The Indiana Paralegal Association, Inc. (“IPA”) held its annual swearing in and awards ceremony at the Skyline Club on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.  The featured guest speaker was Magistrate Judge Terrance Tharpe of the Marion County Superior Court, who honored the newly elected IPA officers and directors by conducting the installation ceremony.

The officers and directors of the IPA serve on the Board of Directors.  The Board consists of four (4) officers and six (6) directors.  These ten (10) professionals volunteer their time to serve a one-year term.  During their term, the officers and directors swear to represent the interest of IPA’s membership to the best of their skills and abilities.  The newly elected officers and directors are as follows:

OFFICERS:

President:  Monica D. Dabio, IRP, of Hendricks County, IN (Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP)

Vice President:  Dawn Edmondson of Marion County, Indianapolis, IN (Bose McKinney & Evans LLP)

Secretary:  Laura E. Adamaitis Thirion of Hendricks County, Indianapolis, IN (Plunkett Cooney)

Treasurer:  Kathy Thurston, IRP, of Marion County, IN (Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman PC)

DIRECTORS:

CLE Director: Candice Holcomb, of Marion County, IN (Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath)

Job Bank Director: Alexis Krauter, of Hancock County, IN (Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP)

Marketing/ Public Relations Director: – Lori J. Thompson, IRP, of Monroe County, IN (Bunger & Robertson LLP)

Membership Director: Sue Wedemeyer, of Hancock County, IN (Kreig DeVault LLP)

Student Affairs Director: Shannon Day of Shelby County, IN (Scannell Properties)

Technology Director – Abigail Wagers, of Marion County, IN (Bose McKinney & Evans LLP)

AWARDS:

Each year, the IPA presents awards to honor its members who have displayed exceptional abilities and who put their many virtues to work to better the organization.  Five (5) awards were presented at the ceremony this year.  The awards and recipients are as follows:

Paralegal of the YearAward was awarded to Dawn Edmondson, Bose McKinney & Evans LLP

Outstanding Board Member of the YearAward was awarded to Julie Johson, Bose McKinney & Evans LLP

Outstanding New Member of the Year Award was awarded to Amanda Rogers, Paganelli Law Group

Paralegal Employer of the Year wasawarded to Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP 

This is an award which was started in 2015 wherein IPA votes for the award to be given to a law firm, corporation, organization or governmental entity that encourages membership of its paralegals in IPA, supports its paralegals attending IPA monthly meetings, supports IPA by sponsoring events and actively promotes the education of current and future paralegals.

Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded to Julie Johnson, Bose McKinney & Evans LLP

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