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Lana Pendoski
Attorney

Newton Becker Bouwkamp Pendoski
3755 East 82nd Street, Suite 220
Indianapolis, IN  46240
Telephone: 317-598-4529, Fax: 317-598-4530
lpendoski@nbbplaw.com

MAJOR AREAS OF PRACTICE

  • Family Law
  • Litigation
  • Estate Planning
  • Registered Family Law Mediator

Education

  • Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana (Bachelor of Science in Clinical Psychology, cum laude, 1992)
  • Valparaiso University School of Law, Valparaiso, Indiana (Doctor of Jurisprudence, 1998)

Professional Involvement

  • Admitted to practice in Tennessee (1998) and Indiana (2003)
  • Admitted before the United States Districts Court, Middle District of Tennessee (1999), and the Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana (2003)
  • Member, Indianapolis Bar Association
  • Member, Tennessee State Bar Association
  • Member, Indiana State Bar Association
  • Member, Grievance Committee, Indianapolis Bar Association
  • Former Member, Executive Committee, Women and the Law Division, Indianapolis Bar Association

Seminar Presentations

  • Panel Member, Seminar on Important Legal Issues for Therapists and Counselors, Christian Theological Seminary,Indianapolis, Indiana, 4 December 2009
  • Featured Presenter, Important Legal Issues for Therapists and Counselors, Family Counseling Associates, Indianapolis, Indiana, 18 September 2009
  • Panel Member, Important Legal Issues for Therapists and Counselors, Children’s Bureau, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, 15 September 2009
  • Presenter, Important Legal Issues for Therapists and Counselors, Youth Connections, Franklin, Indiana, 12 August 2009
  • Featured Speaker, The Gavel and the Couch: Courtroom Strategies for Therapists, Buchanan Pastoral Counseling Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, 12 February 2009
  • Featured Speaker, Seminar on Important Legal Issues for Therapists and Counselors, Indianapolis Institute for Families, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, 22 October 2008
  • Featured Speaker, Important Legal Issues for Therapists and Counselors, Woodview Psychology Group, Indianapolis , Indiana , 3 March 2008
  • Program Co-Moderator, 2nd Annual What Family Court Judges Want You to Know, National Business Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, 26 October 2007
  • Featured Speaker, Important Legal Issues for Therapists and Counselors, Christian Theological Seminary Counseling Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, 31 May 2007
  • Featured Presenter, Seminar on Important Legal Issues for Therapists and Counselors, Integrative Health Resources, Indianapolis, Indiana, 07 May 2007
  • Featured Speaker, Helping Your Client Survive A Child Custody Evaluation, National Business Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, 13 December 2006
  • Program Moderator, What Family Court Judges Want You to Know, NBI Trial Practice Judicial Forum, Indianapolis, Indiana, 20 October 2006
  • Faculty Member, Testifying in Court: What Every Therapist Needs to Know, Buchanan Pastoral Counseling Center of Methodist Hospital/Clarian Health Partners, Indianapolis, Indiana, 21 September 2006
  • Co-Presenter, New Day: Children of Divorce, Center for Family Life Ministries, Second Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis, Indiana, 20 June 2006
  • Speaker, Important Legal Issues for Therapists and Counselors, Community Psychological Consultants, Indianapolis, 28 February 2006
  • Speaker, Important Legal Issues for Therapists and Counselors, Indianapolis Institute for Families, Indianapolis, 22 February 2006
  • Presenter, Know Your Role as Therapist or Evaluator, Family Tree Counseling Associates, Indianapolis, 15 March 2005
  • Presenter, Recognizing, Responding and Reporting Suspicions of Child Abuse for Hamilton County Faith Communities, St. Peter’s United Church of Christ, Carmel, Indiana, 16 March 2005
  • Presenter, Annual Developments in Domestic Law, Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association, Nashville, Tennessee, 1999 and 2001
  • Co-Producer and Moderator, Annual Continuing Legal Education Program, Nashville Bar Association, Nashville, Tennessee, February 2000

Publications

  • Co-author, “Dissecting the Cohabitation Dilemma,” Family Matters Newsletter, Indiana State Bar Association (Spring 2005)
  • Co-author, “Variants of the MMPI 2-7-8 Code Type,” paper presented at Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, Illinois, 1992

Community Participation

  • Member, Professional Advisory Committee, Buchanan Pastoral Counseling, Indianapolis , Indiana
  • Member, Advocacy Committee, Planned Parenthood of Indiana, Indianapolis , Indiana
  • Member, Board of Directors, Indiana State Wrestling Association