Overview:
Contact an experienced attorney from Indiana Defenders today for help with your legal needs.As a federal prosecutor, Kathleen M. Sweeney was known for her aggressive investigations and prosecutions in the white collar crime area. After thirteen years of public service including experience as a sex crimes and child abuse prosecutor, Indiana trial lawyer Kathleen Sweeney opened her own law practice.
She decided her calling was to defend the rights of the people and small businesses. She applies the investigative techniques and courtroom skills she learned as a prosecutor to litigation of business disputes, criminal defense, torts, whistleblowers, personal injury, employment discrimination and civil rights claims. She is in the minority of attorneys who both take cases to trial and is able to carry forward with an appeal for her clients.
Kathleen’s peers also recognize her excellence by nominating and voting her a Indiana Super Lawyer in criminal defense, AV Preeminent rating through Martindale-Hubbell, Best Lawyers in America for the areas of criminal defense and civil rights. She has recently been selected by the National Trial Lawyers for inclusion in its Top 100 Trial Lawyers and by the American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys as one of 10 Best Criminal Defense Lawyers in Indiana based on client satisfaction.
A graduate of Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Bloomington, and Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Kathleen M. Sweeney is a life-long Hoosier who is committed to ensuring that no client of Sweeney Hayes will stand alone.
Indianapolis lawyer Kathleen M. Sweeney represents clients with claims for unpaid wages, personal injury, business disputes, sexual harassment, race discrimination, qui tam (whistleblower) claims, and police abuse. She defends clients statewide charged with fraud, homicide, all sex offenses, child internet pornography, rape and drug offenses among others, in the Indiana federal courts, Marion County, Hamilton County, Hendricks County, Johnson County, Lake County, St. Joseph’s County, Gary, Elkhart, Terre Haute, Fort Wayne, South Bend, Bloomington, Evansville, Plainfield, Crown Point, Westfield, Carmel, Fishers, Greenwood, Avon, and Danville IN.
Today, Ms. Sweeney maintains active memberships with the following organizations:
* Indianapolis and Indiana Bar Association
* Indiana Public Defender’s Council
* National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
* National Employment Lawyers Association
* Taxpayers Against Fraud