Angela Brown Swenson

Angela Brown Swenson

also known as Swenson & Associates PC

4.5
Rating: 9.4

Licensed for 23 years

Divorce and separation Lawyer at Carmel, IN
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Family, Guardianship ... +3 more

301 East Carmel Drive, Suite E300, Carmel, IN

About Angela

Practice Areas

6

Practice Areas

Divorce and Separation 37%

Divorce, child support, child custody, Paternity, Modifications, Contempts, Step-Parent Adoptions, Appeals, grandparents rights, QDRO's and Guardianships.

24 years

37%
Family 32%

Divorce, child support, child custody, Paternity, Modifications, Contempts, Step-Parent Adoptions, Appeals, grandparents rights, QDRO's and Guardianships.

24 years

32%
Guardianship 10%

Whether an elderly family member is no longer able to care for his or her own best interests, you have a disabled child who is about to turn 18 or you need to take care of a child or adult, you may find yourself needing to seek a guardianship.

24 years

10%
Mediation 10%

Not every case has to go before a Judge. Angela Swenson assists parties in resolving their family law and civil cases before they go to trial.

15 years

10%
Wills and Living Wills 10%

When you execute a will you let your loved ones know what your wishes are for burial and inheritance. Every person should have a living will to let their loved ones and doctors know what their wishes are for medical treatment.

24 years

10%
Employment and Labor 1%

Attorney Swenson is a former Administrative Law Judge with the Department of Workforce Development. Attorney Swenson presided over 3000 cases while serving as an Administrative Law Judge.

17 years | 3,000 cases

1%

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Licenses

Licensed in Indiana for 17 years

State: Indiana

Acquired: 2008

Active in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Licensed in Florida for 23 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 2002

Member in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of Angela Brown Swenson

301 East Carmel Drive, Suite E300, Carmel, IN, 46032

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Angela Brown Swenson's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.5 /5.0

31 Client Reviews

Showing 1 - 5 of 5 reviews | Responsiveness

Posted by Susan | December 27, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Wills & Living Wills

A perfect fit

After learning that Ms. Swenson was licensed in both Indiana and Florida we knew she would be the perfect fit for our needs since we were relocating to Florida soon. Shortly after contacting the office my call was returned promptly by Ms. Swenson. We discussed our needs re: preparation of an updated ...will and other concerns re: our current guardianship of our adult daughter. She was extremely knowledgeable and provided instructions in preparation for our office appointment. She was thorough and we appreciated the time she spent to ensure we understood the legal requirements in Florida that we would encounter. I would not hesitate to recommend Swenson & Associates.

Posted by anonymous | January 10, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Child Support

Disappointing, unethical representation

I hired this attorney to represent me in a child support modification issue and a contempt of court issue with my ex-spouse not adhering to our current divorce decree. Angela then passed me off to another associate in the practice, Dawn Marie White. I remained with this attorney, and Angela, I suppo...se, for nine months. Communication was very poor. I had very specific items that my ex-spouse was in contempt of. He was, and still is, in blatant violation of our current divorce decree. I turned over all information that was asked of me by this practice and there still wasn't any action taken for 4 months, until my ex-spouse took me to court for emancipation of one of my children. Nothing was accomplished at that court date except the emancipation. None of the contempt issues were even discussed. The remaining 5 months with these attorneys again accomplished nothing. I made phone calls to the office, but no one ever answered the phone. I left voice mails and emails which were hardly ever responded to. The office hours were never honored. I would stop by and no one was there. I will be honest and say I was on a modest means payment program and I was doing my best to make payments. However, I felt since I was receiving poor service, I shouldn't have to pay until my requests were being met. They never were. These lawyers dropped me for slow payment even though they agreed to help me financially at the beginning. I had invested a lot of money and now I have nothing to show for it. I was poorly and unfairly misrepresented. Do not hire this firm as they will mislead you, not communicate with you, misrepresent you and will most definitely not fight for you.

Angela Swenson

Replied last January 10, 2018

I am sorry that you had a bad experience with our firm. I have tried to reach out to you but I have not had any response back. We strive for client satisfaction in every case. Please contact me directly to discuss your specific concerns.

Posted by Heather | May 24, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Best Lawyer

I have hired Angie twice now and would hire her anytime I need legal representation for my child custody case. The first time she did everything she could and we won without even having to go infront of the judge. The 2nd time was an emergency hearing and she was on top of it. We went to court and sh...e was well prepared as always to wipe the floor with him and she did and I now have full legal and physical custody of my son. She is no-nonsense and really does everything She can for you and your child. She is an answer to a very long time prayer and I am forever grateful for her. Thanks Angie!

Posted by anonymous | July 10, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Less than impressed

We hired Angela to do a simple divorce for our daughter. No children and both our daughter and her husband were being very easy to deal with throughout the whole process. Angela came across at the beginning as " I'm gonna be right here for you and this will be a simple case". We gave her the $1500 re...tainer to start the process and almost immediately we had trouble with her returning our phone calls,emails etc. we went days without hearing anything from her. I at one point confronted her asking if she thought she took on more than she could handle. She assured me that wasn't the case yet continued to never return our calls and almost always had to work through her assistant to get any kind of answers. By the way, her asst is very borderline rude to work with too. Our daughters divorce was finalized for about a week already yet we never heard of about it and only after we called another three times did her assistant call us back and admit that it had been final already for a week. Also, the very first appointment our daughter had scheduled with Angela, Angela herself was late for and our daughter waited to see if she would show up. Angela was over 45 minutes late. She sat down with our daughter and the first comment that came out of Angela's mouth was " let's get this a hole".. I would never recommend anyone to hire on with this attorney!!

Posted by Heather | January 01, 2014 | Divorce & Separation

Thank you Angela!

I hired Angela in a divorce case. She was able to do what my other attorney could not by getting my case done! She acted quickly and always kept me informed. I cannot thank her enough.

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Angela Brown Swenson's Lawyer Endorsements

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Robert Shive

Family lawyer | Jun 30

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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DawnMarie White

Divorce and separation lawyer | Nov 30

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. Angela has mediated cases to settlement that I was sure would never settle! She is fair, aggressive, and knowledgeable."

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Vanessa Aguilera

Family lawyer | Feb 26

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I have had several cases with Angela. She is good to work with, responds on time and is respectful of the process without losing her clients objectives."

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Darin Cox

Family lawyer | Feb 24

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Ashlee Kestler

Divorce and separation lawyer | Feb 17

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Stephen Gross

Child custody lawyer | Oct 23

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. Angela takes her clients' needs seriously, and she represents them aggressively and competently."

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Sean Cleary

Divorce and separation lawyer | Oct 01

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. An extremely talented and well respected attorney in the legal community."

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Zachary Stock

Family lawyer | Jul 27

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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John O'Brien

Divorce and separation lawyer | Jul 19

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"An extremely talented and well respected attorney in the legal community, I wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone looking for a lawyer who knows the law and truly cares about protecting the rights of her clients and getting them the most favorable result possible."

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Experience

Rating:  9.4 (Superb)

Honors

2017

Client Champion Award, Martindale-Hubbell

2017

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2016

Pro Bono Award, Indianapolis Bar Association

2006

Pro Bono Award, Jacksonville Area Legal Aid

2005

Pro Bono Award, Jacksonville Area Legal Aid

Work Experience

2011 - Present

Attorney, Swenson & Associates PC

2009 - 2011

Adminitrative Law Judge, State of Indiana

2005 - 2008

Attorney, Law Office of Angela B. Swenson

2001 - 2004

Attorney, Jacksonville Area Legal Aid

1993 - 2001

Military Police Officer, Army Reserves

Associations

2013 - Present

Carmel Clay Republicans

Member

2012 - Present

Hamilton County Bar Association

Member

2012 - Present

Volunteer Guardian ad Litem

Kid's Voice of Indiana

2011 - Present

Indianapolis Bar Association

Member

2008 - Present

Carmel Lions Club

Vice President

2008 - Present

Indiana State Bar Association

Member

2002 - Present

Florida Bar

Member

2002 - 2008

Family Law Inn of Court of Jacksonville

Sample of Legal Cases

Krebs v Krebs

Client received custody at the trial court level and this change of custody was affirmed by the Indiana Court of Appeals.

Jannotta v Jannotta

Appeal to Florida's First District Court of Appeals. Client/Appellant was successful in this appeal.

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Education

2001

Florida Coastal School of Law

1998

Northern Kentucky University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

1998

Northern Kentucky University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2018

Indiana State Bar Association

Technology and Domestic Relations

Languages

English

Activity

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