About Jon R.
Jon R. Rogers studied political science at DePauw University and earned his law degree from Valparaiso University School of Law in 2006. He arrived in the profession after a traditional path through undergraduate liberal arts and a three-year law program that finished in the mid-2000s.
His early legal work took him into state government. In 2007 he worked for the Indiana Department of Child Services, handling matters that exposed him to administrative processes and client-facing casework. That stint was followed by a turn in the judiciary. In 2010 he served as senior legal advisor to The Honorable Justice Steven H. David of the Indiana Supreme Court, a role that involved legal research and briefing at the appellate level.
Rogers moved into bankruptcy work in 2013 when he joined the Office of the Chapter 13 Trustee. That role placed him on the practical side of Chapter 13 administration and debtor-creditor matters. He later joined May Oberfell Lorber, where he is listed as a lawyer and partner. Along the way he took on an academic presence; in 2022 he held an adjunct faculty membership at Notre Dame Law School.
He is admitted to practice in Indiana and Michigan, and he holds federal admissions in the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. He is also admitted to appear before the Seventh Circuit. Rogers maintains memberships in the Indiana State Bar Association, the Michigan State Bar Association, and the St. Joseph County Bar Association.
The arc of his career moves between government service, the judiciary and private practice. That variety shows in the types of matters he handles and the practical courtroom experience he brings to client work. Colleagues describe him as methodical in his approach and steady under pressure, traits that suit both litigation and transactional work.
He balances practice responsibilities with teaching obligations when schedules allow. He lectures in law school settings and offers practical perspectives drawn from his time at the trustee’s office and the state supreme court. He is based at May Oberfell Lorber, where his current practice focuses on bankruptcy and creditors’ rights matters.
