It’s August and an opportune time to applaud our minority members who’ve met, with uncompromised grace, the challenges of owning their own law firm. Recently, we sat down for a quick chat with Ranissa Dycus, owner of the Law Office of Ranissa Dycus to discuss successes, time travel and the importance of having a mentor.

The spirit of Antoinette Dakin Leach lives on through each award winner including this year’s recipient, Judge Doris Pryor, who was recently nominated by President Joe Biden to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and currently sits on the federal bench at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. She exemplifies the definition of a trailblazer in the legal profession, as evident by her recent nomination.

We are excited to partner with IndyBar and the Women and the Law Division to help support and provide opportunities for women to achieve professional success. Taft supports women in leadership positions at our firm and in the business community through our Gender Advancement Committee and Women of Taft - Indianapolis affinity group. Collectively, we strive to strengthen existing relationships with women clients who own or manage businesses or other organizations and to forge new and continuing relationships with professional and executive women in our community. 

August is National Black Owned Business Month.  Since this is the Women in the Law Division, we thought we should share three different Black Women Owned Businesses that you can support here in the Indy area!

Recently, we had the opportunity to sit down and chat with WLD member Rebecca McClain. Rebecca is a staff attorney at the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. We are excited to honor Rebecca and get to know her a little better!

Do you want to dive into a new book? Craving to get lost in a captivating podcast or TV show? The Women and the Law Division's #IMHO has just what you're looking for! Grace Dahm has our recommendation for this month.

June's WLD panel consisted of an impressive roster of five female attorneys who explored a wide range of topics, including the importance of mentorship, challenges women face in the legal profession, methods for overcoming barriers to female leadership positions and strategies for developing and maintaining relationships in the Indianapolis legal community. You can listen in here.

We're excited to celebrate our WLD Member of the Month, Kerry Hyatt Bennett!

Summer is officially here and what a better way to celebrate than by spending some time in nature!  Indianapolis in home to incredible options for hiking right here in the city.  For this month's #IMHO, Amanda Gallagher offers the following suggestions for getting away from it all while still staying close to the city.  

Since 1949, the United States has dedicated May as National Mental Health Awareness Month. All of us can benefit from focusing on our mental health, as this incorporates our physical health, how we deal with stress, our work-life balance, our relationships with others, and how we feel, think, process, practice, perform, and behavior.