Nineteen Lawyers Selected for the Leadership Development Academy

Nineteen Indiana lawyers have been accepted into the 2022 class of the Indiana State Bar Association’s Leadership Development Academy (LDA). This is the 10th LDA class.  

The LDA program develops lawyers to be informed, committed and involved so that they may be empowered as leaders throughout the Indiana community and in local and state bar associations, and seen as role models in matters of ethics and professionalism.

The 19 class members will participate in five sessions featuring professional facilitators and prominent speakers from various disciplines to inform participants about leadership principles and techniques, and help them chart their personal leadership path.

The members of the Leadership Development Academy Class of 2022 are:

• Tarah Baldwin, Baldwin Legal, Marion County
  
• Mindy Westrick Brown, Indiana Energy Association, Marion County
  
• Scott Collins, Woodard, Emhardt, Henry, Reeves, Wagner, LLP, Marion County
  
• Mary (Elizabeth) Daulton, Indiana Supreme Court, Bartholomew County
  
• Katherine Flood, Flood Family Law, Marion County
  
• Rosemary James, Cummins, Inc., Marion County
  
• Amanda Jordan, May Oberfell Lorber, St. Joseph County
  
• April Keaton, Office of the Indiana Attorney General, Marion County
  
• Chris Kozak, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP, Marion County
  
• Alexander Kruse, Kruse Law, LLC, Boone County
  
• Robert Lamey, Kahn, Dees, Donovan, & Kahn, LLP, Vanderburgh County
  
• Derrick McDowell, Dentons Bingham Greenbaum, Vanderburgh County
  
• Jason Mizzell, Kroger Gardis & Regas, LLP, Marion County
  
• Rex Patterson, Patterson Law LLC, Allen County
  
• Kyle Ring, Doehrman Buba Ring, Hamilton County
  
• Marjana Sotiroski, NiSource Corporate Services, Lake County
  
• Erika Sylvester, Cummins, Inc., Marion County
  
• Katherine Tapp, Kightlinger & Gray, LLP, Floyd County
  
• Brittni Wassmer, Indiana Supreme Court, Marion County
  

About the Indiana State Bar Association:
Founded in 1896, the Indiana State Bar Association is the single largest legal organization in the state. The ISBA serves and advocates on behalf of its members, their clients and the public interest as the independent voice of the legal profession. The ISBA’s office is located in downtown Indianapolis. For more information about the Indiana State Bar Association, visit www.inbar.org.