Paula J. Schaefer
Paula Schaefer
Indianapolis
Indiana (IN)
Family Law
Profile
Paula J. Schaefer, named in the Super Lawyers list, is a partner at Ruppert & Schaefer, P.C. She is a Certified Family Law Specialist as certified by the Family Law Certification Board. Paula devotes her practice exclusively to divorce, paternity, child custody, and other family law matters. She graduated from the Indiana University School of Law -- Indianapolis and was admitted to the Indiana Bar in 1994. Ms. Schaefer is a member of the Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations and their family law sections. She has co-authored law review articles and lectures for the family law portion of the Indianapolis Bar Association bar review course.
Selected To
Indiana Super Lawyers 2012
Indiana Super Lawyers 2011
Indiana Super Lawyers 2010
Indiana Super Lawyers 2009
Indiana Super Lawyers 2008
Indiana Super Lawyers 2007
About Paula Schaefer
Admitted: 1994, Indiana
Professional Webpage: www.randsfamilylaw.com/Bio/PaulaSchaefer.asp
Honors and Awards:
- President's Award from Indianapolis Bar Association, 2000
- Dr. John Morton-Finney Excellence in Legal Education Award, 2002
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Certified Family Law Specialist as certified by the Family Law Certification Board.
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Teen Court Program for Juvenile Offenders - Judge
- Hamilton County Bar Association and its Family Law Section
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church Member
- Indianapolis Bar Association and its Family Law Section
- Indiana State Bar Association and its Family Law Section
- American Bar Association and its Family Law Section
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Sponsor, Broad Ripple-Haverford Little League, 2008
- Sponsor, Carmel Dads' Club sports teams, 2008
- Sponsor, Broad Ripple-Haverford Little League, 2009
- Sponsor, Carmel Dads' Club sports teams, 2009
- Sponsor, Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis's Equal Justice Works Dinner, 2009
- Sponsor, Broad Ripple Haverford Little League, 2010
- Sponsor, Carmel Dad's Club Sports teams, 2010
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- 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
- Lecturer, Rainmaking Seminar, IBA Young Lawyer's Division, 1998
- Lecturer, Indiana Family Law, PEC Bar Review, 1998
- Lecturer, Indiana Family Law, PEC Bar Review, 1999
- Lecturer, How to Handle Your First Divorce, IBA Young Lawyer's Division, 2000
- Lecturer, Family Law, Indiana Bar Review, 2000
- Lecturer, Family Law, Indiana Bar Review, 2001
- Lecturer, Family Law, Indiana Bar Review, 2002
- Lecturer, Family Law, Indiana Bar Review, 2003
- Lecturer, Family Law, Indiana Bar Review, 2004
- Lecturer, Family Law, Indiana Bar Review, 2005
- Lecturer, Family Law, Indiana Bar Review, 2006
- Lecturer, Family Law, Indiana Bar Review, 2007
- Lecturer, Family Law, Indiana Bar Review, 2008
- Lecturer, Family Law, Indiana Bar Review, 2009
- Lecturer, Family Law, Indiana Bar Review, 2010
- Lecturer, Family Law, Indiana Bar Review, 2011
Representative Clients:
- Hubbard v. Hubbard, 690 N.E.2d 1219 (Ind. App. 1998)
Educational Background:
- A.S. Paralegal/Legal Assistant, Vincennes Univerity, Vincennes, Indiana, 1989
- B.S. Legal Administration, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 1991
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