Accepts Credit Cards

(Main Office)

For over 60 years Carson Boxberger LLP, has represented a variety of business enterprises, corporations, banks, governmental entities and individual entrepreneurs. In addition to its corporate work, the firm represents a wide variety of insurance companies in its highly sophisticated insurance defense practice. The firm has a state-wide presence with a branch office in Bloomington; attorneys licensed to practice in Indiana and Illinois.

Statement of Practice

General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Corporate, Business Transactions, Financial Institutions, Health Care, Probate and Estate Planning, Family Law, Transportation Law and Administration, Civil Rights, Real Estate, Labor, Insurance, Medical and Professional Malpractice, Products Liability, Workers' Compensation, Commercial, Creditors Rights and Bankruptcy Law, Mediation, Municipal.

Clients

REPRESENTATIVE CORPORATE AND FINANCIAL CLIENTS: Advanced Machine & Tool Corporation
American Electric Power Company
Ashland Chemical Co.
Anthony Wayne Services
Bank One, Indiana, N.A.
BMA Medical
CB Richard Ellis Sturges
City of Fort Wayne
Ear Nose & Throat Associates
Flickinger Industries
Fort Wayne Dermatology
Fort Wayne Redevelopment Commission
Hayes Lemmerz International
Irmscher, Inc.
JobWorks
Lutheran Hospital of Indiana
National City Bank
Perfection Bakeries, Inc.
Professional Federal Credit Union
Quorum Health
Schust Engineering, Inc.
Speidell Homes Development, Inc.
Spine Technonogy and Rehabilitation, P.C.
Sweetwater Sound, Inc.
Three Rivers Ambulance Authority
Vera Bradley Designs, Inc.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
SGT Development Corp.
Stulges Development Group LLC
MSKTD & Assoc., Inc.

REPRESENTATIVE INSURANCE CLIENTS: American International Group
Allstate Insurance Company
Bituminous Insurance Company
Cincinnati Insurance Companies
Continental Western Insurance Company
Employer's Mutual Company
Fremont Compensation Insurance Company
GAB Robins North America
Gallagher Bassett Services
Governmental Insurance Exchange
Hamilton Mutual Insurance Company
Hastings Mutual Insurance Company
Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance Group
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
OHIC Insurance Company
ProAssurance
Progressive Insurance Group
ProNational Insurance Group
Reliance National Insurance Company
RLI Insurance Company
Rockwood Insurance Company
SAFECO Insurance Companies
St. Paul Companies
United Fire & Casualty Company
Universal Underwriters Insurance Company
Wausau Insurance Company.

Rate Information

Accepts Major Credit Cards

• Visa
• MasterCard
• American Express
• Discover

Address

1400 One Summit Square
Fort Wayne, IN 46802-3173, (Allen Co.)

Phone

Phone: 260-423-9411
Telecopier: 260-423-4329

Website

http://www.carsonboxberger.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM

Firm/Affiliate Offices

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Philip L. Carson (Member) born 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: DePauw University (B.A., with distinction, 1964); Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 1967). Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Editors, Indiana Law Journal, 1965-1967. Member: Allen County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Labor Law; Employment Law; Commercial Law; Real Estate.Email: Philip L. Carson

Bruce O. Boxberger (Member) born 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: George Washington University; Indiana University (B.A., with honors, 1971; J.D., magna cum laude, 1973). Editor, Indiana Law Review, 1973. Corporation Counsel, The City of Fort Wayne, 1981-1987. Member: Allen County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; American Labor Law Institute; Indiana Association of City Law Officers; National Association of Municipal Law Officers. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Tax Law; Labor Law; Commercial Law; International Law.Email: Bruce O. Boxberger

Paul B. McNellis (Member) admitted to bar, 1962, Indiana. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.S., 1959); University of Notre Dame (LL.B., 1962). Public Defender, Allen County, Indiana, 1969. Associate City Attorney, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1970-1971. Assistant County Attorney, Allen County, Indiana, 1974-1990. Member: Allen County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Indiana Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. [JAGC, U.S. Air Force, 1962-1965; Capt., U.S. Air Force Reserve]. Practice Areas: Business Law.Email: Paul B. McNellis

John J. Wernet (Member) born 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Indiana, 1998, Arizona; 1999, California; 1975, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; U.S. Tax Court. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1972); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1975). Associate City Attorney, City of Fort Wayne (Counsel for Redevelopment Commission, 1983—). Member: Allen County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Zoning Law; Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Real Estate.Email: John J. Wernet

Richard P. Samek (Partner) born 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Indiana University (B.S., cum laude, 1973; J.D., summa cum laude, 1976). Associate Editor, Indiana Law Review, 1975-1976; Indiana Super Lawyer (2004—); Best Lawyers in America (2007). Member: Allen County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Indiana Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute, Inc. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Property Law; Probate; Probate Litigation.Email: Richard P. Samek

Phillip A. Renz (Member) born 1950; admitted to bar, 1978, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: St. Francis College (B.A., with honors, 1973); Indiana University (J.D., 1978). Deputy Prosecutor, Hancock County, 1977-1978. Member: Allen County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Family Law; Real Estate; Workers Compensation; Mediation.Email: Phillip A. Renz

Edward J. Liptak (Member) born 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Boston College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1976); Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Managing Editor, Indiana Law Journal, 1978-1979. Member: Monroe County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; Defense Research Institute. (Resident, Bloomington, Indiana Office). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Workers Compensation Defense; Product Liability Defense; Municipal Defense; Civil Rights Defense; Mediation.Email: Edward J. Liptak

Robert T. Keen, Jr. (Partner) born 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., cum laude, 1979; J.D., 1982). Named, The Best Lawyers in America; Indiana Super Lawyer. Member: Allen County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; Defense Research Institute; Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel; Master and Past President, American Inns of Court. Fellow: The American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation(25%); Insurance Defense(25%); Premises Liability Defense(10%); Civil Rights Law(20%); Products Liability(10%); Employment Litigation(10%).Email: Robert T. Keen, Jr.

Jon A. Bragalone (Partner) born 1952; admitted to bar, 1981, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana and U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal, Fifth and Seventh Circuits. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1975); Drake University (J.D., 1981). Member: Allen County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Defense.Email: Jon A. Bragalone

Larry L. Barnard (Member) born 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Indiana University-Bloomington (B.S., 1984); Indiana University-Indianapolis (J.D., summa cum laude, 1987). Member: Allen County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense; Civil Rights; Employment Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Larry L. Barnard

Arthur E. Mandelbaum (Member) born 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern District of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1986; J.D., 1989). Member: Allen County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporation Law; Commercial Law; Employment Law; Estate Planning.Email: Arthur E. Mandelbaum

Diana C. Bauer (Member) born 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Seventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Valparaiso University (B.A., with distinction, 1982; J.D., 1987). Law Clerk to the Honorable Gene B. Lee, U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana. Member: Allen County, Seventh Circuit, Indiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Appellate Practice; Municipal Liability; Employment Law.Email: Diana C. Bauer

James P. Buchholz (Partner) born 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of Illinois; 1993, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 2005, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: Wittenberg University (B.A., 1985); Indiana University (J.D., 1988). Member: Chicago, Allen County, Indiana and Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Litigation; Workers Compensation; Employment Law.Email: James P. Buchholz

Douglas A. Hoffman (Partner) born 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Wittenberg University (B.A., cum laude, 1987); Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Member: Monroe County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. (Resident, Bloomington Office). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Workers Compensation; Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice.Email: Douglas A. Hoffman

Karl J. Veracco (Member) born 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Purdue University (B.A., 1988); Indiana University (J.D., M.P.A., 1992). Adjunct Professor, Law and Public Policy, Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs, 1991. Member: Allen County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Workers Compensation; Insurance Defense.Email: Karl J. Veracco

Timothy M. Pape (Managing Partner) born 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1991); Indiana University (J.D., 1995). Associate Justice, Moot Court Board. Fort Wayne City Councilman. Member: Allen County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana. Practice Areas: Family Law; Civil Litigation; Business Law.Email: Timothy M. Pape

Grant A. Liston (Member) born 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 2006, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: Indiana University (B.S., with distinction, 1996; J.D., 2000). Member: Allen County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense(30%); Banks and Banking(20%); Business Law(15%); Workers Compensation(35%).Email: Grant A. Liston

Jeremy M. Dilts (Member) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1996; J.D., 2000). Member: Indiana State Bar Association. (Resident, Bloomington Office). Practice Areas: Civil Rights Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Insurance Defense; Subrogation.Email: Jeremy M. Dilts

Benjamin Ice (Member) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Ball State University (B.S., cum laude, 1998); Indiana University (J.D., 2001). Member: Allen County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Benjamin Ice

Jeremy V. Senk (Member) born 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.S. Management); Indiana University (J.D., Cum Laude). Member: Allen County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Transactions; Commercial Transactions; Employment Law; Employee Benefits.Email: Jeremy V. Senk

Kevin P. Podlaski (Member) born 1960; admitted to bar, 1990, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1991, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court; 2004, Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Education: University of Scranton (B.S., cum laude, 1982); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1990); University of Virginia/U.S. Army Legal Center and School (LL.M., 1996). Author: "Know Your Rights," Military.com. Member, Military Affairs Committee, Chamber of Commerce. Ambassador, U.S. Army Freedom Team, SALUTE Program. Life Member, Special Forces Association. Member, Veterans of Foreign. Member, American Legion. Former Member, Reserve Officer Association. Lector, Eucharistic Minister, St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church. Member, National Institute for Military Justice. Member: Allen County and Indiana Bar Associations; Benjamin Harrison American Inn of Court. [Retired, U.S. Army, 2004]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Insurance Defense; Security Clearances; Military Justice; National Security; Military Medical Malpractice; Military Administrative Law; Veterans Rights.Email: Kevin P. Podlaski

ASSOCIATES

Andrew D. Boxberger (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Xavier University (B.S.S., 1998); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 2002). Member: Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); Business Law; Corporate Law; Estate Planning.

Kelly Pautler (Associate) born 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Ball State University (B.S., 2000); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., 2005).