Madonna McGrath, volunteer attorney with Indy Legal Aid since 2013, is the 2019 recipient of the Indiana Bar Foundations Pro Bono Publico Award, "which recognizes the contributions made toward ensuring that legal services are available to persons who otherwise could not afford them in an effort to promote a more effective delivery of legal services to the public."
Madonna's distinguished career began with managing environmental programs in Washington, D.C. and Chicago for 20 years with the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. When Madonna married and moved to Indianapolis, she enrolled in the IU School of Law, graduating with honors. That year she began her practice of environmental law with Ice Miller, followed by seven years as the Environmental Counsel for a Fortune 500 corporation in Ohio. Upon her return to Indy in 1999, she joined Faegre Baker Daniels where she retired in 2011.
Madonna's volunteer time with Indy Legal Aid finds her spending two to three days per week interviewing, advising, and representing clients in Court with family law issues and many other types of cases. Madonna is in the office so often we consider her a part of the Legal Aid staff.
Asked why she started volunteering for Indy Legal Aid, Madonna said she wanted to use her skills to help the less fortunate.
As John Floreancig, Indy Legal Aid's CEO and General Counsel expressed, "Madonna is an important member of the Indy Legal Aid team for her insight, compassion, and commitment to our mission."
