Justin K. Schwemmer - Bloomington, IN
Attorney at Clendening Johnson & Bohrer, P.C.
Civil Litigation and Appeals Lawyers in Bloomington, IN
409 W. Patterson Drive Suite 205 Bloomington, IN 47403
Bloomington Civil Litigation and Appeals Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Civil Litigation and Appeals
- Commercial and Business Litigation
- Criminal Law
- Employment Law
Attorney Information
Overview
Justin K. Schwemmer practices in civil litigation. He has also focused on the areas of art and entertainment law, especially in the music, film, and book-publishing industries; and criminal defense, including white-collar crime and juvenile proceedings. Mr. Schwemmer has also represented and counseled clients on religious organization and church law, wills and trusts, estate administration, business formation and transactions, and family law. He is admitted to the Indiana state bar and the United States District Courts for the Districts of Southern Indiana, Northern Indiana, and Maryland. Justin's professional philosophy is one of ardent service with compassion, integrity, and insight.
Justin is an adjunct instructor at Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental Affairs, where he is teaching the core course Legal Issues in the Arts to students working toward a Master of Arts degree in Arts Administration.
Justin has spoken to the public on numerous occasions, on legal issues ranging from police encounters to transgender rights. He has volunteered with the Maryland Office of the Public Defender, Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, and the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service; as well as with the Council for Social Development, the Asmita Resource Centre for Women, and the Shaheen Women's Resource & Welfare Association, in Hyderabad, India. In addition to various professional associations, Mr. Schwemmer is an active member and Legal Observer of the National Lawyers Guild, and an active member of Phi Delta Phi International legal honor society and American Mensa.
Justin graduated from Indiana University Bloomington's Maurer School of Law, where he was an E.W. Kintner Scholar, Milton Stewart Fellow, Holdeen Scholar, IU Law and Society Fellow, and Managing Editor of the Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality. He is originally from Baltimore, Maryland, where he spent about a decade managing several film exhibition theaters. He graduated cum laude from Towson University with a double major in philosophy and comparative religion and a minor in anthropology, after which he lived in Kerala and Goa, India, engaged in ethnographic field work. Mr. Schwemmer has also published a number of articles in the fields of jurisprudence, philosophy, and anthropology.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Indiana Super Lawyers – Rising Stars©, 2019 - 2021
Education
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Legal Education
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Indiana University Maurer School of Law,
Bloomington,
Indiana
Honors: E.W. Kintner Scholar
Honors: Milton Stewart Fellow
Honors: Holdeen Scholar
Honors: IU Law and Society Fellow
Law Journal: ndiana Journal of Law and Social Equality, Managing Editor
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Indiana University Maurer School of Law,
Bloomington,
Indiana
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Non Legal Education
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Towson University
Honors: cum laude
Major: Philosophy and comparative religion
Minor: Anthropology
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Towson University
Current Employment Position(s)
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Senior Associate
Classes and Seminars
- Adjunct instructor at Indiana University’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Pro Bono Activities
- Maryland Office of the Public Defender, volunteer
- Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, volunteer
- Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service, volunteer
- Council for Social Development
- Asmita Resource Centre for Women
- Shaheen Women’s Resource & Welfare Association in Hyderabad, India
Bar Admissions
- Indiana
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Delta Phi
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Contact
409 W. Patterson Drive
Suite 205
Bloomington, IN 47403
Phone: 812-382-9001
Fax: 812-332-7601
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.lawcjb.com
Hours: Monday To Friday - 8:00AM to 5:00 PM
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