Deborah L. Farmer, Managing Partner

Office: Carmel

Address: 11595 N. Meridian Street, Suite 701, Carmel, IN 46032

Telephone: (317) 846-6514

Fax: (317) 843-8097

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DEBORAH L. FARMER was admitted to the bar in Indiana in 1983. Her undergraduate degree, cum laude, was obtained from Butler University in 1976, and her law degree from Indiana University, magna cum laude, in 1983. Ms. Farmer served as the first counsel to the President of the Indiana State Bar Association, and served as President of the Indiana Bar Foundation from 1998-2000. She is also a past chair of the Family and Juvenile Law Section. Ms. Farmer is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and is one of the four attorneys in the firm recognized by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory with its highest rating. Ms. Farmer's practice is concentrated in the areas of divorce and domestic relations mediation, and she chairs the firm's Family Law and Mediation Practice Groups. She is co-chair of the Family Law Certification Board for Indiana and has frequently served as a speaker and seminar chair for professional seminars on divorce law and practice. Ms. Farmer is active in the community, having served as Chair of the Administrative Board and pianist for First United Methodist Church, Noblesville, and musical director for various area theater organizations. She has twice been included in Indianapolis Monthly Magazine's listing of its Top 50 Indiana Lawyers.

Practice Areas: Divorce, family law, registered family law mediator

Bar/Court Admissions:
Federal – United States District Court – Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana
State – Indiana

Year Admitted to Practice Law: 1983

Education:
Butler University (B.A., cum laude, 1976)
Indiana University – Indianapolis (J.D., magna cum laude, 1983)

Publications:
Author: Indiana Law Review, Vol. 29, "Survey of Recent Developments in Family Law," November 3, 1991

Professional and Civic Associations:

• Indiana State Bar Association
• Hamilton County Bar Association
  
  

Honors:

• Certified Family Law Specialist, Family Law Certification Board
• Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
• Fellow, Indiana Bar Foundation
• AV® Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell

CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties, Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Ratings fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.

Published Cases:

• Wallace v. Wallace, 829 N.E.2d 629 (Ind. Ct. App. 1999)
• Wright v. Clay Tp. Regional Waste Dist., 694 N.E.2d 1192 (Ind. Ct. App. 1998)
• JKL Components Corp. v. Insul-Reps, Inc., 596 N.E.2d 945 (Ind. Ct. App. 1992)
• Harlan v. Harlan, 560 N.E.2d 1246 (Ind. Ct. App. 1990)
• Harlan v. Harlan, 544 N.E.2d 553 (Ind. Ct. App. 1989)
• Vibromatic Co., Inc. v. Expert Automation Systems Corp., 540 N.E.2d 659 (Ind. Ct. App. 1989)
• Porter v. Porter, 526 N.E.2d 219 (Ind. Ct. App. 1988)
• Hinkle Creek Friends Church v. Western Yearly Meeting of Friends Church, 469 N.E.2d 40 (Ind. Ct. App. 1984)
  
  

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