About
Joel Hand is an experienced and extensively respected litigator and registered lobbyist who knows that one of the keys to achievement is building strong relationships along with his customers and presenting a non-public touch to criminal illustration. Joel forged his trial talents whilst working as a deputy prosecutor dealing with instances of the highest stage of complexity together with many homicides, drug crimes, robberies, burglaries or even a demise penalty case. Now Joel uses his significant enjoy to help individual clients like you to are trying to find the high-quality feasible outcomes and reap your desires. Joel is intimately familiar with the legislative manner having labored as the Director of Legislative and Government Relations for a kingdom enterprise and assisted in the crafting of severa portions of rules through the years. He continues robust relationships with many modern legislators and is active with the Indiana State Bar Association’s Law School for Legislators application. Joel is a 1995 graduate of Indiana University McKinney School of Law and a 1992 graduate of DePauw University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a minor in Secondary Education. Joel is a private solo practitioner with offices in Indianapolis and Fishers, Indiana. Previously, Joel worked because the Director of Legislative and Governmental Affairs for the Indiana Department of Public Instruction from 2007 to 2009 and at the Department’s prison staff from 1995 via 1996. Joel also worked for greater than a decade as a deputy prosecuting attorney in Marion, Hamilton and Carroll Counties throughout which era he tried in excess of eighty jury trials which include a Capital Murder case. For his efforts, Joel has obtained numerous awards and recognitions which include the Indiana Department of Education “Bell Ringer for Education Award” in 2009, the 2007 M.A.D.D. National Prosecutor of the Year Award, the 2006 Indiana Governor’s Council on Impaired and Dangerous Driving Outstanding Prosecutor of the Year Award, the 2005 Indiana C › ›
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- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
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- English: Spoken, Written
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Experience
- Partner
Hand Ponist Smith & Rayl, LLC - Principal/Owner
The Law Offices of Joel D. Hand
2011 - Chief Deputy Prosecutor
Carroll County Prosecutor s Office
2009 - Conflict Public Defender
Rush County Public Defender s Office
2009 - Director of Legislative & Governmental Affairs
Indiana Department of Education
2007 - Deputy Prosecutor
Hamilton County Prosecutor s Office
2006 - Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor
Indiana Prosecuting Lawyers Council
2004 - Deputy Prosecutor
Marion County Prosecutor s Office
1996 - Legal Counsel to State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Indiana Department of Education
1995 - Certified Legal Intern
Hendricks County Prosecutor s Office
1993
Educations
Graduation year: 1992
Graduation year: 1988
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