(Main Office)

Hunt Suedhoff, LLP was founded in 1950 by the late Leigh L. Hunt, a noted trial lawyer. Kalamaros and Associates was founded in 1960 by the late Edward N. Kalamaros, a noted worker's compensation lawyer. Recently, the two firms with so much in common joined forces. This solidified Hunt Suedhoff Kalamaros LLP as the premier law firm with the largest litigation practice in Northern Indiana. The firm presently serves the casualty insurance industry, as well as many regional and national corporations.

The lawyers of the firm are recognized by their peers as specialists in their fields, and frequently are called upon to participate in the training of other lawyers in various workshops and seminars sponsored by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, the National Business Institute and the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum.

Statement of Practice

General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice. Insurance Defense Litigation. Commercial Real Estate Financing and Transactions. Corporate and Commercial Law. Probate and Estate Planning. Immigration Law.

Representative Clients:

AAA
Affirmative Insurance
Allied Insurance
American Family Insurance
Amerisure
Auto Owners
Bar Plan Mutual
Broadspire
Celina
Chubb
Cincinnati
CMI
CNA
Constitution States
CME
EMC Insurance
Erie Insurance
FCCI
Fireman's Fund
Frankenmuth, Gallagher Bassett
Hartford, Indiana Insurance
Liberty Mutual
Medical Protective
Motorists
Nationwide
Pekin
Republic Western
Scottsdale, Sedwick
Selective
United Farm Bureau
Westfield
Zurich.

Address

803 South Calhoun Street, Ninth Floor P.O. Box 11489
Fort Wayne, IN 46858-1489, (Allen Co.)

Phone

Phone: 260-423-1311
Fax: 260-424-5396

Website

http://www.hsk-law.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

MEMBERS OF FIRM

P. Michael Miller (Partner) born Gary, Indiana, March 31, 1938; admitted to bar, 1965, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Indiana University (A.B., 1960; J.D., 1965). Order of the Coif. Member, Student Staff, Indiana Law Journal, 1964. Certified Mediator, Indiana. Member: Allen County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Indiana Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Business; Litigation; Insurance Law.

Robert E. Kabisch (Partner) born Fort Wayne, Indiana, October 14, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Purdue University (B.A., 1965); Indiana University (J.D., 1968). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Allen County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Real Estate Law; Probate Law; Mediation.

David A. Stewart (Partner) born Bronxville, New York, March 5, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Indiana. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1965); Indiana University (J.D., 1968). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Allen County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. [JAGC, U.S. Navy, 1968-1972]. Practice Areas: Probate; Estate Planning; Real Estate Law; Health Care.

Arthur G. Surguine, Jr. (Partner) born Nashville, Tennessee, March 3, 1944; admitted to bar, 1973, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1971; J.D., 1973). Member of Faculty, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1984—. Member: Allen County and Indiana State Bar Associations; Indiana Defense Lawyers Association (President, 2000); Defense Research Institute. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Product Liability Law; Defense Litigation; Professional Malpractice.

Michael D. Mustard (Partner) born Fort Wayne, Indiana, August 26, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 1979, Florida. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1973; J.D., cum laude, 1978). Counsel for: Fort Wayne Community Development Corporation, 1978—; Fort Wayne Allen County Airport Authority, 1984-1989. Member: Allen County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporation Law; Real Estate Law; Business Law.

Branch R. Lew (Partner) born Adrian, Michigan, January 24, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Indiana University (B.S., with highest distinction, 1979; J.D., cum laude, 1982). Phi Eta Sigma; Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Allen County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Commercial Litigation; Transportation Law.

James J. Shea, Sr. (Partner) born Suffern, New York, November 30, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: King's College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1984). Phi Alpha Theta; Delta Epsilon Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta. Note Editor, Valparaiso University Law Review, 1983-1984. Volunteer, Deputy Prosecutor, Allen County. Member: Allen County and Seventh Circuit Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Indiana Defense Lawyers Association; Civil Rights Defense of Law Enforcement Officials. Practice Areas: General Insurance Litigation.

Dane L. Tubergen (Partner) born Coldwater, Michigan, November 14, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.A., 1967); Indiana University (J.D.; 1970). Certified Mediator, Indiana. Judge of Steuben Circuit Court, 1979-1993; Angola City Court, 1976-1978. Member: Allen County, Steuben County and Indiana State Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Arbitration; Mediation.

Kathleen A. Kilar (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, October 30, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois; 1990, Indiana. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., cum laude, 1984); University of Detroit (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Allen County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Health Care Law; Medical Malpractice Defense.

N. Jean Schendel (Partner) born Lackey, Kentucky, January 7, 1956; admitted to bar, 1995, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.S., in Nursing, 1990); Valparaiso University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Sigma Theta Tau. Note Editor, Valparaiso University Law Review, 1993-1994. Registered Nurse, Indiana, 1977—. Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine, Fort Wayne Center for Medical Education, 2001— Member: Allen County, Indiana State and American (Member, Health Law Section) Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association; The American Association of Nurse Attorneys (President, Indiana Chapter, 1997-2000); Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Health Care Law.

Timothy W. DeGroote (Partner) born La Porte, Indiana, March 14, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Indiana. Education: Marquette University (B.A., 1991); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1995). Member: Allen County (Member, Steering Committee, Young Lawyers Section) and Indiana State Bar Associations; Indiana Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation; Corporate.

Stephen E. Dever (Partner) born Fort Wayne, Indiana, June 27, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1989; J.D., 1995). Member: Indianapolis, Allen County and Indiana State Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Indiana Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation; Workers Compensation; Business Litigation.

Linda A. Polley (Partner) born Fort Wayne, Indiana, December 11, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1982); University of Dayton (J.D., 1985). Member: Allen County and Indiana State Bar Associations.

Daniel J. Palmer (Partner) born Michigan City, Indiana, March 9, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Indiana. Education: Butler University (B.S., cum laude, Chemistry, 1988); Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Recipient, Willard Eason Chemistry Scholarship. Member: Allen County and Indiana State Bar Associations; Indiana Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Litigation.

Scott L. Bunnell (Partner) born Dearborn, Michigan, August 30, 1954; admitted to bar, 1983, Indiana; 1983, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1979); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Phi Alpha Delta. Law Clerk, Allen Superior Court, 1983. Probate Commissioner of Allen County, Indiana, 1984. Member: Allen County (Chair, Trial Lawyers Section, 1995), Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Probate Law.

ASSOCIATES

Orfej Petar Najdeski (Associate) born Resen, Macedonia, October 28, 1968; admitted to bar, 1999, Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.A., 1992); John Marshall Law School, Chicago (J.D., 1999). Law Clerk: Hon. Daniel G. Heath; Hon. Nancy Eshcoff, Boyer Allen Superior Court, Fort Wayne, Indiana; 1999-2000. Member: Indiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation.

Melissa Garland Hawk (Associate) born St. Joseph, Michigan, August 19, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Western Michigan University (B.A., cum laude, Political Science, Criminal Justice, 1997); Valparaiso University (J.D., 2001). Member: Allen County and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Insurance Defense; Family Law.

Andrew S. Williams (Associate) born Marion, Indiana; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Ball State University (B.S., cum laude, 1995); Baylor University (J.D., 2001). Barrister, Moot Court, 2000-2001. Senior Editor, Baylor Law Review, 2000-2001. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Litigation.

Jeriamiah L. Joseph (Associate) born Lima, Ohio, January 10, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Tiffin University (B.S., 2002); University of Toledo (J.D. magna cum laude, 2005) Orders of Coif. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense.

Rachel S. Sadovsky (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 2001); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Family Law.Email: Rachel S. Sadovsky

Todd P. Gilbert (Associate) born Indianapolis, Indiana, 1968; admitted to bar, 2006, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1991; J.D., cum laude, 2006). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense.

Eric M. Wilkins (Associate) born Fort Wayne, Indiana; admitted to bar, 2005, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 2001); University of Dayton (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member: Indiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense.

Emily R. Yoder (Associate) born Moundridge, Kansas, July 28, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Ashland University (B.S.W., 2004); University of Akron (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense.

Codie Ross (Associate) born Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1977; admitted to bar, 2007, Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.A., 1999); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., with distinctions, 2007). Member: Allen County, DeKalb County, Indianapolis, Indiana and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense.Email: Codie Ross

OF COUNSEL

Thomas C. Ewing (Of Counsel) born Marion, Indiana, September 17, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Purdue University (B.S., with distinction, 1972); Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Kappa Phi. Member: Allen County and Indiana State Bar Associations; Indiana Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation.