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LEADERSHIP IN LAW 2022: Sharon Jackson

Office of Governor Eric J. Holcomb DePaul College of Law, 1985 Why did you decide to enter the legal profession? I wanted to be a prosecutor and help victims of crime. It was a profession that called to me. Specifically, I wanted to prosecute sex offenses — rape and child sexual assault cases. And I […]

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LEADERSHIP IN LAW 2022: Vicky Bland

Katz Korin Cunningham P.C. Indiana Business College, 1986 Why did you decide to become a paralegal/legal support staffer? Actually, it sort of fell into my lap. I was not particularly looking for a position in the legal field. I was looking for an office position to utilize my administrative skills. A small law office found […]

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LEADERSHIP IN LAW 2022: Dennis Bland

Center for Leadership Development Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 1992 What did you decide to enter the legal profession? My decision to enter the legal profession was motivated primarily by my desire to support, empower and advance the lives of others. With the desire to help as the primary driver, it was […]

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LEADERSHIP IN LAW 2022: Marilee Springer

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 1996 Why did you decide to enter the legal profession? “L.A. Law.” I started my career in litigation but very quickly learned that reality does not look like the television show. So, I transitioned to a tax practice instead. If you […]

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LEADERSHIP IN LAW 2022: Sarah Kuhny

Barnes & Thornburg LLP Valparaiso University School of Law, 2006 Why did you decide to go into legal administration? I’d like to say it was part of some well-thought-out plan — but it wasn’t. After graduating college, I took a job that I thought I wanted, but it turns out I did not. Needing to […]

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LEADERSHIP IN LAW 2022: Andrew Thomas

Indiana Legal Services Inc. Indiana University Maurer School of Law, 2011 Why did you decide to enter the legal profession? I think my path to the law started with an undergraduate professor who took me aside and told me I was an excellent writer.  If you hadn’t pursued a legal career, what would you be […]

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LEADERSHIP IN LAW 2022: Dick Kiefer

Dentons Bingham Greenebaum LLP Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 1975 Why did you decide to enter the legal profession? It was really an afterthought. When I graduated from college, I planned on becoming a professor of international relations. I had accepted a fellowship to get a master’s degree in Southeast Asian studies […]

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LEADERSHIP IN LAW 2022: Brittany Kelly

IU McKinney Hall Center for Law & Health Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 2016 Why did you decide to enter the legal profession? When I decided to pursue a law degree, I knew at the time that I wanted to bolster my advocacy skills and hopefully achieve meaningful change for marginalized populations. […]

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LEADERSHIP IN LAW 2022: Alonzo Weems

Eli Lilly and Company Indiana University Maurer School of Law, 1995 Why did you decide to enter the legal profession?   I was an avid reader in elementary school, and I think a biography of Thurgood Marshall introduced me to the notion of a lawyer as a respected professional and community leader along with sufficient […]

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LEADERSHIP IN LAW 2022: Joanne Sommers

Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 2015 Why did you decide to enter the legal profession? Being a lawyer is a demonstrable and immediate way to effect change. Lawyers have historically been on the forefront of societal change and progress, and I believe we will continue to […]

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LEADERSHIP IN LAW 2022: Tom Frohman

Indiana Legal Services Inc. Indiana University Maurer School of Law, 1983 Why did you decide to enter the legal profession? After my undergraduate years, I worked in a pool hall, a lumber yard and driving a truck for an industrial supply company. During the last of those jobs, I met many working-class people who were […]

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LEADERSHIP IN LAW 2022: Philip C. Genetos

Ice Miller LLP Indiana University Maurer School of Law, 1977 Why did you decide to enter the legal profession? I expected to pursue an MBA after leaving Cornell; however, my adviser felt getting an MBA alone was not enough because I already had significant math and economics courses with my double major. He strongly urged […]

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LEADERSHIP IN LAW 2022: Michelle O’Brien Hubbard

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, 1993 Why did you decide to become a paralegal/legal support staffer?   My story may be different than some, in large part because my undergraduate and master’s degrees are in a different area (Indiana University Jacobs School of Music). My first exposure to the law environment was […]

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