2024 Indiana Civil Legal Assistance Conference

Justice Geoffrey G. Slaughter
Indiana Supreme Court

Justice Geoffrey G. Slaughter was appointed to the Indiana Supreme Court in June 2016 and was retained by voters in 2018. Before joining the Indiana Supreme Court, Justice Slaughter was a partner with Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP in Indianapolis and litigated complex business disputes in both state and federal courts. From 1995 to 2001, he served as special counsel to the Attorney General of Indiana. Justice Slaughter has been an active member of the Seventh Circuit Bar Association, the appellate-practice sections of the Indiana State Bar Association and the Indianapolis Bar Association, and The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies. He served as a board member and President of the Indiana Bar Foundation. He received his bachelor of arts in economics, with high honors, from Indiana University in Bloomington; an M.B.A. in finance from IU’s Kelley School of Business; and his juris doctor cum laude from IU’s Maurer School of Law.

Jacob Sipe
Executive Director, Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority

Jake Sipe has devoted the past twenty-three years to serving the needs of families and individuals with low to moderate incomes in Indiana. Jake joined the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) in September 1999; he learned the ropes and advanced into positions of greater responsibility. In July of 2012, Jake was appointed Executive Director in January 2013. He is a graduate of Indiana University’s School of Public Environmental Affairs and currently serves on the advisory council for LISC Indianapolis and is a board member of the Community Investment Fund of Indiana, Inc., Indiana Community Finance CDE, and National Council of State Housing Agencies.