President Leslie Craig Henderzahs, Noblesville, is a partner at the firm Church Church Hittle & Antrim with offices located in Noblesville, Fishers, Fort Wayne, Tipton, Westfield and Merrillville. She is the first female partner in the firm, which was founded in 1880. Leslie focuses her practice in civil litigation and is a family law specialist as certified by the Family Law Certification Board. In 2017, Leslie was a candidate and semi-finalist in the Judicial Nominating Commission’s interviews to select the 110th justice of the Indiana Supreme Court. Prior to joining the firm, she served as law clerk to the Hon. J. Patrick Endsley, magistrate judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Leslie was appointed to the Indiana Supreme Court’s Indiana Innovation Initiative as a member of the Family Law Taskforce, chaired by Supreme Court Justice Steven H. David. Additionally, she serves as judge pro tem for the Hamilton Superior Courts.

Leslie is a member of the Indiana State Bar Association (president, 2019-2020; current sustaining member; member, Board of Governors; chair, Women in the Law Committee; member, Nominating Committee; volunteer, Mentor Match; member, Budget & Finance Committee; recipient, ISBA Gale M. Phelps Award; and member, House of Delegates), American Bar Association, and Hamilton County Bar Association (president, 2012-13; executive member). Additionally, she has been a Fellow of the Indiana Bar Foundation since 1996 and a Distinguished Fellow of the Indianapolis Bar Foundation. In 2018, Leslie was honored to be named one of Indiana Minority Business Magazine’s Champions of Diversity. Locally, she is active with the Noblesville Chamber of Commerce (member, board of directors), Boys & Girls Club of Noblesville and the Riverview Hospital Foundation Board.

Leslie received her undergraduate degree from Indiana University Bloomington and her J.D. from the I.U. McKinney School of Law in 1990. She was born in Louisville, Ky.

Professional enjoyment: the wonderful people with whom I come in contact each day. Whether they are leaders of our great state, corporate organizations or their own families, each person has fascinating anecdotes that I enjoy learning.

Your inspiration: the application of our societal rules and laws, and the changes in societal mindsets over history, which caused us to broaden our views, minds and the preservation of constitutional rights to protect everyone

Why bar association involvement: The ISBA is the independent voice of the legal profession. It advocates to improve the administration of justice for the benefit of the public as well as its members and their clients. People seek the guidance of lawyers because they need help with potentially life-changing events. The integrity of our legal profession and judicial system is paramount to promoting public trust and confidence, which in turn directly benefits our communities and state.

Fav hobbies: swimming or any other water sport.

Fav book or author and current reading: All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten by Robert Fulghum.

Fav vacation spot: any beach or Paris, France.

Fav food or restaurant: The Eagle, Indianapolis.

Top of my bucket list: travel to Italy with my entire family and having the time to care for a horse of my own.