Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

A partner in the firm, Mr. Woolsey is a Certified Family Law Specialist and has been a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Attorneys since 1998. He was named a Super Lawyer by Indianapolis Monthly magazine in 2006 and participates regularly as a lecturer and author on family issues for the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum and the Indianapolis Bar Association. His most recent presentations include a review of recent changes to Indiana's custody relocation statute and a discussion of family law trends and developments. A family law mediator since 1996, Mr. Woolsey also has extensive experience representing clients before the Indiana Court of Appeals. He is a graduate of Wabash College, magna cum laude, with distinction in psychology, and in 1984 he received his law degree from Indiana University. He served as law clerk to Magistrate J. Patrick Endsley, United States Federal District Court, for two years, and has limited his practice to family law for the last 20 years. Mr. Woolsey lives with his wife and three children in Fishers, Indiana, where he serves as president of the Fishers Metropolitan Fire Merit Board and as advocate for the Knights of Columbus Council #6923.

Areas of Practice

• Family Law
• Complex Property Divisions
• Custody
• Third-Party Custody Proceedings
• Paternity Actions
• Child Support Proceedings
• Mediation of Family Matters
• Appeals

West Practice Categories

Family Law, Adoption, Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Collaborative Law, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Paternity, Prenuptial Agreements

Bar Admissions

• Indiana, 1984

Certification/Specialties

• Certified Family Law Specialist, Family Law Certification Board, 2005
• Certified Family Law Mediator, Indiana Commission for Continuing Legal Education, 1996

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Indianapolis, State and American Bar Associations, 1984 - Present (Member)
• American Judicature Society, 1984 - Present (Member)
• Mediation Association of Central Indiana, 1986 - Present (Member)
• Fishers Metropolitan Merit Fire Board of Commissioners, 2005 - Present (President)

Honors and Awards

• Indiana Super Lawyers, 2006, 2007 and 2008
• Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Attorney, 1998 - Present
• AV rating in Martindale-Hubbell, 1999

Classes and Seminars

• What you need to know about appealing law decisions, ICLEF, 2007
• Custody Relocation Statute Overhaul, ICLEF, 2006

Past Employment Positions

• U. S. District Court, Law Clerk, 1984 - 1985
• Cross Woolsey & Glazier, Partner, 1985 - Present

Education

• Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1984
  J.D.
  Honors: magna cum laude
  
  Law Review: Indiana University Law Review, Board Member, 1981 - 1982
• Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, 1981
  B.A.
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Honors: With Distinction
  Major: Psychology

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Delta Phi

Published Works

• Working with Pensions and Employee Benefits in Dissolutions: Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 6, 1988
• Court Reverses Notion of Personal Goodwill as a Divisible Asset, The matrimonial Strategist, Volume XVII, Number 7, August, 1999
• Inheritance must be considered when determining income for child support calculations, modifications, Res Gestae, Volume 45, No. 2, September, 2001

Address

500 E 96th Street
Suite 100
Indianapolis, IN 46240-3733

Phones

(317) 582-1040

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Websites

http://www.cwglawfirm.com