The Criminal Defense Team Indianapolis Office

1060 Villa Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46203

Managing Partner Kathie Perry had been battling prosecutors in Marion County for nearly 15 years when she joined The Criminal Defense Team. After the firm hired her, she initially worked out of our Franklin office. However, it was Kathie’s goal to eventually return to Indianapolis – but this time as part of a team of lawyers dedicated to criminal defense. In 2019 that dream became a reality when the Criminal Defense Team expanded, and a number of our lawyers moved into an office in downtown Indianapolis on Wabash Street. As an added bonus, we began a relationship with legendary Indianapolis criminal defense attorney David Hennessy.

For over 35 years, David has been a thorn in the side of prosecutors in Marion County. Many would say that David is simply the best criminal defense attorney in Indianapolis and beyond. Our relationship with David would allow us to peer into his brain and for two high-powered criminal defense firms to work with one another for superior representation for our clients. Although our lawyers had been battling and fighting for our clients in Indianapolis for over two decades, once we opened up an Indy office, our growth in Indianapolis was rapid. The word was out. Soon our office on Wabash Street was simply not large enough to house all of our lawyers and staff.

In June 2020, with managing partner Kathie Perry’s leadership, The Criminal Defense Team took the next step in our evolution by moving our Indianapolis office to 2900 N. 96th Street. In 2023, Marion County was going to open its Criminal Justice Campus (CJC) on Prospect Street. the CDT knew it would want to be closer to the criminal courts, jail, probation and community corrections (which would all be conveniently housed on the same campus). After a year-long search, we finally purchased a building less than a mile from the CJC so that we could move our offices to more easily fight for our Marion County clients. It’s less than a five minute drive to the jail and courtrooms. After a 9 month renovation, we finally opened the doors on our Indy office on July 1, 2023. Now, located at 1060 Villa Avenue, our office space is conveniently located right off of I-65 and is only 10 minutes from downtown Indianapolis. Most importantly, it is large enough to house all our lawyers and staff that work out of the Indianapolis office. The importance of having lawyers and staff in the same space able to brainstorm at a minute’s notice is vital to our success, as is the ability to quickly and easily meet with our clients who are detained in the Marion County jail, as well as to attend a court hearing or deposition. It’s also provides quick access for our lawyers to strategize privately outside the ears of prosecutors and witnesses when trials break for lunch or longer periods of time. Because of its proximity to two different highways, it is also a convenient location to fight for our clients throughout the rest of the state.

While The Criminal Defense Team has three offices (Indianapolis, Franklin and Noblesville) our lawyers remain tight-knit. It is with great intention that our lawyers from the various offices are paired with each other on certain cases throughout the year. Additionally, thanks to technology, we often set up impromptu brainstorming sessions with all of the lawyers when an issue arises that requires multiple opinions. All of our lawyers are on email and text strings so that we can all provide input on all of our cases. The Criminal Defense Team is not a marketing concept. It is real and has led to exceptional outcomes for our clients.