After graduating from the University of Evansville in 1976 as its outstanding senior woman, Marti Starkey went on to attend the IU School of Law – Indianapolis (now the Robert H. McKinney School of Law). In 1982, after graduation and a federal clerkship, she joined a progressive law firm which allowed her to build her trust and estate practice from scratch. Marti eventually took her practice and started her own trust and estate boutique law firm in 1999. During this time, Marti noticed that most entrepreneurial awards were given to male business owners. Recognizing that many female business owners were doing heroic work and deserved to be honored, Marti decided in 1998 to start an entrepreneurial woman award, thus the Starkey Entrepreneurial Woman Award was born. After Marti merged her law firm into Harrison & Moberly, LLP, they proudly continue this wonderful tradition.
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Marti is an Equity Partner at Harrison & Moberly and chairs the Trust & Estate Practice Group. In 2010, the YWCA named Marti as the “Woman of the Year in Law.” Marti was named as an Indiana Super Lawyer each year from 2004 through 2012, and in 2010, she was named as one of the top 25 female attorneys in Indiana. Indianapolis Monthly magazine gave Marti a “Best in Client Service Award” and a “Top Money Manager Award.”
Do you know a woman business owner who has an inspirational story of struggle and success to tell? If so, nominate that person for the Starkey Entrepreneurial Women Award. To nominate, complete an application today! Log on to www.indianapolismonthly.com/sewa, submit your application online or print out form and submit by fax or mail. Nomination deadline is April 15, 2016.
Marti also serves the State of Indiana on the Uniform Law Commission (ULC), being appointed in 1990 by then Governor Evan Bayh and serving under every Indiana Governor since. In 1993, Governor Bayh named Marti to serve as the Chair of Indiana’s ULC delegation. The ULC also honored Marti in 1996 by naming her as the first female to ever serve as a national Division Chair of this prestigious 124year-old organization. Marti has served on its drafting committee of the Uniform Trust Code, the Uniform Power of Attorney Act and the review committee of the Health Care Decisions Act. She currently serves on the Joint Editorial Board for Uniform Trust and Estate Acts, Drafting Committee for the Uniform Act on Divided Trusteeship, and as a Trustee of the Uniform Law Foundation.
The inspiration for the Starkey Entrepreneurial Woman Award derived from one of Marti’s longtime clients, Helen E. Marschke (right). Helen, a restaurateur and business owner, managed her own financial affairs well into her late 90s. Helen passed away in 1998 at the age of 97, at which time Marti expressed her desire to Helen’s family to create this award in Helen’s memory.
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Do you know an inspirational female business owner? To nominate, log on www.indianapolismonthly.com/sewa