Libby joined the firm’s South Bend office after graduating from Notre Dame Law School in 2014. Her practice areas include civil litigation representing clients in medical malpractice, contract disputes, contract claims, employment defense, personal injury, and real estate matters. She also assists clients with the application process for federal and state trademark registration in Indiana and Michigan.
Practices
Civil Litigation
Insurance Defense
Real Estate Law
Trademark Law
Representative Legal Work
Contract disputes
Personal injury litigation
Property damage litigation
Employment defense litigation
Commercial real estate purchases and sales
Residential real estate purchases and sales
Tax sales
Applications for preliminary injunctions and TROs
Quiet title actions
Insurance coverage disputes
Creditors’ rights and collections
Easement disputes
Applications for Federal and State trademark registration
Personal Snapshot
Libby, originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan, has embraced South Bend as her home since her time at Notre Dame Law School. As is her style, Libby has thrown herself, body and soul, into her community. She has been cast in many productions at the South Bend Civic Theatre – where her beautiful voice and acting skills are gifts she willingly shares – and now serves on the Board and several committees. Libby is also an active member of the South Bend Young Professionals Network and the St. Joseph County Bar Association, where she takes advantage of every service and leadership opportunity she can get to give back to the community that has given her so much.
Libby has a passion for learning about history and other cultures and enjoys traveling the world with friends. She also enjoys taking adult ballet classes at Southold Dance Theater, and has recently taken up running … which she (mostly) no longer hates.
Admissions
State of Indiana
State of Michigan
United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, and the Western District of Michigan
Professional Associations
American Bar Association, Fellow – March 2022-Present
Indiana State Bar Association, District 3 Representative, Young Lawyers Section Council
St. Joseph County (IN) Bar Association
Past President – July 2021-2022
Board Member, Vice President, President-Elect – July 2019-June 2021
New Lawyer Group Co-Chair – June 2016-2018
Judicial Survey Committee Co-Chair – June 2016-2017
Cass County Michigan Bar Association
Robert A. Grant Inn of Court
Honors
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America
The Indiana Lawyer, Leadership in Law – Up and Coming Lawyer, 2023
Michiana Forty Under 40, Class of 2020
Leadership South Bend/Mishawaka, EMERGE Program, Fall 2015
Education
Notre Dame Law School, J.D., 2014
Grand Valley State University, B.A., magna cum laude, 2011
Community Involvement
South Bend Civic Theatre
Reins of Life
Youth Service Bureau
Young Professionals Network South Bend (YPN)
Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley
Notre Dame Law School, Mentor
Former Member of Vesper Chorale
Former Member of The Acting Ensemble
Former Member of Midwest Center for Diversity and Inclusion