Amanda Blystone
ABlystone@BKRLaw.com

Amanda Ropp Blystone is an of counsel member of Broyles Kight & Ricafort, PC.  Amanda practiced at BKR until 2005, and recently returned to the firm after spending four years as a family law litigator at Baker & Daniels, LLP.

Amanda has practiced family law almost exclusively since her admission to the Indiana Bar in 2001, and has litigated in counties throughout the State of Indiana.  She has guided numerous families through complicated family law issues, including high-conflict custody proceedings, international custody disputes, complex marital estate divisions, child support disputes, paternity matters and child abuse/neglect (CHINS) proceedings.  She also has experience handling adoption proceedings (including foster parent, private placement, step-parent, and same-sex adoptions), grandparent visitation issues, protective orders, premarital agreements, cohabitation agreements, and estate planning.  Amanda has extensive experience handling the issues related to the valuation of businesses and professional practices for divorce purposes, and has established relationships with the most well-regarded valuation professionals in the state.  Amanda also has experience pursuing appeals for her family law clients, and is well-versed in all aspects of the appellate process.

Amanda’s practice philosophy is to represent her clients in a way which vigorously protects their interests, while doing everything possible to minimize the emotional toll and financial hardship which often comes with family law legal matters.  As a mother of two herself, Amanda is especially sensitive to conducting family law litigation in a way which preserves the safety and well-being of children.

Amanda also is an Indiana Certified Family Law Specialist, and Domestic Relations Mediator.  She has assisted in bringing countless cases to resolution through the mediation process (both as mediator and attorney representative), and believes strongly in the value of the mediation process. More information on Amanda’s mediation practice.

Professional Associations and Distinctions:

Indianapolis Bar Association

• Family Law Executive Committee, 2010 President

Indiana State Bar Association

• Member of Family Law Section

American Bar Association

• Member of Family Law Section
• Member of Dispute Resolution Section

Indiana Association of Mediators

Indiana Certified Family Law Specialist

Registered Domestic Relations Mediator

Bar Admissions:

Indiana
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana

Education:

Butler University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1998
Tulane University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2001

Civic Organizations and Volunteerism

Women’s Fund of Central Indiana
Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic
Heartland Pro Bono Council

Published Cases

Brinkmann v. Brinkmann, 772 N.E.2d 441 (Ind. Ct. App. 2002)