Joey Wright

Attorney at Law 

Life at PLG:

  • Concentrates her practice on business litigation and transactional matters.

  • Experienced in providing legal advice and counsel on items related to contracts and business structuring (e.g., articles of incorporation, bylaws, and employee handbooks).

  • Admitted to practice in Indiana state courts as well as the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana.

  • Selected to the Indiana Super Lawyers® Rising Stars list in 2022.

Life Before PLG:

  • Former sole practitioner for private litigation practice where she focused on areas of family law, estate planning, personal injury, and contractual disputes.

  • Former associate attorney for Indianapolis law firm where she drafted and reviewed contracts including intellectual property, non-compete and non-disclosure, employment, service, and lease agreements to protect company interests.

  • Served as a law clerk for the Indiana Secretary of State Auto Dealer Securities Division.

  • Graduated from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (B.A. Political Science, with honors, 2014) and Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law (J.D. 2017, cum laude).

  • Judicial intern during law school for the Honorable Judge Tanya Walton-Pratt of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.

  • At IU McKinney, served as Vice President of IUPUI’s Student Bar Association, Co-Chair of the Women’s Caucus and participated on the Indiana Health Law Review and the Indianapolis Bar Association’s Women in Law Division Executive Committee.

  • IUPUI Dean’s List honoree, Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society member, and IUPUI Elite 50 recipient during law school.

Life Beyond PLG:

  • Chair of Damar Charter Academy Board of Directors.

  • Executive Member of the Young Lawyer Division of the IndyBar.

  • Member of the Junior League of Indianapolis.

  • Volunteers as a guardian ad litem for Kid’s Voice of Indiana and mentor for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana.

  • Enjoys spending time with her husband, their daughter, Lou, and dog, Ron.

  • Loves baking, hiking, and traveling.

Life at PLG: Founder and principal of PLG, leading our team and managing all business functions for the firm. Concentrates his practice in commercial litigation, mediation, and business strategy. Recognized in 2009 and 2010 as an “Indiana Rising Star” (the top 5% of Indiana lawyers under 40), and as an “Indiana SuperLawyer” (the top 5% of all Indiana lawyers) every year since 2010; included in every edition of “The Best Lawyers in America” since 2013. Life before PLG: Litigation partner with Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, one of the largest law firms in the United States, where he developed a national business litigation and trial practice. Served as the 2012 Chair of the Litigation Section of the Indianapolis Bar Association. Graduated from the University of Notre Dame (B.A. 1992) and Indiana University School of Law—Bloomington (J.D. Cum Laude 1995). Life beyond PLG: Instructor and program chair for the annual Indiana Trial Advocacy College, and frequent speaker on legal and business issues. Chairman Emeritus of the Children’s Organ Transplant Association, a national charity that raises over $5 million per year for children who need life-saving organ transplants. Lives in Indianapolis with his wife and their two teenage children.

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Tel: 317.550.1855 Fax: 317.569.6016
Email: joey@paganelligroup.com