About Josiah Swinney
With over 60 years of combined litigation experience, Josiah Swinney’s team of attorneys guides individuals through complex litigation. Across state and federal courts, Mr. Swinney leads the Personal Injury, Federal Civil Forfeiture, and White Collar Defense Practice. Josiah’s office handles criminal defense litigation, civil defense litigation, appeals, and catastrophic personal injury cases involving death or severe bodily injury. Josiah was recognized by Super Lawyers® in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. Josiah has been recognized as a Top 100 Trial Attorney by the National Trial Lawyers Association. Josiah’s oral arguments and written advocacy have received a commendation from the Chief Judge of the Indiana Court of Appeals. Josiah has also been named a Top Attorney Rising Star in Indiana by Indianapolis Monthly.
In the Indiana Supreme Court, Mr. Swinney successfully litigated the conviction of a police officer, Thomas Jackson, who had been accused of raping a woman with an intellectual disability. See Jackson v. State, 145 N.E.3d 783 (Ind. 2020) (affirming in relevant part Jackson v. State, 19A-CR-796 (Ind. Ct. App. Dec. 31, 2019)). Swinney successfully defended the Putnam County Prosecutor in the dismissal of the following claims: trespass, malicious prosecution, abuse of process, invasion of privacy, false arrest, false imprisonment, improper confinement, emotional distress, and defamation. Buchanan v. State, 122 N.E.3d 969, 971 (Ind. Ct. App. 2019). Mr. Swinney also successfully litigated a criminal matter in which a trained boxer was alleged to have intentionally beaten a two-year-old child to death. Vanryn v. State, 155 N.E.3d 1254 (Ind. Ct. App. 2020). Other high-profile cases include a case where a man was accused of murdering an Indianapolis woman and shooting another man, as well as a triple murder in which a teenager was accused of killing three of his friends. Woodcock v. State, 163 N.E.3d 863 (Ind. Ct. App. 2021); Pinkston v. State, 20A-CR-2216 (Ind. Ct. App. 2021).
A graduate with honors from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Josiah launched his career working under Solicitor General Thomas M. Fisher. During this time, Josiah wrote briefs for multiple cases litigated before the Supreme Court of the United States (including matters that advanced to oral argument) and advised the Indiana Attorney General on strategic multi-state litigation. His exceptional performance led to his appointment as Deputy Attorney General, where he served with distinction.
Josiah’s practice area spans successful complex regulatory investigations of insurance companies to securing safety for the target of a terrorist organization. Swinney has secured six-figure judgments for clients and protected businesses facing allegations of securities fraud. Josiah also secured an outright dismissal of a murder charge. Josiah Swinney has a track record of fighting for his clients and achieving outstanding results.*
