Paraskevi “Patty” N. Xidias

Paraskevi “Patty” Xidias is an Indianapolis immigration and estate planning attorney with a unique background that directly informs her legal practice. As a first-generation American and daughter of immigrants, she understands firsthand what it means to have a family’s future depend on getting legal details right. She brings deep fluency in both immigration law and estate planning to clients who need both services— a rare combination in Indianapolis. Fluent Spanish-speaking legal assistants are available to ensure clear communication throughout your matter.

Professional Background

Patty’s career path reflects a commitment to understanding the intersection of immigration and family protection. As a first-generation American, daughter of immigrants who navigated the U.S. legal system themselves, she grew up witnessing both the opportunities available to immigrant families and the stakes involved when legal structures aren’t in place. That lived experience shapes everything she does as an attorney.

After completing her legal education, Patty worked in the Marion County court system, where she gained direct exposure to how Indiana’s legal procedures function and where families often encounter unexpected complications. She saw firsthand the consequences of inadequate planning— and the power of proactive legal protection. That foundation informed her decision to open her own practice, which she ran successfully before joining Griffith Law Group in 2013.

At Griffith Xidias Law Group, Patty brings more than a decade of experience combining immigration law with estate planning. She understands that for immigrant families, these two practice areas are deeply interconnected. The visa status, family structure, and long-term residency status that immigration law addresses directly shape the estate planning decisions a family needs to make. Very few Indianapolis attorneys combination covers this ground, which means her clients don’t have to start over with a new attorney when their legal needs expand.

Practice Focus Areas

Immigration Law

Patty handles the full spectrum of family-based immigration matters, employment authorization, and permanent residency/naturalization cases. Her practice includes:

  • Family-based visas (spousal, fiancé, family sponsorship)
  • Humanitarian relief (VAWA, U Visa, T Visa, SIJS)
  • Employment authorization and work permits
  • Green card applications and adjustment of status
  • Naturalization and citizenship applications

What makes Patty’s immigration practice distinctive is her deep understanding of how immigration status intersects with family planning, asset protection, and long-term security. She doesn’t treat immigration as an isolated practice area— she helps families see how their legal status in the United States connects to everything else they’re building.

Estate Planning

Patty builds comprehensive estate plans tailored to each family’s specific situation. Her estate planning work includes:

  • Wills and revocable living trusts
  • Durable powers of attorney
  • Healthcare directives and living wills
  • Estate administration and probate matters
  • Guardianships

She understands that estate planning for immigrant families requires specific attention to immigration status, property ownership across borders, and ensuring that a family’s long-term residency status is protected as part of the overall plan. The same precision she brings to immigration law applies to every will, trust, and directive she drafts.

Why Immigration and Estate Planning Together Matter

Most immigration attorneys don’t offer estate planning, and most estate planning attorneys don’t handle immigration. Patty is one of the only attorneys in Indianapolis who combines both practices deeply— which creates a substantial advantage for families who need both services.

Here’s why this matters: When you’ve navigated the immigration system and built a life in Indianapolis, your next step is protecting what you’ve built. Your legal status, your assets, your family structure— they all need to work together in your estate plan. If you have to tell your immigration story to an estate planning attorney, and then your family story to an immigration attorney, details get lost and opportunities slip away. With Patty, you work with one attorney who understands both the immigration journey and long-term family protection. You don’t have to start over.

Additionally, Patty understands the specific challenges that immigrant families face: asset protection for families with international property, ensuring a minor child’s future is protected if something happens to the primary sponsor, structuring an estate plan that works across immigration and family law, and communicating clearly through the language barriers that sometimes exist. These aren’t academic issues for her— they’re part of her lived experience.

Bilingual Services & Cultural Competency

Patty is fluent in Greek, and her law office includes fluent Spanish-speaking legal assistants who facilitate clear, professional communication throughout your legal matter. Immigration and estate planning are too important to navigate through translation gaps. Whether you prefer to conduct your legal work in Spanish, Greek or English, you’ll have direct access to team members who speak your language fluently. This isn’t a translation service— it’s legal communication handled by someone who understands the nuance of both languages and both legal systems.

More broadly, Patty brings cultural awareness to her legal practice. She understands the specific structures that immigrant families use to manage resources and property. She recognizes the different ways families make decisions. And she knows that clarity in communication— in the right language and cultural context— is foundational to good legal work.

Education

  • Bachelor of Science, Valparaiso University, Business Administration and Ancient Greek
  • Masters of Business Administration, Xavier University College of Business
  • Juris Doctorate, Indiana University -Indianapolis School of Law

Professional Credentials & Memberships

Patty is committed to maintaining the highest professional standards and staying current with changes in immigration and estate planning law.

Bar Admissions:

  • Indiana State Bar Association
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana

Professional Memberships & Associations:

  • Licensed to Practice in Indiana
  • Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished Rating
  • Indianapolis Bar Association, Member
  • Indiana State Bar Association, Member
  • ISBA Estate Planning Section, Member
  • ISBA Board of Governors, At-Large Member
  • ISBA Property Trust & Real Property Section, Member
  • ISBA Business Law Section, Member
  • ISBA Elder Law Section, Member
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Member

Community and Recognition:

  • ISBA Leadership Development Academy Class XI, Graduate
  • ISBA Business Law Section, Council Chair
  • ISBA General Practice Section, Chair- Elect
  • ISBA Solo and Small Firm Conference, speaker and volunteer
  • Indianapolis Bar Association, Applied Professionalism speaker