Please join us as we honor the career of Judge Mark Stoner, prior to his retirement. Distinguished guests will present brief remarks along with closing thoughts from Judge Stoner. The ceremony will be Friday, December 13 at 1:00 p.m. in the Community Justice Center’s Jury/Public Assembly Room. There will be open seating with additional standing room available. Registration is not required. Open seating will be first come, first serve beginning at 12:30 p.m. 

The Hon. Mark Stoner's Career
First elected to the bench in 2000, Judge Stoner's legal career spans nearly forty years including service on numerous community and professional organizations. Judge Stoner has overseen Criminal Court 6 of the Marion Superior Court since 2007. Before becoming a judge in 2000, he was Deputy Prosecutor for the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office for 21 years. He earned his B.A. from the University of Virginia and his J.D. from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. He chaired the IndyBar Standing Committee on Professionalism in 2014. He has served on the State Board of Directors for the Indiana Judicial Conference for over 20 years; sits on the Criminal Instructions Committee for the Indiana Judges Association;  and has served as State Chair for the Strategic Planning Committee and Probation Committee for the Indiana Judicial Conference. Additionally, Judge Stoner is a professional musician. After retirement, he plans to spend more time with his piano; his garden; and most importantly, his family. 

Meet Kathleen DeLaney, Managing Partner at DeLaney & DeLaney LLC

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John Hammon IV recently became partner to the Public Affairs Strategies Group at Taft. John joins with extensive experience at both the federal and state level, having served in several senior-ranking positions in both Indiana and Washington, D.C. across his accomplished career.

    
Proteus Discovery Group recently acquired Novitas Data, doubling the size of the legal and eDiscovery services company. The acquisition brings new services, including Relativity Server hosting, digital forensics support, and scanning services to the Midwest, enhancing Proteus's ability to serve clients with advanced legal technology solutions.

Meet Burnell K. Grimes Jr. (BJ) of Carrier Global Corporation

This spring, the Indianapolis Bar Foundation, funded by donations from the local legal community, gifted $35,000 to Indiana Legal Services, an Indianapolis-based nonprofit law firm that provides free civil legal assistance to eligible, low-income residents throughout the state of Indiana. The foundation is the charitable arm of the Indianapolis Bar Association. Join us at the 2024 Empowerment Celebration as we ceremoniously honor Indiana Legal Services with this grant.

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Dougie Barnard recently joined Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman PC. He will specialize in health care and real estate law.

Meet Angka Hinshaw, Senior Counsel at Admunsen Davis LLC!

On Aug. 22, 2024, members of the Bench and the Bar attended the robing ceremony for The Hon. Tricia Caress McMath. The room was full of friendly faces there to welcome and congratulate Judge McMath on her new role as a Marion Superior Court Judge. You can watch the ceremony recording here. 

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The Hon. Loretta H. Rush was recently reappointed to a five-year term as Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court.

Mark Cannon recently joined Fifth Third Private Bank. He will serve as Vice President and Senior Trust Advisor in the Evansville office.

Alexander Gaddis recently joined Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC. Alexander previously worked at Applegate Fifer Pulliam, which was acquired by Stoll Keenon Ogden PLLC. Alex represents clients in land use, zoning, eminent domain, and transactional real estate matters. 

Madison Harada has recently joined Krieg DeVault LLP. She will continue her practice in private and public health law.

Michael Mohler recently joined Littler Mendelson PC. He focuses on investigating charge allegations, reviews pertinent documents, interviews key witnesses, and provides clients an assessment of the risks associated with the charge.

Leeann Simpkins recently joined Toyota Automated Logistics North America. Previously, she worked in private practice as a legal advisor and litigator focusing on a variety of business and workplace law matters.

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Andy Lehmann was recently promoted to Director at TransUnion. Previously, Andy served as managing counsel at TransUnion.

BJ Grimes was recently selected as a member of the Stanley K. Lacy Executive Leadership Series Class XLVIII which encourages and supports professionals in their community work.

Heather A. Welch Senior Judge & Mediator/Arbitrator with JAMS was recently appointed Chair of the American Bar Association Judicial Division.