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Deborah Daniels, ’77, has been named the new managing partner of Indianapolis law firm Krieg DeVault, effective January 1, 2015, when she begins a three-year term in the post. She will succeed longtime managing partner Michael E. Williams, ’82.

During Williams’ tenure as managing partner, Krieg DeVault has grown from about 35 attorneys based in Indianapolis to a firm of 150 professionals with offices in various parts of Indiana and four other states.

Daniels’ focus will be to enhance the already-strong footprint of one of Indiana’s largest locally-owned law firms.  Her leadership skills have been honed in her past service, including at the U.S. Department of Justice, as United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana; as Director of the National Office for Weed and Seed; and as Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs, where she managed multiple research and grant-making agencies and oversaw a $4.2 billion budget.  As United States Attorney, she served on the prestigious Attorney General’s Advisory Committee of United States Attorneys, advising on management issues on a nationwide basis.  She has also served as Executive Director, and more recently Board Chair, of the Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee; and as President of the Sagamore Institute. 

Daniels, a cum laude graduate of IU McKinney, has been an active business and civic leader, serving as a board member of various community organizations. She serves on the boards of directors of the United Way of Central Indiana, Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee (immediate past chair), Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County, and the Economic Club of Indiana (immediate past president); nationally, she is a board member of the National Center for State Courts.  She is a Trustee of the University of Indianapolis, and chaired the search for its current president, Robert Manuel.  Additional community boards on which she has previously served include Noble of Indiana; The Children’s Bureau of Indianapolis, Inc.; Mental Health America of Indiana and its Foundation; the Indianapolis Sports Corporation; and two pro bono legal services organizations.