Background & Experience
- Of Counsel at DeLaney & DeLaney LLC from July 1, 2015 to present
- Retired as partner with Barnes & Thornburg LLP in 2003
- Has tried cases in Indiana, Delaware, Arizona, and Kentucky as well as in Europe
- Represented the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in an arbitration under the Dayton Peace Records
- Speaks Russian fluently
- Elected Member of Indiana House of Representatives, District 86
EDUCATION
- Juris Doctor, cum laude, Harvard Law School (1973)
- Bachelor of Arts and Masters of Arts (International Relations), State University of New York at Binghamton
Awards & Accolades
An Elected Member
Elected as a Member of the American Law Institute April 2014
Former President
Indiana University Maurer School of Law-Bloomington’s Board of Visitors
Member
Indianapolis Bar Association Membership Committee member (2015-present)
One of "Indianapolis' Most Influential Women"
One of "Indianapolis' Most Influential Women," The Indianapolis Business Journal, 1996
Alumni Interview Program
Georgetown University Alumni Interview Program (1996 to 2013)
7th Circuit Bar Association
7th Circuit Bar Association Member, 2009-2011
U.S. State Department
U.S. Department of State Assignment in Kosovo (2001)
Member, Board of Directors
Member, Board of Directors, Elements Financial Federal Credit Union (June 2011 to present)
Indianapolis Bar Association
Member, Indiana State Bar Association
Best Law Firm 2015
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Best Law Firm 2014
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Member of Indiana State, Seventh Circuit, and Indianapolis Bar Associations
Member of Indiana State, Seventh Circuit, and Indianapolis Bar Associations
Indiana House Representatives
Elected Representative, Indiana House Representatives District 86 (January 2009 to present), serving on Courts & Criminal Code, Judiciary, Ways and Means Committees
Mediation Assistance Program
Volunteer, Mediation Assistance Program in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Forty under 40
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Lawyer of the Year 2012
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Volunteer
Volunteer, Heartland Pro Bono (2015)
Former Member and Secretary
Former Member and Secretary, Greenways Commission, City of Indianapolis
Indianapolis Bar Association Green Legal Member
The IndyBar's Go Green committee operates as a sub-committee of the Young Lawyers Division.
Member
7th Circuit Bar Association (2009-2014)
Federation of Bosnia & Herzegovina
Counsel, Federation of Bosnia & Herzegovina (1996-99)
Volunteer Moot Court Judge
Volunteer Moot Court Judge for Indiana University Maurer School of Law - Bloomington
Member of Law Alumni Board
Member of Law Alumni Board, Indiana University Maurer School of Law (October 2011 to present)
Sagamore of the Wabash
Sagamore of the Wabash, 1990, 1996, and 2000
Committee Member
Served on Local Rules Committee for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana (2012-2014)
Certified Women Business Enterprise
To achieve WBENC Certification, women owned businesses complete a formal documentation and site visit process which is administered by one of WBENC's 14 Regional Partner Organizations.- Affiliated
Affiliations – Indianapolis Bar Association 
Adjunct Professor of Law
Adjunct Professor of Law, Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington (Former)
American Constitution Society
Past member, American Constitution Society
Indianapolis Bar Association
Member, Indianapolis Bar Association
Lawyer of the Year 2016
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Served on Executive Committee of Indianapolis Bar Association’s Commercial and Bankruptcy Section (2011-2014) and Served on the Indianapolis Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Professionalism (2010-2013) 
International Republican Institute
Served as an election monitor in Russia for the International Republican Institute
Honoree
Heritage Place Hoosier Heritage Night Honoree
Treasurer
Served on the Board of Directors for the Fall Creek Place Homeowners’ Association (2010-2013), Treasurer (2011-2012)
Distinguished Fellow
Distinguished Fellow, Indianapolis Bar Foundation
Democratic Candidate
Democratic Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1984
Member of Board of Directors
Member of Board of Directors, Dress for Success Indianapolis (2006-2008)
Served as Executive Director
Served as Executive Director of the Julian Center, a United Way Agency, from 1996-2011
Lawyer of The Year 2015
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Appointee
Appointed by Former U.S. President William J. Clinton to serve as Standing Trustee for Chapter 13 Bankruptcy in the Southern District of Indiana
"Woman of the Year"
"Woman of the Year," The Indianapolis Star, 1984
Best Law Firm
Best Law Firm 2017
Indianapolis Police Merit Board
Member of the Indianapolis Police Merit Board (2004-2006)- Member
Historical Society of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana (2012-2014) - Playground Committee Chairperson
Fall Creek Place Foundation (2014 – present)