Indiana Lawyer

With ongoing concerns for youth safety on its radar, the Marion County Superior Court developed a new initiative to reform juvenile justice—and it’s entirely outside of a courtroom. The Marion County Family Youth and Intervention Center, which opened last fall on the east side of Indianapolis, was created to divert juveniles from the justice system early by giving those in crisis a safe place to spend their time. Reporter Cameron Shaw explores the new initiative. And Maura Johnson talks Faegre Drinker partner Brittney Yocum about her turn into corporate law and her work as a mergers and acquisitions specialist.