sblevins@lewis-kappes.com

317.639.1210

Practice Areas

Civil Litigation

Sara is skilled in a wide-range of civil litigation areas including disputes involving contracts, civil rights ( 1983 actions), business matters, personal injury/wrongful death, commercial landlord/tenant matters, real estate and personal property, negligence, and intellectual property. Sara brings a balanced perspective to her practice because of her experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants. She is knowledgeable in both state and federal practice and both small and complex matters.

Sara draws on a background in public policy having worked before law school in Washington, D.C. for the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), advocating for arms control measures, and for the Indiana State Senate Democratic Caucus as a media relations assistant. She also spent a summer during law school as a legal intern for the ACLU of Indiana.

Education and Training

Earlham College- Richmond, Indiana, B.A., with college and departmental honors, 1999; Politics and Peace & Global Studies; Phi Beta Kappa;

Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington, cum laude, J.D., 2004; Indiana Journal for Global Legal Studies, Submissions Editor;

National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) - Trial Advocacy Seminar (Seattle, Washington), September 2008

Bar Admissions

Indiana 2004
United States District Court - Southern District of Indiana 2004
United States District Court - Northern District of Indiana 2004
United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, 2008

Experience

Associate, Lewis & Kappes, P.C., 2004- present.

Affiliations

American Bar Association
Indiana Bar Association
Indianapolis Bar Association
Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana

Honors & Awards

Rising Star, "Indiana Super Lawyers" (General Litigation, 2009, 2010 and 2011)
CALI Awards for Highest Grades in Torts and Immigration Law
Indianapolis Bar Association Bar Leader Series, Class IX (2011-12)

Publications

Recovering Lost Earning Capacity Damages for Immigrants in Indiana, by Thomas R. Ruge and Sara R. Bradbury; VERDICT, PUBLISHED BY INDIANA TRIAL LAWYER ASSOCIATION; Vol. 31, No. 1 (2010)