April Sellers

• Clinical Professor
• Pam Meyer Yttri Director of the Kinsey-Kelley Center for Gender Equity in Business

Biography

Professor Sellers spent her career before Kelley as a trial lawyer representing businesses, governments and individuals in

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Professor Sellers spent her career before Kelley as a trial lawyer representing businesses, governments and individuals in disputes before federal and state courts as a partner with the law firm of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP. Her experience includes the defense of a major class action; product liability litigation; and Constitutional challenges to local laws. She has counseled clients in a wide variety of contract, regulatory and product liability disputes.

Professor Sellers also served as Deputy Chief of Staff to former Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson, and served as counsel to the Marion County Election Board and the Indianapolis Ethics Commission. She is experienced in advising elected officials on legal and ethical matters, and is passionate about the challenges and opportunities facing cities.

Professor Sellers teaches law and ethics to undergraduate and MBA students. Her areas of emphasis include legal and ethical issues in the modern workplace; issues of gender discrimination and harassment; and Constitutional law. She has won several awards for teaching, including the Kelley School of Business Elvin S. Eyster Teaching Scholar Award and Indiana University Trustees Teaching Awards and Innovative Teaching Awards.

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