Twenty-Five Lawyers Selected for the 2023 Leadership Development Academy

Indianapolis (December 15, 2022) - Twenty-five lawyers have been accepted into the 2023 class of the Indiana State Bar Association's Leadership Development Academy (LDA). This is the 11th 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 25 class members will participate in five multi-day sessions across the state, facilitated by experienced leadership professionals and prominent speakers, to inform participants about leadership principles and to help them chart their personal leadership path.

The members of the Leadership Development Academy Class of 2023 are:

• Waleed Abdalla, Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office, Fishers
• Carita Austin, Cummins, Inc., Avon
• Scott Bieniek, Bieniek Law, P.C., Greencastle
• Nick Bognanno, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP, Fishers
• Nell Collins, The Volunteer Lawyer Network, South Bend
• Adam Doerr, Kroger Gardis & Regas, LLP, Indianapolis
• Andrea Ewan, Ewan Law Office, Aurora
• David Felts, Stucky, Lauer & Young, LLP, Fort Wayne
• Katlyn Foust Hunneshagen, May Oberfell Lorber, North Liberty
• Jaclyn Flint, Riley Bennett Egloff, LLP, Indianapolis
• Tanner Guthrie, Patterson Law LLC, Fort Wayne
• Lisa Hanna, Ernsberger & Helmer, Angola
• Eldin Hasic, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Fort Wayne
• Stephanie Kress, Rolfes, Garvey, Walker & Robbins, Greensburg
• Lindsay Llewellyn, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis
• Colleen Morrison, Indiana Supreme Court, Indianapolis
• Ashley Roncevic, Hollingsworth Roberts Mean, LLC, Carmel
• Allison Scarlott, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Indianapolis
• Arqeil Shaw, Ice Miller LLP, Indianapolis
• Ben Spandau, Waldron Tate Bowen Spandau, Martinsville
• Aaron Spolarich, Bennett Boehning & Clary LLP, Crawfordsville
• Spencer Tanner, Gutwein Law, Evansville
• Emily VanTyle, Wilson Kehoe Winingham LLC, Indianapolis
• Charles Westerhaus, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Zionsville
• Patty Xidias, Griffith Xidias Law Group LLC, 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.