Attorney Faith Elizabeth Alvarez

Attorney Faith Elizabeth Alvarez assists clients in both Spanish and English. 

Attorney Alvarez's practice is focused on federal litigation, particularly in the areas of wrongful death, personal injury, wrongful termination, and civil rights. Prior to starting her own firm, she primarily litigated federal cases for a local plaintiff's firm, she was a deputy prosecutor in the Special Victims Unit in Marion County, served a two-year term as a Federal Judicial Law Clerk in the Southern District of Indiana, and spent three years before that in the Northern District of Indiana.

Attorney Alvarez serves on her local Board of Zoning Appeals, the board of directors for the Federal Community Defenders in the Southern District of Indiana, is the past Chair of the Latino Affairs Committee for the Indiana State Bar Association and spent a number of years chairing the planning committee for the state bar’s annual Hispanic Heritage Month program. She is a member of the Sagamore American Inn of Court, National Bar Association, Seventh Circuit Bar Association, Indiana State Bar Association, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Indianapolis Bar Association, American Association for Justice, and the Justice Bar Association of Indiana. 

Attorney Alvarez has several publications, received the Presidential Citation from the Indiana State Bar, and was the recipient of the Annual Hispanic Heritage Award from Lawrence Township Schools. She completed the U.S. Attorney’s Office Women’s Leadership Initiative, volunteers with the Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program, and volunteers with the Indiana Bar Foundation. 

Attorney Alvarez received her J.D. from Valparaiso University School of Law and her B.S. from Bethel University. In law school, Attorney Alvarez was selected for the Honors Program and participated in Law Review. She was a teaching assistant for legal writing and a research assistant for entertainment and media law. She was the marketing director for the Valpo Law Blog, the president of the Property Law Society, a member of the Women Law Students Association, and a member of the Bohemian Lawyers Association of Chicago. Before attending law school, Attorney Alvarez ran her own business, offering services as a licensed title producer, translator, and notary. She grew up in northwest Indiana and graduated from Lake Central High School.