Erin Johnson, Your Family’s Trusted Attorney

When life brings legal questions or difficult transitions, Erin is the trusted attorney you want by your side — calm, compassionate, and committed to helping your family plan well, navigate loss, and move forward with confidence.

Erin helps individuals and families create estate plans, navigate probate, establish premarital agreements, and protect loved ones with care and clarity. With a strong sense of empathy and a belief that every family has a meaningful story, Erin offers more than legal services — she provides guidance through life’s most significant chapters.

Originally from Yorktown, Indiana, Erin graduated with distinction from Indiana University-Bloomington with a degree in Public Affairs interning for then Congressman Mike Pence in both his home district and Capitol offices. She earned her law degree from the IU Maurer School of Law in Bloomington as a Michael & Janie Maurer Fellow and served as a Domestic Relations Mediator through the Family & Children Mediation Clinic. She began her work as an attorney as an associate for Indianapolis attorney, Herb Jensen, in 2014 before founding her own practice in 2017.

Drawing on her policy background and love for education, Erin helps clients feel informed and prepared every step of the way. She’s admitted to practice before all Indiana state courts and is a Registered Domestic Relations Mediator and member of the Indiana State Bar Association.

Erin and her husband live in Carmel with their two young daughters. Outside of work, you’ll find them walking local trails, enjoying good books, and staying active in their church community.

Activities & Affiliations:

  • Indiana State Bar Association Member since 2014

  • ISBA Group Mentor for Young Lawyers 2021 Mentoring Initiative

  • Volunteer Guardian Ad Litem, Kids' Voice of Indiana, 2018-2022

  • Special Olympics Hamilton County, Athlete Leadership Program Coordinator, 2015-2016

  • Sagamore American Inn of Court, 2016-2017

  • Raising small humans, 2017-Present

Jackie Delagrange, Associate Attorney

Jackie brings a rare blend of legal expertise, heartfelt compassion, and educator’s clarity to her work with families planning for the future. Grounded in the belief that she was put on this earth to help people, Jackie approaches every case with empathy, deep care, and a commitment to doing the next right thing.

Before becoming an attorney, Jackie spent years serving children and families in need, giving her a profound understanding of the many types of challenges families can face. She also spent over a decade as an award-winning professor and Department Chair at Trine University, helping students find their calling in law and service-based professions. That same gift for teaching now helps her clients feel confident and at ease throughout the legal process.

Inspired to make a direct difference through legal work, Jackie earned her law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 2017 and later opened her own firm focused on estate planning, guardianships, and Social Security Disability appeals. We’re proud to have her bring her experience and compassion to our clients at Erin Johnson Legal.

Jackie now lives in New Mexico with her husband who works with the U.S. Air Force and their four beloved rescue dogs. When she’s not helping clients, she enjoys gardening, canning, quilting, exploring national parks, and volunteering in her local community.

Coming Soon! Client Care & Operations Manager

With much anticipation, we are eager to share our team is growing. This role will seek first and foremost to improve all aspects of the client experience and will equip Erin and Jackie to expeditiously deliver on client needs and request. We will announce our new team member in August 2025!

Dan Johnson, Office MacGyver & Founder of Deal with Death

Dan has offered his unconventional, bring it on! spirit to Erin Johnson Legal from it’s inception. From building the website to building out our office space, Dan is Erin’s right hand man and loves taking on any challenge for the benefit of Erin and her cherished clients.

Dan is also a ICF Professional Certified Coach and has used that training over the years to journey alongside high school and college students locally as well as employees of all ages from top tier companies globally. This experience has cultivated a deep interest in both the core human motivations and struggles that unite all people from all backgrounds - particularly the motivation of purpose and struggle of grief.

Now, with Erin alongside Dan, Dan began founding his own business endeavor in 2024, and still with the intent of benefitting Erin’s cherished clients. The endeavor is Deal with Death, and Dan is seeking to help others love their people both now and after they’ve gone by proactively dealing with the realities of our mortality creating practical resources, curating content, and cultivating community so no one has to deal with death alone.

Clients of Erin Johnson Legal will have exclusive, often complementary, and first-to-see access to the offerings of Deal with Death. To learn more, you are welcome to visit dealwithdeath.com.