Hayley A. Sears

Hayley is an associate in Taft’s Indianapolis office where she represents a broad range of clients in state and federal courts across all phases of litigation. In addition to Hayley’s litigation practice, she also focuses on all aspects of municipal representation.

Prior to joining Taft, Hayley gained a wide breadth of experience in the legal field through multiple clerkships and experiences at varying levels and branches of federal and state government. Most recently, she was a law clerk to the Hon. Damon R. Leichty, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. At the federal legislative level, Hayley clerked for the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee where she assisted with the confirmation of Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett. In the executive branch, she clerked for the general counsel in the Office of the Vice President of the United States. At the state level, Hayley was a legal extern for the Chambers of Justice Randall T. Shepard and Judge Elizabeth F. Tavitas, Indiana Court of Appeals, and found her passion for local government during her time in the Evansville Mayor’s Office. Hayley was also a summer associate at Taft.

Hayley’s community involvement includes a selection to the Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series.