Civil Rights & Governmental Liability Defense

William “Bill” Smith has been practicing law in Indiana for over 30 years and has handled a variety of issues. Bill’s current practice includes Bankruptcy matters, for the debtor and for corporations, Commercial Collections, and Business and Corporate transactions for small to medium size businesses. Bill also handles Civil Rights cases, Construction matters, Estate Planning and Probate Administration, Governmental Liability, and Zoning matters. Bill is an active member of ACA International, an association for credit and collection professionals.

Timothy Stucky has served as an Attorney at Kightlinger & Gray’s New Albany office, since 2022. His civil litigation practice covers a wide array of legal areas, including real estate litigation, personal injury, premises liability, insurance subrogation, debt collection, employment disputes, and defending governmental entities and their employees.

Tiffany Guthrie is an attorney in the Indianapolis office of Kightlinger & Gray. She joined the firm after nearly three years of experience as an administrative law Judge for the Department of Workforce Development, wherein she presided over matters of unemployment disputes. Prior to serving as an Administrative Law Judge, Tiffany represented plaintiffs in personal injury matters throughout the greater Indianapolis area.

Samantha Mihail is an associate attorney at Kightlinger & Gray’s Merrillville, Indiana office. Her practice is focused on insurance defense, employment law, and appellate work.

Jeff Lowe is a partner at Kightlinger & Gray in New Albany, Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky. He is chair of the Employment and Civil Rights practice group. He regularly defends governmental entities and their employees throughout Southern Indiana and Kentucky. His practice focuses on defense of governmental entities and their employees on issues ranging from constitutional torts to zoning matters to employment issues, as well as state law claims made against his governmental clients.

Melissa Danielson is a general partner in the Indianapolis office of Kightlinger & Gray. After graduating from Harvard University and the University of Virginia School of Law, Melissa practiced law in California but subsequently returned to her native state of Indiana. Melissa has extensive litigation experience in a variety of substantive legal areas, including Trucking and Transportation, Premises Liability, and Municipal Government. She focuses her legal practice on defense of institutions and individuals in tort litigation and pre-litigation counseling. 

Marcia Mahony represents employers in all aspects of the employer/employee relationship. She advises clients on a wide range of employment matters, including issues related to discrimination, harassment, retaliation, labor regulations, and wage and hour compliance. Marcia drafts and reviews employment policies and handbooks, and she represents clients in responding to discrimination claims filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Indiana Civil Rights Commission, and other regulatory agencies.

Jake Zigenfus earned his undergraduate degree at Indiana University in 2018, obtaining a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. He then enrolled at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, where he graduated with his Juris Doctorate in 2021. Upon graduation, Jake was honored with the Norman Lefstein Award of Excellence, recognizing students who worked the most pro-bono hours while in school, with Jake being inside the top 10% of this classification.

Craig M. Williams is a seasoned litigator with more than 25 years of experience focused on employment law. He represents both employers and employees in a wide range of workplace disputes and has successfully argued cases before the 6th and 7th Circuit Courts of Appeals.