Brandon C. Elkins-Barkley - Carmel, IN
Attorney at Cross Glazier Reed Burroughs, PC
Appeals Lawyers in Carmel, IN
11595 North Meridian Street Suite 110 Carmel, IN 46032
Carmel Appeals Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Appeals
- Complex Asset and Retirement Division
- Family Law Mediator
- Parenting Coordinator
Litigation: 100%
Attorney Information
Overview
Brandon C. Elkins-Barkley is a Certified Family Law Specialist, family law litigator, mediator, and parenting coordinator with practice and experience are uniquely tailored to complex asset division, including retirement benefits, and a child-focused approach to custody matters. Brandon provides comprehensive family legal services involving custody disputes, parenting issues, and property division, including high net-worth clients with business interests, complex employment benefits packages, and financial issues. Experienced in state and federal courts, Brandon holds a Masters of Law in Taxation from the University of Denver. While Brandon is a family law attorney with over a 15 years of experience, his practice has allowed him to represent clients in the Indiana Supreme Court, Indiana Court of Appeals, state trial courts, and in federal administrative appeals. Also, Brandon brings his unique experience of having worked in an international family law firm to his client matters involving disputes and issues reaching far beyond Indiana. Brandon regularly presents at continuing legal education seminars about retirement and employee benefits and how those assets are handled in divorce cases, as well as other topics.
A graduate of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law in Bloomington. As the child of parents who divorced in his infancy, Brandon has a direct and personal perspective on how the divorce process effects children , which guides him as a parenting coordinator. He clerked for the Honorable Judge Richard Caschette in Colorado’s 18th Judicial District before entering private practice. Brandon returned to Indiana in 2018, where he has been ever since.
Brandon believes keeping a focus on litigation preparation and creative strategy is essential in representing clients, he also is always looking for opportunities to resolve and minimize intrafamily conflict. He emphasizes the importance of a positive and constructive attorney-client relationship and believes the best result for his clients will only come from an open and trusting line of communication. Brandon listens, cares, and always gives thoughtful, honest, and practical legal advice.
Your family dynamic is changing, and Brandon is here to provide a complete legal framework for minimizing the impact of those changes.
Education
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Legal Education
- Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana
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University of Denver College of Law,
Denver,
Colorado
LL.M.
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Non Legal Education
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Indiana University
B.A.
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Indiana University
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney
Classes and Seminars
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Non-Traditional Family Structures and Paternity Disputes, National Business Institute, Advanced Family Law in Indiana, 2022
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Contempt, National Business Institute, Advanced Family Law in Indiana, 2022
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Division of Retirement Plan Benefits and Tax Issues in Divorce, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum CME for Family Mediators, 2022
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Valuing and Dividing Business Assets, National Business Institute, Complex Divorce Finance Issues in Indiana, 2023
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QDROS and Complex Retirement Plans, National Business Institute, Complex Divorce Finance Issues in Indiana, 2023
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Tax, Real Property, and Debt Division, National Business Institute, Complex Divorce Finance Issues in Indiana, 2023
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Retirement Plan Division, Indiana Paralegal Association, Monthly Meeting With CLE Credit, 2023
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QDROs in Divorce: Mistakes Even Experienced Lawyers Make, National Business Institute, Indiana Advanced Divorce Law 2023
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Dividing Business Assets in Divorce, National Business Institute, Indiana Advanced Divorce Law 2023
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Client Intake and Preliminary Steps, National Business Institute, Indiana Divorce Law Boot Camp, 2024
- QDROs in Divorce: Mistakes Even Experienced Lawyers Make, National Business Institute, Indiana Advanced Divorce Law 2025
Published Works
Articles
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Roetter v. Roetter, 182 N.E.3d 221 (Ind. 2022)
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Bowen v. Bowen, 262 N.E.3d 907 (Ind. Ct. App. 2025).
Bar Admissions
- Indiana, 2018
Other Affiliations
- Indianapolis Bar Association
- Hamilton County Bar Association
Contact
11595 North Meridian Street
Suite 110
Carmel, IN 46032
Phone: 317-669-9134
Fax: 317-582-0240
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.cgblawfirm.com
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