January 2026 Promotion Announcements

SOUTH BEND / MISHAWAKA, IN – May Oberfell Lorber, LLP is happy to announce that Laura D. Faulstich has been promoted to partner and Marissa S. Claxton has been promoted to Senior Associate, effective January 2026.

Laura Faulstich earned her J.D. from The John Marshall Law School in 2015, and received her undergraduate degree in 2011 from Indiana University. She provides personalized consultations for clients throughout their life in a multitude of areas. She is committed to helping others plan, prepare, and protect what they believe is most important while they are alive and after their death. She believes listening to each client’s aspirations and concerns is imperative to providing this service and places a high importance on empowering clients to make well-informed decisions. She truly enjoys getting to know her clients as well as their families and businesses and appreciates the opportunity to be a trusted advisor for each of them.

Marissa Claxton earned her J.D. from Michigan State University College of Law in 2022. She received her undergraduate degree in 2018 from Michigan State University. She focuses her practice on medical malpractice defense and general litigation. Outside of work, having served as Miss Buchanan 2015 and 2nd Runner up to Miss Blossomtime 2015, she enjoys volunteering her time to local pageant programs that foster leadership, confidence, and professional development in participants

About May Oberfell Lorber, LLP:
May Oberfell Lober, LLP, headquartered in Mishawaka, Indiana, is a premier law firm practicing a full spectrum of legal areas with over 170 years of experience. May Oberfell Lorber, LLP serves South Bend, Mishawaka, Elkhart, Granger, Goshen, Dowagiac, Niles, and the greater Michiana region.