Karen Jackson, Angela Kelver Join Baker & Daniels

Karen C. Jackson and Angela S. Kelver have joined Baker & Daniels LLP as associates. Jackson is practicing in banking and commercial finance from the law firm's Fort Wayne office. Kelver is focusing on business litigation from the South Bend office.

Before joining Baker & Daniels, Jackson was a vice president and attorney at SunTrust Bank in Atlanta, Ga. She has developed a wide range of experience in the banking industry during her career. After earning a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Michigan, Jackson became an auditor and then a certified public accountant.

Jackson graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law in 1996 and then worked almost five years at Citizens Trust Bank in Atlanta.

Kelver was a litigation lawyer at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in Chicago, specializing in product liability and general litigation cases, before joining Baker & Daniels. She served as a judicial intern for the Hon. Sarah Evans Barker in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana in 2001.

Kelver was a victim advocate for the Cass County (Michigan) Prosecuting Attorney's Office from 1999-2000 and program coordinator of domestic violence outreach services for the YWCA of St. Joseph County from 1998-99. She graduated from St. Mary's College at Notre Dame in 1997 and the Indiana University School of Law – Bloomington in 2003.

Founded in 1863, Baker & Daniels LLP is one of Indiana's largest law firms. With more than 375 lawyers and consulting professionals, Baker & Daniels serves clients in regional, national and international business and litigation matters from offices in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, South Bend and Elkhart, Ind.; Washington, D.C.; and China.