JULY 31-AUG. 7, 2026
In its more than 150-year history, Krieg DeVault LLP has been building and shaping offices across Indiana and the wider Midwest through office moves and mergers, all with an eye toward how to best serve clients. Founded in 1870 in Indianapolis, the firm has grown to 114 attorneys across its six offices, including 72 in central Indiana. Reporter Maura Johnson takes a look at the Indianapolis-based firm's growth and its mentorship programs. Plus, read a Q&W with Georgia Wralstad Ulmschneider, an associate professor who has essentially built Purdue University Fort Wayne’s prelaw advising program from the ground up.
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Krieg DeVault encourages development through mergers, mentorships, shared values
Founded in 1870 in Indianapolis, the firm has grown to 114 attorneys across its six offices, including 72 in central Indiana, according to IBJ’s list of largest law firms.
Read MorePurdue Fort Wayne adviser puts a ‘punch’ into prelaw
The prelaw advising program is working to build a stronger attorney pipeline for the state by connecting students with personal mentorship opportunities and tying them to rural firms.
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ICE responds after reports of medical, staffing failures at prison holding immigration detainees
Seventh District U.S. Rep. André Carson has called for an investigation into the conditions at Miami Correctional Facility.
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Appeals court tosses former Christkindlmarkt board chair’s defamation suit
The court concluded that public comments Mayor Sue Finkam made about Sue McDermott’s role in managing the market’s finances and recordkeeping were not defamatory as a matter of law.
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‘Hunch will not suffice’: Court denies Rokita’s civil investigative demands to refugee center
The court noted a fundamental problem: Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita failed to show that he was even conducting an investigation.
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Jean Donlan: Lessons learned in the 5 years since I lost my daughter to suicide
A more likely explanation is that suicide loss touches all of us.
Read MoreMolly Madden & Cassidy Segura Clouse: PatentConnect, volunteer attorneys aid ‘backyard’ inventors
Some Hoosiers have great ideas and the drive to further their creative pursuits but do not have the means to do so.
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