Atty. Kendra G. Gjerdingen

Atty. Kendra G. Gjerdingen

Kendra G. Gjerdingen chairs the Appellate Law Group at Mallor Grodner Plummer LLP and handles the legal needs of private and business clients in civil litigation and family law.

Bloomington Bloomington 48 Years Experience 48 year
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Kendra G. Gjerdingen chairs the Appellate Law Group at Mallor Grodner Plummer LLP and handles the legal needs of private and business clients in civil litigation and family law. Her concentration includes family law and jurisdiction, interstate and international custody disputes, appeals, and civil litigation.

Kendra is a leading family law and appellate lawyer in Indiana. She also has extensive experience in jurisdictional disputes. She has represented many clients in Hague Convention cases, as well as those involving interstate custody disputes. In addition, she often is called upon to assist fellow practitioners and members of the judiciary in understanding the complexities involved when parents live in different states or countries.

Kendra utilizes the Family Law Group’s team approach to assure that a client’s needs are addressed quickly and efficiently. Kendra is a successful litigator with extensive courtroom experience. She also brings her compassion and knowledge to each case, as well as her attention to detail and dedication to civility in the practice of law. Kendra is an advocate of alternative dispute resolution, especially in family law, understanding the importance of reducing conflict in order to reach desired results.

She is a past-chair of the Indiana State Bar Association Appellate Practice Section and Continuing Education Committee. She is also a member of the Family and Juvenile Law Section of the ISBA.

Education

JD
William Mitchell College of Law
- 1978
MBA
Indiana University Bloomington
- In Progress
BA
The University of Iowa
- In Progress

Awards

Best Lawyers in America — Appellate Practice
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Family Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Family Law Mediation
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Awards:
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Fred Gregory Pro Bono Excellence Award, 2014
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Gale Phelps Award, Indiana State Bar Association’s Family Juvenile Law Section, 2013
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Indiana Bar Foundation Pro Bono Publico Award, 2005
- 2026
Lawyer of the Year — Family Law, Columbus (IN)
- 2025
Lawyer of the Year — Family Law, Columbus (IN)
- 2023

Bar Admissions

Minnesota
Admitted: 1978
Indiana
Admitted: 1993

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