(Main Office)

Statement of Practice

General Trial and Federal Practice, Insurance Defense including First Party Insurer Defense, Probate, Appellate, Product Liability, Workers' Compensation, Commercial, Corporation and Personal Injury Law, Coverage, Fraud and Arson and agent Errors and Omissions Litigation, Business Organization, Planning and Litigation, Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning and Administration.

Representative Clients:

All State Insurance
Farm Bureau
FCCI
Allied Insurance
State Auto Insurance Co.
Nationwide Insurance
Monroe Guaranty.

Address

12900 N. Meridian Street, Suite 100
Carmel, IN 46032-5476, (Hamilton Co.)

Phone

Phone: 317-814-4030
Fax: 317-814-4040

Website

http://www.smithwade.com

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Robert A. Smith (Member) born Rochester, Indiana, May 20, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, Virginia; 1971, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1966; J.D., 1969). Chairman, C.L.E. Forums, 1987—. Trial Attorney, Federal Trade Commission, 1969-1970. Deputy Indiana Attorney General, Indiana, 1970-1972. Executive Vice President, The Indiana Forum, Inc., 1972-1974. Member, Indiana Arson and Crime Association. Certified Education Instructor for Indiana Department of Insurance. Seminar Chair, University of Michigan Medical School M.D./Ph.D., Summer Retreat, 1993. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American (Member, Tips Section; Litigation Section) Bar Associations; Indiana Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Products Liability Defense; Insurance Agents Errors and Omissions Defense; Coverage Litigation; Fraud and Arson Litigation; Construction Litigation.Email: Robert A. Smith

Jeffrey B. Cadwell (Member)

Stephen A. Semotuk (Member)

Lesley A. Pfleging (Member) born Fort Wayne, Indiana, October 15, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 2003); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Defense Transportation Coordination Initiative. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation; Coverage Litigation; General Civil Litigation.Email: Lesley A. Pfleging

ASSOCIATE

Timothy J. Brown (Associate) born Hammond, Indiana, September 29, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.A., 1993); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 1996). Member: Indianapolis, Hamilton County and Lake County Bar Associations; Defense Transportation Coordination Initiative.Email: Timothy J. Brown

OF COUNSEL

Robert W. Wade (Of Counsel) born Frankfort, Indiana, February 11, 1929; admitted to bar, 1962, Indiana. Education: Loyola University of Los Angeles (B.B.A., 1951); Indiana University (J.D., 1962). Phi Alpha Delta. Deputy Prosecutor, 19th Judicial District, Marion County, Indiana, 1963-1967. [U.S. Marine Corps, 1952-1954]. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Law; Probate Law; Appeals.