Brooke E. Bernhardt

Brooke Bernhardt is a founding partner of Bernhardt Phillips, LLP, and an experienced family law attorney who represents clients throughout Indiana in a broad range of domestic relations matters. Known for her practical and solutions-oriented approach, she combines strong negotiation skills with extensive courtroom experience to help clients navigate difficult family disputes effectively and efficiently.

Brooke’s practice encompasses a wide variety of family law matters, including divorce, child custody, child support, parenting time, paternity, guardianships, grandparent visitation, relocations, contempt actions, modifications, and third-party custody disputes. She also advises clients on pre- and postnuptial agreements, adoptions, step-parent adoptions, step-parent visitation matters, and name changes. She regularly represents clients across the State of Indiana and is experienced in handling both contested and negotiated matters.

Recognized for her ability to resolve disputes efficiently, Brooke strives to reduce conflict and achieve amicable resolutions whenever possible. As a skilled negotiator, she develops creative and strategic solutions designed to avoid unnecessary litigation and expense. When settlement is not achievable, however, she is prepared to advocate aggressively for her clients in court. Her litigation skills have been developed through extensive experience handling family law cases throughout Indiana.

Before co-founding Bernhardt Phillips, LLP, Brooke practiced at a prominent Indianapolis family law firm, where she further developed her skills as both a litigator and negotiator.

Brooke earned her law degree from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 2014 and received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Purdue University in 2010. She has been recognized by the National Academy of Family Law Attorneys as a “Top 10 Under 40” attorney and has also been selected as a Super Lawyers Rising Star. She is a member of the Indiana Bar Association, the Indianapolis Bar Association, and the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts.