Twenty-Four Lawyers Selected for the 2025 Leadership Development Academy

Indianapolis (December 4, 2024)—Twenty-four lawyers have been accepted into the 13th class of the Indiana State Bar Association’s Leadership Development Academy (LDA).

LDA prepares Indiana’s next generation of legal leaders, creating a cohort of informed, committed, and involved legal professionals who serve as role models in matters of ethics, community involvement, and professionalism.

The 24 class members will participate in five multi-day professional development sessions held across the state. These sessions, facilitated by prominent individuals from the legal community, will help individuals identify their unique skillsets, develop a plan for how they can leave their personal impact on the world, and build a network to support them along the way.

The members of the Leadership Development Academy Class of 2025 are:

• Lauren Berger, Biesecker Dutkaynch & Macer LLC, Jasper
• Lacey Berkshire, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Indianapolis
• Nick Brady, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun, Indianapolis
• Samantha Chapman, The Humane Society of the United States, Fishers
• Todd Coffeen, Quarles & Brady, LLP, Noblesville
• Chelsea Crawford, Chelsea R. Crawford Attorney at Law, Kirklin
• Brandon Curl, Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, Evansville
• Shelley Gupta, Health and Hospital Corporation, Indianapolis
• Ashley Hart, Indiana Judges & Lawyers Assistance Program, Franklin
• Jonathan Harwell, Harwell Gray Legal Counsel, LLC, Indianapolis
• Mark Holwager, Holwager & Holwager Attorneys at Law, P.C., Beech Grove
• Matthew Kroes, Marc Lopez Law, Indianapolis
• Ashley Moise, Indiana Office of Court Services, Indianapolis
• Trevor Oakerson, Wayne County Public Defender’s Office, Winchester
• Amy Osborne, Office of the Indiana Attorney General, Greenfield
• Mag. Matthew Raper, St. Joseph Superior Court, South Bend
• Tim Stucky, Kightlinger & Gray, LLP, Sellersburg
• Cortney Sweat, May Oberfell Lorber, LLP, Mishawaka
• Elizabeth Terrell, Terrell Group LLC, Martinsville
• Daniel Timm, CCSK Law/LaPorte County Government, Valparaiso
• Megan Torres, Beckman Lawson, LLP, Fort Wayne
• Elizabeth Walker, Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, Indianapolis
• Christine Walsh, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Indianapolis
• Levy Wash, Fisher Maas Howard Lloyd & Wheeler P.C., Fishers
  

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.