Marion County Chief Public Defender Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 1982 Why did you decide to enter the legal profession? I decided to enter the legal profession because, at the time, I was uncertain about my future and what I wanted to do. I enjoyed public speaking, I enjoyed teaching and I […]
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP School of Paralegal Studies, 1997 Why did you decide to become a paralegal/legal support staffer? My journey started a little differently than most. I grew up in the Washington, D.C., metro area and my mother worked as a civil servant my whole life, so my direct route was the […]
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana George Mason University School of Law, 1980 Why did you decide to enter the legal profession? After college I worked on a few political campaigns and subsequently moved to Washington, D.C. While working on Capitol Hill I quickly became aware that those with a law degree […]
Indiana Chief Justice, retired Court of Appeals of Indiana, senior judge Yale Law School, 1972 Why did you decide to enter the legal profession? Though two of my ancestors had held office as a justice of the peace, we never had a lawyer in our family. My mother suggested to me that attending law school […]
Court of Appeals of Indiana Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 2001 Why did you decide to enter the legal profession? Between college and law school, I worked in the criminal justice and social work fields for four years. I served as director of a sexual assault victim advocacy program, as community education […]
Dentons Bingham Greenebaum Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 2017 Why did you decide to enter the legal profession? Coming from a family of doctors and scientists, I was pushed toward the practice of medicine from a very early age. Not understanding there was another viable choice, I reluctantly followed the path for […]
Lewis Wagner LLP University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, 1997 Why did you decide to enter the legal profession? I started college convinced that I wanted to be a computer science major, but my bouts with calculus and advanced math convinced me otherwise. I graduated with a degree in history, but museum curator wasn’t […]
Cohen & Malad LLP Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 2016 Why did you decide to enter the legal profession? I’ve always looked up to lawyers and viewed the legal profession as a noble one. Growing up in a single-parent household and as the daughter of an immigrant, I saw my mother, who […]
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 2013 Why did you decide to enter the legal profession? From a very young age, experiences I had as a child made me acutely aware of how pervasive the legal system is in all of our lives and how much that […]
Athora Law Group LLC Ball State University, 1990 What makes a good paralegal/legal support staffer? Good legal support looks to the future and anticipates what an attorney needs — from file organization, maintaining task lists, watching deadlines, and maintaining good relationships with staff, the courts, other attorneys, and professionals like court reporters and real estate […]
What advice would you give your younger self? That’s a question I posed to this year’s class of Leadership in Law honorees as part of a recognition video that winners are asked to participate in.
Retired Indiana Chief Justice Randall Shepard has been named the 2023 recipient of Indiana Lawyer’s Lifetime Achievement Award, leading this year’s group of 36 Leadership in Law honorees.
Today is the deadline to submit nominations for Indiana Lawyer’s 2023 Leadership in Law Awards.
The deadline is this week to submit nominations for Indiana Lawyer’s 2023 Leadership in Law Awards.
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]