Carrie A. Koontz received her Juris Doctor degree and LLM degrees in Intellectual Property from the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana. During law school, Ms. Koontz served as the extern for the Honorable Donald O'Brien, Lake County Illinois Superior Court. Ms. Koontz has extensive experience in various areas of the law, including areas of corporations, bankruptcy, family law, immigration, intellectual property, general civil litigation, probate administration and insurance defense. Ms. Koontz is admitted to practice in Indiana. In addition, she is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana and the United States District of the Southern District of Indiana, The United States District of the Eastern District of Texas, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Her professional affiliations include the Indiana Bar Association, the St. Joseph County Bar Association, Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity, the Volunteer Lawyers Network, Lawyers for the Creative Arts, and the Young Professionals Network.