Nancy L. Cross - a Carmel, US Family Law Lawyer

Carmel Family Law Lawyer

Updated: 04/30/2026

Areas of Practice

Family Law
Domestic Litigation
Adoption
Mediation
Appellate Work

Litigation: 100%

Attorney Information

Overview

Ms. Cross is a senior partner of the firm, a Certified Family Law Specialist-Family Law Certification Board, a Registered Family Law Mediator, and has been a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers since 1993. In 2011 she was appointed by the Supreme Court as a Commissioner on the State of Indiana Disciplinary Commission, is currently serving on the Legislative Committee of the Indiana State Bar Association, has served on the Board of Governors, and is a former Chairperson of the Family Law Section of the Indianapolis Bar Association. Ms. Cross has written numerous articles and lectured at family law seminars throughout her career. Ms. Cross is listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White) and has been featured in Indianapolis Monthly magazine as one of the top ten divorce attorneys in Indianapolis. Beginning in 2005 and continuing to date, she has been recognized by Indianapolis Monthly as one of the 25 foremost female attorneys in Indiana and has consistently been named one of the state's Super Lawyers by Indianapolis Monthly since 2004. Ms. Cross has restricted her practice to family law, including divorce litigation, mediation and appellate work for more than 30 years. She is a 1979 graduate of the University of Nebraska College of Law and resides with her two sons in Zionsville, Indiana.

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

Nancy L. Cross included in a Super Lawyers® list

Honors

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2004 - 2026
Commissioner on the Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court
Fellow, Indianapolis Bar Association
Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Member Indiana State Bar Association Legislative Committee
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White)
Featured in Indianapolis Monthly Magazine as One of the Top 10 Divorce Attorneys in Indianapolis, 1998-2003
Top 10: Indiana Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2026
Named in Who's Who in the Law
Former Member of Board of Governors
Former Chair of Indianapolis Bar Association Family Law Section
The Best Lawyers in America®, Indianapolis Family Law, 2025
Top 25: Women Indiana Super Lawyers: 2004 - 2026
Top 50: Indiana Super Lawyers: 2006, 2008 - 2009, 2011 - 2015, 2017 - 2026

Other Sources of Feedback About Nancy L. Cross

Included on the 2026 Indiana Super Lawyers list

Past Lists

2025 Indiana Super Lawyers list
2024 Indiana Super Lawyers list
2023 Indiana Super Lawyers list
2022 Indiana Super Lawyers list
2021 Indiana Super Lawyers list
2020 Indiana Super Lawyers list
2019 Indiana Super Lawyers list
2018 Indiana Super Lawyers list
2017 Indiana Super Lawyers list
2016 Indiana Super Lawyers list
2015 Indiana Super Lawyers list
2014 Indiana Super Lawyers list
2013 Indiana Super Lawyers list
2012 Indiana Super Lawyers list
2011 Indiana Super Lawyers list
2010 Indiana Super Lawyers list
2009 Indiana Super Lawyers list
2008 Indiana Super Lawyers list
2007 Indiana Super Lawyers list
2006 Indiana Super Lawyers list
2005 Indiana Super Lawyers list
2004 Indiana Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education
- University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1979
  J.D.
Non Legal Education
- Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1976
  B.S.
  Honors: summa cum laude
  Honors: With Honors

Current Employment Position(s)

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Classes and Seminars

Multiple CLE Classes, Indianapolis Bar Association, 1982 - 2011

Representative Cases

Warsco v. Warsco
- Citation: 603 N.E. 2d 911
- Court: Ind. Ct. App.
- Year: 1992
Wallace v. Wallace
- Citation: 714 N.E. 2d 774
- Court: Ind. Ct. App.
- Year: 1999

Published Works

Articles

Numerous CLE Publications

Bar Admissions

Nebraska, 1979
Indiana, 1980
U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 1980

Specialties and Certifications

Certified Family Law Specialist - Family Law Certification Board, 2002
Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

Other Affiliations

American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1994 - Present (Member)
Indianapolis Bar Association (Member; Chair, Family Law Section, 1986-1992)
Indiana Bar Association (Member)
Nebraska Bar Association (Member (inactive))
American Bar Association (Member)
Indianapolis Bar Association, 2007 - 2011 (Board of Managers)

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Contact

Carmel, IN

11595 North Meridian Street
Suite 110
Carmel, IN 46032

Directions

Phone: 317-669-9134

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Website: https://www.cgblawfirm.com

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