Holly S. Wojcik Rooth, Valparaiso, is an attorney with Valparaiso law firm, Langer & Langer, focusing her practice in the area of medical malpractice and other personal injury cases. She graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, in 1998 and followed by earning her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Valparaiso School of Law in 2001. Rooth was a law clerk in London, England and at the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service in Chicago before entering her law practice. Rooth has handled hundreds of medical malpractice claims in Indiana, including her work on the legal team that prosecuted 288 claims resulting in a $55 million dollar settlement against Dr. Mark Weinberger, "The Runaway Doctor" featured on America's Most Wanted and American Greed. Rooth is a member of the bar for Indiana, the U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Rooth previously served as a Commissioner on the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission/Commission on Judicial Qualifications from 2021-2023 and was the first woman ever elected to do so. Rooth currently serves as a Commissioner on the Indiana Attorney Disciplinary Commission. She is a member of the Lake County Bar Association, the Indiana State Bar Association, the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), the American Association for Justice, and the ITLA Women’s Law Caucus. She has been named as an Indiana Super Lawyer for 2019-2026. She has spoken at various seminars for ITLA, the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (ICLEF), and the Lake County Bar Association. Rooth is engaged in her community by volunteering with Chesterton and Merrillville High Schools in educating students on what it is like to practice law. In her free time, she enjoys fishing, canoeing, kayaking, and hiking which has taken her all over the world.
Pursuant to I.C. § 33-27-2-8(b)(4), Holly S. Wojcik Rooth submits the following statement concerning her efforts and achievements towards the improvement of the administration of justice:
I have devoted my entire career to helping to bring justice to the people of Indiana by holding people accountable for their wrongdoing and attempting to make injured people whole in the only way allowable in the civil justice system. It has been equally important to my career to be involved in the mission of several bar associations and legal organizations to promote civility among attorneys and the public. I was honored to receive the 2025 American Board of Trial Advocates Excellence in Civility and Ethics Award for the Plaintiff’s Bar which is an honor bestowed by my peers. However, my greatest honor in bringing about improvement in the administration of justice was being the first woman ever elected in the State of Indiana to the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission/Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications where I served as a Commissioner from 2021-2023. In addition, I am currently on the Indiana Attorney Disciplinary Commission serving a 5-year term. Holding Indiana’s attorneys and judges to the highest ethical standards is critical in the public’s perception of fairness in our justice system. In addition, it is simply the right thing to do.
