Attorneys
Meet Our Team
Gregory L. Laker is a partner and chair of Cohen & Malad, LLP’s personal injury practice. Greg leads the Sexual Abuse Litigation Team for the firm. He has over 30 years of experience helping people in complex personal injury, medical malpractice, and sexual abuse litigation. As a father, he is especially passionate about advocating for children who experience sexual abuse. He has handled cases against schools, churches, major corporations, daycare centers, and individuals involving sexual abuse of children. Greg has also represented victims of various crimes including rape, gun violence and shootings, and dram shop — or over-serving of alcohol. Greg volunteers his time in the community and is a member of the Riley Society Board for the Riley Hospital for Children. He also volunteers his time and legal advice to various advocacy organizations assisting survivors across Indiana. Email Greg
Shaunestte N. Terrell is an attorney and member of the Sexual Abuse Litigation Team at Cohen & Malad, LLP. Shaunestte brings years of experience prosecuting crimes of rape, child molest, child abuse, human trafficking, and other crimes against protected persons. As the sole Deputy Prosecuting Attorney handling sex trafficking in Indianapolis, Shaunestte frequently participated in undercover investigations and prostitution ring busts, which she then prosecuted in state court or referred to the United States Attorney’s Office where she served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney. She served as Chairperson of the Indiana Sexual Assault Response Team Advisory Council where she led the effort to implement a statewide sexual assault kit tracking system, Chairperson of the Governor’s Council on Domestic Violence Prevention & Treatment, on the Indiana Supreme Court’s Domestic Violence Advisory Council, and the Indiana Protection for Abused and Trafficked Humans Task Force, among others.Email Shaunestte
Daniel S. Chamberlain is a partner and member of the Sexual Abuse Litigation Team at Cohen & Malad, LLP. Dan Chamberlain has over 20 years of experience serving personal injury clients, specifically advocating on behalf of traumatic brain injury victims and their families. Dan has litigated a variety of personal injury claims in state and federal courts such as: traumatic brain injury, birth injury, sexual abuse, medical malpractice, and other matters. Dan is a Board Member of the National Crime Victim Bar Association. He is a member of the executive committee for the Brain Injury Association of America in Washington, D.C. as well as the Brain Injury Association of Indiana that works at the local and state level to advocate for the rights of people and their families who have been impacted by traumatic brain injuries.Email Dan
Amina A. Thomas is an attorney and member of the Sexual Abuse Litigation Team at Cohen & Malad, LLP. Amina focuses her practice on advocating for individuals and families in wrongful death, serious injury, and sexual abuse matters. She serves the board for the Friends of Riley, an organization dedicated to helping patients of Riley Children’s Hospital with social, emotional, and educational needs as the Vice President of External Affairs.Email Amina
Gabriel A. Hawkins is a partner and member of the Sexual Abuse Litigation Team at Cohen & Malad, LLP. Gabriel is a trial lawyer with over 15 years of experience fighting for people in medical malpractice, personal injury, sexual abuse and class action matters. He also serves the firm in a leading role for complex litigation and appeals. His notable case work includes representation of survivors of sexual abuse as well as people injured by businesses in premises liability and dram shop, or over-serving of alcohol, negligence.Email Gabriel