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::: Practice Areas ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Domestic / Family Litigation | Child Support | Divorce and Asset Division | Child Custody | Post-Divorce Modifications | Parenting Time | Mediator | Paternity | Cohabitation Agreements | Emancipation | College Expense Orders | Legal Separation | Civil Litigation (limited) | Mediation | Small Business (limited) | Collaborative Law | Pre and Post-Nuptial Agreements
::: legal associations :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Indianapolis Bar Association
Family Law Section:
Executive Committee, 1994 – 2005
Chair, 2004-2005
Board of Managers: 1993 & 1994
Bench Bar Committee:
Past Chair
Indiana State Bar Association
Hamilton County Bar Association
Family Law Section
Indianapolis Bar Foundation
Executive Committee, Treasurer: 2007 & 2008
Distinguished Fellow: 1995 – Present
National Association Counsel for Children
::: affiliations & experience ::::::::::::::::::::::::
AV Peer Preview Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
Super Lawyer, Indianapolis Monthly: 2006 - 2010
Master Commissioner
Marion Superior Court, Civil Division: 1993 - 1997
Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers: 2005
Forbes Radio, America’s Most Influential Women in
Government, Technology, Business and the Law,
Guest: 2006
Best Lawyers in America: 2001
Who’s Who in American Law: 1996 & 1997
Law in America's Crossroads
Indianapolis University School of Law Alumni Association:
1988 – present
::: CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Various Projects with Bar Association:
School Tours, Writing Contest, Teaching, People’s Law School, Ask a LawyerCall in Radio Legal Lines & Bar Association Legal Lines
Volunteer Guardian ad Litem Program
Assisted Various Not-for-Profit Corporations in securing corporate and tax status
Neighborhood Association
Domestic Violence & Shelter Counseling
Homeless Project
::: Published Works::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Seminars and Speaking Events
Surviving & Thriving Essentials for Starting or Improving your Solo/Small Practice, IBA 2010
Divorce 101 for Paralegals, NBI 2008
Collaborative Law in Dissolution Actions, IBA 2008
Minimizing High Conflict and Alienation in Divorce Proceedings, NBI 2006-2008
So You Want to Take on a Pro Bono Case But Have Never Been to Court?, IBA 2005 & 2008
Family Law Speaker, IBA Bench Bar Conference: 2003-2007
Cooperative Lawyering in Divorce: Balancing Courtesy and Client Advocacy, IBA 2006
How to Help your Client Survive a Custody Evaluation, NBI 2005
New Parenting Time Guideline Application, IBA 2004
Evidence for Family Law Cases, IBA 2004
Protective Order, Practice & Procedures, IBA 2003
Children’s Records Law in Indiana, Lorman 2003
Family Law in Indiana, Lorman 2001
Planning your First Divorce Case in Indiana, ICLEF 2001
Handling your First Divorce Case in Indiana, NBI 2001
Rules of Evidence for Family Law Practitioners, IBA 2000
Basic Divorce Law in Indiana, Practice and Procedure, 2000
A Conversation with Attorneys and Psychologists: Ways to Collaborate Well, 2000
Hot Tips for Young Lawyers, IBA 2000
Family Law in Indiana, NBI 1999
Mediation and Divorce, IBA 1998
Successful Divorce Mediation in Indiana, NBI 1997
Accelerated Dispute Resolution & Challenging Issues, 1997
Hot Tips from Family Law Experts, ICLEF 1997
Child Custody and Visitation, NBI 1996
The Basic Divorce Case, ICLEF 1995
Meet the Commissioners, IBA 1994 & 1995
Reported Cases
Fuehrer v. Fuehrer, 651 N.E.2d 1771 (Ind. Ct. App. 1995).
Siezemore v. H&R Farms, Inc., 638 N.E.2d 455 (Ind. Ct. App. 1994).
Fiste v. Fiste, 627 N.E.2d 1368 (Ind. Ct. App. 1994).
Curtis v. American Community Mut. Ins. Co., 610 N.E.2d 871 (Ind. Ct. App. 1993).
Miller v. Terre Haute Regional Hosp., 596 N.E.2d 913 (Ind. Ct. App. 1992); 603 N.E.2d 861 (Ind. 1992).
Stump v. Indiana Equipment Co., Inc., 601 N.E.2d 398 (Ind. Ct. App. 1992)
Cunningham v. Hastings, 556 N.E.2d 12 (Ind. Ct. App. 1990).
Greensburg Local No. 761 Printing Specialties v.Robbins, 549 N.E.2d 79 (Ind. Ct. App. 1990).
Carmichael v. Siegel, 670 N.E.2d 890 (Ind. 1996).
Cornett v. Cornett, 733 N.E.2d 542 (Ind. Ct. App. 2000).
King v. Cooke, 26 F.3d 720 (Ind. 1994).
DeBerry v. State, 659 N.E.2d 665 (Ind. Ct. App. 1995).
Position: Owner
P: (317) 815-5900
F: (317) 472-0966
Email: gmitchell@mitchell-law.net
Paralegal: Laura Anderson
Email: landerson@mitchell-law.net
Hometown City/State
Carmel, Indiana
Preparatory Education
B.A., 1983
Political Science
Miami University
Legal Education
J.D., 1988
Indiana University School of Law –
Indianapolis
Bar Admissions
Indiana, 1988
U.S. District Court, Northern and
Southern Districts of Indiana, 1988
U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit, 1993



