Twenty-Five Lawyers Selected for the 2024 Leadership Development Academy

Indianapolis (December 13, 2023) – Twenty-five lawyers have been accepted into the 2024 class of the Indiana State Bar Association's Leadership Development Academy (LDA). This is the 12th LDA class.

The LDA program prepares the next generation of Indiana's legal professionals 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.

The 25 class members will participate in five multi-day sessions across the state. These sessions, facilitated by experienced leadership professionals and prominent individuals from the legal community, will help individuals chart their leadership paths and develop a plan for leaving their personal impacts on their communities.

The members of the Leadership Development Academy Class of 2024 are:

• Rani Amani, Indiana Supreme Court, Indianapolis
• Kathleen Boaz, Church Church Hittle + Antrim, Carmel
• Caroline Brinster, Dentons Bingham Greenebaum LLP, Jasper
• Anthony Carreri, Kroger Gardis & Regas, LLP, Carmel
• Annie Chey-Sluss, Cummins Inc., Indianapolis
• Ritu Chokshi, Chugh LLP, Carmel
• Kaylin Cook, Paganelli Law Group, Carmel
• Janelle Cooper, May Oberfell Lorber, Mishawaka
• Cynthia Forbes, Indiana State Police, Indianapolis
• Elaine Griffin, Bennett Boehning & Clary, Lafayette
• Kelsey Hancewicz, Wright, Shagley & Lowery PC, Terre Haute
• Maxwell Happe, Pro Bono Indiana, Inc., Evansville
• Melissa Keyes, Indiana Disability Rights, Carmel
• Angelus Kocoshis, Blackford County, Muncie
• Robert Langer, Langer & Langer, Valparaiso
• Michael Licari, Bonahoom & Bobilya, LLC, Fort Wayne
• Megan Little, Indiana Department of Correction, Fishers
• Britney McMahan, Office of the Indiana Attorney General, Zionsville
• Greg Pachmayr, Indiana Supreme Court, Brownsburg
• Katherine Piscione, Waldron Tate Bowen Land LLC, Indianapolis
• Sundeep Singh, RileyCate LLC, Fishers
• Andrew Thomas, Indiana Legal Services Inc., Fort Wayne
• Audrey Van Gilder, Fletcher Van Gilder, LLP, Fort Wayne
• Abbee Vetter, Sprunger & Sprunger, Angola
• Adam Zacher, Gutwein Law, Indianapolis

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 empowers members to thrive professionally and personally through advocacy, education, and connections. The ISBA’s office is located in downtown Indianapolis. For more information about the Indiana State Bar Association, visit www.inbar.org.