Employment Law

Employment Law

Practical Employment Counsel. Proactive Litigation Defense.

Helping employers and insurers navigate risk.

Overview

Kightlinger & Gray defends and advises employers across Indiana and Kentucky in employment disputes, investigations, and compliance challenges. Our attorneys are known for their clear counsel, cost-conscious strategies, and strong results when matters proceed to litigation.

We help resolve internal complaints and represent clients before the EEOC as well as in state and federal courts. Our Employment Law Team delivers practical solutions tailored to today’s complex workplace landscape.

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Attorneys Practicing
In This Area

Attorneys Practicing
In This Area

  • Timothy J. Stucky Profile Pic
    Timothy J. Stucky Profile Pic
    Timothy J. Stucky

    Attorney

    Timothy Stucky serves as an Attorney at Kightlinger & Gray’s New Albany office, where his journey began as a Summer Law Clerk in 2020 before officially joining the firm as an Attorney in 2022. His extensive civil litigation practice covers a wide array of legal areas, including personal injury, premises liability, insurance subrogation, debt collection under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Fair Credit Reporting Act, wrongful death, dram shop liability, employment disputes, and defending governmental entities and their employees.

     

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    Tiffany R. Guthrie

    Attorney

    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 J. Mihail Profile Pic
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    Samantha J. Mihail

    Staff Counsel

    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.

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    R. Jeffrey Lowe

    Senior Partner

    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.

  • Marcia A. Mahony Profile Pic
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    Marcia A. Mahony

    Attorney

    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.

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    Libby Valos Moss

    Senior Partner

    Libby Valos Moss focuses her practice on the defense of employers in administrative proceedings, as well as litigation and counseling. She regularly represents employers before the Indiana Worker’s Compensation Board, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Indiana Civil Rights Commission, as well as in state and federal courts. Libby has authored a number of appeals on workers’ compensation matters before the Indiana Court of Appeals and Indiana Supreme Court.

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    Kristen M. Carroll

    Senior Partner

    Kristen Carroll is a senior partner in the Indianapolis office of Kightlinger & Gray. Her practice focuses on representing employers before the Indiana Worker’s Compensation Board. She regularly counsels employers and adjusters on the proper handling of worker’s compensation claims within the Indiana Worker’s Compensation Act, often assisting early in the investigation and claims management process.

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    Jonathan E. Halm

    General Partner

    Jonathan Halm is a partner in the Merrillville (Northwest Indiana) office of Kightlinger & Gray. He has more than 15 years of litigation experience in a variety of substantive legal areas. His practice focuses on insurance defense litigation inclusive of the following areas: premises liability, auto and transportation – both simple and catastrophic in damages, commercial litigation, professional liability, government and civil rights liability, construction and industrial accident liability, and insurance coverage

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    John H. Halstead

    Senior Partner

    John Halstead is an attorney in the Merrillville (northern Indiana) Kightlinger & Gray office with over 20 years’ experience representing insurance companies and their insureds in automobile, homeowner’s, and commercial liability claims, as well as self-insured businesses in premise liability and worker’s compensation defense. John also represents title companies and their insureds in title insurance and escrow claims, and local contractors in mechanic’s lien and construction litigation.

  • John B. Drummy Senior Partner Profile Picture
    John B. Drummy Senior Partner Profile Picture
    John B. Drummy

    Senior Partner

    John Drummy is a Senior Partner in the Kightlinger & Gray Indianapolis office and a member of the firm’s Management Committee. John is also a member of the firm’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Board. John is a skilled attorney with over 30 years of experience handling Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith, Professional Liability, Appellate, Data Breach and Securities Litigation matters. John has handled hundreds of appeals, with nearly 100 published opinions.

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    Craig M. Williams

    Attorney

    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.

Employment Law Services

Employment Law Services

Defense against allegations of discrimination, harassment, or retaliation
Wrongful termination claims
EEOC response and agency representation
Wage & hour audits and compliance guidance (FLSA, state wage laws)
Development and review of employee handbooks and HR policies
Workplace investigations and training
Labor negotiations, union grievance defense, and dispute resolution
Trial and appellate representation in employment-related litigation