Dawn is the first African American female to rise from associate to equity partner at Barnes & Thornburg and reportedly in the state of Indiana. She has been with the firm her entire legal career, representing business clients in virtually all stages of litigation, including pre-litigation counseling, ADR, trial and appeal. Dawn adds value most of all by endeavoring at every turn to provide her clients with an unmatched level of care for their business needs and objectives.

Dawn began her career with a focus on federal and state employment and IP litigation. Today, she focuses on representing, counseling and protecting clients that range from entrepreneurs to Fortune 500 companies in business and commercial litigation matters.

Dawn has more than 30 years of experience advising her clients on a range of issues, from compliance, restrictive covenant enforcement, trade secret protection and management, intellectual property protection and policing, vendor and contractual disputes.

Dawn was recently appointed to serve as the Indiana State Bar Association’s Counsel to the President. She is also a published author (Boss Presence) and a national keynote speaker on leadership, mindset, professional and personal development. At her core, Dawn is moved by pointing people to their greatness and believes that doing so is the best way to elevate individual and collective consciousness and ultimately change a culture.