About Courtney C.
Courtney C. Smith constructed a steady educational basis earlier than she ever set foot in a courtroom. She earned a J.D. from Valparaiso University School of Law in 2015. Prior to law school she finished undergraduate work at Valparaiso University, receiving a B.A. in German, English and Secondary Education in 2005, and at Purdue University North Central, where she earned a Bachelor of Liberal Studies in Sociology in 2003.
After law school, Smith started practicing in Indiana and has maintained a lively presence in the state's legal network. Her practice has remained rooted in family law and home relations. Over the years she has handled matters that contact on custody disputes, parenting-time arrangements and related courtroom procedures. She is licensed to practice in Indiana and draws on courtroom experience and alternative dispute decision strategies in family instances.
Smith has further a number of professional credentials that shape how she approaches family matters. She is a Parenting Time Coordinator acknowledged by the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. She is also a Registered Indiana Domestic Relations Mediator through the Indiana State Bar and serves as a Guardian Ad Litem under state bar certification. Those roles require education in child-targeted procedures and mediation practice, and they tell the practical alternatives she offers clients when a negotiated outcome is feasible.
Her involvement in the legal community goes past case work. Smith is an active member of the State Bar of Indiana and participates in local bar organizations, which includes the Porter County and Lake County bar associations. She is likewise a member of the Women Lawyers Association. Those memberships mirror ongoing engagement with continuing schooling and nearby court structures.
Courtney Smith practices at Smith Legal Group, where she handles a variety of household law things. In the office she balances litigation duties with mediation and courtroom-appointed duties. Clients discover that her background in education and sociology offers her a familiarity with school and family structures, a point of view she uses when making ready custody reviews and parenting plans.
She continues to handle family law and home family members matters in Indiana, offering mediation and court-appointed offerings alongside traditional representation as a part of her recent practice center of attention.
