Known for her zealous advocacy, bold style, and wise counsel, Dawn R. Rosemond has over three decades of experience being a champion for the clients, she has the privilege of serving, which also includes the firm given her additional firmwide responsibility of activating our commitment to positioning all our talent to win. Always positive, boundlessly energetic, and refreshingly authentic, Dawn’s people skills and innate personal drive to develop the strengths of everyone around her are bolstered by her tireless energy and work ethic. Whether helping her clients navigate the considerable challenges of the litigation process or driving firm-wide strategic initiatives centered around our core pillars of Sponsorship, Integration and Culture, Dawn is a trusted value-add.
Dawn is the first African American female to rise from associate to equity partner at Barnes & Thornburg and reportedly in the state of Indiana. She has been with the firm her entire legal career, representing business clients in virtually all stages of litigation, including pre-litigation counseling, ADR, trial and appeal. Dawn adds value most of all by endeavoring at every turn to provide her clients with an unmatched level of care for their business needs and objectives.
Credentials
Education
- Indiana University-Bloomington, B.A., 1993
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, J.D., 1996
Bar Admissions
- Indiana
- Ohio
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan