Donna J. Bays

Family, Mediation
One North Pennsylvania Street, Suite 905
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204


Family

Admitted

1985, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. Claims Court

Law School

Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis, J.D., summa cum laude, 1984

Law School Graduation Year

1984

College

Ball State University, B.S., magna cum laude, 1979

Memberships

Indianapolis (Member, Family Law Section), Indiana State (Vice Chair, Family and Juvenile Law Section, 2001—) and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations.

Biographical

Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Civil Procedure II, Domestic Relations and Secured Transactions. Articles Editor, Indiana Law Review, 1983-1984. Author: Statutory Authorization, Indiana Alternative Dispute Resolution Manual (Lawyers Cooperative, 1995); Exclusive Juvenile Jurisdiction to Authorize Sterilization of Incompetent Minors, 16 Indiana Law Review 835, (1983). Contributing Author, Court Summaries, Civil, The Indiana Lawyer, 1995—. (Certified Specialist, Family Law, Indiana Board of Legal Specialization)

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