Andrew Z. Soshnick - Northwestern Alumni Association

Name: Andrew Z. Soshnick
School / Year: WCAS 1985, WCAS 1985, Law 1988
Current Position and Employment: Partner, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP
City & State: Indianapolis, Indiana
Career Information:
Drew Soshnick concentrates his practice in counseling and representing
individuals in a wide array of family law matters, with particular emphasis on the
economic aspects of matrimonial law. This concentration includes, among other
things, addressing sophisticated financial issues such as valuing and dividing
complex marital assets (including corporations, partnerships, professional
practices and proprietorships), assessing executive compensation and benefits, tax analysis and planning, tracing
of assets, and drafting premarital agreements. Drew also represents clients in contested child custody and child
support proceedings.
Drew is past chair of both the Indiana State Bar Association Family & Juvenile Law Section and the Indianapolis Bar
Association Family Law Section. Drew also serves as a member of the State of Indiana Family Law Independent
Certification Organization.
Drew is a frequent speaker at national and state family law seminars, including the American Academy of
Matrimonial Lawyers' annual meeting in Chicago and the American Bar Association annual meeting. Each year
since 1999, Drew presents the annual "Family Law Update" to Indiana jurists at the Judicial Conference of Indiana.
Drew also writes extensively on family law in both national and state treatises and publications.
Soshnick has received a number of professional accolades and awards, including:
The Best Lawyers in America — Family Law, 1999-2012, and Indianapolis Family Law Lawyer of the Year, 2011
Indiana Super Lawyers - Ranked Number Two, 2012
Charles L. Whistler Pro Bono Award, 2009
Indiana State Bar Association Gale M. Phelps Award, 2006
Indianapolis Business Journal Forty Under 40, 1998
Indianapolis Monthly "Best Divorce Lawyers in Indianapolis"
Northwestern Connections:
Drew works with Northwestern University Alumni Association and Northwestern University Club of Indianapolis.
He is a member of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, as well as Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Epsilon, and Pi Sigma
Alpha. At Northwestern, he was a DERU and also participated in Associated Student Government.
Family/Hobbies:
Drew and his wife Brenda have two children, Adam and Haley.