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Judges, mentors, legal professionals, and loved ones gathered at the Indiana Convention Center Friday morning to celebrate the admission of about 300 new attorneys into the Indiana bar.
New attorneys in attendance took the attorney oath. Speakers across the board emphasized the importance of their work and the traits they should exemplify to uphold the traits of a noble attorney.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana Judge Sarah Evans Barker shared sentiments from one of her very first law clerks, Muncie-grown Andy Cheng, on the small but noble attributes attorneys should possess, which include telling the truth, playing fair, and being willing to listen, even when you don’t have all the answers.
“You’ll discover that sometimes the greatest value you can provide as a lawyer is your openness and your patience and your empathy towards others, and when those moments present themselves, there is a nobility in that,” she said.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita emphasized the work attorneys do to uphold the Constitution, something unique in the nation’s founding..
“You’re defending American exceptionalism…at our founding, for the first time in world history, the best ideas for self governance came together at the same time, same place,” he said. “It’s here, in this part of our experiment, where you now particularly fit in and ensuring that the rule of law is kept and applied equally. Because, as we see even here in our nation, the equal application of the rule of law is not automatic. It must be revered in practice.”
Speakers also shared the need for authenticity and community in the legal profession, both as young attorneys and as lawyers move throughout their careers.
“I look forward to supporting you as you join in this shared pursuit of excellence, civility and service,” Indiana Court of Appeals Chief Judge Robert Altice said. “As you build these relationships, I encourage you to think deeply about authenticity. Certainly in this age of artificial intelligence, it’s harder than ever to know what’s real and who we can trust, and that’s why authenticity and civility must walk hand in hand.”
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana Judge Gretchen Lund even quoted Taylor Swift to drive home the need to build strong relationships in the legal community. While the law school experience taught attorneys to advocate for their clients and uphold the Constitution, Lund asked the new attorneys to go even further and become invested in the legal community they’re surrounded by.
“I sincerely believe that when we take the time to get to know one another, we can learn a lot from each other, and when we learn from one another, that’s when we become a great, strong legal community,” she said.
The following attorneys were admitted to the bar:
Jordan Aberle
Ryan Ackerman
Jerrick Adams
Mitchell Allen
Lisa Anderson
Riley Anderson
Kenneth Arnold
Madeline Aul
Avery Auton
Boone Bacon
James Baker
Wilken Baldwin
Katie Bancroft
Mary Bandstra
Julia Barley
Cora Baudhuin
Maxim Bebekoski
Isabella Bennett
Sara Berge
Myka Betley
Luke Blackburn
Benjamin Bledsoe
Joshua Bogner
Danielle Boling
Anne Bonds
Raymond Bonner
David Bradley
Erin Bradshaw
Alyson Bray
Kamryn Bridges
Kaleb Britton
Aaron Brown
Brian Brown
Sarah Brown
Lori Brunner
Elishua Burca
Tara Burge
William Cain
Samuel Calderone
Joseph Canter
Jessica Carroll
Leyda Castro Marquez
Alexandra Chamberlin
Emily Chuang
Leslie Clendenen
Kaitlyn Coffey
Cassie Coleman
Kip Coljohn
Meagan Collier
Ariana Contreras
Andrew Cook
Storie Cook
Ethan Corder
Elizabeth Cornejo
Carmen Cox
Elizabeth Crites
Mia Cvengros
Thomas Dabertin
Alexander Dall
Jamie Davis
Kristal Davis
Luke Decker
Drew DeLey
Eric Denney
Noah Diallo
Scott Dibler
Colleen Dietz
Ashley Dorsey
TyVion Dove
Samantha Downton
Lillian Dunning
Kristina Durham
Jaclyn Dye
Akunna Echeumuna
Kennith Echeverria
Abigail Eck
Nicole Eckert
Andrew Eddington
Lauren Ehrlich
Davis Elliott
Megan Esterline
Elizabeth Evans
Emerald Evans
LuLu Faulk
Carolina Ferrari Colomba
Christian Fiaschetti
Caitlyn Fields
Mason Fisher
Hunter Fletcher
Alexander Flock
Rebecca Foerder
Grace Foley
Frederick Folz
Hayden Ford
Alexis French
Long Fu
Meredith Fulton
Anaivis Garcia Suarez
Andrew Garrett
Noah Giedemann
John Gobeyn
Farrah Goodall
Drew Green
Erin Groves
Gabrielle Hahney
Timothy Hamilton
Nicholas Hanna
Isabella Hannon
Elizabeth Happe
Mitchell Harms
Jason Harp
Alexa Hart
Brooklyn Hayes
Russell Hellyer
Kyra Helming
Chelsie Henderson
Aaron Hendryx
Mark Hillman
Cailyn Hoang
David Hockett
William Hogsett
Nicholas Holland
Kaley Holland-Nolan
Nashuba Hudson
Hannah Huff
Shelby Hughes
Erika James
Carson Janes
Benjamin Johnson
Caleb Johnson
Luke Jolly
Dawson Jones
Rajan Kapoor
Marisol Karmel
Colton Keetch
Rachel Keller
Jack Kellerman
Tyler Kelly
Samuel Kennedy
Olivia Key
Adam Keyes
Gabriel Kirsch
Jessica Kiser
Jacob Kokoris
James Kroot
Nyssa Kruse
Connor Lane
Megan Lautner
Ting-I Lee
Seth Litwin
Wenxi Lu
Trenton Lucas
Cora Lulling
Jerry Ma
Kyla Macaraig
Cole Mahan
Ann Marks
Sarah Marshall
Ryan Mayden
Allyson McBride
Kaleb McCain
Alison McCarthy
Jasmin McCray
Allison McDevitt
Brea McDougal
Melanie McIntosh
Justin McKinzie
Myranda McLean
Brooke McMillin
Justin Meredith
Danielle Miles
Celia Millane
Karissa Miller
Shelby Mohr
Clara Moore
Danielle Morales
Abigail Morin
Kyle Morrison
John Moynihan
Savannah Mundy
Dylan Murphy
Eric Murphy
Grant Murphy
John Murphy
Nicholas Najjar
Kyle Nelson
Alesia Nettesheim
Katie Norris
Carter Null
Michael Ortiz Cruz
Shae Overton
Aidan Parker
Kyle Parker
Don Parks
Kristen Parrish
Montgomery Pattison
Jalen Paul
Reagan Penick
Desiree Pentzer
Juan Perez Medina
Shiloh Perry
August Petrungaro
Sarah Pfister
Sierra Phillips
Jack Pitchford
Whitney Plunkett
Sarah Potter
Kathryn Powell
Hayley Rabe
Olivia Rathburn
William Reichart
Amiya Reina
Mario Reyes
Lukus Rickelman
Carlos Rios-Lazo Arevalo
Elvis Rivera Salinas
Rachel Rnoh
Yazmin Rodriguez
Ashley Rosenblatt
Adam Rosenthall
Sadie Rothrock
Bret Runyon
Enrique Salas
Andrew Scheer
Cole Scheible
Konrad Schmid Pulido
Eva Schmitt
Harley Schmitt
Anna Leigh Schuler
Hannah Schuster
Morgan Seagrave
Hunter Seidler
Sydney Seigel
Nicholas Seneczko
Andrew Shaw
Matthew Shelton
Tianyuan Shu
Destiny Singleton
Dasuni Sirisooriya
Savannah Skievaski
Michael Skiles
Kayla Skinner
Hillary Smith
Jeanne Smith
Laura Snell
Ramatou Soumare
Ethan Sparks
Bailey Stajura
Caroline Stapleton
Thomas Steele
Chase Stoddard
Shelby Stouder
Josiah Suarez
Megan Sutterluety
Jonathan Taylor
Thandar Thet
Courtney Thompson
Desiree Tims
Kimberly Tricoche
Jessica Tucker
Taylor Tunis
Abby Ulman
Dhwani Vaidh
Sedona Valdez
Grace Van Meter
Clare Van Prooyen
Nicholas Vaughn
Samuel Vermilion
Jessalyn Wagner
Ashley Walter
Yan Wang
Jacen Warren
Amanda Watkins
Lauren Welter
Paige White
Jack Whitsitt
Isis Willis
Vanessa Wilson
Abigail Wissel
Paige Wynkoop
Noah Yoder
Megan Young
Patrick Zeid
Holton Zoss
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