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Christopher J. Barrows
Avery & Cheerva LLP
One N. Pennyslvania St.
Suite 405
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Communication Center

Phone:

(317) 637-7575

E-mail:

cbarrows@averycheerva.com

Fax:

(317) 685-1106

Web site:

http://www.averycheerva.com

Position	Areas of Practice	Bar Admissions
Education	Honors	Published Works
Affiliations

Christopher Barrows received his license to practice law in 1999. He then joined the law firm of Cambell, Kyle and Proffitt where he practiced both family and criminal law. Mr. Barrows joined Phelps & Fara in 2001 where he began to practice family law exclusively. Currently, Mr. Barrows is an associate with the law firm of Avery & Cheerva LLP where he limits his practice to family law. Mr. Barrows is a Registered Family Law Mediator, and a Certified Family Law Specialist. Mr. Barrows has been instrumental in the inception of the use of Parenting Coordinators to reduce family conflict in Indiana. He regulary assists with the training of Parent Coordinators and was involved in drafting model orders for use by Indiana courts. He has also provided testimony to members of the Indiana General Assembly regarding the development of legislation in that area, as well as other family law matters. Mr. Barrows is currently serving on the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts Taskforce on Court Involved Therapists assisting in drafting guidelines appropriate for counselors and therapists involved in family law cases. Mr. Barrows was named as one of Indiana's Rising Stars by Law and Politics Magazine in 2009.

Current Employment Position(s):: Associate

Areas Of Practice:: 100% Family Law

Certifications/Specialties:: Registered Family Law Mediator, 2004; Certified Family Law Specialist, 2005

Bar Admissions:: Indiana, 1999; U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 1999; U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1999

Education:: Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1999; J.D.; Goshen College, 1994; B.A.; Major: History/Political Science

Published Works:: Effective Use of Experts in Child Custody Disputes, ICLEF, 2001; Indiana Parenting Coordination Guide, Families Moving Forward, Inc., Co-Author, 2005; Children in the Courtroom, National Business Institute, 2008; Working with Guardian ad Litems (Co-author with Katherine Harmon), National Business Institute, 2009

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Intensive Basic Parent Coordination Training, SAIF(Seminars for Advanced Interdisciplinary Family Law Professionals, 2009; Child Custody Basics - Working with Guardian ad Litems, National Business Institute, 2009; Family Law Mediation Training, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2004 - Present; Advanced Family Law - Parent Coordination in Indiana, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2008; Child Custody & Shared Parenting, National Business Institute, 2008; Advanced Family Law, National Business Institute, 2007; Indianapolis Bar Assocaiton Bench/Bar Conference, Moderator - Family Law Topics, 2008; Intensive Basic Parent Coordination Training, SAIF(Seminars for Advanced Interdisciplinary Family Law Professionals), 2006; Indianapolis Bar Assocaiton Bench/Bar Conference, Introduction to Parent Coordination, 2005; Indianapolis Bar Assocaiton Bench/Bar Conference, Child Support Guidelines, 2004; Elements of Divorce, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2002

Honors and Awards:: Named as one of Indiana's Rising Stars by Law and Politics Magazine, 2009 - Present; Selected as Member of the AFCC Taskforce on Court Involved Therapists, 2008 - Present

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 2006 - Present; Member; Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 2008 - Present; Member, Taskforce on Court Involved Therapist; American Bar Assocation, 2001 - Present; Member; American Bar Association, Family Law Section 2004 - Present, 2001 - Present; Indiana State Bar Association, 1999 - Present; Member; Indiana State Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2001 - Present; Member; Indiana State Bar Association, 2002 - 2003; Member, Civil Rights of Children Committee; Seminars for Advanced Family Law Professionals (SAIF), 2006 - Present; Board Member; Indianapolis Bar Association, 2001 - Present; Member; Indianapolis Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2008 - Present; Executive Committee Member; Hamilton County Bar Association, 1999 - 2003; Member; Families Moving Forward, Inc., 2004 - 2008; Member

Past Employment Positions:: Campbell Kyle Proffitt, Attorney, 1999 - 2001; Campbell Kyle Proffitt, 1997 - 1999; Phelps & Fara, 1999 - 2003

Pro Bono Activities:: Hamilton County Bar Association Guardian Ad Litem, 1999 - 2001; Indianapolis Bar Association, Superior Court Pro Bono Project; Guardian ad Litem, 2009 - Present

Birth Information:: February 2, 1972, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America