Indianapolis Bar Foundation Honors Alumni, Faculty among Distinguished Fellows
09/10/2025
The Indianapolis Bar Foundation will honor members of the 2025 classes of distinguished fellows and lifetime distinguished fellows at a breakfast on September 30. The overwhelming majority of the honorees are faculty members and alumni of the IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law.
2025 Class of Distinguished Fellows
- Alicia Adcock, J.D. ’10, partner at Boje Benner Becker Markovich & Hixson
- Andrew Bartelt, J.D. ’12, associate at Emswiller Williams Noland & Clarke
- Thomas Bemenderfer, J.D. ’18, associate at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
- Catherine Borkowski, J.D. ’91, president of Arrow Fiduciary Services
- Neal Brackett, J.D. ’13, partner at Barnes & Thornburg LLP
- Dean Karen E. Bravo, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
- Russell Brown, J.D. ’09, partner at Clark Quinn Moses Scott & Grahn LLP
- Matthew Brown, J.D. 13, director at State Personnel Department
- Amy Carson, J.D. ’07, partner at Massillamany Jeter & Carson
- Annie Chey-Sluss, J.D. ’09, corporate counsel at Cummins, Inc.
- Alexandra Curlin, J.D. ’04, attorney at Curlin & Clay Law
- Ranissa Dycus, J.D. ’16, associate general counsel at American Senior Communities
- Andrew Fogle, J.S. ’76, deputy prosecutor at the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office
- Laura Gorman, J.D. ’03, associate general counsel at Schwarz Partners
- Pamela Grant-Taylor, J.D. ’06, public defender at the Marion County Public Defender Agency
- Eric Hylton, J.D. ’97, partner at Riley Bennett Egloff
- Katelyn Juerling, J.D. ’16, partner at Norris Choplin Schroeder
- Harvey Lancaster, J.D. ’13, partner at Lancaster Gill
- Molly Lee, J.D. ’14, partner at Lewis Wagner & Trimble
- Meghan Lehner, J.D. ’05, partner at Cleveland Lehner Cassidy
- Sara McClammer, J.D. ’11, founder and director of operations at Scout Advocacy
- The Hon. Cynthia Oetjen, J.D. ’03, Marion Superior Court
- Lindsay Popejoy, J.D. ’16, attorney at the Cline Law Firm
- Casandra Ringlespaugh, J.D. ’12, attorney at Emswiller Williams Noland & Clarke
- Oscar Rivas, J.D. ’17, attorney at Huelskamp & Rivas
- Professor Joel Schumm, J.D. ’98, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
- Sonya Seeder, J.D. ’10, general counsel at Guidon Design
- Chris Stevenson, J.D. ’03, partner at Ball Eggleston
- Yasmin Stump, J.D. ’89, president and founder of Yasmin L. Stump Law Group
- Tyler Zipes, J.D. ’17, partner at Hovde Dassow & Deets
2025 Class of Distinguished Life Fellows
- D. Rusty Denton, J.D. ’88, partner at Dentons Bingham Greenebaum
- Andrew Detherage, J.D. ’90, firm managing partner at Barnes & Thornburg
- Eric Engebretson, J.D. ’01, of counsel at Broyles & Ricafort
- Gregory Laker, J.D. ’84, partner and chair at Cohen and Malad
- Robert Shive, J.D. ’94, attorney at Emswiller Williams Noland & Clarke LLC
- Former Indiana Supreme Court Justice and Professor of Practice Frank Sullivan, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
- John Van Winkle, J.D. ’70, Van Winkle Baten Dispute Resolution
