Legal Services & Lawyers

Elizabeth Milliken believes that her role as an attorney in our community is to help people use the legal system to find cost-effective solutions to multi-faceted problems.

Elizabeth Milliken began her legal career in 1994 with the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office where she gained valuable trial experience as a traditional prosecutor handling a wide variety of misdemeanor and felony cases and then specializing in cases involving drug offenses and search & seizure issues. Branching out into the non-traditional role of a Community Prosecutor, Ms. Milliken worked daily with law enforcement officers from the Marion County Sheriff’s Department, the Indianapolis Police Department, and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department applying aspects of both criminal and civil law to tackle complex crime problems that plagued Indianapolis neighborhoods. While serving as a Community Prosecutor, Ms. Milliken also worked closely with residents of indianapolis neighborhoods expanding her skills not only as a litigator, but also as a problem-solver.

In preparation for a move into private legal practice, Ms. Milliken moved back to the role of a traditional prosecutor handling high-level felony drug cases. During this time, Ms. Milliken worked closely with Indiana State Police detectives on cases involving complex search and seizure issues.

Since beginning her private practice, Ms. Milliken has found her unconventional skills learned while working with residents of a diverse community to resolve complex problems and relationships to be invaluable when representing clients on criminal matters as well as in cases involving family law, collections, and general civil issues.

Licensed to practice in Indiana in 1990. Also passed Uniform Certified Public Accounting examination in 1985. Mr. Thompson provides service to families and businesses with the goal of helping them achieve the best results in line with their goals. The practice is founded on a collaborative approach where the client always makes the decisions.

Cassandra graduated from Valparaiso University School of Law, with honors, in 2003. Cassandra understands the needs of working families, as she attended Purdue North Central and Valpo Law School full time while also working her part-time job in a hospital laboratory and raising two young children with her husband, Ken. She began her legal career in her late 30's, so that she brings life experience as well as her legal knowledge to the table when helping her clients.

Cassandra has worked primarily out of her Knox, IN, office since 2003, although she regularly travels to courts in counties that surround Starke County, including Porter, LaPorte, Marshall, St. Joseph, Fulton, Pulaski, and Jasper. Family law (e.g. divorce, custody, child support, parenting time, parental relocation, guardianships) is her main area of practice, but she can and does regularly assist clients with general civil matters, collections matters, criminal matters, and landlord/tenant matters.

When assisting you, Cassandra encourages you to take realistic and strategic approaches to your legal matter. She attempts to impart to you a common sense, rational outlook while helping you navigate a complex, legal world. She tries to assist you in lowering your legal fees by giving you the opportunity to do some of the legwork on your case, such as collecting needed documents from various sources. She tries her best to timely return your phone calls and emails. She tries to keep you informed about the status of your matter through correspondence and by sending you monthly activity/billing statements. She tries to thoroughly explain her fee and billing practices, so that you are not left in the dark when it comes to the hard-earned money you are spending on legal fees. She tries to talk with you in an understandable, person-to-person manner, not as some stuffy, authority-figure who speaks down to you.

When not working, Cassandra's "loves" are her family and her horses. Her husband, Ken, works for the Indiana Department of Corrections and has a more-stressful, second job of living with Cassandra (just kidding, Ken!). Her teenage son, Brennan, can often be found playing his flute, piccolo, and french horn for local youth symphonies. Her daughter, Molly, is learning to ride her horse when not cheering for the wrestlers of the WWE. You can often find Cassandra and her horses on the weekends at any of Indiana's state parks, soaking up nature and galloping like wild banditos down the forest trails. As Cassandra likes to say, "The wind of heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears" (Arabian Proverb).

Betsy taught Business Law, Employment Law, Human Resources, Hospitality and related courses for 6 years at Purdue. Formerly, she was a tenured faculty member at Niagara University, in Niagara Falls NY, and received her Law Degree at SUNY Buffalo while teaching there.

Betsy has been an Indiana Attorney since 2006, and is the former Executive Director of the Lake County Bar Association, and among other things was in charge of their referral network.

Betsy has conducted academic research and has been a featured speaker all across North Amnerica speaking on legal and nonlegal subjects.

Susan is a ball of fire attorney who will listen to you. She has plenty of life experience and is easy to talk to. Susan has her own practice, has flexible hours and takes on a variety of cases.
Her extensive experience in manufacturing management is a valuable asset to her corporate clients.
She's licensed in both Indiana and Illinois.

Give Sue a call for a free consultation - 219-663-2588