With nearly 540 legal professionals throughout offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Delaware, Indiana, Michigan, Minneapolis, Ohio, and Washington, D.C., Barnes & Thornburg LLP is one of the largest law firms in the United States, offering clients virtually all the areas of concentration one would expect in a large, full-service law firm.

Whether your business is local, regional, national or international in scope, Barnes & Thornburg offers all of our clients an advantage that we consider to be both valuable and distinctive. Due to the firm's value-focused business model, we are able to deliver comparable quality at a greater value, as well as a combination of sophisticated services and client-attention that other firms may simply be unable to provide. Simply put, we deliver the services that clients need, with a value-driven approach. Today, this is more important than ever.

To all of our clients, we offer integrity, reliability, and personal commitment. We take the time to learn about our clients and their businesses in order to help them realize their objectives. We view our performance in terms of our clients' success. To that end, we focus our efforts on a combination of innovative problem-solving with good old-fashioned hard work. It is a heritage of which we are proud, and one that we have enjoyed for decades.

The attorneys at Barnes & Thornburg serve clients from more than 50 dedicated practice and industry areas. The firm's main areas of practice include litigation, intellectual property, labor and employment, white collar crime, business law, governmental services and finance, energy, telecommunications, transportation and utilities, environmental, healthcare and creditors' rights.

Within these areas, we strive to help clients achieve solutions that span national borders. We represent many of the world's largest companies in U.S. legal matters, and assist a broad array of U.S. companies operating abroad to achieve their international business objectives. We enjoy large Pacific Rim and immigration practices. We are members of TerraLex, a highly selective, international network of more than 155 independent law firms located in nearly 100 countries with more than 15,000 attorneys, and TechLaw Group, Inc., an international association of 20 law firms that focuses on technology companies and technology issues. The firm also is a member of the State Capital Group, an association of nearly 120 independent law firms in all 50 U.S. state capitals and in capital cities, business markets and financial centers throughout the world. Through these relationships, we offer our clients access to top legal professionals around the globe.

We invite you to learn more about the firm's other diverse practice and industry areas, which include financial institutions, trade associations, transportation and global logistics, aviation, E-commerce, foreign trade and customs, higher education and many more. You can find a description of each of these areas, as well as additional information on the firm's commitment to diversity and pro bono policy, by visiting the firm's Web site at www.BTLaw.com.

Whether your legal needs are local, national or international, we invite you to discover the advantages of working with Barnes & Thornburg.

Statement of Practice

Acquisitions and Divestitures, Ad Valorem Tax, Administrative Law, Affirmative Action, Agriculture Law, Americans with Disabilities Act, Antidumping, Antitrust, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Appellate Practice, Attorney Grievances, Automotive Warranty Law, Aviation and Aerospace, Aviation Law, Banking Law, Banking Regulations, Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Reorganization, Banks and Banking, Biochemical Patents, Biomedical Products Liability, Biomedical Technology, Biotechnology Patent Prosecution, Bond Law, Brain Injury, Breach of Warranty, Brown Fields Redevelopment, Business Immigration, Business Law, Business Litigation, Business Planning, Business Regulatory and Administrative, Business Start-ups, Business Succession Planning, Business Taxation, Business Torts, Business Transactions, Business Transfers, Buying and Selling of Businesses, Cable TV, Cargo Claims, Charitable Trusts and Foundations, Chemical Intellectual Property, Chemical Patent Prosecution, Chemical Patents, Chemical Products Liability, Civil Appeals, Civil Litigation, Civil Practice, Civil RICO, Class Action Defense, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Closely Held Business Estate Planning, Closely Held Businesses, Closely Held Business Law, Closely Held Corporations, Collective Bargaining, Commercial Bankruptcy, Commercial Finance Law, Commercial Law, Commercial Leasing and Financing, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Conveyancing, Commercial Real Estate, Commercial Real Estate Acquisition, Commercial Real Estate Development, Commercial Real Estate Finance, Commercial Transactions, Commodities Fraud, Communications and Media, Complex Commercial Litigation, Complex Litigation, Computer and Software Patents, Computer Law, Computers and Software, Conflicts of Interest, Construction Labor Law, Construction Law, Consumer Credit, Contract Litigation, Cooperatives, Copyrights, Corporate Finance, Corporate Formation, Corporate Law, Corporate Taxation, Corporate Tax Planning, Countervailing Duties, Covenants Not To Compete, Creditors Rights, Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy, Criminal Defense, Criminal Law, Criminal Tax Audits, Customs Law, Dealer and Distributor Termination, Debt and Equity Finance, Decedents Estates, Defense Litigation, Design Patents, Disability Insurance Defense, Discrimination, Distribution, Drug and Medical Device Defense, Economic Development, Education Law, Elder Law, Election, Campaign and Political Law, Electric Power, Electric Utilities, Electrical Intellectual Property, Electrical Patents, Electro-mechanical Patents, Electronic Commerce, Electronic Patents, Eminent Domain, Employee Benefits, Employee Stock Ownership Plans, Employment Defense, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Employment Litigation, Energy, Energy Contracts, Energy Regulation, Environmental Administrative Law, Environmental Cleanup, Environmental Compliance, Environmental Criminal Defense, Environmental Law, Environmental Litigation, Environmental Permitting, Environmental Real Estate, Environmental Regulation, Environmental Risk Management, Equal Employment Opportunity Law, ERISA Litigation, Estate Administration, Estate and Gift Taxation, Estate Planning, Estate Planning and Taxation, Estate Planning and Administration, Estate Planning and Probate, Estate Planning for Parents of Handicapped Children, Estate Planning for Unmarried Individuals, Executive Compensation, Executive Severance Contracts, Export Regulation, Fair Employment Practices, Family and Medical Leave Act, Family Business Successions, Family Wealth Transfer, Federal and State Administrative Regulatory Practice, Federal and State Legislative Practice, Federal Civil Litigation, Federal Civil Practice, Federal Criminal Law, Federal Estate and Gift Taxation, Federal Litigation, Federal Tax Controversies, Federal Taxation, Fiduciary Income Tax, Finance, Financial Transactions, First Party Insurance, Foreign Investment in the United States, Freight Claims, Freight Loss and Damage, Gaming Law, Gaming Licensing, Gas Utilities, General Litigation, Government, Government Affairs, Government Agency Practice, Government Contracts, Government Investigations, Government Relations, Groundwater Contamination, Hazardous Materials and Substances, Hazardous Waste, Hazardous Waste Liability, Head Injury, Health Care, Health Care Corporate Law, Health Care Contracts, Health Care Fraud, Health Care Licensing, Health Care Litigation, Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions, Health Care Regulation, Health Care Reimbursement, Health Law, Heavy Equipment Products Liability, Immigration Law, Industrial Revenue Bond Law, Inheritance Tax, Initial Public Offerings, Insurance, Insurance Bad Faith, Insurance Coverage, Insurance Litigation, Insurance Regulation, Integrated Health Care Delivery Systems, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property General Prosecution, Intellectual Property Infringement, Intellectual Property Licensing, Intellectual Property Litigation, Intellectual Property Procurement, Intellectual Property Protection, Intellectual Property Rights, International Business Law, International Intellectual Property, International Law, International Patents, International Trade, International Transportation Law, Internet Law, Internet Trademark Law, Joint Ventures, Labor and Employment, Labor Arbitration, Labor Law, Labor Relations, Land Use, Lease Law, Leasing, Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Legal Malpractice Defense, Legislative Practice, Licensing, Life Insurance Defense, Limited Liability Company Law, Limited Partnerships, Liquor Licensing, Litigation, Loans, Lobbying, Local Government Law, Logistics, Long Term Care, Managed Care, Managed Care Contracts, Management Employment Law, Management Labor Law, Manufacturers Liability, Maritime Regulations, Mechanical Intellectual Property, Mechanical Patents, Media Law, Mediation, Medical Antitrust, Medical Intellectual Property, Medical Patents, Mental Health Law, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Mergers and Acquisitions, Mineral Taxation, Molecular Biology Patents, Motor Carrier Law, Motor Carrier Regulation, Multi-Employer Pensions, Municipal Bonds, Municipal Bonds Taxation, Municipal Finance, Municipal Law, Municipal Leasing, Municipal Redevelopment, Municipal Securities, Municipal Taxation, National Labor Relations Act, Neurolaw, Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations, Nonprofit Organizations Law, North American Free Trade Agreement, Occupational Safety and Health, OSHA, Partnership Law, Partnership Taxation, Patent Infringement, Patent Interference Practice, Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution, Patents, PCT Legal Export, Personal Injury, Personal Injury Defense, Pesticide Litigation, Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property, Pharmaceutical Patents, Physician Contracts, Physician Practices, Planning and Land Use, Power Line Contact Injury, Probate, Probate Litigation, Products Liability, Products Liability Defense, Professional Liability, Property Law, Property Tax, Property Tax Abatement, Property Tax Appeals, Psychological Injury, Public Finance, Public Sector Labor Relations, Public Utility Law, Railroad Law, Real Estate, Real Estate Acquisitions, Real Estate Contracts, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Licensing, Real Estate Secured Lending, Real Estate Title Insurance, Real Property, Real Property Acquisitions, Real Property Finance, Reorganizations, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Retirement Benefit Plans, School Law, Securities, Securities Litigation, Securitization, Semiconductor Technology, Sexual Harassment, Small Business Corporations, State Government Law, State Tax Controversies, State Taxation, Structured Finance, Succession Planning, Superfund, Tax Controversies, Tax Exempt Finance, Tax Exempt Organizations, Tax Increment Finance, Tax Law, Tax Litigation, Taxation, Technology and Science, Technology Law, Technology Licensing, Technology Transfers, Telecommunications Competition, Telecommunications Law, Theft of Trade Secrets, Title VII Discrimination, Title IX Discrimination, Tort Defense, Toxic Exposure, Toxic Tort Class Actions, Toxic Torts, Toxic Tort Defense, Trade Dress, Trade Secrets, Trademark Litigation, Trademarks, Trademark Prosecution, Trademark Protection, Trademark Registration, Transportation, Transportation Safety, Trial Practice, Trusts and Estates, Unfair Competition, Unfair Trade, Uniform Commercial Codes, Union Contract Negotiations, Union Elections, Utilities, Utility Law, Wage and Hour Law, WARN Act, Water Pollution, Water Quality, Water Utilities, Wetland Regulation, White Collar Crime, White Collar Criminal Defense, Wills, Workers Compensation, Workouts, World Trade Organization, Wrongful Death, Wrongful Termination, Wrongful Termination Defense, Zoning, Planning and Land Use.

Firm Affiliations

STATE CAPITAL GLOBAL LAW FIRM GROUP

Address

600 One Summit Square
Fort Wayne, IN 46802, (Allen Co.)

Phone

Phone: 260-423-9440
Fax: 260-424-8316

Website

http://www.btlaw.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

PARTNERS

William T. (Tuck) Hopkins, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Indiana; 1992, Ohio; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court; 2000, Illinois. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S.E.E., 1974); St. Louis University (J.D., 1977). (Also at Columbus, Ohio Office). Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Litigation; Collective Bargaining; Public Sector Labor Relations; Construction Labor Law; School Law.Email: William T. (Tuck) Hopkins, Jr.

Dennis C. Becker (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 1982, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1973); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1979). Member: Allen County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Non Profit and Charitable Organizations; Taxation; Closely Held Business Law; Health Law; Estate Planning.Email: Dennis C. Becker

Keith E. White (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana. Education: Hanover College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., 1983). Member: Indianapolis (Past Chair, Labor Law Section), Indiana State (Past Chair, Corporate Counsel Section) and American (Committee on ADR in Labor and Employment Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment(100%).Email: Keith E. White

Bobby B. Gillenwater (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, District of Columbia; 1987, Indiana; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.S.E.E., 1973); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.S., 1980); Boston College Law School (J.D., 1983). Member: Indiana State and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Patent Office Society. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights.Email: Bobby B. Gillenwater

Stephen L. Fink (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.S., 1983); Indiana University (J.D., 1988). Member: Allen County (Board of Directors, 1995-1998) and Indiana State (Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights Section) Bar Associations; Commercial Law League of America; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Real Estate; Zoning Law; Construction Law.Email: Stephen L. Fink

D. Randall Brown (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: Manchester College (B.S., 1987); Indiana University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1990). Member: Allen County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Patent Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Contract Litigation; Class Actions; Trade Secrets; Products Liability.Email: D. Randall Brown

Kathleen M. Anderson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2001, Ohio; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Hanover College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1989); Indiana University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Order of the Coif. Recipient, Henry C. Long Citation for Citizenship and Academic Excellence. Member, Board of Editors, Indiana Law Journal, 1991-1992. Future 40 Under 40 Award Recipient, 2004. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, 2007-2009; Indiana Super Lawyers 2004-2009; Marquis Who's Who in American Law, 2007-2009. Award Recipient, Niemann Citation for Excellence and Professionalism in the Legal Profession, 2006-2007. Speaker: "Negotiation," Indiana Business and Professional Women's Association, 2002; "The Pros and Cons of Mandatory Arbitration Clauses," Allen County Bar Association, 2002. Panelist, "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Technical Assistance Program," 2002. Speaker: "Trade Secrets and Covenants Not to Compete," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2002-2004; Selecting the Best with Confidence, 2004. Chair and Speaker, "Recent Developments in Employment and Labor Law," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2005-2008. Speaker, "Retaliation, Frampton, and Whistleblower Claims," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2006. Author, "'Human Side'" of Employment Litigation Gives Insight into Lawsuits," Indiana Manufacturing Association, March 2008. Author: "To Avoid Lawsuits, Companies Should Understand Workers' Concerns," Greater Fort Wayne Busioness Weekly, June 27, 2008; "Trade Secrets, Know-How, Confidential Information, and the Smart Employers Who Protect Them," Labor and Employment Client Strategies, 2007. Benjamin Harrison Inn of Court, 1995-1998, 2001-2004. Registered Mediator. Member: Indiana State Bar Association (Member, Board of Governors, 2009—; Member, Litigation and Employment and Labor Law Sections); Allen County Bar Association (Past President; Past Member, Board of Directors; Past President, Trial Lawyers Section; Past Chairperson, Women Lawyers Section; Past Member, Fee Dispute Commitee); American Bar Association. (Also at Columbus, Ohio Office). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Labor and Employment; Trade Secret Misappropriation; Trade Secrets; ERISA; Tort Defense.Email: Kathleen M. Anderson

Mark S. Kittaka (Departmental Administrator of the Labor & Employment Department in the Fort Wayne Office) admitted to bar, 1992, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2009, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Indiana University (Double B.A., 1989); Washington University (J.D., 1992). Member: American, Indiana State and Allen County (Member, Labor and Employment Sections) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Litigation; Americans with Disabilities Act; Family and Medical Leave Act; National Labor Relations Act; OSHA; Title VII Discrimination; WARN Act; Harassment; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation; Employment Discrimination; Management Employment Law.Email: Mark S. Kittaka

Dawn R. Rosemond (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1993); University of Illinois (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation.Email: Dawn R. Rosemond

Gary C. Furst (Partner) born Grand Rapids, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1996, Indiana; 2005, Michigan; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: Huntington College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1993); Valparaiso University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1996). Symposium Editor, Valparaiso University Law Review, 1995-1996. Member: Indiana State Bar Association; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Litigation; Patent Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Gary C. Furst

Matthew M. Hohman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Indiana. Education: Huntington College (B.S., magna cum laude, 1993); University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 1998); Indiana University (M.A.T., high honors, 1998). Managing Editor, Minnesota Law Review, 1997-1998. Member: Member: Allen County and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation.Email: Matthew M. Hohman

Gregory S. Cooper (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Indiana; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Purdue University (B.S., Material Science Engineering, 1992); Duquesne University (D.J.P., 1998). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Mechanical Patent Prosecution; Technology Protection; Patent Prosecution; Intellectual Property Infringement; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Gregory S. Cooper

Michael E. Wever (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, South Carolina; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Not admitted in Indiana). Education: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (B.S., Computer Engineering, 1994); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1997). First Place, University of South Carolina School of Law, Nathan Burkin Memorial Competition, 1997. Recipient, CALI Award in Intellectual Property. Author, "Patent Law: Protecting Software," National Law Journal, May 8, 2000. Member: South Carolina Bar (Member, Intellectual Property and Unfair Trade Practices Committee); Carolina Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Association.Email: Michael E. Wever

Carrie Marie Raver (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois; 2005, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A., English and History, 1995); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., with high honors, 1999). Order of the Coif. Executive Articles Editor, Chicago-Kent Law Review, 1998-1999. Member, Fort Wayne Art Museum Board of Trustees. Member: Allen County (Chair, Publicity Committee) and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Civil Litigation; Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation.Email: Carrie Marie Raver

OF COUNSEL

Mark D. Scudder (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 2002, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A., highest honors, 1999); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., 2001). Octofinalist, Sherman Minton Moot Court Competition, 1999-2000. Member, Sherman Minton Moot Court Board's External Team, 2000-2001. Note Editor, Federal Communications Law Journal. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Mark D. Scudder

ASSOCIATES

Jason T. Clagg (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Purdue University (B.S.); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., cum laude). Member: Allen County, Indiana State, Seventh Circuit and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Defense(70%); Special Education(25%); School Law(5%).Email: Jason T. Clagg

Lisa D. Updike (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Manchester College (B.S., magna cum laude, 2003); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., cum laude, 2006).Email: Lisa D. Updike

Adam L. Bartrom (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Saint Joseph's College (B.S., summa cum laude, 2004); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 2007). Member: Allen County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Adam L. Bartrom

STAFF ATTORNEY

Karen A. Festa (Staff Attorney) admitted to bar, 1994, Indiana. Education: Albion College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1991); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1994). Member: Indiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment(100%).Email: Karen A. Festa