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Associate
Ice Miller LLP
The two through lines of Sarah Correll’s career are working with Indiana communities and education. “In my job, I get to educate our clients on the bond issuance process and work with a number of communities, including a lot of rural ones,” Correll said. Not surprisingly, her primary focus is municipal finance — or as she puts it, helping local governments and libraries borrow money. She’s served as bond counsel on more than 100 local government projects, including wastewater treatment plant improvements, housing developments and park upgrades. In addition to her work on Ice Miller’s municipal finance team, Correll works with the Association of Indiana Municipalities to update the Indiana Elected Municipal Officials Handbook, which serves as a resource for elected officials across the state. She also serves as a member of the Indiana Library Federation Advocacy Committee — the only non-librarian and attorney on the committee — where she advises on policy issues impacting libraries. Having grown up on her family farm, she comes by her devotion to rural Indiana honestly. “I really love the state of Indiana, and this practice allows me to serve its communities statewide,” Correll said. “Bond law is not on most law students’ radars, but it is a rewarding and interesting practice.”
Givebacks: board member, coach and judge, Indiana FFA Foundation; dairy goat project leader, Boone County 4-H
First job: working (without pay) on the family farm, and working (with pay) at the Indiana State Fair in the FFA Pavilion
Recent wins: “Every project is special in its own way, but some exciting ones include helping finance long-overdue updates in libraries in rural communities, new library buildings in growing communities, and the everyday infrastructure, from sewage works to fire stations, that help our communities survive and thrive.”
Mentors: Correll singles out Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law professor Cynthia Baker. “Her investment in students and true relationship building are inspiring,” she said. “She made me reflect on how my values fit into a career and how a career fits into a life.”
10-year-old self: “She’d probably be disappointed that I’m not a large animal vet.”
Favorite de-stressors: working with animals•
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