Advance Lawyers

Jessie A. Cook represents individuals accused of major felonies in state and federal courts. She graduated from IU Maurer School of Law (1979, cum laude), the National College of Criminal Defense and the Darrow College of Capital Defense. She teaches advanced trial advocacy at the Maurer School of Law- Bloomington, and for various continuing legal education programs including the Federal Defender Organization, the National Institute of Trial Advocacy, and ICLEF’s Trial Advocacy Skills College. Jessie is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a member of its Access to Justice Committee. She served on the Indiana Supreme...

A graduate of Purdue University, where he was named a Dean’s Scholar, Thomas B. O’Farrell earned his law degree from Indiana University at Indianapolis. A former clerk for the Indiana Attorney General, Mr. O’Farrell has gained extensive trial and appellate experience, including oral argument before the Indiana Court of Appeals and the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Mr. O’Farrell advises clients on diverse issues such as: personal injury suits, bankruptcy, criminal law, appeals, estate planning, and business law.

Dustin Fregiato was born and raised in a small town in Eastern Ohio. Growing up in "Coal Country", as it is commonly known to those who live there, not only taught him the value of a hard day's work but also taught him his core values of: faith, family and friendship and how they should be applied to every aspect of one's life, including one's career. Dustin left that small town to attend undergraduate studies at The Ohio State University. After graduating cum laude with a BA in political science at OSU, he moved to Indianapolis to attend law school...

Kristina was born in Poughkeepsie, New York. Her family moved to Olathe, Kansas when she was five years old. She later moved to Indiana when she was fifteen years old. After attending Westfield High School, she earned her Bachelors of Arts degree in French and Psychology from Butler University, cum laude.

In 2009, Kristina joined Hensley Legal Group as a legal assistant in the Social Security disability department. Kristina then became a case manager in the Social Security disability department and then became a Non-Attorney Representative in the disability department where she represented clients at their disability hearings.

In 2013, Kristina joined...

I have been practicing trial level Criminal Defense in courts across the State of Indiana. I am commission qualified for appointment in major felonies up to and including murder. What that means is that I have documented experience in trial for major felonies.