About Makedonka
Makedonka Baloski built a path to law that began at Indiana University, where she graduated in 1992 with a double major in history and anthropology and a concentration in Russian and Eastern European studies. She went on to Valparaiso University School of Law and received her J.D. in 2000. Those years shaped her approach to legal analysis: attentive to context, attentive to detail.
Her practice record shows steady movement through regional firms. In 2021 she joined Navigant Law Group, LLC as a lawyer. In 2023 she moved to DDV Law, Ltd, where she is listed as counsel. Across those roles she has maintained an active presence in the courts where she holds admission.
Baloski is admitted to practice in Indiana and Illinois. She also holds admission in federal courts, including the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana and the Northern District of Illinois. That range has meant regular appearances in both state and federal forums. It has also required handling procedural and jurisdictional issues across different dockets.
Colleagues describe her as methodical in preparing matters for court and steady under the pressure of litigation calendars. Her undergraduate concentration in Russian and Eastern European studies has been useful on cases that involved cross-cultural background or translation of records. Her law school training added the doctrinal and procedural tools lawyers need in contested matters.
Her work history does not appear tied to a single niche practice area. Instead, her record suggests a lawyer who handles matters in the courts where she is admitted and adapts to the demands of clients and cases. That has included drafting pleadings, preparing motions, and managing case-related discovery. She has moved between firms while maintaining courtroom responsibilities and client contact.
Outside of court schedules she has kept a steady presence in firm work, mentoring junior staff and coordinating with experts when cases required it. Those day-to-day activities reflect the practical demands of litigation and case management in mid-size practice settings.
She is currently a lawyer at DDV Law, Ltd and practices in the state and federal courts where she is admitted. Her current practice focuses on matters filed in Indiana and Illinois state courts and the federal districts that admit her.
