Education
Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, J.D., 1981
University of Evansville, B.S., cum laude, 1976. (Graduated as Outstanding Senior Woman)
Admissions
Indiana Supreme Court 1981
U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana
Practice Areas
Wills
Trusts
Estates
Related Complex Litigation
Professional Activities
Indianapolis Bar Association (Chair, Estate Planning and Administration Section, 1996-1997; Judicial Evaluation Committee, 1999-; Vice President, Board of Managers, 2001-2002)
Uniform Law Commission
Member, Joint Editorial Board for Uniform Trust/Estate Acts for the Uniform Law Commission
Drafting Committee, Uniform Trust Act
Drafting Committee, Uniform Power of Attorney Act
Trustee of the Uniform Law Foundation
Languages
German
Born
Evansville, Indiana
Martha T. Starkey, born Evansville, Indiana, June 26, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Indiana; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Preparatory education, University of Evansville (B.S., cum laude, 1976); legal education, Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis (J.D., 1981). Law Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, 1981-1982. Faculty: Indiana Practical Estate Planning and Will Drafting, 1989; Administration of the Estate in Indiana, 1990-91; How to Build and Run a Probate Practice, 1992; ICLEF Estate Planning 101, 1993; Winning Financial Strategies for Women, 1993-94; Business Succession Planning, 1993; Basic Tax Issues in Estate Administration, 1994; ICLEF Forms and Procedures for Transfers of Assets to Living Trusts, 1995; ICLEF Avoiding Malpractice, 1996; ICLEF National Estate and Trust Litigation, 2003. Board of Directors: Wheeler Mission, 1989-; University of Evansville, 1994-99; Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic, 2003-2009; Joint Editorial Board for Uniform Trust/Estate Acts, 2005-; National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, 1990-; Indiana Chair, 1992-; Division Chair, 1997-99; 2003-2005; Drafting Committee, Uniform Trust Code, 1994-99; Review Committee, Uniform Health Care Decisions Act; Drafting Committee, Uniform Power of Attorney Act, 2003-2007; named as one of five Trustees in the nation as a Uniform Law Foundation Trustee. Named, Indiana Super Lawyer by Law & Politics Magazine, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 (named as one of top 25 female attorneys in Indiana in 2010). Member: Indianapolis Bar Association (Chair, Estate Planning and Administration Section, 1996-97; Judicial Evaluation Committee, 1999-2004; Co-Chair, 2002; Judicial Selection Committee, 2001; Judicial Excellence Political Action Committee, 2004-05; Vice-President, Board of Managers, 2001); Indiana State and American Bar Associations; American Trial Lawyers Association; Founder and Sponsor of the Starkey Entrepreneurial Woman Award, 2004-; received a “Best in Client Service” Award from Indianapolis Monthly magazine in 2009. Languages: German. Probate; Probate Litigation; Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning.
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