Benjamin Douglas Strahm

I was born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana, attending Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, where I majored in Political Science and graduated with honors.

While attending law school, I was actively involved with the Moot Court Board, serving as the Moot Court Board Chairman. I received several awards in law school, including the prestigious Leadership Achievement Award, the Frank Harper Achievement Award, and the Moot Court Board Chairman Awards.

After graduating law school, I was a certified legal intern with the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office, in the Narcotics Division, until I became a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in 2009. During my tenure at the Prosecutor’s office, I started as Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in Misdemeanor Court, was promoted to the D Felony division, and was again promoted to be one of the two Gang prosecutors in 2011. I was then assigned as a Major Felony Drug Prosecutor, a position I held until being promoted to Major Felony Division. During my time in Major Felony, I maintained an active caseload of murder, robbery, attempt murder, and aggravated battery cases. I left the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office in the fall of 2015 for private practice in the areas of criminal law, family law, and general litigation.

I also served with the 101st Airborne/Air Assault Division located at Fort Campbell, Kentucky and the 2nd Infantry Division in South Korea. In 2011, I re-joined the Indiana Army National Guard as a First Lieutenant in the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corp . In 2012, I was deployed to Kuwait with the 38th Sustainment Brigade in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. In 2019, I again deployed to Kuwait with the 38th Infantry Division in support of Operation Spartan Shield. I am now a Major in the Indiana Army National Guard and I'm currently assigned as the Chief of Military Justice with the 38th Infantry Division in Indianapolis, Indiana.

I am currently an attorney with Avnet Law in Noblesville, IN.

Indiana

Indiana Supreme Court

ID Number: 28406-49

Since 2009

United States District Court - Northern District of Indiana

Since 2017

United States District Court - Southern District of Indiana

Since 2017

Major (O-4), Chief of Military Justice, 38th Infantry Division

Indiana Army National Guard

2011 - Current

Associate Attorney

Mark K. Sullivan & Associates, P.C.

2015 - 2019

I represented hundreds of clients in several counties around central Indiana. I represented clients primarily in Family Law and Criminal Law cases.

Associate Attorney

Mitchell Law Group

2015 - 2019

I represented dozens of clients in all areas of Family Law to include, dissolution of marriages, paternity actions, child custody modifications, and child support modifications. I currently served as a Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) in Hamilton County.

Deputy Prosecuting Attorney

Marion County Prosecutor's Office

2009 - 2015

During my time as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, I conducted hundreds of bench trials and several jury trials. I prosecuted a wide-range of cases from misdemeanors to felonies, to include gang cases, drug dealing cases, robberies, and murders.

Western Michigan University Cooley Law School

J.D. (2009) | Litigaiton

2005 - 2009

Honors: Frank Harper Achievement Award Leadership Achievement Award

Activities: Chairman, Moot Court Board, 2008

Indiana University - Indiana University-Bloomington

B.A. (2005) | Political Science

2002 - 2005

Honors: Deans List, 2003-2005

Activities: Board Member, Student Rights Organization

Rising Star

Super Lawyers

2018

State Bar of Indiana  # 28406-49

Member

Current

Guardian Ad Litem

Hamilton County GAL/CASA Program

2017