Paula J. Schaefer - Indianapolis, IN

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1994
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 1991
    B.S.
    Major: Legal Administration
  • Vincennes University, Vincennes, Indiana, 1989
    A.S.
    Major: Paralegal/Legal Assistant

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner, since 1996

Past Positions

• Miroff, Cross, Ruppert & Klineman, Associate to Michael G. Ruppert, Of Counsel, 1993-1996
• Price & Barker, Law Clerk, 1992-1993
• Beasley, Gilkison, Retherford, Buckles & Clark, Paralegal and Student Clerk, 1989-1991
• Gary D. Hohl, Attorney at Law, Paralegal, 1989

Classes and Seminars

• Indiana Bar Review - Family Law, Indianapolis Bar Association, 2000 - 2020
  
• Lecturer, How to Handle Your First Divorce, IBA Young Lawyer's Division, 2000 - Present
  
• Lecturer, PEC Bar Review, Indiana Family Law, 1998 - 1999
  
• Lecturer, Rainmaking Seminar, IBA Young Lawyer's Division, 1998 - Present
  
• Lecturer for Annual Indiana Law Survey

Representative Cases

• Hubbard v. Hubbard
  • Citation: 690 N.E.2d 1219
  • Court: Ind. App.
  • Year: 1998
  • Serial Number: 1998041395

Published Works

Articles

• Survey of Indiana Family Law in 1995, Indiana Law Review, Vol. 29, No. 4, 1996
  
• Survey of Indiana Family Law in 1996, Indiana Law Review, Vol. 30, No. 4, 1997
  

Bar Admissions

• Indiana, 1994
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1994

Specialties and Certifications

• Family Law Mediation Certification, 1998
• Certified Family Law Specialist by the Family Law Certification Board
• Collaborative Law Professional

Other Affiliations

• Association of Family & Conciliation Courts
• Indiana State Bar Association, 1994 - Present
• Indianapolis Bar Association, 1994 - Present
• Hamilton County Bar Association
• Indiana State Bar Association, Family Law Section
• Indianapolis Bar Association, Family Law Section
• Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church (Member)
• Collaborative Solutions, Inc. Indiana