Myra Selby, Ice Miller
Judge John Tinder, 7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Greg Utken, Baker & Daniels
Hon. Jesse M. Villalpando, Lake Superior Court
Robert Wagner, Lewis Wagner LLP
Judge Michael Witte, Dearborn Superior Court

Up and Coming:

Tracy Betz, Sommer Barnard
Rabeh Soofi Bruder, Ice Miller
Steven R. Davis, IMMI
Elisabeth Edwards, Jocham Harden Dimick Jackson PC
Homer W. Faucett, III, Ice Miller
Shellie L. Goetz, Baker & Daniels
Carolyn Clay Hall, Bingham McHale
Maura J. Hoff, Lewis & Wilkins/City of Lawrence
Nicholas C. Huang, Atz Reid Woodmansee Gerber Huang Frasher & Gardner
Alex C. Intermill, Bose McKinney & Evans
David L. Jones, Riley Bennett & Egloff
Chad S. Priest, Baker & Daniels
Ruth M. Rivera, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun
Kelly M. Scanlan, Bose McKinney & Evans
Kevin W. Vanderground, Gikas & Bratcher

 

2007
Distinguished Barrister:

Angela F. Braly, WellPoint, Inc.
Brian K. Burke, Baker & Daniels LLP
David E. Cook, Gresk & Singleton LLP
Alecia A. DeCoudreaux, Eli Lilly and Company
Kim F. Ebert, Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Nancy J. Gargula, United States Trustee, Region 10 and Region 13
Hon. David F. Hamilton, U.S. District Court
Brenda S. Horn, Ice Miller LLP
Robert P. Kassing, Bose McKinney & Evans LLP
Larry A. Mackey, Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Robert H. Reynolds, Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dean Lauren Robel, IU School of Law--Bloomington
Hon. Wayne S. Trockman, Vanderburgh Superior Court
Hon. Nancy H. Vaidik, Indiana Court of Appeals
James H. Voyles, Jr., Voyles Zahn Paul Hogan & Merriman

Up and Coming:

Angela D. Adams, Lewis & Kappes, P.C.
Deborah M. Agard, Law Office of Deborah M. Agard
Joshua A. Claybourn, Vectren Corporation - Corporate Counsel
Matthew E. Conrad, Krieg DeVault LLP
Jane A. Dall, Baker & Daniels LLP
James E. Gentry, Jr., Bamberger, Foreman, Oswald & Hahn, LLP
J. Matt Harnish, Locke Reynolds LLP
Juanita R. Ingram, Simon Property Group
Shontrai D. Irving, State Farm Litigation Counsel
William Maynie IV, Caterpiller Inc.
Brent D. Mosby, Indiana Public Employees Retirement Fund
Marisol Sanchez, Bose McKinney & Evans LLP
Laura Seng, Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Tae Sture, Sture Legal Services, LLP
Chasity Q. Thompson, IU School of Law--Indianapolis

 

2006
Distinguished Barrister:

Terrill D. Albright, Baker & Daniels LLP
Hon. Sarah Evans Barker, U.S. District Court, Southern Division
Susan W. Brooks, Ivy Tech
Kenneth J. Falk, Indiana Civil Liberties Union
Kristin G. Fruehwald, Barnes & Thornburg LLP
R. Cordell Funk, Funk & Blackburn
Lacy Johnson, Ice Miller LLP
Hon. J. Douglas Knight, Vanderburgh Superior Court
Irwin B. Levin, Cohen and Malad, LLP
John R. Maley, Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Patricia Polis McCrory, Frost Brown Todd LLC
W. Scott Montross, Montross Miller Muller Mendleson
Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard, Indiana Supreme Court
Hon. V. Sue Shields
Norman G. Tabler, Jr., Clarian Health Partners, Inc.

Up and Coming:

Niquelle R. Allen
Peyton L. Berg, Bose McKinney & Evans LLP
Erin L. Berger
Jonathan Faber
Susan G. Gainey, Kightlinger & Gray, LLP
Ryan K. Gardner Attorney-At-Law
Kellye M. Gordon, Cummins Inc.
Lakshmi Hasanadka, United States District Court
Jimmie L. McMillian, Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Randle Pollard Widener, University School of Law
C. W. Raines
Liberty L. Roberts, Collier-Magar & Roberts, P.C.
Rafael A. Sanchez, Bingham McHale LLP
Craig W. Wiley, Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman
Shelese Woods, Office of the United States Attorney

 


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