PARTNERS OF FIRM
F. L. Dennis Logan (Partner) born Fort Wayne, Indiana, December 21, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: DePauw University (B.A., with honors, 1974); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1977). Planned Giving Council of Northeast Indiana. Member: Allen County Bar Association (Chairman, Legal Ethics Committee, 1992-93); Indiana State Bar Association (Legal Ethics Committee, 1990-95); American Bar Association; American Association of Airport Executives; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Fellow: Indiana Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Commercial Financing Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law; Public Transportation and Airport Law; Probate and Estate Planning.Email: F. L. Dennis Logan
Calvert S. Miller (Partner) born Fort Wayne, August 21, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1990; J.D., 1994). Elected Council Member, Allen County's fiscal body providing annual oversight for the County's $80 million general fund. Member: Allen County Bar Association; American Bar Association; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Business Litigation; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Contracts; Construction Law; Construction Accidents; Construction Insurance Defense; Leases and Leasing; Wrongful Death; Personal Injury; Premises Liability; Workers Compensation Defense; Automobile Liability Defense; Tracking and Vehicular Litigation.Email: Calvert S. Miller
Mark A. Warsco (Partner) born St. Joseph, Michigan, August 28, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1977; J.D., cum laude, 1980). Presentation: "Collection Tools," Building Contractors Association, 3-5-98. Contributing Author: "Protection of Secured Interests in Bankruptcy in Indiana," October 23, 1992, Seminar, National Business Institute, Inc.; "Basic Bankruptcy," September 12, 1991, Seminar, National Business Institute, Inc.; "Representing the Business Creditor," April 13, 1993, Seminar, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum; "Asset Protection Planning in Indiana," May 3, 1994, Seminar, National Business Institute, Inc. Member: Allen County Bar Association (Chairman, Bankruptcy Section, 1993-1994); Indiana State Bar Association (President, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Section, 1993-1994); Building Contractors Association; National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Banking; Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy; Construction Law; Litigation; Real Estate; Probate; Estate Planning.Email: Mark A. Warsco
Mark W. Baeverstad (Partner) born Denver, Colorado, April 16 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Hope College (B.A., English, Political Science, 1978); Syracuse University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1981). Order of the Coif. Certified Mediator, Indiana. Author: "Social Choices and Contributory Negligence," Loyola University of Chicago Law Journal, February, 1982. Instructor, Legal Writing, Syracuse University, 1980-1981. Member: Allen County and Indiana State Bar Associations; Indiana Defense Lawyers Association; American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA); American College of Trial Lawyers; Defense Research Institute (DRI); Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Mediation.Email: Mark W. Baeverstad
David R. Smelko (Partner) born Gary, Indiana, August 31, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1978); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1982). Associate Editor Valparaiso University Law Review, 1981-1982. Member: Allen County and Indiana State Bar Associations; American Bar Association; National Association of Bond Lawyers; Commercial Law League of America; American Legal and Financial Network. Practice Areas: Municipal Finance Law; Creditors' Rights Law; Consumer and Commercial Financing Law; Mortgage Banking Law; Corporate Law.Email: David R. Smelko
Dennis F. Dykhuizen (Partner) born Fort Wayne, Indiana, April 26, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Tax Court. Education: Indiana University (B.S., in Accounting, with honors, 1977; J.D., 1980). Beta Gamma Sigma. Member: Allen County and Indiana State Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Reported Cases: National Insurance Association v. Parkview Memorial Hospital, 590 N.E. 2d. 1141 (Ind. Ct. App. 1992); Stephens v. Parkview Hosp., Inc., 745 N.E.2d. 262 (Ind. Ct. App. 2001); Wayne Twp. v. Parkview Mem. Hosp., Inc., 580 N.E. 2d. 958 (Ind. 1991). Practice Areas: Health Care Law; Banking Law; Taxation Law; Corporate Law.Email: Dennis F. Dykhuizen
Michael T. Deam (Partner) born Bluffton, Indiana, November 11, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., with high distinction, 1987; J.D., 1989). Member: Allen County and Indiana State Bar Associations; American Bar Association; American Association of Airport Executives; Airports Council International. Practice Areas: Corporation Law; Commercial Financing Law; Real Estate Law; Transportation Law; Municipal Law.Email: Michael T. Deam
J. Rickard Donovan (Partner) born Fort Wayne, Indiana, March 27, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Butler University (B.A., 1990); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1993). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Allen County and Indiana State Bar Associations; Building Contractors Association; Home Builders Association. Practice Areas: Commercial and Residential Real Estate Development Law; Creditors Rights Law; Consumer and Commercial Finance Law; Mortgage Banking Law; Corporate Governance; Business Law.Email: J. Rickard Donovan
Theodore T. Storer (Partner) born Richmond, Indiana, August 9, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Indiana University, Bloomington (B.A., 1990); Ohio Northern University (J.D., with distinction, 1993). Ohio Northern University Law Review, 1992-1993. Phi Kappa Phi. Member: Allen County Bar Association (Vice-Chair New Lawyers' Section, 1995-1996; Chair, Trial Lawyers Section, 2001-2002); Indiana State Bar Association; Indiana Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Construction Litigation; Labor and Employment; Corporate Litigation.Email: Theodore T. Storer
Christine M. Marcuccilli (Partner) born Knoxville, Tennessee, May 11, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Ball State University (B.S., 1992); Valparaiso University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Alpha Phi. Member: Allen County Bar Association (Chair, Appellate Section, 2002-2004 and 2007-2008); Indiana State Bar Association; American Bar Association; Benjamin Harrison Chapter of American Inns of Court (1999-2002); Seventh Circuit Bar Association. Reported Cases: Tankersley v. Parkview Hosp., Inc., 791 N.E.2d 201 (Ind. 2003); Halls Drive Inns., Inc. v. City of Fort Wayne, 773 N.E.2d 255 (Ind. 2002) and 773 N.E.2d 259 (Ind. 2002); Parkview Hosp., Inc. v. Reese, 750 N.E.2d 384 (Ind. Ct. App. 2001), trans. denied; Stephens v. Parkview Hosp., Inc., 745 N.E.2d 262 (Ind. Ct. App. 2001); Home Eq ServCorp. v. Baker, 883 N.E. 2d 93 (Ind. 2008). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Civil Appeals.Email: Christine M. Marcuccilli
Susan E. Trent (Partner) born New Britain, Connecticut, May 19, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1994); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1998). Zeta Tau Alpha. Board of Directors: Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeastern Indiana, Inc; Lutheran Homes, Inc. Member: Allen County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Banking Law; Business Law; Corporate Law.Email: Susan E. Trent
Thomas B. Trent (Partner) born Fort Wayne, Indiana, July 24, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., with distinction, 1998); Tulane University (J.D., 2001). Board of Directors: Turnstone - Center for Disabled Children and Adults Mustard Seed Furniture of Fort Wayne; Erin's House - Center for Grieving Children. Member: Allen County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Financing Law; Real Estate Law.Email: Thomas B. Trent
Jason A. Scheele (Partner) born Fort Wayne, Indiana, July 21, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Franklin College of Indiana (B.A., magna cum laude, 1998); Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Member: Allen County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Premises Liability Defense; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Construction Law.Email: Jason A. Scheele
ASSOCIATES
Cindy A. Wolfer (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio, September 14, 1957; admitted to bar, 1991, Indiana and Ohio. Education: Wittenberg University (B.A., 1979); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1991). Order of the Coif. University of Cincinnati Law Review, 1989-1990. Certified Public Accountant, Ohio, 1981. Author: "The Uniform Trust Code," Res Gestae, January, 2001. Co-author, "Guidelines on Actuarial Tables in Proposed Regs.," Estate Planning, 1994. Member: Allen County Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association (Tax, Probate Sections); American Bar Association (Tax, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections). Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Real Property; Guardianship; Business Law; Taxation.Email: Cindy A. Wolfer
Jonathon R. Albright (Associate) born Las Vegas, Nevada, September 28, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.S., Neurobiology/Physiology, 1999); Indiana University (J.D., 2003). Member: Allen County and Indiana State Bar Associations; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice Law; Commercial Finance Law.Email: Jonathon R. Albright
Michael D. Zaradich (Associate) born Crown Point, Indiana, January 23, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University, Kelly School of Business (B.S., 2000); Valparaiso University (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Member: Allen County and Indiana State Bar Associations; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Business Law; Real Estate Law.Email: Michael D. Zaradich
Jared C. Helge (Associate) born Fremont, Nebraska, November 11, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.S., 2004); Valparaiso University (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Member: Allen County and Indiana State Bar Associations; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Creditors Rights Law; Commercial Financing Law; Mortgage Banking Law.Email: Jared C. Helge
Andrew L. Palmison (Associate) born Mentor, Ohio, May 6, 1980; admitted to bar, 2008, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana. Education: University of Akron (B.A., Political Science, 2003); Valparaiso University (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Member: Allen County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Inns of Court, Benjamin Harrison Chapter; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; Young Leaders of Northeast Indiana. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Business Law.Email: Andrew L. Palmison
OF COUNSEL
Thomas D. Logan (Of Counsel) born Fort Wayne, Indiana, April 6, 1929; admitted to bar, 1953, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 1956, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., cum laude, 1951); Indiana University (LL.B., with distinction, 1953). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Member: Allen County Bar Association (President, 1979-1980); Indiana State Bar Association (Member, Board of Managers, 1979-1983); American Bar Association; American Academy of Hospital Attorneys; National Association of Bond Lawyers. [Teaching Associate, United States Armed Forces, 1953-1954]. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Corporation Law; Health Care Law; Municipal Law.Email: Thomas D. Logan
Milford M. Miller (Of Counsel) born Evansville, Indiana; admitted to bar, 1962, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1959); Indiana University (J.D., with distinction, 1962). Order of the Coif, Member, Board of Editors, Indiana Law Journal, 1961-1962. Member: Allen County Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association; American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute. Fellow: Indiana Bar Foundation; American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Health Law; Business Litigation; Construction Litigation; Employment Law; Mediation.Email: Milford M. Miller
RETIRED PARTNERS
Sol Rothberg (1910-1993).
Thomas A. Gallmeyer (1922-1981).
George E. Fruechtenicht (1925-1996).