Morgan P. Cleary

Associate
Office: Indianapolis
mcleary@kdlegal.com
p: 317-238-6308
f: 317-636-1507

Morgan Cleary is an Associate in the firm's Litigation and Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy Practices. Prior to joining Krieg DeVault, Ms. Cleary served as a law clerk in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. She has also served as a law clerk for the Goldwater Institute and the Office of the Indiana Attorney General.

Ms. Cleary has previously served as a Summer Associate with Krieg DeVault for a variety of Practices including Litigation, Business Services, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, and Governmental Affairs. She also served as a judicial extern in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Indiana and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Prior to law school, Ms. Cleary served as the Senior Digital Coordinator and Communications Assistant for the Office of the United States Trade Representative.

Experience

Representative Experience

Case Analysis
Legal Writing
Legal Research
Drafting Orders

Professional Associations

Member, Seventh Circuit Bar Association
Member, Illinois State Bar Association
Member, Chicago Bar Association
Member, Indiana State Bar Association

Civic Involvement

Former Communications Director, Notre Dame Federalist Society
Former Ladies of the Federalist Society Chair, Notre Dame Federalist Society

Publications

Civil CIPA: A Defense Against the Government’s Unchecked State Secrets Privilege, 49 J. LEGIS. 136 (2023)

Credentials

Education

J.D., University of Notre Dame Law School, Notre Dame, Indiana, 2023
- Journal of Legislation, Executive Notes Editor
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, Minor in English, University of Illinois, 2017
Visual Communications, Chinese, and French, Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University, 2012-2015

Bar & Court Admissions

Indiana, 2024
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, 2024
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, 2024
Illinois, 2023

Practices & Industries

Practices

Beyond the Office

Graphic Design

Triathlon Racing

Traveling

Insights

Firm News and Events

Owners / GCs / Subs / Suppliers / Lessors – Check Your Contracts. Court of Appeals Decision Highlights Challenges when Dispute Resolution Process Varies

August 25, 2022

Litigation

13 Krieg DeVault Attorneys Recognized by 2023 Best Lawyers®; 7 Named to the 2023 Best Lawyers in America® Listing; 1 Receives “Lawyer of the Year” Designation; 6 Receive “Ones to Watch” Designation

August 18, 2022

Secured Lender

Partner C. Daniel Motsinger Named a 2022 Illinois Super Lawyer; Alexander E. Porter Named a 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star

January 31, 2022

Thought Leadership

Indiana Supreme Court Curtails Attempted Expansion of Exceptions to General Rule Regarding Successor Liability in Corporate Transactions

May 7, 2021

Litigation

SEA 370 Signed Into Law, Effective Immediately

April 23, 2021

Litigation

Supreme Court Confirms that to Violate the TCPA your Automatic Telephone System Must Use a Random or Sequential Generator

April 7, 2021

Secured Lender

President Signs COVID-19 Bankruptcy Relief Extension Act of 2021

March 31, 2021

Litigation

Indiana Supreme Court Affirms Freedom of Contract Principles in Closely Held Company Valuation Case: Choose Your Words Carefully

February 2, 2021

Firm News and Events

Krieg DeVault's Kay Dee Baird Elected Chair of the Indianapolis Bar Association's Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Section for 2021

January 1, 2021

Secured Lender

Indiana Moratorium on Residential Property Evictions and Mortgage Foreclosures Will Continue Through the End of July 2020

July 5, 2020

Secured Lender

A Message from Krieg DeVault LLP's Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy Practice Group on Our Response to the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic

March 23, 2020

Secured Lender

Indiana Court of Appeals Expands De Facto Merger Exception to the General Rule Regarding Corporate Liability for Debts

March 8, 2020

Secured Lender

Seventh Circuit Confirms that the Bankruptcy Code Expressly Subordinates a Seller's Reclamation Claim to the Prior Rights of a Secured Creditor

February 19, 2020

Secured Lender

Indiana Supreme Court Rejects Imposition of “Rule of Reasonableness” on the Statutes of Limitations Applicable to a Lender's Pursuit of a Defaulted Mortgage Installment Promissory Note

February 19, 2020

Firm News and Events

Seventh Circuit Confirms that under Illinois law, Reference in Financing Statement to Parties' Security Agreement is Sufficient to Perfect Secured Creditor's Lien on Debtor's Collateral Described in Security Agreement

September 29, 2019

Thought Leadership

Seventh Circuit Confirms That Under Illinois Law, Reference in Financing Statement to Parties' Security Agreement is Sufficient to Perfect Secured Creditor's Lien on Debtor's Collateral Described in Security Agreement

September 29, 2019

Firm News and Events

Kay Dee Baird Elected to the Executive Committee of the Indianapolis Bar Association's Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Section

December 16, 2018

Firm News and Events

Representative Experience

Case Analysis
Legal Writing
Legal Research
Drafting Orders

Professional Associations

Member, Seventh Circuit Bar Association
Member, Illinois State Bar Association
Member, Chicago Bar Association
Member, Indiana State Bar Association

Civic Involvement

Former Communications Director, Notre Dame Federalist Society
Former Ladies of the Federalist Society Chair, Notre Dame Federalist Society

Publications

Civil CIPA: A Defense Against the Government’s Unchecked State Secrets Privilege, 49 J. LEGIS. 136 (2023)

Education

J.D., University of Notre Dame Law School, Notre Dame, Indiana, 2023
- Journal of Legislation, Executive Notes Editor
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, Minor in English, University of Illinois, 2017
Visual Communications, Chinese, and French, Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University, 2012-2015