Carolyn Powers

Carolyn Powers is an Indianapolis attorney whose primary practice at Kinnard, Rowley, Powers, Jimenez is focused on helping families navigate legal disputes and transitions. Her family law work includes domestic relations litigation and mediation, divorce, child support, guardianship, and paternity. She also handles criminal defense and small business conflict resolution, bringing a broader dispute-resolution background to matters involving families, individuals, and closely held businesses.

Carolyn earned a J.D. from Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law in 2006, an M.B.A. with a Marketing focus from Indiana University in 2008, and a B.S. with dual degrees in Accounting and Economics/Finance from Indiana University in 2002. Her combined legal and business education supports work involving family finances, negotiation, conflict resolution, and the practical consequences of domestic relations disputes.

Carolyn has been a Registered Domestic Relations Mediator since 2018. Her practice includes family law, criminal defense, and small business conflicts, allowing her to address contested matters through litigation or negotiated resolution. She is admitted in Indiana and before the US District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, and she works to resolve matters efficiently while protecting client interests.

Carolyn Powers belongs to the Indiana State Bar Association, Indianapolis Bar Association, and American Bar Association. Her professional and community involvement has included legal clinic service, mediation programs, bar leadership activities, and nonprofit board work. She combines litigation and mediation experience with a business-oriented educational background, helping clients evaluate options and move through family law disputes with practical legal guidance.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Kinnard, Rowley, Powers, Jimenez
• Member, Indiana State Bar Association (2008-Present)
• Board Member & Marketing Committee Chair, Children’s Policy and Law Initiative (2015-2016)
• Member, Indianapolis Bar Association (2008-Present)
• Member, American Bar Association (2014-Present)
• Member, Sagamore Inn of Court (2015-2019)
• Volunteer, IBA Paternity Court Mediation Day (2019-2020)
• Intake Attorney, Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic (2019 – 2020)
• Volunteer, Ask A Lawyer, Indianapolis Bar Association
• Board Member & Committee Member, Boone County Chamber of Commerce (2018-2019)
• Board Member & Marketing Committee Chair, Girls Rock! Indianapolis (2018-2020)
• Board Member & Volunteer, Rupert’s Kids (2011-2018)

Licensed State

• Indiana

Education

• Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Indiana University
  Master of Business Administration (MBA) in With a Focus in Marketing
• Indiana University
  B. S. with dual degrees in Accounting and Economics/Finance

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