Education

• Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, J.D., 1981

• University of Evansville, B.S., cum laude, 1976. (Graduated as Outstanding Senior Woman)

Admissions

• Indiana Supreme Court 1981

• U.S. District Court for the    Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana

Practice Areas

• Wills

• Trusts

• Estates

• Related Complex Litigation 

Professional Activities

• Indianapolis Bar Association (Chair, Estate Planning and Administration Section, 1996-1997; Judicial Evaluation Committee, 1999— ; Vice President, Board of Managers, 2001-2002)

• Member, Joint Editorial Board for Uniform Trust/Estate Acts

• Drafting  Committee, Uniform Trust Act

• Drafting Committee, Uniform Power of Attorney Act

Languages

• German

Born: Evansville, Indiana  

Marti Starkey


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Martha T. Starkey -Indiana Estate Planning Lawyer

Martha T. Starkey, born Evansville, Indiana, June 26, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Indiana; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Preparatory education, University of Evansville (B.S., cum laude, 1976); legal education, Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis (J.D., 1981). Law Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, 1981-1982. Faculty: Indiana Practical Estate Planning and Will Drafting, 1989; Administration of the Estate in Indiana, 1990-91; How to Build and Run a Probate Practice, 1992; ICLEF Estate Planning 101, 1993; Winning Financial Strategies for Women, 1993-94; Business Succession Planning, 1993; Basic Tax Issues in Estate Administration, 1994; ICLEF Forms and Procedures for Transfers of Assets to Living Trusts, 1995; ICLEF Avoiding Malpractice, 1996; ICLEF National Estate and Trust Litigation, 2003. Board of Directors: Wheeler Mission, 1989-; University of Evansville, 1994-99; Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic, 2003-; Joint Editoral Board for Uniform Trust/Estate Acts, 2005-; National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, 1990-; Indiana Chair, 1992-; Division Chair, 1997-99; 2003-2005; Drafting Committee, Uniform Trust Code, 1994-99; Review Committee, Uniform Health Care Decisions Act; Drafting Committee, Uniform Power of Attorney Act, 2003-. Named, Indiana Super Lawyer by Law & Politics Magazine, 2004, 2005, 2006. Member: Indianapolis Bar Association (Chair, Estate Planning and Administration Section, 1996-97; Judicial Evaluation Committee, 1999-; Co-Chair, 2002; Judicial Selection Committee, 2001; Judicial Excellence Political Action Committee, 2004-05; Vice-President, Board of Managers, 2001), Indiana State and American Bar Associations; American Trial Lawyers Association; Christian Legal Society; Founder and Sponsor of the Starkey Entrepreneurial Woman Award, 2004-; Languages: German. Probate; Probate Litigation; Trusts & Estates; Estate Planning. Email: