John Maley Inducted as President of Indiana State Bar Association
10/15/2025
John R. Maley, J.D. ’88, was inducted as president of the Indiana State Bar Association during the association’s annual assembly meeting on October 10. Maley is a partner at Barnes & Thornburg LLP in Indianapolis, where he represents public and private companies and universities in employment matters, complex litigation, trials, and appeals.
A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Maley has been consistently recognized among Indiana’s top attorneys by Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA, and Super Lawyers. He is the author of the Appellate Handbook for Indiana Lawyers and publishes and lectures widely on employment law, federal practice, and trial advocacy.
Maley has a long record of service to the profession and local and state bar associations. He chairs the Southern District of Indiana Local Rules Committee, serves on the Northern District of Indiana’s Local Rules Committee, and serves on the Seventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions Committee. He is a lifetime member of the Marion County Bar Association, past president of the Indianapolis Bar Association, and longtime member of the Wayne County Bar Association.
A summa cum laude graduate of IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Maley also holds an M.B.A. from Indiana University and a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame. He and his wife, Vivian, CEO of the Joseph Maley Foundation, are the proud parents of five sons. He is founder and president of Whitewater Valley Pro Bono, a legal aid organization in Richmond. Outside of work, he enjoys competitive distance running and coaches women’s cross country and track at Brebeuf.
Joining Maley on the ISBA board are retired Indiana Supreme Court Justice Steven H. David, J.D. ’82, who was elected ISBA vice president; and Katrina Ornelas, J.D. ’23, who was elected treasurer.
