

Hilary K. Leighty
Associate
Office: Indianapolis
hleighty@kdlegal.com
p: 317-238-6257
f: 317-636-1507
Hilary Leighty devotes her practice to a wide range of commercial and administrative litigation matters. Ms. Leighty has experience representing clients in a variety of business and contract disputes, employment law matters, and real estate disputes. Ms. Leighty also has experience in compliance audits and assisted with the 2021 and 2022 follow-up audits of USA Gymnastics’ compliance with the Daniels Report for the Protection of Young Athletes.
While in law school, Ms. Leighty worked as a summer associate at Krieg DeVault, in the Marion County Commercial Court as an extern for Judge Heather Welch, and at the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office as a Certified Legal Intern. Prior to embarking on her legal career, Ms. Leighty worked in professional sales for both a Fortune 500 company and major journalism organization in the Washington, DC area.
Ms. Leighty serves on the firm’s Associates Committee and as a coordinator for the firm’s Summer Associate Program. Ms. Leighty is an active member of the Indianapolis community as a graduate of the Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series, a member of the Junior League of Indianapolis, and a member of the Indianapolis Bar Association’s Women and the Law Division.
Civic Involvement
- Junior League of Indianapolis, Co-Chair of Civic Engagement Committee
Professional Associations
- Indiana State Bar Association, Member
- Indianapolis Bar Association - Women and the Law Division, Member
Awards & Recognitions
- Indiana Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2023
Seminars & Presentations
- Presenter, "Unsafe Building and Code Enforcement," Accelerate Indiana Municipalities & IMLA Municipal Law Seminar, June 24, 2022
Publications
- Co-Author, "Public Access Counselor Addresses Board’s “Final Action” Under Indiana’s Open Door Law," February 14, 2022
Certifications
- Legal Lean Sigma® White Belt
Education
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J.D. in Legal Studies, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2020
- Full Tuition Merit-based Scholarship Recipient
- Dean’s List, Spring 2018 and 2019
- Moot Court Society Order of the Barristers, 2018
- Tutor, Dean’s Tutorial Society
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B.S. in Marketing and Management, Indiana University, School of Business, Bloomington, Indiana , 2014
- Minor: Political Science
- Certificate in Professional Sales
Bar & Court Admissions
- Indiana (2020)
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana (2020)
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana (2020)
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Reading

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Public Access Counselor Addresses Board’s “Final Action” Under Indiana’s Open Door Law
February 14, 2022
Hilary Leighty devotes her practice to a wide range of commercial and administrative litigation matters. Ms. Leighty has experience representing clients in a variety of business and contract disputes, employment law matters, and real estate disputes. Ms. Leighty also has experience in compliance audits and assisted with the 2021 and 2022 follow-up audits of USA Gymnastics’ compliance with the Daniels Report for the Protection of Young Athletes.
While in law school, Ms. Leighty worked as a summer associate at Krieg DeVault, in the Marion County Commercial Court as an extern for Judge Heather Welch, and at the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office as a Certified Legal Intern. Prior to embarking on her legal career, Ms. Leighty worked in professional sales for both a Fortune 500 company and major journalism organization in the Washington, DC area.
Ms. Leighty serves on the firm’s Associates Committee and as a coordinator for the firm’s Summer Associate Program. Ms. Leighty is an active member of the Indianapolis community as a graduate of the Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series, a member of the Junior League of Indianapolis, and a member of the Indianapolis Bar Association’s Women and the Law Division.
Civic Involvement
- Junior League of Indianapolis, Co-Chair of Civic Engagement Committee
Professional Associations
- Indiana State Bar Association, Member
- Indianapolis Bar Association - Women and the Law Division, Member
Awards & Recognitions
- Indiana Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2023
Seminars & Presentations
- Presenter, "Unsafe Building and Code Enforcement," Accelerate Indiana Municipalities & IMLA Municipal Law Seminar, June 24, 2022
Publications
- Co-Author, "Public Access Counselor Addresses Board’s “Final Action” Under Indiana’s Open Door Law," February 14, 2022
Certifications
- Legal Lean Sigma® White Belt
Education
-
J.D. in Legal Studies, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2020
- Full Tuition Merit-based Scholarship Recipient
- Dean’s List, Spring 2018 and 2019
- Moot Court Society Order of the Barristers, 2018
- Tutor, Dean’s Tutorial Society
-
B.S. in Marketing and Management, Indiana University, School of Business, Bloomington, Indiana , 2014
- Minor: Political Science
- Certificate in Professional Sales
Bar & Court Admissions
- Indiana (2020)
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana (2020)
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana (2020)
Practices
Industries
Insights
Municipal

Public Access Counselor Addresses Board’s “Final Action” Under Indiana’s Open Door Law
February 14, 2022