Michelle Adler

Michelle is a graduate of Purdue University and the Indiana University Maurer School of Law. She joined the firm in 2013 and is currently one of the firm’s three owners. She began her career serving as a law clerk at the Indiana University Foundation, as a legal intern at Trilegal - a law firm based in Delhi, India, focusing on international business transactions and worked directly with a legal advocate of the Supreme Court of India.

She focuses her practice on estate planning, long-term care planning, and agriculturally related business issues. Michelle is well prepared to consult with you in these areas of law and will work to develop a plan personally designed for your needs. A native of Fulton County, she currently resides with her husband, Jerod, and their son and daughter in Adams County.

Areas of Practice

Admitted to Practice

Indiana State Courts
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana

EDUCATION

J.D., Indiana University Maurer School of Law
M.S.Ed, Purdue University
B.A., Purdue University

PRofessional Associations & Memberships

American Bar Association
Indiana State Bar Association
- Agricultural Law Section
- Probate, Trust & Real Property Section
Wells County Bar Association
Fulton County Bar Association
Fort Wayne Estate Planning Council

PUBLICATIONS

"Religiously Devout Judges: A Decision-Making Framework for Judicial Disqualification", Indiana Law Journal, Volume 88, Issue 3, 2013

Professional Growth PArticipation

ISBA Agricultural Law Seminar
Women in Agriculture Conference
Estate & Succession Planning for the Family Farm
Farm Business Law
Estate & Business Succession Planning

Community Involvement

The Bridge Community Church
Wells County Teen Court
Indiana Kid's Election
Past member of the Ossian Development Corporation