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Overview

Ali Salman counsels clients in litigation and dispute resolution.

Prior Experience

Prior to joining the firm, Ali worked for Faegre Drinker as a summer associate. During law school, she also served as a certified legal intern with the Civil Practice Clinic at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, where she maintained client communications and drafted state court pleadings to help Hoosiers expunge their criminal records.

Ali previously worked as a legal intern with Indiana Legal Services’ Workers Rights and Protection Project, where she educated vulnerable communities about their employment rights, prepared immigration forms, and researched and drafted pleadings and correspondence.

Ali was also active in the law school community, serving as editor-in-chief of the Indiana International & Comparative Law Review, Diversity & Inclusion Chair of Phi Delta Phi – Wilkie Inn, and a civil procedure tutor with the Dean’s Tutorial Society. She competed in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Vienna, Austria, and earned certificates in Civil and Human Rights Law and in International and Comparative Law.

Personal Interests

Outside the office, Ali enjoys training her two German Shepherds, playing classical piano, powerlifting, collecting vinyl records, and scouring Facebook Marketplace for the best finds.

Credentials

Bar Admissions

Indiana

Education

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
J.D. Indiana International & Comparative Law Review (editor-in-chief) (2026)

University of Southern Indiana
B.A. in International Studies (2016)

Leadership & Community

Civic Activities

  • Keep Evansville Beautiful — Volunteer
  • Building for Better — Volunteer
  • IU Student Outreach Clinic — Volunteer

Honors

  • IU Indianapolis Elite 50
  • Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law — Dean’s List
  • University of Southern Indiana — Dean’s List
Awards Methodology
No aspect of these recognitions has been approved by the highest court of any state.