Caroline A. Gilchrist
Baker & Gilchrist 7388 Business Center Dr. Ste A Avon, IN 46123 Practice Area(s): Medical Malpractice, Alternative Dispute Resolution call (317) 272-0008 fax (317) 272-0408 email cgilchrist@bakerandgilchrist.com visit website
Admission Dates & Jurisdictions
Licensed in Indiana – 1982
Education
Indiana University Mauer School of Law – 1982
Ball State University – 1979 BA, Summa Cum Laude
Family Law Mediator
Civil Law Mediator
Professional Experience
Baker & Gilchrist 1999-present
Cohen & Malad 1986-1999
UAW Legal Services 1983-1986
Honors & Awards
Indiana Law Journal – Note Editor 1982
Indianapolis Monthly 25 Top Women and 50 Top Attorneys -2017
Indianapolis Monthly 25 Top Women – 2016
Super Lawyers 2009-2017
Professional Associations
Indiana Bar Association
Indiana Trial Lawyers Association
AAJ
Verdicts & Settlements
William Owens vs. St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital, Madison County, Indiana $2,500,000 verdict, April, 2017
Waggoner vs. Joyner-Wentland, Marion County, Indiana $1,315,000 verdict, September 2007
Speaking Engagements
- Primary Trainer for Family Mediation Training – 1999-present
- “You Won, Lost, ____ the Medical Review Panel, Now What?” – presentation at ITLA seminar, April, 2017
- Chair of Advanced Family Mediation Seminar – Presenter on panel for Ethical Considerations in Family Mediation. , Chair and presenter, CME Update for Family Mediators, ICLEF, 2010
- “Inside the Indiana Medical Review Panel Process”, IBA, 2010
- “Navigating the Ever Increasing Minefield of the Med Mal SOL”, ITLA Lifetime Achievement Seminar, 2009
- “Mediation: Common Mistakes, Ethical Issues”, ICLEF, 2006
- Case Law Update, ICLEF, 2004
- “Medical Malpractice”, ICLEF, 2000
- “Advanced Family Mediation Training”, The Indiana Lawyer, CLE Division, 1996
- “Successful Mediation: A Practitioner’s Guide to Mediation Preparation”, ICLEF, 1994
- “Women in the Law Conference”, 2001, 2004, and 2006
- “Decision Making for the Incompetent Terminally Ill Patient: A Compromise in a Solution Eliminates: A Compromise of Patient’s Rights”
- Note Editor, Board of Editors, Indiana Law Journal, Indiana University School of Law
- Speaker on the Subject of Negotiation and Mediation Techniques for a Variety of Groups
- Associate Trainer for Civil Mediation Basic Training, February 1998
- Panel Presenter on Mediation at two Indianapolis Bar Association Bench Bar Conferences, French Lick, 1997 and 1999
- “How to Handle the Difficult Client in Mediation” IBA Women’s Bench Bar 2009 and ICLEF, 2004