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| | Location: 111 Monument Circle, Suite 2700, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204, (Marion Co.) | | |
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| Bose McKinney & Evans LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice in all Courts including Agricultural Law, Antitrust, Appellate Practice, Capital Strategies, Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Communications and Media, Constitutional Law, Construction Law, Corporate Law, Creditors Rights, Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy, Death Care, Debtor Bankruptcy, Education Law, Employee Benefits, Entertainment and the Arts, Entrepreneurial Services, Environmental Law, Finance, Financial Institutions Law, Government Contracts, Government Relations, Health, High Technology, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Law, Labor and Employment, Legislative Practice, Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal Finance, Municipal Law, Planning and Land Use, Probate, Real Estate, Regulated Industries, Regulatory Agency Practice, Securities, Taxation, Trusts and Estates, Utility Law, Wills and Zoning. | | Year Established: 1955 | Firm Profile:
Bose McKinney & Evans LLP is committed to providing aggressive, results-oriented service to business and public sector clients of all sizes. The firm has a general civil practice, ranging from large and complicated financing and land development transactions to federal and state litigation involving constitutional and other substantial issues. The firm has an extensive business organizations and transactions practice which includes general business services as well as a variety of specialized services including a focus on the legal needs of high tech businesses. The firm has represented hundreds of financial institutions, insurance companies and developers from across the United States in secured lending and real estate transactions and has lawyers experienced in securities issues, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, utilities regulation and federal and state taxation. Bose McKinney & Evans also handles litigation and employment law matters for business clients located throughout the country. Lawyers from the firm have argued matters before the United States Supreme Court, participated as counsel for a major creditor in the largest individual bankruptcy in the state's history, and represented clients in one of the largest cases of stock churning in the nation and in commercial and constitutional litigation reported in the national news media. The firm's employment law practice involves both management labor relations and employment discrimination representation. | | Firm Size: 123 | Law Firm Affiliations:
ALFA INTERNATIONAL | Representative Clients:
Association of Indiana Life Insurance Companies; Automotive Finance Corporation; BMW Constructors, Inc.; Duke Realty Corporation; Emmis Communications Corporation; Endress +Hauser, Inc.; Fall Creek Regional Waste District; Hillenbrand Industries, Inc.; Indiana Community Business Credit Corporation; Crowe Chizek and Company, LLP; Indiana Soybean Alliance; Indianapolis Colts, Inc.; Kiwanis International; Lauth Property Group, LLC; M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank; Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.; Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township; New Boston Fund, Inc.; Personnel Management, Inc.; Roche Diagnostics Corp.; TIAA/CREF; The Broadbent Company; Thomson, Inc.; U.S. Steel Corporation; Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
Other Office Locations of Bose McKinney & Evans LLP
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Chesterton, Indiana, U.S.A.
Crown Point, Indiana, U.S.A.
West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.A.
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A.
| | PARTNERS OF FIRM | | Lewis C. Bose (1917-2001). | | William M. Evans (1923-1991). | | Robert H. McKinney (Retired Partner) (Retired). | | Adrian Allen (Partner) born Londonderry, Northern Ireland, April 6, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Indiana. Education: Indiana University Northwest (B.A., History and Political Science, with high distinction, 1995); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Partner, Litigation Group. Intern, Bose McKinney & Evans Summer Associate Program. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction Litigation. Email: Adrian Allen | | Thomas M. Atherton (Partner) born Alton, Illinois, August 9, 1944; admitted to bar, 1972, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court; 1993, Indiana. Education: Doane College (B.A., 1966); University of Illinois (J.D., 1972). Practice Areas: Taxation; Ad Valorem Tax; Real Property Taxation; Personal Property Taxation. Email: Thomas M. Atherton | | Bryan H. Babb (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Indiana; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and District of Columbia Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: United States Military Academy, West Point (B.S., 1989); Boston University (M.S., 1994); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Recipient: Carmel High School Distinguished Alumni Award, 2006; Henry Ossian Flipper Award, United States Military Academy; Army Football Coaches Award for Leadership. Winner, Commander-in-Chief's Trophy. Recognized as one of Indy's Best and Brightest Lawyers. Listed: The Best Lawyers in America, Appellate, 2008; Indy's Best and Brightest Lawyers, Junior Achievement/KPMG, 2005. Judicial Law Clerk, Indiana Supreme Court Justice Frank Sullivan, Jr. Editor-in-Chief, Indiana Law Journal, Volume 74. Co-Editor, Lawyer's Lounge, Litigation Section, Indiana State Bar Association. Author: "Setting the Annexation Record Straight: The Myth Underlying Annexation Reform in Indiana," Res Gestae, 2008; "Emotionally Distressed in Indiana: Separate Tests for Primary Victims and Bystanders," Res Gestae, 2003 (cited in SCI Ind. Funeral Servs. v. D.O. McComb & Sons, Inc., 820 N.E.2d 700, 711 n.2, Ind. Ct. App., 2005). Co-Author: "Indiana Practice - Appellate Procedure," Vol. 24, 3d ed., West Publishing Co., 2001-2007. Annual Instructor, Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination Review Course, International Bar Association. Lecturer, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum. Co-Chair, Appellate Group. Member: Litigation Group; Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington Alumni Board, 2007-2009; Army Football Sun Bowl Team, 1988. Chair: Recruiting Committee; Diversity Committee. Featured Guest: Indiana Lawyer; WJOB Radio; National Public Radio. Member: Indianapolis (Vice-Chair, Appellate Practice Section; Chair, Amicus Curiae Committee, Appellate Practice Section; Member, Board of Managers, 2007; Chair, Bar Leader Series, 2004-2005), Indiana State (Council Member, Appellate Practice Section; Indianapolis Representative, House of Delegates, 2005-2006) and American Bar Associations; Indianapolis American Inn of Court (Associate); West Point Society of Indiana (General Counsel); Stanley K. Lacy Executive Leadership Series (Member, Class XXV); National Kidney Foundation (Steering Committee, Annual Cadillac Invitational Golf Tournament); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (Co-Class Agent); Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana. Fellow, Indiana Bar Foundation. [Captain, Field Artillery with 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, U.S. Army, Europe]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: Bryan H. Babb | | Jeffrey B. Bailey (Partner) born 1946; admitted to bar, 1978, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., Finance, 1972); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1978). Guest Lecturer, Corporate and Business Law Issues, Butler University. Partner: Business Services Group; Securities Group. Former Branch Chief, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; National Association of Securities Dealers (Arbitrator); Hook's Drug Foundation (Board Member). Practice Areas: Business Services. Email: Jeffrey B. Bailey | | Jon M. Bailey (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, October 24, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana. Education: Ball State University (B.S., 1970); Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Recipient: Marion County Prosecutor's Office Distinguished Community Service Award, 1988; Indiana Secondary School Administrators Distinguished Service Award, 1989. Speaker: "Legal Issues in Conducting an Internal Investigation;" "Basics of Collective Bargaining;" "Effective Evaluation of Public Employees;" "Preparing to Testify;" "Getting Better Contracts for Public Sector CEOs." Instructor, Indiana Department of Toxicology Breath Test School. Chair, Municipal Services Group. Member, Education Law Group. Chief Counsel to the Prosecuting Attorney and Counsel, Indianapolis Police Department. Honorary Deputy Chief, Indianapolis Police Department, 1990. Member: Indianapolis (Member, Sections on: Labor; Litigation; Member, Commission on Public Defenders, 1991—) and Indiana State Bar Associations; National Organization on Legal Problems in Education; National School Boards Association (Member, Council of School Attorneys, 1988—); Indiana Municipal Lawyers' Association; Marion County Public Defender (Chair, Board of Directors, 1993—). Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Municipal Finance; Public Sector Employment Law. Email: Jon M. Bailey | | Michael C. Bartol (Partner) born York, Pennsylvania, May 23, 1962; admitted to bar, 1997, Indiana; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1985); Indiana University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1997). Note Development Editor, Indiana Law Review, 1996-1997. Partner, Intellectual Property Group. Member: Operations Committee, Indy Jazz Fest, 2003-2005; Finance Committee, Indianapolis Theatre Fringe Festival, 2006—. Treasurer, Elegant Vintages Wine Auction, 2004. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Noble of Indiana (Board member, 2005—). [Engineer, Chemical Warfare Defense, U.S. Army]. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Trade Secrets; Unfair Competition; Prosecution; Litigation. Email: Michael C. Bartol | | Alan W. Becker (Partner) born Hammond, Indiana, May 23, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., with highest honor, 1978); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1981). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 2007 and 2008. Editor, Indiana Law Journal, 1980-1981. Presenter: "Choosing Business Entities;" "Securities Law Liability of Finders, Capital Consultants, Promoters, Attorneys and Accountants;" "Preparation and Delivery of Legal Opinions;" "Avoiding Problems Under State and Federal Securities Laws;" "Partnerships and Limited Partnerships." Partner: Business Services Group; Securities Group. Formerly with Limited Liability Company Task Force and Drafting Committee, 1992-1993. Member, Drafting Group, Indiana Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Indiana Securities Division (Member, Advisory Committee, 1990-1991); Indiana Corporate Law Survey Commission (Appointed by Governor Joe Kernan). Practice Areas: Securities; Business Organizations; Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Institutions Law. Email: Alan W. Becker | | Peyton Berg (Partner) born San Diego, California, April 28, 1972; admitted to bar, 2002, Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Colorado (B.A.); Notre Dame Law School (J.D.). Recipient: Up and Coming Lawyer, Indiana Lawyer Leadership in Law Awards, 2006; Special Recognition Award for Leadership, University of Notre Dame Office of Student Affairs, 2002. Law Clerk to Chief Justice Russell A. Anderson of the Minnesota Supreme Court. Speaker: "Appellate Pro Bono Opportunities," Indianapolis Bar Association, 2008; "2007 Sports Law Summit," Indianapolis Bar Association, 2007; "Protecting Your Sports Client from Unnecessary Litigation," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2006; "Initiating an Appeal: Procedural Requirements and Practical Considerations," Indianapolis Bar Association, 2005; "Initiating an Appeal: Procedural Requirements and Practical Considerations," St. Joseph County Bar Association, 2006; "Representing Professional Athletes: Certification Requirements and Contract Negotiation Basics," Indianapolis Bar Association, 2004. Associate: Litigation Group; Appellate Group; Sports and Entertainment Law Group. Manager, Patty Berg, LPGA Hall of Fame Golfer. Graduate, Indianapolis Bar Association Bar Leader Series II, 2005. Member: President's Council, Indiana Sports Corporation; Young Professionals Leadership Committee, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc. Member: Indianapolis (Past Chair, Sports and Entertainment Law Section; Chair, Appellate Practice Section) and Indiana State (Member, Appellate Practice Section) Bar Associations; Sports Lawyers Association. Fellow, Indiana Bar Foundation, 2007. [Communications Platoon Commander, U.S. Marine Corps; Major, Marine Corps Reserves]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice; Sports Law. Email: Peyton Berg | | David M. Berry (Partner) born Kokomo, Indiana, September 9, 1959; admitted to bar, 1988, Indiana. Education: University of Denver (B.A., 1981); Indiana University (J.D., 1988). Of Counsel, Estate and Business Succession Planning Group. Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel, Aircom Manufacturing, Inc. Formerly with Arthur Andersen. Former Partner, Lowe Grey Steele & Darko. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations; Lighthouse Ministries, Inc. (Board Member and Treasurer); Coburn Place (Board Member and Treasurer); Fine Arts Society (Board Member); Center for Family Life Ministries (Board Member). Practice Areas: Estate Planning and Administration Law; Taxation Law; Business Law. | | MaryEllen K. Bishop (Partner) born Marion, Indiana, April 28, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Indiana and U.S. Tax Court; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Indiana University Kelley School of Business (B.S., Business, 1979); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., 1982). Listed: Indiana Super Lawyer, Estate Planning and Trusts, 2004-2007; Best Lawyers in America, Estates and Trusts, 2006-2008. Partner, Estate and Business Succession Planning Group. Formerly with: Indiana Probate Code Study Commission, Appointed by Governors Frank O'Bannon and Joseph Kernan; Indiana Probate Code Study Commission, 2001-2005. Master Chair: "Probate Skills Series," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1994 and 2006; "Indiana Law Update," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2004-2007; "What's New in Estate Planning and Administration," Indianapolis Bar Association, 2002-2006. Program Chair: "Basic Will and Trust Drafting," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1999 and 2001; "Retirement Planning Series," Indianapolis Power and Light, 1997-2001; "The Long and Winding Road to Probate Court," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum; "Planning Your First Probate Administration," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum; "Out of Country Series," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum. Seminar Chair: "Practical Probate," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum; "Elder Law," National Business Institute; "Basic Probate," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum. Chair, 2007, Vice Chair, 2005-2006, Member, Executive Council, 1997 and Member, Visioning Task Force, 1998-1999 and 2004, Indiana University Alumni Association. Co-Chair, Planned Giving Committee, Indiana University School of Medicine. Distinguished Fellow, Indianapolis Bar Foundation. Member: Indianapolis (Chair, Estate Planning and Administration Section, 2006; Member, Nominating Committee, 1996; Vice President, Board of Managers, 1999; Council Member, Estate Planning Section, 1997—), Indiana State (Executive Council, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, 2006; Member, Probate Review Committee, 2005—; Co-Chair, Written Publications Committee for Res Gestae, 2001-2004) and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section) Bar Associations; Estate Planning Council of Indianapolis; Kiwanis Club of Meridian Hills (Past Secretary); Visiting Nurse Foundation (Member, Board of Directors, 1996-1997). Fellow: Indiana State Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Administration, Indiana State Bar Association, Estate Planning and Administration Specialty Certification Board). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Trust Planning; Trust Administration; Estate Litigation; Trust Litigation. | | David A. Butcher (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, May 29, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Indiana. Education: DePauw University (A.B., 1963); Indiana University (J.D., 1966). Phi Beta Kappa, Order of the Coif. Listed: The Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA; Indianapolis Monthly Super Lawyers, 2004 and 2005. Editor, Indiana Law Journal, 1965-1966. Partner and Chair, Business Services and Financial Institutions Groups. Formerly with: Governor's Task Force on Small Business Capital Formation, 1990; Task Force for Drafting the Indiana Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, 1988; Indiana Securities Law Exemption, 1984; Indiana Mutual Insurance Holding Company Law, 1998-1999. Member: Indianapolis, Boone County, Indiana State (Member, Legal Ethics Committee, 1993-1995) and American Bar Associations; Venture Club of Indiana, Inc. (Founder, Officer and Director, 1981-1998); Indiana Small Business Development Center of Indianapolis (Member, Advisory Board); Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Member, Board of Associates). Fellow, Indiana Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Institutions Law; Business Organizations. Email: David A. Butcher | | Joseph D. Calderon (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, August 30, 1960; admitted to bar, 1990, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1982; J.D., 1989). Recipient, MS Society Leadership Award. Author and Speaker: National Business Institute; Lorman Education Services, Inc.; Indiana Chamber of Commerce; Indiana Commercial Board of Realtors; International Council of Shopping Centers. Author: article, Indianapolis Business Journal. Partner, Real Estate Group. Certified Level I and II Assessor and Appraiser. Member: Marion County Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee; Marion County Sign Regulations Revisions Committee; United Way; Board of Directors, Chrysalis Academy, Inc.; Human Services Committee, Hamilton County Advisory Board. Member: Indianapolis (Past Chair, Land Use and Zoning Section) and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Zoning Law; Property Tax; Land Use. Email: Joseph D. Calderon | | James E. Carlberg (Partner) born Jeffersonville, Indiana, May 3, 1950; admitted to bar, 1974, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., with high distinction, 1972; J.D., cum laude, 1974). Listed, The Best Lawyers in America. Author, Seminars by Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum. Chair, Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy Group. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations; Commercial Law League of America; American Bankruptcy Institute; Chapter 11 Task Force (United States Trustee, U.S. Department of Justice); Meridian Hills Country Club (President). Practice Areas: Secured Creditors Rights; Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy; Debtor Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Commercial loan enforcement actions. Email: James E. Carlberg | | Gary L. Chapman (Partner) born Noblesville, Indiana, March 8, 1959; admitted to bar, 1989, Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.S., 1980); Indiana University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1989). Author: "Disclaimer of Joint Tenancy Property," Vol. 21 Indiana Law Review. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Business Organization; Nonprofit Corporations; Agricultural Law; Real Estate. Email: Gary L. Chapman | | Robert B. Clemens (Partner) born Syracuse, New York, March 7, 1947; admitted to bar, 1982, Indiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Syracuse University (A.B., 1969); State University of New York at Albany (M.S., 1972); University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., 1982). Recipient: Bronze Star with "V" Device, Second Oak Leaf Cluster; Combat Infantryman's Badge; Parachutist's Badge; Meritorious Service Medal, Second Oak Leaf Cluster. Listed: The Best Lawyers in America, 2003—; Indiana's Super Lawyers, Indianapolis Monthly Magazine. Past President, Indiana Chapter and Advocate Member, American Board of Trial Advocates. Certified Mediator. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations; National Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; National Institute for Trial Advocacy Advocates Association; International Defense Lawyers Association; Ave Maria Law School (Member, Board of Visitors). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; Indiana Bar Foundation (Master Fellow). [Infantry Officer, 101st Airborne Division, Vietnam]. (Board Certified Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Transactions: Served as lead defense counsel in several jury trials in which juries have been asked to return seven and eight figure verdicts, with the largest actual verdict being $500K; Largest verdict in a wrongful death case was $2.8M. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Insurance. Email: Robert B. Clemens | | James A. Coles (Partner) born Columbus, Indiana, July 29, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Indiana; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (B.S.E.E., 1969); St. Louis University (J.D., 1974). Listed: The Best Lawyers in America, 2005 and 2006; Indiana Super Lawyers, Indianapolis Monthly. Instructor: Indiana University School of Business; Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Purdue University; Ball State University; Brebeuf Preparatory School. Adjunct Professor, Intellectual Property Transactions, Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis. Co-Chair, Intellectual Property Group. Founder, Access Technology Across Indiana. Member, Judges Panel, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, 1995 and 1996. Member: Indianapolis (Member, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Section), and Indiana State (Member, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Section) Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation (Member, Board of Directors); Ball State Entrepreneurial Program (Member, Advisory Board); Indiana Health Industry Forum; Indiana Software Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1993-1995); Indiana University School of Law (Member, Board of Advisors, Center for Intellectual Property Law and Innovation; Member, Board of Advisors, Entrepreneurship Law Clinic). Practice Areas: Software Licensing; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; International Intellectual Property. Email: James A. Coles | | Michelle L. Cooper (Partner) born Muncie, Indiana, May 5, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Ball State University (B.S., 1995); Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Barrister, Moot Court Society, 1998-1999. Recipient, Graduate of the Last Decade Award, Ball State University, 2001. Executive Note and Development Editor, Indiana University International and Comparative Law Review, 1998-1999. Law Clerk, Indiana Court of Appeals, The Honorable Patricia Riley, 1998. Presenter: "Avoiding Legal Tangles in Indiana During the Employee Selection Process," 2005; "Indiana Labor and Employment Law," National Business Institute, 2005; "Mastering Complex Discovery Skills," National Business Institute, 2004; "Model Employee Policies for Indiana Employers," Indiana Chamber of Commerce, 2003; "Cutting Edge Personnel Policies for Human Resource Professionals," Society of Human Resource Managers, 2003; "Introduction to Employment and Labor Law in Indiana," Lorman Education Services, 2003; "State and Federal Personnel Laws in Indiana," Lorman Education Services, 2003; "Conducting Internal Investigations," 2002; "Discovery of Mental Health Records in Litigation," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2001; "Affirmative Action Update," 2001; "E-mail Privacy in the Workplace," East Central Indiana Human Resources Association, 2000. Of Counsel: Education Law Group; Intellectual Property Group. Member, Discovery Board of Directors, Ball State University. Member: Indianapolis, Hamilton County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Access Technology Across Indiana; National Association of College and University Attorneys. Practice Areas: Education Law; Intellectual Property; Labor and Employment. Email: Michelle L. Cooper | | Kendall C. Crook (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, October 23, 1945; admitted to bar, 1972, Indiana. Education: Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1967); Yale University (J.D., 1972). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Chair, Management Committee. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Harvard Club of Indiana, Inc. (Member, Board of Directors); Indianapolis Youth Wind Ensemble, Inc. (Member, Board of Directors); St. Vincent de Paul-St. Luke's Conference (Treasurer); CEO-Net International, Inc. (Member, Linkages Steering Committee). Practice Areas: Business Organization; Mergers and Acquisitions; Communications Law; Intellectual Property; International Business Law; Antitrust; Trade Regulation Law. Email: Kendall C. Crook | | Jennifer L. Day (Partner) born Salem, Indiana, November 14, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana. Education: Franklin College of Indiana (B.A., Political Science and Journalism, 1995); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1998). Law Clerk for the Honorable Robert H. Staton, Indiana Court of Appeals. Note Development Editor, Indiana Law Review, 1997-1998. Partner, Intellectual Property Group. Member: Indianapolis (Member, Pro Bono Standing Committee) and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Jennifer L. Day | | Ronald E. Elberger (Partner) born Newark, New Jersey, March 13, 1945; admitted to bar, 1969, Maryland; 1970, District of Columbia; 1971, Indiana. Education: George Washington University (A.A., 1964; B.A., 1966); American University (J.D., 1969). Recipient: Sagamore of the Wabash, Governor Evan Bayh; Robert 20 G. Risk Award for Outstanding Service, Indiana Civil Liberties Union, 1977. Listed: The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, Sports, Entertainment, Legal Malpractice, Professional Responsibility and Ethics; Who's Who in Law, Indianapolis Business Journal, 2001 and 2002; Who's Who in Midwest; Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America; Who's Who in American Law, 5th Ed.-13th Ed.; Who's Who in America; Who's Who in the World; America's Leading Business Lawyers, Chambers USA, 2003-2008; Top 50 Super Lawyer, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. Voted, Top Point Getter, Super Lawyers, Indiana, 2004. Speaker: "There's Money in That Paper - Some People Call It a Talent Contract," Indianapolis Bar Association; "Civil Litigation Strategies and Trial Tactics," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum; "Ethics: What's New," Bench-Bar Conference, Indianapolis Bar Association; "Professional Responsibility: Indiana Law Update," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2000; "Ethics and the Trial Lawyer," Indiana Trial Lawyers Association Annual Institute; "1st Amendment Ethics," Bench-Bar Conference, Indianapolis Bar Association; "Ethics Update," 2005. Chair, Entertainment Law Group. Member and Former Chair, Litigation Group. Member: Appellate Law Group; Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; National Council for Media and Public Affairs, The George Washington University; Board of Directors, Flanner House, Inc., 1999-2006; Advisory Board, Flanner House of Indianapolis, Inc., 2007—; Chip Ganassi Racing Teams, Inc. (Indy Racing League, IPS, Grand Am); Board of Directors, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis 1994-2003. Distinguished Advisor and Former Member, Board of Trustees, Children's Museum of Indianapolis. Vice President and General Counsel, 1986-1998 and Vice President-Litigation and Assistant Secretary, 1999-2002, Emmis Communications Corporation. Vice President, Cardboard Shoe Productions, Inc., 1986-2002. Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, Inc. (NASCAR), 2000—. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc; District of Columbia Bar; Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers; Indiana Civil Liberties Union, Inc. (President and Chairperson, 1972-1977); American Civil Liberties Union (Member, Board of Directors, 1972-1980). Fellow: Indianapolis Bar Foundation; Indiana State Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation; Constitutional Law; Civil Rights; Communications Law; Entertainment Law. Email: Ronald E. Elberger | | Daniel C. Emerson (Partner) born Wichita Falls, Texas, September 21, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court.. Education: Macalester College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1976); Indiana University, Bloomington (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Listed, The Best Lawyers in America. Managing Editor, Indiana Law Journal, 1978-1979. Writer: Indianapolis Business Journal; Indiana Business Magazine; Indiana Manufacturers' Association; American Bar Association. Lecturer: Indiana Chamber of Commerce; Indiana Bankers Association. Adjunct Professor, Personnel Law, Indiana University, Indianapolis. Partner, Labor and Employment Group. Director, Bicknell Minerals, Inc., 1986-1989. Member: Indianapolis Soccer Academy; Advisory Board, Sports and Entertainment Academy; Indiana University Board; Kelley School of Business Board; Small Business Committee, Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, 1992—; Board of Directors, Macalester College Alumni Association. Member: Indianapolis (Past Chairman, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1992), Seventh Circuit, Indiana State (Past Chairman, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1997-1998), Federal and American (Member, State Practice and Procedure Subcommittee, Employment Law Committee, Litigation Section, 1989—) Bar Associations; Indiana Manufacturers' Association (Member, Human Resources Committee). Practice Areas: Sports and Entertainment; Labor and Employment; Litigation. Email: Daniel C. Emerson | | Jeffrey R. Gaither (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, April 30, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Seventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Indiana University (B.S., Public Affairs, 1980); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 2008. Staff, Indiana Law Review, Indiana University School of Law, 1982-1983. Partner, Litigation Group. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations; Indianapolis Bar Foundation (Board of Directors); Defense Research Institute (Business Litigation Section). Practice Areas: Business Litigation. Email: Jeffrey R. Gaither | | Lisa McKinney Goldner (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, November 22, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., with honors, 1989); Indiana University, Bloomington (J.D., 1992). Participant, Ardath Burkhart Leadership Series. Finalist, Indy's Best and Brightest, 2006. Writer: Indiana Lawyer; Hoosier Banker; Indianapolis Business Journal; American Bar Association; Indiana Manufacturers Association. Partner and Co-Chair: Environmental Law Group; Administrative Law Group. Program Chairperson, Traders Point Hunt Charity Horse Show. Past Member: Advisory Counsel and Lowell Nussbaum Society Committee, Indianapolis Zoological Society; Development Committee, Humane Society of Indianapolis. Member: Indianapolis (Past President, Environmental Law Section), Indiana State (Member, Sections on: Alcoholic Beverage; Government Practice; Environmental Law; Agricultural Law), American (Chairperson and Newsletter Editor, Administrative and Government Law Committee, General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section; Member, Natural Resources, Energy, and Environmental Law Section) Bar Associations; Girls Inc. of Indianapolis (Vice Chair, Strategic Planning; Board Member, Touchstone Event Fundraising Committee); American Cancer Society (Member, Great Lakes Division; Co-Chair, Fashion A Cure, 2008); Indiana University School of Law Alumni, Bloomington (Past President, Board of Directors); Society of Women Environmental Professionals. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Alcohol Beverage Law; Equine Law; Administrative Law; Agricultural Law. Email: Lisa McKinney Goldner | | Steven D. Groth (Partner) born Champaign, Illinois, October 30, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; 1993, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; 1999, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1984); Washington University (J.D., 1987). Certified Public Accountant. Speaker: "Current Issues Impacting Insurance Defense Practice," National Business Institute, 2005; "Jury Instructions," Indianapolis Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, 2006; "Indiana Tort Claims Act," Insurance Institute of Indiana, 2006; "Insurance Law from A to Z," National Business Institute, 2007. Partner, Litigation Group. Former Member, U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps, 1987-1993. Graduate, Indiana Leadership Forum, 2007. Member: Indianapolis (Member, Executive Committee, Litigation Section) and Indiana State Bar Associations; State of Indiana Supreme Court Bar; State of Illinois Supreme Court Bar; Defense Research Institute; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; Trucking Industry Defense Association. [U.S. Navy, JAG Corps, 1989-1993]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Coverage. Email: Steven D. Groth | | Gregory Wayne Guevara (Partner) born Royal Oak, Michigan, October 21, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Indiana; 1996, Ohio. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., high honors/high distinction, 1989; J.D., cum laude, 1992,). Recipient, Article of the Year Award, 1993-1994. Author: "The Family Medical Leave Act of 1993: An Overview of Law and Regulations," Res Gestae, November/December 1993. Speaker, Indiana Chamber of Commerce. Partner, Labor and Employment Group. Chair, Board of Directors, Managing Director and Legal Counsel, Great Commission Ministries, Inc., Orlando, Florida. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State (Member, Sections on: Labor Law; Employment Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Litigation. Email: Gregory Wayne Guevara | | W. James Hamilton (Partner) born Denville, New Jersey, November 12, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Indiana; 1999, Illinois. Education: Cornell University (B.A., with distinction, 1994); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., cum laude, 1997); New York University Law School (LL.M. in Taxation, 1999). Recipient, Taxation Section Award, Indiana State Bar Association. Writer: Indianapolis Business Journal; The Indianapolis Star; Indiana Lawyer; Res Gestae; American Bankruptcy Institute Journal; The Hoosier Banker; BizVoice; Indianapolis at Home; Indianapolis Monthly; Tax Notes. Speaker: Indiana Chamber of Commerce; Indiana State Bar Association; National Association of Professional Employer Organizations; Indiana Association of School Business Officials; Indiana School Boards Association; Midwest Association of Professional Employer Organizations; Indiana Association of Cities and Towns; Indianapolis Bar Association; Association of Indiana Municipal Personnel Administrators for Cities and Towns; South Central Indiana Human Resources Association; CEO-NET International; ESM Association; Indianapolis Estate Planning Council; Indiana University Alumni Association. Partner: Business Services Group; Tax Group. Featured Guest: Inside Indiana Business with Gerry Dick; WRTV Channel 6; WXIN Channel 59; WISH Channel 8; WTHR Channel 13; WIBC 1070. Member: Indianapolis (Chairman, Tax Section) and Indiana State Bar Associations; ALFA International (Chair, Employee Benefits Practice Group); Second Helpings, Inc. (Volunteer Delivery Driver); Rotary Club of Indianapolis. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; HIPAA; Executive Compensation; Federal Taxation; State Taxation; Inter-Governmental Risk Pools. Email: W. James Hamilton | | Tammy K. Haney (Partner) born Plymouth, Indiana, July 26, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Ball State University (B.A., 1986); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., magna cum laude, 1990). Alpha Lambda Delta. Recipient, Indiana University School of Law Fellowship, 1987-1990. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Prize, Highest Grade in Gift and Estate Tax, 1989. Presenter and Speaker, National Business Institute. Speaker: Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum; Half-Moon LLC; Professional Education Systems, Inc. Instructor: Indiana University; Purdue University at Indianapolis. Partner and Co-Chair, Real Estate Group. Member, Board of Directors, Lutheran Child and Family Services of Indiana and Kentucky. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations; National Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Secured Lending; Transactional Law. Email: Tammy K. Haney | | Kathleen I. Hart (Partner) born Freeport, Illinois, October 5, 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit. Education: Indiana University (B.A., with distinction, 1990; J.D., 1994). Listed, Litigation Super Lawyer, 2007 and 2008. Partner, Litigation Group. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and Federal (President, Indianapolis Chapter) Bar Associations; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana (Member, Local Rules Advisory Committee, 1998—); Sagamore American Inn of Court (Member, Executive Committee, 2000—); Assistance League of Indianapolis (Member, Advisory Council to the Board); Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; The Columbia Club, Inc. Reported Cases: Allgood v. Meridian Sec. Ins. Co., 836 N.E.2d 243 (Ind. 2005); Sherrell v. N. Cmty. Sch. Corp. of Tipton County, 801 N.E.2d 693 (Ind. Ct. App. 2004); Indiana Dept. of Ins. v. Vernon General Ins. Co., 784 N.E.2d 556 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003); Webster v. Methodist Occupational Health Centers, Inc., 141 F.3d 1236 (7th Cir. 1998). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice; Employment Law. Email: Kathleen I. Hart | | Stephanie Franco Holtzlander (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, August 14, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University at Bloomington (B.A., 1990); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1993); Drake University School of Journalism and Mass Communications (M.A. 1993). Author: "Adopting a Policy to Protect Students and the School: Searches and Seizures," Quill & Scroll, December/January 1994. Co-Chair, Health Law Practice Group. Member: Litigation Group; Indiana Leadership Forum, 2006 Class. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Defense Trial Counsel Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Health Care; Medical Malpractice. Email: Stephanie Franco Holtzlander | | Roberts E. Inveiss (Partner) born Waukesha, Wisconsin, July 2, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Indiana. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., with distinction, 1983); University of Michigan (J.D., 1986). Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 2007 and 2008. Participant, United Way of Central Indiana Ardath Burkhart Series. Contributing Editor, University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, 1985-1986. Partner: Business Services Group; Intellectual Property Group. Principal, Indianapolis Latvian School. General Counsel and Executive Committee Member, Latvian Song Festival, Inc. Member, Board of Directors, Pleasant Run Children's Home, 1994-1996. Member: Indianapolis (Member, Sections on: Business Law; International Law), Indiana State (Member, Sections on: Business Law; International Law) and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; International Law) Bar Associations; Venture Club of Indiana; Indiana Bar Foundation. Languages: Latvian. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Intellectual Property; Entrepreneurial Business Law. Email: Roberts E. Inveiss | | J. Christopher Janak (Partner) born Belleville, Illinois, March 3, 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, Indiana. Education: Wabash College (B.A., 1988); Indiana University (J.D., 1994). Partner, Utilities Group. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Utility Law; Municipal Law; Litigation; Government. Email: J. Christopher Janak | | David J. Jurkiewicz (Partner) born Royal Oak, Michigan, March 21, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Indiana. Education: Wayne State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1990); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Author: "Classification of Student Loans," Consumer Bankruptcy News; "Joint Administration and Consolidation," Consumer Bankruptcy News. Speaker: "Collection Law in Indiana," Continuing Legal Education Seminar; "Basic Bankruptcy," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1995, 1996, 1998 and 2001. Partner, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Group. Former Counsel, Office of the Chapter 13 Trustee, Indianapolis Division. Member: Indianapolis (Secretary, Commercial and Bankruptcy Section) and Indiana State Bar Associations; U.S. Bankruptcy Court (Member, Local Rules Committee, Southern District of Indiana). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors' Rights; Commercial Law. Email: David J. Jurkiewicz | | Robert P. Kassing (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, August 3, 1937; admitted to bar, 1964, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1959; J.D., 1964). Order of the Coif. Listed: The National Registry of Who's Who; The Best Lawyers in America; Who's Who in Law, Indianapolis Business Journal. Member, Board of Editors, Indiana Law Journal, 1963-1964. Managing Partner, 1971-2004. Former Chair, Management Committee. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations; Indianapolis and Indiana Bar Foundations (Charter Member); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (Member, Board of Visitors); Columbia Club Foundation (Trustee); Foundation of Lutheran Child and Family Services (Board Member, Secretary and Treasurer); Indianapolis and Indiana Chambers of Commerce (Law Firm Representative); The Indy Partnership (Member, Board of Directors). Practice Areas: Business Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions; Wealth Preservation; Succession Planning; Business Structuring. Email: Robert P. Kassing | | Bernie Too Keller (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, March 21, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Indiana. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1995); University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., 1998). Recipient, Barrett Award, Notre Dame Law School, 1998. Partner, Litigation Group. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana. Special Agencies: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Fire Arms; Marion County Environmental Court; Indiana Department of Insurance; Indiana Psychology Board; Indiana Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission. Practice Areas: Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Personal Injury Defense; Business Litigation. Email: Bernie Too Keller | | Jeffrey J. Kirk, II (Partner) born Barberton, Ohio, January 28, 1973; admitted to bar, 2003, Indiana. Education: Miami University of Ohio (B.S., Accountancy and Finance, 1995); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., 2002). Recipient, Margo Jaqua Member of the Year Award, Venture Club of Indiana. Guest Lecturer, Bankruptcy Law, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Associate: Business Services Group; Sci-Tech Practice Group. Formerly with Corporate Audit Group and Retail Group, Bank One. Former Law Clerk. Chairman, Indiana Venture Conference, 2005. Member, The Penrod Society. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Indiana Health Industry Forum; Venture Club of Indiana (President, 2008); Association for Corporate Growth. Practice Areas: Business Services; Entrepreneurial Services; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Venture Capital Finance; Renewable Energy; Private Equity; Technology Transfers; Alternative Energy; Biotechnology; Biotechnology Licensing; Technology and Science; High Technology Contracts; Life Sciences; Technology Contracts; Technology Finance; Technology Licensing. Email: Jeffrey J. Kirk, II | | Sam Laurin (Partner) born Muskegon, Michigan, April 6, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1982); Indiana University-Bloomington (J.D., 1987). Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation and Construction Law, 2007 and 2008. Managing Editor, Indiana Law Journal, 1986-1987. Speaker: "Construction Claims," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum; "Open Issues After Amendments to the Indiana Mechanic's Lien Statute," Indianapolis Bar Association; "Mechanic's Lien Formalities and Priorities," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum; "Evidentiary Issues in Summary Judgment Proceedings," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum. Speaker and Author, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum. Co-Chair, Litigation Group. Member: Appellate Group; Board of Directors, Handicapable Hands; Common Ground Corporate Advisory Board, National Collegiate Athletic Association. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Indianapolis Rotary Club. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Sam Laurin | | L. Robert Lowe, Jr. (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, May 30, 1937; admitted to bar, 1967, Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.S.C.E., 1959); Indiana University (LL.D, 1967). Practice Areas: Estate and Business Succession Planning; Business Start-Ups; Venture Finance Initiatives; Intellectual Property Licensing; Oil and Gas Lease Consultation ; Construction Law. Email: L. Robert Lowe, Jr. | | Kathleen G. Lucas (Partner) born Evansville, Indiana, February 16, 1950; admitted to bar, 1978, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., with high honors, 1972; J.D., 1978). Listed: The Best Lawyers in America, 2007 and 2008; Super Lawyers, Indianapolis Monthly, 2006. Partner and Chair, Environmental Law Group. Former Director of Legal Affairs and Former Deputy Attorney General, Indiana State Board of Health. Trustee, Evansville Greenway and Remediation Trust. Member: City of Indianapolis' Brownfields Redevelopment Advisory Group; Indiana Brownfields Advisory Group; Workgroup on Rulemaking, Office of Environmental Adjudication; Voluntary Remediation Workgroup and Spill Reporting Workgroup, Indiana Department of Environmental Management. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State (Governmental Practice, Environmental Law and Agricultural Law Sections) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Administrative Law; Agricultural Law; Alcohol and Tobacco Commission Law. Email: Kathleen G. Lucas | | Matthew R. Macaluso (Partner) born Kokomo, Indiana, June 4, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.S., 1995); Valparaiso University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Phi Delta Phi (Magister). Honors Program Scholar, Valparaiso University. Recipient: Senior Honors; Semester Honors; Jurist Award; Glenn D. Peters Fellow Award. Note Writer and Associate Editor, Valparaiso University Law Review, 2000-2001. Extern, National Association of Securities Dealers Dispute Resolution, Inc., Chicago, Illinois. Author: "Referral Fees for Securities Activities of Bank Employees: Proposed Changes," Hoosier Banker, 2004; "More on Corporate Governance - Does Sarbanes-Oxley Apply to Nonpublic Banks?" Hoosier Banker, July 2003. Speaker: "Modeling the Way," Delta Sigma Phi Leadership Institute, 2004. Adjunct Professor, Business Law, Valparaiso University College of Business Administration. Partner: Business Services Group; Financial Institutions Group. Summer Associate. Merchandiser, Soy Processing Division, and Grain Merchandiser, ADM/Growmark Division, Archer Daniels Midland Co. Former Chairman, Advisory Board, Best Buddies Indiana, 2003-2007. Member: Indiana Leadership Forum 2003-2004; Indianapolis Advisory Council, Valparaiso University School of Law; John Purdue Club; Purdue Alumni Association; Purdue University President's Council. Trustee and Chair, 21st Century Fund Committee and Trustee, Executive Committee, Delta Sigma Phi Foundation. Former President and Member, Corporation Board, Delta Sigma Phi Alumni, Purdue University. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Banking Law; Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Matthew R. Macaluso | | Paul S. Mannweiler (Partner) born South Bend, Indiana, July 20, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1971; J.D., 1975). Recipient: Leadership Award, National Conference of State Legislatures; Guardian of Small Business Award, National Federation of Independent Business; Leader of the Year Award, Indiana Chamber of Commerce Government. Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 2007 and 2008. Former Republican Speaker, Indiana House of Representatives. Principal, Bose Public Affairs Group LLC. Senior Vice President, External Affairs, Indianapolis Power & Light Company. Former Chair, Program Oversight Subcommittee and Past President, National Conference of State Legislatures. Member: Board of Directors, State Legislative Leaders Foundation; Board of Directors, American Enterprise Life Insurance Company; Board of Directors, Indiana Repertory Theatre; Board of Visitors, Indiana University Law School; Board of Directors, Indiana Economic Development Council; Indianapolis Downtown, Inc.; IU Medical Workforce Task Force; 500 Festival Committee. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment; Legislative Practice; Utilities. Email: Paul S. Mannweiler | | R. J. McConnell (Partner) born Princeton, Indiana, March 13, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.S., 1982); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1985). Author: "Finding Money in the New Millennium: A Guide for Indiana Businesses," (updated annually); "Business Finance: State and Federal Financial Assistance Programs," Indiana Business Magazine Small Business Reference Guide; "Give Now or Pay Gift and Estate Taxes Later," Indianapolis Business Journal; "Passing the Business to the Next Generation: All in the Family," The Showroom. Speaker: "Mergers and Acquisitions," Linkages Program, CEO Net International; "Planning for the Next Generation," Linkages Program, CEO Net International; "Making the Shoe Fit: Business Choices," Linkages Program, CEO Net International; "Financing Indiana Businesses," Linkages Program, CEO Net International; "Turning Your Business into Cash," Linkages Program, CEO Net International. Co-Chair, Estate and Business Succession Planning Group. Member: Lincoln Bank; Lincoln Bancorp; Shepherd Community Ministries; Global Hope International; Mission Board, Emmanuel Church of Greenwood. Former Member, Johnson County Board of Commissioners. Member: Johnson County Development Corporation; Indiana Chamber of Commerce Small Business Council. Practice Areas: Business Organization Law; Estate Planning; Probate; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: R. J. McConnell | | Daniel P. McInerny (Partner) born South Bend, Indiana, April 24, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Indiana. Education: Holy Cross Junior College (A.S., 1978); University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1980); Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College (J.D., 1984). Recipient, Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law, Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College. Included in The Best Lawyers in America, 2007 and 2008. Writer, Indianapolis Business Journal. Speaker, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum. Presenter: American Agricultural Law Association; Indianapolis Bar Association; Insurance Institute of Indiana; Lewis and Clark College; Indiana University School of Business; Indiana Agribusiness, Hoosierland Preservation Task Force; Governor's Environmental Conference; Indiana Water Pollution Control Association, Inc.; Agri America Network; National Business Institute, Inc.; Indiana Environmental Institute; Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen's Association; Indiana Veal Association. Partner, Environmental Group. Deputy Attorney General: Indiana Department of Environmental Management; Department of Natural Resources; Indiana State Department of Health. Staff, Purdue University. Judge, Client Counseling Competition, Indiana University School of Law. Member: Indianapolis (Former Chair, Environmental Law Section), Indiana State, (Chair, Sections on: Agricultural Law; Environmental Law) and American (Member, Agricultural Management Committee) Bar Associations; Indiana Manufacturers Association (Member, Water Subcommittee, Environmental Policy Committee); Indiana Chamber of Commerce (Member, Water Subcommittee, Environment and Natural Resources Committee); Indiana Wetlands Conservation Plan (Member, Wetlands Advisory Group); American Indoor Air Quality Council. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Natural Resources Law; Administrative Law. Email: Daniel P. McInerny | | Andrew M. McNeil (Partner) born Piqua, Ohio, March 23, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Indiana; U.S., Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Seventh Circuits; U.S. District Courts, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Taylor University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1992); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Recipient, Superior Rating on Senior Comprehensive Exam, 1992. Partner: Labor and Employment Group; Litigation Group; Appellate Group. Scholar Athlete: Track and Field, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, 1991; Cross Country, National Christian College Athletic Association, 1991; Track and Field, National Christian College Athletic Association, 1992. Member, Eagle Creek Community Church Leadership Team. Graduate, Indiana Leadership Forum, 1999. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Business Law Survey Commission (Member, Non-Compete Subcommittee). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: Andrew M. McNeil | | Donald M. Meyer (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, July 12, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana. Education: University of Evansville (B.S. in Business, magna cum laude, 1980); Indiana University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1983). Delta Sigma Pi. Recipient: Indiana University Law School Tax Award; University of Evansville Outstanding Graduating Senior. Certified Public Accountant. Presenter: "What to Do With the Family Business;" "Tax-Sheltered Annuities (403(b) Plans) for Indiana Public Schools;" "The ESOP Solution;" "Superintendent and Administrators' Contracts, Basic Concepts;" "Affinity Programs and For-Profit Activities;" "Nonprofit and Tax Exempt Organizations;" "What is a VEBA and Why Should I Care?" "Pre-Tax Voluntary Contributions to ISTRF and PERF;" "Tax Deferred Arrangements, 401(a), 403(b), SB 199, and Other IRS Alphabet Soup;" "Preparing for a Federal Tax Audit;" "Alternatives to Severance Pay for Exempt Organizations;" "Compensation for Minority Shareholders;" "Taxation of Retirement Pay;" "Indiana Income Taxation of Pass-Through Entities;" "Deferred Compensation Arrangements (Unexplored Territories for School Corporations);" "Estate Planning for the Business Owner;" "Selecting the Right Retirement Plan;" "Charitable Contributions and Wealth Replacement Trusts." Member: Business Services Group; Federal and State Tax Law Group; Executive and Employee Benefits Group; Health Law Group: Plainfield United Methodist Church. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Special Agencies: Internal Revenue Service; Department of Labor; Indiana Department of Revenue. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; ERISA; Federal Taxation; State Taxation; Local Taxation; Executive Compensation; For-Profit and Nonprofit Organizations; Health Care. Email: Donald M. Meyer | | Troy Michael Miller (Partner) born Elkhart, Indiana, October 30, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Ball State University College of Architecture and Planning (B. Architecture, 1995; B.S. Environmental Design, 1995; M. Architecture, 1998); University of Dayton School of Law (J.D., 1999). Author: "Design-Build / Students to the Rescue," Architecture Thesis, Progressive Architecture, July 1995; "Change Orders - New Developments in the Law," BAGI Sites Magazine, December 1999. Co-Author: "Indiana Public Works Statutes," Lorman Education Services, March 1999 and 2000; "Construction Contracting for Public Entities in Indiana," Public Works Projects, Bidding and Bid Protests in Indiana, Lorman Education Services, March 1999 and 2000; "Design Build Contracting for Public Entities," Indiana State Bar Association, October 2005. Partner: Construction Group; Litigation Group. Teaching Assistant, Housing Futures Institute. Member: College of Architecture and Planning Dean's Advisory Board; Department of Architecture Chair's Advisory Counsel; Architecture Curriculum Restructuring Advisory Board. Member: Indianapolis (Founding Member and Current Counsel Member, Construction and Surety Law Section; Co-Chair, Seminar and Education Committee) and American (Member: Construction Industry Forum; Design Professionals Section) Bar Associations; American Institute of Architects; Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis (Member, Building Standards Committee). Reported Cases: Amerisure Inc., v. Wurster Construction, Co., Inc. 818 N.E.2d 998 (Ind. Ct. App. 2004); Brownsburg Community School Corp. v. Nature Corporation, 824 ME. 2d 336 (Ind 2005); Bigley v. MSD of Wayne Township Schools 823 N.E 2d. 278 (Ind Ct. App 2005); Mark e. Savovee and Karen S. Savovee v. Industrial Contracting and Erecting, Inc. 789 ME2d 1013 (Ind Ct. App 2003). Practice Areas: Construction Contracts; Litigation; Public Contract Law; Mechanics Liens Law; Construction Law. Email: Troy Michael Miller | | John A. Millspaugh (Partner) born Anamosa, Iowa, August 30, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Indiana. Education: Ball State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1993); University of Michigan (J.D., 1996). Alpha Tau Omega. Listed: The Best Lawyers in America, Venture Capital Law and Biotechnology Law, 2007 and 2008; Indiana Super Lawyer. Author: "High-Tech Acquisitions, Merger Raise Concerns", Indiana Lawyer, 2001; "Invention and Nondisclosure Agreements: Protecting Business Information and Workplace Innovation," Smart Business Indianapolis, 2004. Partner, Business Services Group. Chair, Sci-Tech Subgroup, Business Services Group. Member: Indianapolis (Member, Executive Committee, Business Section) and Indiana State Bar Associations; Venture Club of Indiana (Member, Board of Directors). Transactions: Domestic and international purchases and sales of television and radio stations, including radio network acquisitions in Slovakia and Poland; Negotiation of intellectual property licenses and related venture capital placement transactions of a Fortune 500 company; Negotiation of multi-year component manufacturing and supply agreement of an international consumer electronics company with a satellite television company; Negotiation of license and development agreement for telecommunications infrastructure software of a U.S. software development company with an international telecommunications company; Multiple joint ventures and strategic alliances of a multinational health products manufacturer; Establishment of Brazilian manufacturing joint venture of a Midwestern agricultural product company; Negotiating and drafting of stadium naming rights agreement of a National Football League franchise; Acquisition of Texas specialty chemicals business of a Midwestern chemical company from founders, and subsequent sale to a Fortune 500 company. Practice Areas: Corporate; Business Transactions; Securities; Emerging Growth Companies; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: John A. Millspaugh | | Philip A. Nicely (Partner) born La Porte, Indiana, February 1, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Indiana. Education: Northwestern University (A.B., 1964); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1967). Order of the Coif. Listed, The Best Lawyers in America. Selected, Who's Who in Commercial Real Estate, Indianapolis Business Journal, 1997 and 2002. Editor, Michigan Law Review, 1966-1967. Former Chair, Real Estate Group. Member: Indianapolis (Member, Land Use and Zoning Section), Seventh Federal Circuit, Indiana State (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust; Land Use and Zoning) and American Bar Associations; American College of Real Estate Lawyers; Urban Land Institute. Transactions: Responsible for all of the real estate legal issues involved with the formation of Duke Realty Investments, Inc. Practice Areas: Zoning Law; Land Use; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Finance. Email: Philip A. Nicely | | Theodore J. Nowacki (Partner) born South Bend, Indiana, August 15, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Indiana; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., maxima cum laude, 1969); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1972). Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 2007 and 2008. Writer: Indiana Bankers Association E-News; Hoosier Banker; Indianapolis Business Journal. Partner: Litigation Group; Appellate Group; Financial Institutions Group. Past Member and Past President, Board of School Trustees, Hamilton Southeastern School Board. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Business Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Financial Institutions Law; Consumer Finance; Secured Creditors Rights; Litigation. Email: Theodore J. Nowacki | | Timothy J. O'Hara (Partner) born South Bend, Indiana, July 20, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Mississippi; 1975, Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: John Carroll University (A.B., 1971); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1974). Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 2007 and 2008. Partner, Litigation Group. Member: Indianapolis (Member, Executive Committee, Family Law Section), Indiana State (Legislative Chair, Family Law Section) and American Bar Associations; Indiana Trial Lawyers Association. Fellow, Indiana Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation; Family Law; Administrative Law. Email: Timothy J. O'Hara | | Dennis H. Otten (Partner) born Beaufort, South Carolina, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1994); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Recipient, Young Lawyer of the Year Award, Indianapolis Bar Association, 2003. Partner: Public Finance Group; Utility Law Group. Member: Indianapolis (Former Chair, Young Lawyer's Division) and Indiana State (Board Member: Utility Law Division; Government Law Division) Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers; Indiana Municipal Lawyers Association. Special Agencies: Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission; Indiana Association of Cities and Towns; Alliance of Indiana Rural Water; Indiana Waterworks Association; Indiana Rural Water Association. Practice Areas: Utility Law; Public Utility Finance. Email: Dennis H. Otten | | Sandra Perry (Partner) born Nottingham, England, May 5, 1962; admitted to bar, 2000, Indiana. Education: University of Memphis (B.A., summa cum laude,1997); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Recipient, The Scribes Award for Excellence in Legal Writing. Finalist, Sherman Minton Moot Court Competition. Staff Editor, Indiana Law Journal, 1999-2000. Law Clerk: National Labor Relations Board; Honorable John G. Baker, Indiana Court of Appeals. Author: "Recent Developments Under the FMLA," Hoosier Banker, 2003; "Time Out: Deciphering the Department of Labor's New Regulations for White Collar Exemptions," Smart Business Indianapolis, 2004; "Mentally Ill Employees Who Threaten Co-Workers are Not Protected by the ADA," Indiana Manufacturers Association Newsletter; Articles on the FLSA, Hoosier Banker and The Indianapolis Business Journal. Co-Author: "Model Employee Policies for Indiana Employers," 5th Ed., Indiana Chamber of Commerce, 2007. Speaker: Indiana Chamber of Commerce; Lorman Education Services; Indiana Manufacturers Association. Partner, Labor and Employment Group. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment. Email: Sandra Perry | | Craig Pinkus (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, February 8, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Indiana; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Courts of Appeal, Sixth, Seventh and Federal Circuits. Education: Butler University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1965); Harvard University (LL.B., 1968). Practice Areas: Litigation; Entertainment; Intellectual Property. Email: Craig Pinkus | | L. Parvin Price (Partner) born Tell City, Indiana, February 1, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Evansville (B.A., cum laude, 1974); University of Louisville (J.D., 1976). Recipient: Bud Dale Award; Sagamore of the Wabash. Recognized: Best Lawyers in America; Concurrent Resolution of the Indiana General Assembly. Visiting Lecturer, University of Louisville School of Law, Utility Regulation, 1982-1992. Partner and Chair, Utility Practice Group. Counselor, 1981-1985 and Deputy Attorney General, 1977-1981, Indiana's Utility Consumer. Elected, Member of the Board, Metropolitan School District of Pike Township, 1990-1998. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations; American Water Works Association; Alliance of Indiana Rural Water (General Counsel, 1996—); Indiana Rural Water Association; Indiana Regional Sewer District Association; Indiana Municipal Lawyers Association; Indiana Energy Association; Indiana Municipal Electric Association; Electric Cooperative Bar Association. Transactions: Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission; Indiana Department of Environmental Management. Practice Areas: Utility Law; Environmental Law; Municipal Law. Email: L. Parvin Price | | George E. Purdy (Partner) born Decatur, Indiana, August 5, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Ball State University (B.A. magna cum laude, 1977); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 2007 and 2008. Partner and Co-Chair, Litigation Group. National Coordinating Counsel, Asbestos Litigation, Cummins Engine Co., Inc. Member: Indiana State Bar Association; American Board of Trial Advocates; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Mass Torts; Class Actions; Life Insurance. Email: George E. Purdy | | Theresa M. Ringle (Partner) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 29, 1970; admitted to bar, 2000, Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Ball State University (B.Arch., 1993; B. Env. Science, 1993); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Dean's List. Phi Delta Phi; Moot Court Order of Barristers; Women's Caucus. Executive Articles Director, Indiana Law Review, 1998-1999. Licensed Architect, Indiana, 1996. Contributing Author: "50-State Compendium on Construction Law Issues," ALFA International, Indiana, 2007; "Closing the Doors on Unsupported Speculation: Joiner's Effect on the Admissibility of Expert Testimony," 2000; citation, "Closing the Doors on Unsupported Speculation: Joiner's Effect on the Admissibility of Expert Testimony," U.S. Supreme Court Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, 2004. Partner: Litigation Group; Construction Group; Appellate Group. Member: Diversity Task Force, Indianapolis Bar Association, 2007-2008; Julian Center Guild, 2000-2001; Steering Committee, Indianapolis Art Center Grand Opening, 1995-1996. Explorer Post Leader, Boy Scouts of America, 1996-1997. Formerly with Indiana Architecture Foundation Board, 1996-1998. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American (Member, Construction Litigation Committee) Bar Associations; American Arbitration Association (Arbitrator); Forum on the Construction Industry; ALFA International (Member, Construction Law Practice Group); National Institute for Trial Advocacy; Defense Trial Council of Indiana; Indianapolis Women in Architecture (Co-Chair, 1996). Practice Areas: General Practice; Construction Law. Email: Theresa M. Ringle | | Sarah Steele Riordan (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, March 15, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Indiana; 1994, Michigan; 1995, Ohio. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with high distinction, 1990); Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Law Clerk to Honorable James G. Carr, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Author: "Protecting Companies from Fraud and Corporate Criminal Liability," National Business Institute, August 9, 2005. Guest Lecturer: Indiana University School of Law, Constitutional Litigation, Winter 2006; Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, Election Law, 2008. Partner: Municipal Services Group; Litigation Group. Appointed to: Indiana Election Commission, Governor Mitch Daniels, 2006—; Indianapolis Marion County Board of Zoning Appeals, Mayor Bart Peterson, 2003-2005. Elected Secretary, Central Committee, Marion County Democratic Party, 2006—. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Complex Business Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense; Professional Liability. Email: Sarah Steele Riordan | | Philip J. Ripani (Partner) born Chicago Heights, Illinois, May 3, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Indiana; 1998, Colorado. Education: Indiana University (B.S. with distinction, 1973; J.D., cum laude, 1976). Author: "A Practical Approach to Labor and Employer Law - Responding to 'No Match' Letters under the New Department of Homeland Security Regulations," November 2007; "New Rules For Handling No-Match Letters," Inside Indiana with Gerry Dick, August 26, 2007; "New Rules for Handling No-Match Letters," Inside Edge E-Newsletter, August 24, 2007; "Recent Developments in Employment Law," Central Indiana Chapter, National Association of Church Business Administration, April 2007; "Legal Topics for Engineering Managers," Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, January 2006 and April 2007; "Employment Immigration," Second Presbyterian Church Open Forum, March 2007; "Employment Immigration Issues," HR Professional Development Association, November 2006; "Proceedings Before the Indiana Civil Rights Commission," Indiana Civil Rights Commission, April 2006; "Immigration Law - A Primer on Basic Issues," Second Presbyterian Church Open Forum, March 2006; "Indiana Employment Law Update 2006," Council on Education in Management, February 2006; "Building a Business in Indiana," Indiana Chamber of Commerce, 2006; "A Survey of Issues in Employment Discrimination Law," Indiana Civil Rights Commission, November 2004; "Personnel Law Update 2003," Council on Education in Management, December 2003. Co-Author: section, "Business Immigration," Indiana Chamber of Commerce, 2006; section, "Professional Employer Organizations and Contract Employees," Indiana Chamber of Commerce, 2006. Partner, Labor and Employment Group. Member: Human Resource Professional Development Association; Human Resource Association of Central Indiana. Past Board President, Sycamore School. Member: Indianapolis (Member, Labor Law Section), Indiana State (Member, Sections on: International Law; Employment and Labor Law; Co-Chairman, American Citizenship Committee) and American (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; International Law Practice) Bar Associations; American Immigration Lawyers Association (Past Chair, Indiana Chapter); National Association of College and University Attorneys. Fellow, Indiana Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employee Benefits Law; Immigration Law. Email: Philip J. Ripani | | Charles R. Rubright (Partner) born South Bend, Indiana, January 29, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Indiana. Education: Indiana State University (B.S., 1969); Indiana University-Bloomington (J.D., 1973). Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 2007 and 2008. Lecturer: Indiana School Boards Association; Indiana Association for School Business Officials; Indiana University; Purdue University; Butler University. Partner and Chair, Education Law Group. Former Hearing Examiner and Mediator, Indiana Education Employment Relations Board. Member: Management Committee; Compensation Committee. Chief Negotiator: M.S.D. Lawrence Township; M.S.D. Warren Township; Vigo County School Corporation. General Counsel: Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation; M.S.D. Decatur Township. Chief Negotiator and General Counsel: Anderson Community School Corporation; M.S.D. Washington Township. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State (Member, Labor Law Section), and American (Member, State and Local Government Bargaining Sub-Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations; National School Boards Association (Member, Council of School Attorneys); Association of Educational Negotiators; Educational Law Association. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Education Law; Public Law. Email: Charles R. Rubright | | C. Joseph Russell (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, February 11, 1950; admitted to bar, 1980, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1981, U.S. Court of Military Appeals and U.S. Claims Court; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana. Education: Western Kentucky University (B.A., 1973); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., 1980). Included in The Best Lawyers in America, 2007 and 2008. Partner and Member: Litigation Group; Environmental Law Practice Group. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Indiana, 1983. Formerly with Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force, U.S. Department of Justice, 1985-1992. Member: Board of Directors, Hamilton County Vesta Foundation for Children, 2001; Merit Selection Panels, U.S. Magistrate - Judge Selection, 2000 and 2001. Distinguished Fellow, Indianapolis Bar Foundation (Member of the Board, 2001—; Treasurer, 2002—). Member: Indianapolis (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Environmental; Criminal; President, 1999; Past Chair: Board of Managers; Bench and Bar Conference; Representative, House of Delegates, American Bar Association, 2001—; Member, Executive Council, Litigation Section), Hendricks County, Hamilton County, Seventh Federal Circuit (Chair: Membership and Programs Committee, Indiana; Criminal Practice, Indiana, 2005—), Indiana State (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Environmental Law; Criminal; Member, House of Delegates), Federal and American (Sections on: Litigation; Criminal Law) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Indiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Honorary Wong Sun Society of San Francisco; Christian Legal Society; Federal Community Defenders, Inc. (Member, Board of Directors); Indiana Community Federal Defenders, Inc. (Chair, Criminal Justice Act Committee). Practice Areas: White Collar Crime Defense; Civil Litigation. Email: C. Joseph Russell | | Marisol Sanchez (Partner) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, February 19, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: University of Puerto Rico (B.A., Business Administration, cum laude); The Indiana University School of Law (J.D.). Co-Executive Competition Coordinator, Moot Court Board. Best Oralist and Best Brief, Moot Court Competition, Indiana University. Participant, International Exchange Program, Barcelona, Spain, 2001. Champion of Diversity, 2008. Clerk for Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard, Indiana Supreme Court. Legal Intern, Student Legal Services, Indiana University. Author: "Appellate Civil Law Update," Res Gestae, 2004. Speaker, "Representing the Latino Client," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum. Associate: Litigation Group; Appellate Group; White Collar Crime Practice Group. Former Summer Associate. Member: Latino Law Student Association; Indiana Conference for Legal Education Opportunities; Board of Directors, Achievement Academy of Indianapolis. Branch Manager, National City Bank of Indiana. Member: Indianapolis (Member, Litigation Section), Indiana State (Counsel to the President, Board of Governors; Member: Litigation Section; Latino Affairs Committee, Appellate Practice Section Council; Indianapolis Representative, House of Delegates, 2005-2006) and American Bar Associations (Member, Council of Appellate Lawyers); Indiana State Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Directors); Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (Member, Board of Directors). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: Marisol Sanchez | | Michael J. Schneider (Partner) born Jasper, Indiana, July 9, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio and Indiana; 1978, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Indiana University (B.S., Finance, with highest distinction, 1974; J.D., 1977). Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Eta Sigma. Recipient, Indiana University School of Business Senior Scholastic Award. Member, Business Services Group. Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America. Member: Indianapolis (Member, Business Law Section; Former Executive Counsel), Indiana State (Member, Business Law Section) and American (Member, Committees on: Negotiated Acquisitions and Partnerships; Unincorporated Business Organizations) Bar Associations; Venture Club of Indiana; Community Organizations Legal Assistance Project, Inc. (Former Member, Board of Directors). Practice Areas: Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Taxation. Email: Michael J. Schneider | | Daniel B. Seitz (Partner) born Terre Haute, Indiana, September 18, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (A.B., 1965; J.D., 1968). Recipient, Allen C. Steere Award, Governmental Affairs Society of Indiana. Listed: The Best Lawyers in America, 2007 and 2008; Who's Who in Health Care, Indianapolis Business Journal, 2002; Who's Who in Insurance, 1996; Who's Who in American Law; Who's Who in the World; Strathmore's Who's Who; Steven's Who's Who in Attorneys; The National Registry of Who's Who. Writer: Indianapolis Business Journal; In-Roads. Speaker: Government Affairs Association of Indiana; Public Affairs Council, Indiana Health Underwriters Association; Indiana Association of Counties; CPA Society. Partner and Chair: Health Law Group; Bose Public Affairs Group LLC. Former Vice President of Governmental Relations, Lincoln National Corporation based in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Past Board Member, Public Affairs Council. Co-Founder, Past Board Member and Former President, Governmental Affairs Society of Indiana. Past Chairperson and Board Member, Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute. Board Member, Indiana Legal Foundation. Member: Association of Life Insurance Counsel; Health Finance Advisory Committee; State Health Finance Policy Commission. Honorary Insurance Commissioner, Indiana Department of Insurance. Formerly with: Governor's Task Force on Organ Transplantation, 1986-1987; Governor's Special Business Task Force, 1983-1984; Health Care Professional Development Commission, Indiana State Department of Health. Past Vice President, Indiana Gaming Association. Member: American Bar Association; Mental Health Association of Indiana (Past Chairperson). Fellow, Indiana Bar Foundation. [Capt., Army Military Intelligence, 1968-1970]. Practice Areas: Government Relations; Legislative Practice; Insurance Law. Email: Daniel B. Seitz | | H. Antonio Setzer (Partner) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, February 19, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1998; J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Partner, Real Estate Group. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Young Professionals of Central Indiana, Inc. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Organization; Commercial Transactions; Commercial Finance; Corporate Law. Email: H. Antonio Setzer | | Melinda Shapiro (Partner) born Manhattan, New York, November 13, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1991); University of Dayton (J.D., 1994). Author: "Long-Term Care Licensure and Related Requirements," Indiana Update, ALFA Health Care Compendium, 2005; "Evolving Liability Scenarios for Contaminated Property," Indiana Business Magazine, 1999; "Can Stakeholders Bear the Load?" Indiana Lawyer, 1998. Speaker: "Hot Topics in Nursing Home Litigation," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2005; "Responding Efficiently to Discovery Requests in Long-Term Care Cases," Outside Counsel Seminar, Kindred Healthcare Liability Claims Department, 2002; "Water Law Update," Business Law Section, Indiana Bar Association, 2000; "Why Design an Environmental Management System and Conduct Environmental Audits?" Indiana Onsite Waste Water Professional's Association, Inc., 1999. Panel Chair: "Medical Malpractice Litigation," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2006. Partner, Litigation Group. Board Member, Hooverwood Indianapolis Jewish Home, Inc. Docent, Indianapolis Museum of Art. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Special Agencies: Department of Insurance; Consumer Protection Division, Office of the Indiana Attorney General; Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, State Department of Health; Minority and Women's Business Enterprises Division, the Department of Administration; Department of Environmental Management; Office of Environmental Adjudication. Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice Professional Liability Defense. Email: Melinda Shapiro | | J. Gregory Shelley (Partner) born Madison, Indiana, January 17, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A., with honors, 1982; J.D., 1985). Listed, Indiana Super Lawyers, Indianapolis Monthly, 2004, 2005 and 2007. Chair, Speaker and Author: "Practical Considerations When Funding Trusts with Real Estate," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2000; "Focus on Trusts: Raising Red Flags; "New Developments and Trends," IBA Seminar, 2000; "Consequences of State Death Tax Credit Clause - Varying Results SDTCC's Have on Credit Trust Funding," IBA Seminar, 1999; "Probate Assets: Identification, Valuation and Management Responsibilities," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1997; "Tips for QTIPing IRAs," IBA Seminar, 1996; "Family Limited Partnerships," Hoosier Banker 1996; "Medicaid Update - Post OBRA'93," IBA Seminar, 1995; "Valuation of Assets and Preparation of Inventories," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1994; "Funding of Marital & Credit Shelter Trusts with Detailed Examples," IBA Seminar, 1994; "Marital Deduction Formulae and Funding Clause Alternatives," Bank One Trust Group Seminar, 1992; "Guardianships and Guardianship Alternatives," IBA Seminar, 1992. Member: Estate and Business Succession Planning Group; Business Services Group; St. Luke's United Methodist Church. Planned Giving Volunteer Consultant, American Cancer Society - Great Lakes Division, Inc. Member: Indianapolis (Member, Executive Committee, Estate Planning and Administrative Section, 1992—; Chair, 2002) and Indiana State (Member, Probate, Trust and Real Property Section) Bar Associations; Estate Planning Council of Indianapolis. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Administration, Indiana State Bar Association, Family Law Certification Board). Practice Areas: Estate and Business Succession Planning; Estate Administration; Wills; Guardianships; Business Organization; Business Transactions; Trusts; Business Succession Planning; Contested Wills; Estate Litigation; Trust Litigation; Family Wealth Transfer; Fiduciary Law. Email: J. Gregory Shelley | | Nikki G. Shoultz (Partner) born Danville, Indiana, April 13, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Indiana. Education: Butler University (B.A., 1989); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 1992). Tri Kappa; Kappa Alpha Theta. Order of the Barristers. Member, Jessup International Law Moot Court Team. Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 2008. Author: "Competition a Dream Without Further Action," Indianapolis Business Journal. Partner, Utility Group. Counsel, City of Indianapolis. Chief Administrative Law Judge, General Counsel and Assistant General Counsel, Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. Board Member: Indy Reads; Girls Inc. Member: Leadership Council and Leadership Series Committee, Hanover College Center for Business Preparation. Volunteer, 500 Festival. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State (Sections on: Utility; Women in the Law; Officer, Telecommunications Section) Bar Associations. Transactions: Acquisition of the Indianapolis Water Company before the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. Practice Areas: Utility Law; Telecommunications; Water Utilities; Sewer Utilities; Energy. Email: Nikki G. Shoultz | | G. Pearson Smith, Jr. (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, August 15, 1939; admitted to bar, 1964, Indiana. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1961); Yale Law School (LL.B., 1964). Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 2007 and 2008. Member, Board of Editors, Yale Law Journal, 1963-1964. Author and Speaker: "When Do You Have a Business Purpose in a Family LP or LLC? Is It Necessary?" Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum; "Compensation and Benefits: What Happens If You Are Taken Over by Another Bank," Hoosier Banker; "Giving Away the Store: Freezes, Grits, Grats & Gruts," Indiana State Bar Association; "Family Limited Partnerships & Limited Liability Companies in Estate Planning," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum. Partner: Estate and Business Succession Planning Group; Business Services Group. Member: Indianapolis (Past Chairperson, Tax Section; Past Member, Executive Council, Estate Planning and Administration Section) and Indiana State Bar Associations; Estate Planning Council of Indianapolis; Planned Giving Group of Indianapolis; Indiana Benefits Conference (Past Director). Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Member, Employee Benefits in Estate Planning Committee). (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Administration, Indiana State Bar Association, Estate Planning and Administration Certification Board of Indiana). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trust Law; Taxation; Employee Benefits. Email: G. Pearson Smith, Jr. | | Ronald M. Soskin (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, August 8, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court; 1978, Indiana; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1983, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1970; J.D., 1973); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1983). Writer: Indiana Department of Revenue; National Business Institute; Hoosier Banker; Indiana Builders Association; Venture Club of Indiana. Speaker and Lecturer: Indiana Chamber of Commerce; Indianapolis State Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association; Indiana Hotel and Motel Association; Fifth Third Bank Legal Symposiums; Indiana Society of Association Executives; Indiana League of Savings Institutions; Indiana Manufacturers Association. Associate Professor, University of Notre Dame Law School. Partner and Chair, Tax Group. Member, Board of Directors and Treasurer, Executive Committee, Chairperson, Dues Committee, Chairperson, House Committee and Chairperson, Finance Committee, Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation; Formerly with Indiana Governor's Committee on the Revision of Mental Health Laws, 1977-1980. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation; Employee Benefits; Business Organization; Mergers and Acquisitions Taxation. Email: Ronald M. Soskin | | Natalie J. Stucky (Partner) born Fort Wayne, Indiana, December 24, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1985; J.D., magna cum laude, 1989). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Prize, Highest Grade in Constitutional Law, 1987. Author: "Summary of Indiana Mortgage Law," American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Speaker, "Revised Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code: Overview and Significant Changes," Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana Law Symposium. Presenter, Small Business Section, Indianapolis Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Formerly with Executive Women's Leadership Program, United Way of Central Indiana, 1998-1999. Member, Board of Directors, Hispanic Center, 2002. Team Attache/Volunteer, Team Venezuela/Team Spain, World Basketball Championships, 2002. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations; American College of Mortgage Attorneys (Member, Board of Regents); National and Indianapolis Chapter of Commercial Real Estate Women (Member, Board of Directors); Community Organizations Legal Assistance Project, Inc. (Attorney Volunteer); Executive Women International. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Secured Lending; Real Estate. Email: Natalie J. Stucky | | Karl R. Sturbaum (Partner) born Ravenna, Ohio, July 7, 1951; admitted to bar, 1986, Indiana. Education: Hanover College (B.A., 1974); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Author: "Financing Devices for Smaller, Mutual Thrifts: Alternatives to Conversion and Mortgage Backed Bonds," The Ledger. Speaker: "The Business of Governing, Issues for Public Entities in Indiana;" "Senate Enrolled Act 199 - Implementation and Implications;" "Financial Issues of Debt Management," (Indiana Association of School Business Officials; "Library Financing (A Primer)," Indiana Public Library Association; "Investment of Public Funds." Partner, Public Finance Group. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations; Indiana School Boards Association; Indiana Association of School Business Officials; National School Boards Association; National Association of Bond Lawyers; Monroe County School Board (Past Member). Practice Areas: Municipal Finance; Securities; Municipal Law. Email: Karl R. Sturbaum | | David A. Suess (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, December 22, 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois; 2000, Indiana. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., East Asian Languages and Civilizations, 1991); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Order of the Coif. Recipient: Academic Fellowship, Indiana University School of Law, 1994-1997; Public Interest Law Fellowship, Summer 1995; Japanese Ministry of Education Scholarship, 1989-1990. Recipient, C.J.S. Awards in Torts, International Law and Legislation. Named, Forty Under 40, Indianapolis Business Journal, February 2005. Notes and Comments Editor, Indiana Law Journal, 1996-1997. Law Clerk to the Honorable Ronald T.Y. Moon, Chief Justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court. Author: "Property Tax Questions," Indiana Business Magazine, 2005; "Paternalism Versus Pugnacity: The Right To Counsel In Japan and The United States," Indiana Law Journal. Editor: "Taxing Times," Indiana e-Newsletter, Indiana State Bar Association. Speaker: "Handling Expert Witnesses (in tax appeals)," International Association of Assessing Officers Conference, December 2005 and October 2006; "Illinois Property Tax Update," Illinois Tax Representatives Association, 2005; "Indiana Tax Conference," Indiana Chamber of Commerce, 2002. Adjunct Professor, Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis, Spring 2007. Partner, Tax and Business Services Groups. Former Translator-Interpreter, Lafayette, Indiana. Member: Stanley K. Lacy Executive Leadership Series Class XXVII; Board of Directors, Athenaeum Foundation, 2001-2003; Yellow Ribbon Task Force, 2002, and Historic Preservation Task Force, 2003, Indianapolis Public Schools. Chairman: Advisory Board, Midtown Community Mental Health Center; Board of Directors, Indiana AIDS Fund; Legislative Subcommittee, IPS Facilities Strategy Task Force, Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, 2003-2004. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and Illinois State (Council Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations; American Civil Liberties Union (Member, Steering Committee, Indiana Lawyers' Council). Practice Areas: Property Taxation; Business Services. Email: David A. Suess | | David L. Swider (Partner) born Gary, Indiana, May 3, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Indiana; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and District of Columbia Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1975; J.D., magna cum laude, 1978). Listed: The Best Lawyers in America; Indiana Super Lawyers. Author: "Model Employee Policies for Indiana Employers with Legal Commentary," Indiana Chamber of Commerce, 4th ed. 2003; "Recent Developments and Trends in the Law of Workplace Harassment," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2002; "Employment Policies and Record Keeping Requirements in Indiana," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2001; "Recent Developments in Employment Discrimination Law," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2000; "Affirmative Action After Adarand," Indiana Civil Rights Commission, Continuing Legal Education Seminar, September 1996; "Indiana Bankers Face New Hurdles Under the Final Family and Medical Leave Act Regulations," Hoosier Banker, July 1995; "Litigation Under the Civil Rights Act of 1991 and the Americans with Disabilities Act," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1993; "Hot Labor and Employment Law Issues," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1992; "The 10 Most Troublesome Personnel Issues Facing Employers Today," Hoosier Banker, December 1991; "How to Handle Civil Rights Charges and Investigations on Behalf of the Employer," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1988; "Legal and Practical Concerns Regarding AIDS in the Workplace," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1987; "Recent National Labor Relations Board Developments," 20 Ind. Law Rev. 259, 1987; "Recent National Labor Relations Board Developments," 19 Ind. Law Rev. 241, 1986; Indiana State Chamber of Commerce; Indiana Manufacturers Association. Co-Chair: "The Impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act on Related Labor and Employment Laws," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1994. Speaker: Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum; Indiana State Bar Association; Indianapolis Bar Association; "National Labor Relations Board Seminar," Indiana University School of Law Region 25; Indiana State Chamber of Commerce; Indiana Manufacturers Association; Indiana Bankers Association; Council on Education in Management, National Business Institute; Society of Human Resource Managers; Central, Southern, Eastern and Northern Indiana Personnel Associations; Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce; Indiana Small Business Development Centers; National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies; National Association of Temporary Services; Bank Administration Institute; Indiana Legal Administrators Association; Construction Advancement Foundation; Consulting Engineers of Indiana; Indiana Association of Homes for the Aging; Indiana Cemetery Association; Executive Service Corps; United Way of Central Indiana; Indiana Association of Chiefs of Police; Indiana Sheriffs Association. Chair, Labor and Employment Law Group. Member, Practitioner Advisory Committee, Indiana University School of Law. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section); Indiana State Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section); Indianapolis Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section); Indiana Chamber of Commerce (Chairman, Human Resources Committee, 2007); Indiana Manufacturers Association (Special Advisor); Indiana Bankers Association (Member, Personnel Committee). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: David L. Swider | | Scott E. Tarter (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, September 23, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Indiana. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1984); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., 1988). Partner, Business Services Group. Member, Education Law Group. Member: Indianapolis (Member, Business Law Section), Indiana State (Member, Sections on: Business Law; International Law; Sports and Entertainment Law) and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; International Law) Bar Associations; Delta Upsilon Educational Foundation, Inc. (Member, Board of Trustees and Executive Committee, 1998-2004); Association for Corporate Growth (Member, Indiana Chapter). Fellow, Indiana Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Entrepreneurial Business Law; Health Care Law; Sports Law; Entertainment Law. Email: Scott E. Tarter | | Angela E. Stephens (Partner) born Aurora, Illinois, June 9, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1994; J.D., cum laude, 1998). Listed, Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers. Partner, Real Estate Group. Member: School Loan Review Committee, Indianapolis Bond Bank Charter; Board of Directors, Brooke's Place. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Urban Land Institute (Member, Indiana District Council Organizing Committee); International Council of Shopping Centers; Commercial Real Estate Women (Member, Indianapolis Chapter). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Angela E. Stephens | | Harry F. Todd (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, December 15, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Butler University (B.A., cum laude, 1981); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., summa cum laude, 1984). Recipient, Indiana Gamma of Phi Delta Theta Alumnus of the Year, 1992. Editor-in-Chief, Indiana Law Review, 1983-1984. Co-Chair, Real Estate Group. Chair, Death Care Group. General Counsel: Gibraltar Properties, Inc.; Gibraltar Mausoleum Corporation, 1991-1995. Member, Board of Education and School Commission, 1995-1998 and President, 1997-1998, Immaculate Heart of Mary School. Trustee, 1984-1999 and President, 1988-1991, Phi Delta Theta Foundation. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Cemetery Law; Funeral Home Law; Private Business Law; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Finance; Purchase and Sale of Commercial Real Estate; Purchase and Sale of Cemeteries and Funeral Homes. Email: Harry F. Todd | | Alan S. Townsend (Partner) born Hartford City, Indiana, December 13, 1963; admitted to bar, 1992, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Purdue University (B.S. in Agricultural Economics, with highest distinction, 1987); Indiana University - Bloomington (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 2007 and 2008. Vice-Chair, Litigation Group. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations; Sagamore American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Alan S. Townsend | | Susan E. Traynor Chastain (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, November 22, 1961; admitted to bar, 1990, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1985; J.D., 1990). Phi Alpha Delta. Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 2007 and 2008. Presenter: Professional Development Network; Indiana School Boards Association; Lorman Education Services; Indiana State University; Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents. Partner, Education Law Group. Former Mediator, Former Hearing Examiner and Former Member, Ad Hoc Panel of Mediators and Fact Finders, Indiana Education Employment Relations Board. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations; Network of Women in Business; National Association of Educational Negotiators; National School Boards Association (Member, Council of School Attorneys). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Education Law; Municipal Law; Special Education. Email: Susan E. Traynor Chastain | | Michael A. Trentadue (Partner) born Oak Park, Illinois, June 1, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Indiana. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S.M.E., 1982); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Author: "Loan Transactions and Foreclosures," Professional Education Systems Institute; "Mortgage Lending: Documentation, Foreclosure and Bankruptcy," Professional Education Systems Institute; "Foreclosure and Bankruptcy Issues from a Title Company Perspective," In-House Seminar, First America Title Insurance Company; "Foreclosure Process and Lot Calculations," In-House Seminar, First Indiana Bank; "Bankruptcy and Foreclosure," Indiana Land Title Association; "Construction Lender's Lien Priority Protection," Hoosier Banker; "Foreclosure," Indiana Land Title Association; "Mortgage Foreclosure," Lorman; "Foreclosure Law and Practice," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum; "Basic Real Estate Law in Indiana," National Business Institute; "Advanced Real Estate Law in Indiana," National Business Institute; "Concessions and the Defaulting Tenant: Reducing the Risk to Landlord," Indianapolis Business Journal; "Concessions and the Defaulting Tenant: Reducing the Risk to Landlord," Indianapolis Business Journal. Presenter: National Business Institute; Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum; Indiana Land Title Association. Partner, Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy Group. Practice Areas: Secured Creditors Law; Foreclosures; Lending Law; Litigation; Consumer Finance. Email: Michael A. Trentadue | | Paul D. Vink (Partner) born Luverne, Minnesota, October 26, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Indiana. Education: Northwestern College (B.A., cum laude, 1998); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., summa cum laude, 2002). Order of the Barristers (Member, Intramural Moot Court, 2000). Note Development Editor, Indiana Law Review, 2001-2002. Author: "The Emergence of Divergence: The Federal Courts' Struggle to Apply Heck v. Humphrey to 1983 Claims for Illegal Searches," 35 Indiana Law Review 1085, 2002; "Appellate Civil Case Law Update," Res Gestae, 2003; "Selling Across State Lines: Offering Your Product Online May Expose Your Company to Lawsuits in Distant States," Smart Business Indianapolis, 2004. Associate, Litigation Group. Captain, Northwestern College Football Program, 1998. Member: Indianapolis (Graduate, Bar Leader Series III, 2006) and Indiana State Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Metro. Dev. Comm'n of Marion County v. Pinnacle Media, LLC, 846 N.E.2d 654 (Ind. 2006) (on rehearing); Metro. Dev. Comm'n of Marion County v. Pinnacle Media, LLC, 836 N.E.2d 422 (Ind. 2005) (rehearing granted); City of Carmel v. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc, 849 N.E.2d 1197 (Ind. Ct. App. 2006); Metro. Dev. Comm'n of Marion County v. Pinnacle Media, LLC, 811 N.E.2d 404 (Ind. Ct. App. 2004); Wilson v. Lincoln Fed. Sav. Bank, 790 N.E.2d 1042 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003); Van Vactor Farms, Inc. v. Marshall County Plan Comm'n, 793 N.E.2d 1136 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Paul D. Vink | | Ryan O. White (Partner) born Terre Haute, Indiana, October 30, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 2006, Indiana; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Ball State University (B.S., 1996); University of Dayton (J.D., 2000). Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Partner, Intellectual Property Group. Member: Indiana State Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Patent Prosecution; Patent Litigation; Intellectual Property; Food and Drug Law; Biotechnology; Intellectual Property Licensing; Intellectual Property Litigation; Trademarks; Copyrights; Food and Drug Regulation. Email: Ryan O. White | | David L. Wills (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, March 11, 1946; admitted to bar, 1975, Indiana. Education: Greenville College and Purdue University (B.S., 1969; M.S., 1971); Harvard University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 2007 and 2008. Partner and Member: Business Services Group; Capital Strategies Group. Member: Board of Directors, Free Methodist Church of North America, Inc., 1985—; Board of Directors, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Indianapolis; Board of Trustees, Greenville College, 1977-1995. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Legal Assistance Project, Inc. (Member, Board of Directors and Development Chairman, Community Organizations). Practice Areas: Business Organization; Communications Law; Entertainment Law; Mergers & Acquisitions. Email: David L. Wills | | Bryan B. Woodruff (Partner) born Canton, Ohio, September 27, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.A., with highest distinction, 1992); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1998). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Managing Editor, Indiana Law Journal, 1997-1998. Author: "Unprotected Until Forty: The Limited Scope of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967," Indiana Law Journal. Speaker: "Mastering Real Estate Titles and Title Insurance in Indiana," National Business Institute, Inc., 2002. Partner: Business Services Group; Real Estate Group. Graduate, Ardath Burkhart Series Board Leadership Development. Volunteer, Junior Achievement of Central Indiana, Inc. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Services; Commercial Loans; Real Estate Secured Lending; Real Estate Acquisitions. Email: Bryan B. Woodruff | | Judy L. Woods (Partner) born Akron, Ohio, June 2, 1952; admitted to bar, 1987, Indiana. Education: Macalester College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1973); Bryn Mawr College (M.A., 1978); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Author: "Uniform Commercial Code," Volumes 7, 8, 8A of Indiana Practice, 3d Ed. West, 2003; "Summary of UCC and Commercial Law," Indiana Law Review, February 2000; "2000 Survey of Recent Developments in Indiana Law," Indiana Law Review, 2001. Speaker: "Arbitration of Large and Complex Cases," American Arbitration Association; "Litigation of Trade Secrets and Non-Competition Agreements," PESI. Partner: Litigation Group; Appellate Group. Member, Board of Directors, 2000—, and Vice President, 2004—, Prevent Child Abuse Indiana. Member: Advisory Committee for Litigation, General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church USA, 1993-2002; Alumni Admissions Committee, Macalester College, 1991-1998; Board of Directors, Faith and Families, Inc., 1998. Co-Chair, Evaluation Committee and Member, Agency Relations Cabinet, 1992-1995, United Way of Central Indiana. Member: Indianapolis (Member, Sections on: Business Litigation; Litigation Management), Indiana State (Member: Adoption of UCC Article 4A Committee, 1991; Publications Committee, 1992-1995), Seventh Circuit and American Bar Associations; American Arbitration Association (Member, Panel of Neutrals, 1995—); Commercial Arbitration Panel. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Appellate Practice; Class Actions; Shareholders Law; Banking Litigation; RICO; UCC; Antitrust; Corporate Governance Disputes; Complex Business Litigation. Email: Judy L. Woods | | Brantley H. Wright (Partner) born 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Indiana; 1994, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Indiana University (B.S., Finance, 1988; M.B.A., 1992); Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Recipient, National Multiple Sclerosis Leadership Award. Author: "Excess Liability Fund," Indiana Oil Marketing Association; "Remediation Policies Benefit All Involved," Indianapolis Business Journal; "Building Owners Need Not Lose Their Cool Over CFC Ban," Indianapolis Business Journal; "Financial Assistance Available to Remedy LUST," Indianapolis Business Journal. Partner, Business Services Group. Volunteer: Race for the Cure; Leukemia Society; United Way. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State, American (Member, Sections on: Business; Real Property; Health Care) Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Business Services; Real Estate; Health Care. Email: Brantley H. Wright | | C. Daniel Yates (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, September 27, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (A.B., 1969; M.B.A., 1973; J.D., 1973). Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient: Distinguished Service Award, Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington, 2006; Partner in Philanthropy Award, Central Indiana Community Foundation, Inc. Listed: Worth's Top 100 Attorneys in the Nation, 2007; Strathmore's Who's Who; Marquis Who's Who, 2008; The National Registry of Who's Who; Outstanding Lawyers of America; The Best Lawyers in America, 2007 and 2008; Indiana Super Lawyers, 2007. Partner, Estate Planning and Business Succession Planning Group. Member, Board of Directors, Chairman, Planned Giving Council and Member, Executive Committee, Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art. Member, Board of Directors and Chairman, Planned Giving Committee, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. Trustee, Advisory Board, Planned Giving Committee, Indianapolis Zoo. Member, Board of Trustees and Chairman, Planned Giving Council, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis. Member, Board of Directors and Secretary, St. Vincent Hospital Foundation. Chairman, Asset Development Committee, Professional Advisor Leadership Council, Past Member, Board of Directors and Secretary, Central Indiana Community Foundation, Inc. Past Chairman and Member, Board of Governors, Legacy Fund Community Foundation. Member: Indiana Philanthropy Council, Indiana University Center on Philanthropy; Planned Giving Committee, Indiana University School of Medicine; Planned Giving Advisory Board, Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library Foundation, Inc.; Planned Giving Advisory Board, Noble of Indiana; Board of Directors, D.J. Angus-Scientech Educational Foundation, Inc.; Rotary Club of Indianapolis; Economic Club of Indianapolis; Board of Directors, Contemporary Club of Indianapolis; Indiana Society of Chicago; 500 Festival Associates; Maxinkuckee Yacht Club; Hillcrest Country Club; Seton Society of the St. Vincent Foundation. Elder, Second Presbyterian Church. Counsel, Second Presbyterian Church Endowment Fund. Past President, Indiana University College of Arts and Sciences/Graduate School Alumni Association. Past Member: Board of Directors, Day Nursery Foundation, Inc.; Board of Directors, American Lung Association of Indiana. Past President and Member Emeritus, Scientech Club of Indianapolis, Inc. Member: Indianapolis (Member, Sections on: Estate Planning and Administration; Taxation), Indiana State (Member, Sections on: Probate, Trust and Real Property; Taxation) and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Taxation) Bar Associations; Estate Planning Council of Indianapolis; Planned Giving Council of Indianapolis (Member, Board of Directors); National Committee on Planned Giving. Fellow: The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; Indiana Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Administration, Indiana State Bar Association, Family Law Certification Board). Practice Areas: Wealth Management Planning; Trust Planning; Estate Planning; Taxation; Probate; Charitable Trusts and Foundations. Email: C. Daniel Yates | | OF COUNSEL | | Steven M. Badger (Of Counsel) born Indianapolis, Indiana, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, Indiana. Education: Wabash College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1987); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., summa cum laude, 1992). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 2008. Managing Editor, Indiana Law Journal, 1991-1992. Speaker: "Online Ethics," AP Managing Editors Conference, 2008; "E-Discovery Issues in Employment Litigation," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2007; "Public Access Boot Camp," Indiana State Bar Association, 2007; "Federal Litigation Update," Lorman Educational Services, 2002; "Law School for Journalists," Indiana State Bar Association, 2001. Member: Litigation Group; Board of Directors, Stacy Toran Foundation. Former Member, Second Indiana Conclave of Legal Education, 2002. Mentor, School 20, Indianapolis Public School. Formerly with: Children, Mental Health and the Law Summit, 2005; Marion County Board of Zoning Appeals, 2001-2005. Member: Indianapolis, Seventh Circuit, Indiana State (Former Chair, Civil Rights of Children Committee, 2004-2006) and American Bar Associations; Indianapolis Law Club. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Appellate Practice; Media and First Amendment; Legal Professional Liability; Contract Litigation; Noncompete Litigation; Employment Litigation. Email: Steven M. Badger | | John V. Barnett, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Lebanon, Indiana, January 28, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Indiana. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1965); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., 1968). Recipient, Sagamore of the Wabash. Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 2007 and 2008. Senior Vice President, Bose Public Affairs Group LLC. Registered Lobbyist, Indiana, 1971—. Former Director of Public Affairs, The Kroger Company. Founding Director and Past President, Governmental Affairs Society of Indiana. Member: Columbia Club; Ulen Country Club. Practice Areas: Government. Email: John V. Barnett, Jr. | | James C. Carlino (Of Counsel) born Indianapolis, Indiana, January 13, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: DePauw University (B.A., cum laude, 1982); Austro-American Institute, Vienna, Austria; Karl Marx University, Budapest, Hungary; Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Sigma Chi (Former Director, Chapter House, DePauw University). Recipient: Indianapolis Bar Foundation Fellowship; William R. Ferry Prize Scholarship. Rector Honor Scholar. Recipient, Frank M. Moore Award. Participant, Stanley K. Lacy Alumni Program. Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 2007 and 2008. Author: article, Indianapolis Business Journal. Chair and Speaker: National Business Institute; Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum; International Council of Shopping Centers; Indiana Trial Lawyers Association; Metropolitan Indianapolis Board of Realtors. Adjunct Professor, Business Law, Butler University. Of Counsel, Real Estate Group. Panel Member, Commercial Real Estate Power Breakfast, Indianapolis Business Journal, 2005. Member, Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee. Former Member: Board of Directors, Indianapolis Rowing Federation; Board of Directors, North Star Sustaining Membership Committee, Boy Scouts of America. Member: American College of Mortgage Attorneys; American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Lending Law; Construction Law; Environmental Law. Email: James C. Carlino | | Stephen E. DeVoe (Of Counsel) born Indianapolis, Indiana, August 19, 1935; admitted to bar, 1965, Indiana. Education: Princeton University (B.S., 1957); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., 1965). Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 2007 and 2008. Of Counsel: Business Services Group; Estate and Business Succession Planning Group. Former Name Partner, Henderson Daily Withrow & DeVoe. Founder and President, Indianapolis Racquet Club. Director of Professional Tennis, U.S. Tennis Association. Tournament Director: RCA Tennis Championships, Indianapolis; U.S. Open Tennis Championships, New York City. President, Indianapolis Racquet Club, Inc. Member, Board of Directors and Past Chairman, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. Member: Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Indianapolis Tennis Championships, Inc.; International Lawn Tennis Club. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Sports Law; Entertainment Law; Estate Planning; Probate. Email: Stephen E. DeVoe | | John J. Emanuele, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin; admitted to bar, 2002, Wisconsin, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (B.S., Chemistry, 1985); Texas A & M University (Ph.D., Biochemistry, 1994); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 2002). Doctoral Research Fellowship, University Digitization Systems Architecture, 1994. Author: "Challenges Facing Patent Applicants in the Biotechnology Industry," The Counselor; "Mechanistic Studies of the Flavoprotein Tryptophan 2-monooxygenase. 2. pH and Kinetic Isotope Effects," Biochem., 1995. "Evaluation of the Kinetic Mechanism of Escherichia coli uridine diphosphate-N-acetylmuramate:L-alanine ligase," Biochem., 1997. "Kinetic and crystallographic studies of Escherichia coli UDP-N-acetylmuramate:L-alanine ligase," Protein Science, 1996. "Structural Studies of Escherichia coli UDP-N-acetylmuramate:L-alanine ligase," Biochem., 1996; "Biological and Physiological Differences Across the Population-Implication for Research & Development Along the Life Sciences Value Chain," Indiana Life Sciences Collaboration Conference Series; "Oxidative De-Sulfurization of Dibenzothophenes," Texas State University at San Marcos, 1998. Frequent Contributor: "Patent Watch," American Chemical Society. Appearances: "Biological and Physiological Difference Across the Population: Implications for Research & Development Along the Life Sciences Value Chain," IU-Kelly School of Business and Cook World Wide, 2007. Of Counsel, Intellectual Property Group. Session Chair, Indiana Life Sciences Collaboration Conference Series. Former Judge, Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Member: Executive Licensing Society; American Intellectual Property Law Association; American Chemical Society; American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights. Email: John J. Emanuele, Jr. | | Thomas E. Fruechtenicht (Of Counsel) born Fort Wayne, Indiana, April 8, 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1962; J.D., 1965). Recipient, Sagamore of the Wabash. Senior Vice President, Bose Public Affairs Group LLC. Elected, Indiana House of Representatives, 1972. Chairman, Assistant Minority Caucus, House Public Policy Committee. Member: Courts and Criminal Code Committee; Judiciary Committee; Columbia Club; Indiana Historical Society; Indianapolis Museum of Art. Registered Lobbyist, 1983. Master Fellow, Indiana Bar Foundation. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State (Former Chairman, Young Lawyers Section; Member, Board of Managers) Bar Associations; Governmental Affairs Society of Indiana. Practice Areas: Government. Email: Thomas E. Fruechtenicht | | Rodger K. Hendershot (Of Counsel) born Oak Park, Illinois, August 27, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Butler University (B.A., cum laude, 1972); Northwestern University; Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Civil Procedure, 1974. Instructor, Business Law, Indiana University and Purdue University. Member: Bankruptcy and Creditor's Rights Group; C.E.B.S. Charter Class, 1980. Member: Indianapolis (Member, Bankruptcy Section) and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Commercial Collection Law; General Practice. Email: Rodger K. Hendershot | | Eugene L. Henderson (Of Counsel) born Columbus, Indiana, July 21, 1925; admitted to bar, 1953, Indiana. Education: Franklin College (A.B., 1950); Harvard University (J.D., 1953). Recipient: Sagamore of the Wabash, Office of the Governor, 1968, 1989 and 1997; Honorary Doctorate of Legal Matters, Franklin College, 1974. Listed: The Best Lawyers in America, 2007 and 2008; Who's Who in America; Who's Who in American Law. Of Counsel, Business Services Group. Former Founder, Henderson Daily Withrow & DeVoe, 1965. Counsel: Suros Surgical Systems, Inc.; Franklin College. Trustee: The Lacy Foundation; Children Bureau Foundation. President, Board of Directors, Hoosier Salon Patrons Association, Inc. Formerly with Indiana State Board of Education. Member: Board of Directors, Boys Club of Indianapolis; Board of Directors, Indiana Society for Prevention of Blindness; Downtown Indianapolis Rotary Club; Indianapolis Athletic Club; Board of Directors, IAC Art Foundation; Advisory Board, BMT. Former Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Alexander National Group Inc. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State (Member: International Law Committee; Corporate Section), Federal (Former Regional Coordinator, Export Legal Assistance Network) and American (Member, Sections on: Corporate; International Law) Bar Associations; Lawyers Club of Indianapolis; Economic Club of Indianapolis; Venture Club of Indiana. Fellow: Indiana State Bar Foundation; Indianapolis Bar Foundations. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Insurance Law; Corporate Law; Entrepreneurial Business Law. Email: Eugene L. Henderson | | Jeffrey D. Mills (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 2000, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; 2002, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University Kelley School of Business (B.S., Business Management, 1997); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, Indiana Law Journal, 1999-2000. Member, Creditor's Rights Group; Financial Institutions Practice Group. Formerly with Foley & Lardner LLP, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Former Vice President and Associate Counsel, Old National Bank, Indiana. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American (Member, Committees on: Uniform Commercial Code; Bankruptcy Litigation) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Loans; Commercial Finance; Bankruptcy; Workouts; Commercial Law; Banking Law. Email: Jeffrey D. Mills | | Carl D. Overman (Of Counsel) born Blufton, Indiana, April 2, 1925; admitted to bar, 1952, Indiana; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Indiana University (B.S., Business, with distinction, 1949); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1952). Author: "The ESOP Solution," Hoosier Banker, 2004. Of Counsel, Business Services Group. Member: Indianapolis (Member, Sections on: Tax; Business Law), Indiana State (Member, Tax Section; Former Chairman, Business Law Section) and Seventh Circuit Bar Associations; The ESOP Association (Member, Legislative and Regulatory Advisory Committee); The National Center for Employee Ownership. Practice Areas: Employee Stock Ownership Plans. Email: Carl D. Overman | | Jodie L. Schurtter (Staff Counsel) born Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, November 11, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, Indiana. Education: Fairleigh Dickinson University (B.A. in Psychology, summa cum laude, 1992); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Phi Delta Phi (Secretary); Psi Chi; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Sigma Sigma (President); Dean's Tutorial Society. Presidential Scholar, Fairleigh Dickinson University. Listed, Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. Attorney, Real Estate Group. Associate, Duke Realty Corporation. Den Leader, Pack 612, Boy Scouts of America. Member: Indiana State, Indianapolis and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Jodie L. Schurtter | | Karen Glasser Sharp (Of Counsel) born Bellaire, Ohio, May 31, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Indiana. Education: University of Indianapolis (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1989). Phi Alpha Delta; Dean's Tutorial Society (Co-Chair). Recipient: Judge William E. Steckler Fellowship, Indiana University School of Law, 1989; Eugene C. Pulliam Memorial Journalism Scholarship. Recipient: Francis J. Feeney, Jr. Tax Award, 1989; Donald F. Carmony Award for Excellence in History and Political Science. Note Development Editor, Indiana Law Review, 1988-1989. Intern to Honorable John D. Tinder, Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Author: "Alternative Schools: Legal Guidance for Serving Special Education Students - Second Edition," LRP, 2005; "Graduating Students with Disabilities: Complying with the IDEA," LRP, 2004; "Practical and Strategic Issues in Autism Litigation," 2003; "The Current Legal Status of Inclusion," LRP Pub. IDELR Spec. Rep., 2002; "Exhaustion of Remedies Under the IDEA: Making Sense of the Rule," LRP Publications, 2001; "Boys Will be Boys and Other Myths: What the Law Says About the Sexual Harassment of Students," 1997; "An Overview of the Requirements of Reasonable Accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act," 1996; "Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - Public Accommodations and Services Operated by Private Entities," 1990. Co-Author: "What Are the Legal Limits for Providing Assistive Technology Devices and Services?" 1997; "Questions and Answers Concerning the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974," 1995; "Analysis and Comparison of Section 504 and Title II of the ADA," 1995; "How To Get Your Client Off the Attorneys' Fees Hook," 1994; "An Examination of Fee Shifting Statutes, 1994; "The Impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act on Construction Employers," 1992; "Employee Screening and Hiring under the Americans with Disabilities Act," 1992. Speaker: "Health Insurance Disputes in the Alternate Dispute Resolution Forum," Annual Seminar, American Arbitration Association, 2002; "Emerging Personnel Issues," Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents, 2002; "School Law in Indiana," Professional Development Network, 2002; "Employment and Labor Law in Indiana," Lorman Education Services, 2001. Presenter: Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents, 2001; "Article 7 Updates," Education Law Practice Group, Bose McKinney & Evans LLP, 2000; "Employment and Labor Law in Indiana," Lorman Education Services, 1999; "Avoiding Sexual Harassment," Noblesville Schools, M.S.D. Washington Township, 1998; "Sexual Harassment," Education Law Practice Group Seminar, Bose McKinney & Evans, 1998; "Boys Will Be Boys and Other Myths: What the Law Says About the Sexual Harassment of Students," Indiana School Boards Association Seminar, 1997; "Avoiding Liability under the Americans With Disabilities Act: Hiring, Accommodation and Termination," 11th Annual Education Law Workshop, Bose McKinney & Evans, October 1996; "Employee Handbooks and Personnel Manuals," Lorman Education Services Seminar, September 1996 and 1997; "Employee Privacy Issues," Lorman Education Services Seminar, 1995, 1996 and 1997; "Reinstate or Terminate? A Chronic Workers' Comp Dilemma," Council on Education in Management's Personnel Law Update, March and June 1996; "Post-Termination Issues," SBDC Small Business Lawful Hiring and Firing Seminar, May 1994 and December 1993; "Recent Developments under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act," Fair Employment Practices Conference, Indiana Manufacturers Association, December 1992; "The Civil Rights Act of 1991 Update: Retroactivity and Other Recent Developments," Indianapolis Bar Association, August 1992; "Reasonable Accommodation Under the Americans With Disabilities Act," ADA Seminar, Indiana Bankers Association, February 1992. Member: Education Law Group; Labor and Employment Group. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Association; Mental Health Association, Indiana (Past Chair; Member, Board of Directors). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Education Law. Email: Karen Glasser Sharp | | James E. Utterback (Of Counsel) born Louisville, Kentucky, October 24, 1952; admitted to bar, 1988, New York; 1996, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana. Education: Indiana University, Indianapolis (B.A., 1976; J.D., cum laude, 1987; LL.M., summa cum laude, 2005); Xavier University (M.B.A., 2001). Author: "False Claims Act Litigation and the Medical Device Industry: Danger at Every Turn," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2007; "Substituting an Iron Fist for the Invisible Hand: The False Claims Act and Nursing Home Quality of Care - A Legal and Economic Perspective," 10 Quinnipiac Health L.J. 113, 2007; "Legal Issues in the Electronic Workplace," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2001. Presenter: "Due Diligence in Medical Device Acquisitions," Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society, 2002; "Basic Medical Device Law," Food and Drug Law Institute, 1999. Adjunct Professor of Law, Medical Device Law and Regulation, Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis. Co-Chair: Health Law Practice Group. Member, Business Services Practice Group; "False Claims Act Litigation and the Medical Device Industry," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2007. Former In-House Counsel: IBM; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Zimmer, Inc. Assistant General Counsel, Hill-Rom. Chair: "Dangerous Intersections: Potential False Claims Act Exposure where CMS and FDA Compliance Issues Meet," Indiana Medical Device Manufacturers Council, 2007. Faculty Advisor, J. Reuben Clark Law Society, I.U. Indianapolis. Member, Public Policy Committee, Indiana Health Industry Forum. Member: Indiana State and New York Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Employment Law; Commercial and Environmental Litigation; FDA Medical Device Regulation; Technology Licensing; International Law; Contract Law; E-Commerce; Internet and Privacy Regulation. Email: James E. Utterback | | Robert T. Wildman (Of Counsel) born Indianapolis, Indiana, March 19, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (A.B., 1969); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., magna cum laude, 1972). Phi Alpha Delta; Order of the Coif. Listed: The Best Lawyers in America, 2007 and 2008; Indiana Super Lawyers, Indianapolis Monthly, 2004. Of Counsel, Business Services Group. In-House Counsel, Greg Allen Companies, Greenwood, Indiana. Former Partner, Henderson Daily Withrow & DeVoe, Indianapolis. Member: Indianapolis (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Land Use), Indiana State (Member, Sections on: Probate, Trust and Real Property; Business Law) and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations; Venture Club of Indiana (Former Board Member); Association for Corporate Growth; Cambridge Ventures (Member, Advisory Committee); SUCapital (Former Member, Advisory Committee). Practice Areas: Business Law; Securities Law; Real Estate Law. Email: Robert T. Wildman | | ASSOCIATES | | R. Nicole Brittain (Associate) born Columbus, Ohio, March 7, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Ashland University (B.A. in Psychology, magna cum laude, 2001); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Dean's List. Alpha Phi Sorority (Vice President); Sports and Entertainment Law Society. Recipient, Merit Scholarship. Admissions Fellow, Indiana University School of Law. Articles Editor, Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies, 2006-2007. Associate, Business Services Group. Intern: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; Mead Johnson & Company. Manager, Business Affairs, Indy Racing League. Special Projects Coordinator, Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Participant, NASCAR Diversity Internship Program. Facilitator, Alpha Phi Sorority Leadership Initiative, 2007. Practice Areas: Business Law; Business and Commercial Lending. Email: R. Nicole Brittain | | Carina M. de la Torre (Associate) born Valparaiso, Indiana, August 13, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Indiana. Education: University of Miami (B.H.S., cum laude, 2001); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Phi Kappa Phi; Delta Sigma Pi. Participant, Moot Court Competition. Recipient, Highest Grade Honors, Constitutional Law I, Accounting for Lawyers and Real Estate Finance. Legal Intern to the Hon. A. Jay Cristol, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida, 2002. Member, Editorial Board, Indiana Law Journal, 2003-2004. Author: "Must New Value Remain Unpaid?" Annual Bankruptcy Institute, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2004. Co-Author: "Uniform Commercial Code (Revised) Article 6: Bulk Sales," Uniform Commercial Code: Article by Article, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2006; "Appellate Civil Law Update," Res Gestae, March 2006. Associate: Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy Group; Litigation Group. Treasurer, Latino Law Student Association. Summer Associate, 2003. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State, American, and Hispanic National Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Litigation. Email: Carina M. de la Torre | | Alex C. Intermill (Associate) born San Diego, California, January 9, 1973; admitted to bar, 2005, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.A., 1995); Indiana University (B.S., 1999); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., 2004). Former Law Clerk. Associate: Environmental Law Group; Utilities Group; Real Estate Group. Town Attorney, Pendleton. Teacher, High School Spanish. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Real Estate. Email: Alex C. Intermill | | Curtis T. Jones (Associate) born Temple, Texas, August 1, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Indiana. Education: Western Michigan University (B.S. in Mathematics and Secondary Education, Business, summa cum laude, 2000); Valparaiso University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Recipient, Honors Program Scholarship, Valparaiso University. Recipient, Significant Educator Award, 2001. Executive Symposium Editor, Valparaiso University Law Review, 2003-2004. Clerk for the Honorable Theodore (Ted) R. Boehm, Supreme Court of Indiana. Extern to Honorable Kenneth F. Ripple, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Author: "It's All in the Timing: Rethinking Remand of Supplemental Claims to Preserve Court Resources," 38 Val. U. L. Rev. 1459, 2004; "Collection of Attorney Fees by Assertion of Liens in Indiana," 51 Res Gestae, December 2007. Editor: "Symposium on Tomorrow's Issues in State Constitutional Law," 38 Val. U. L. Rev. 317-577, Transcript of Panel Discussion on New Judicial Federalism, 2004. Associate: Litigation Group; Appellate Practice Group. Former Summer Associate. Teacher, Schoolcraft Community Schools, Accounting and Computers. Member: Indiana State Bar Association (Member, Committees on: Federal Judiciary; Aviation Law Committee). Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: Curtis T. Jones | | Jacob Robert Lilly (Associate) born Olney, Maryland, September 28, 1977; admitted to bar, 2007, Indiana. Education: St. Mary's College of Maryland (B.A., Political Science and Math/Computer Science, magna cum laude); Cornell University Law School (J.D., with a specialization in International Legal Affairs, 2003). Dean's List. Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Sigma Alpha. Member, Moot Court. Recipient: St. Mary's Scholar; Maryland Distinguished Scholar; National Merit Commended Scholar. Internet Editor, Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy, 2002-2003. Intern: 7th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corp, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. The White House; The New Democratic Network; U.S. Senate. Author: "National Security at What Price? A Look Into Civil Liberty Concerns in the Information Age Under the USA PATRIOT Antiterrorism Act of 2001," 12 Cornell J.L. & Pub. Pol'y 447, 2003; "Peace with Justice: Options for Bringing Human Rights Violators in Africa and a Proposed Solution to Cover Gap Enforcement Mechanisms between International Criminal Law and Human Rights," Across Borders International L.J. 9., 2004. Associate, Litigation Group. Assistant District Attorney, Eastern Judicial District of Georgia, Savannah. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney and Trial Counsel. Chief Counsel, Detainee Operations, Iraq, 2005. Democratic Page, Washington, D.C. [Captain and Judge Advocate, 3rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army]. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Jacob Robert Lilly | | Kathryn A. Lodato (Associate) born March 10, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois; 2006, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., Accounting, high distinction, 1999); Northwestern University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Dean's List. Order of the Coif. Member, Northwestern University Law Review. Associate, Tax Group. Practice Areas: Taxation. Email: Kathryn A. Lodato | | Andrew A. Manna (Associate) born Champaign, Illinois, July 2, 1974; admitted to bar, 2004, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Eastern Illinois University (B.A., 1998); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Author: "IDEA 2004: Highlights for Board Members," Leadership Insider, November 2006; "Times are Changing: The New IDEIA," Indiana State Bar Association, Autumn 2005. Presenter: "IDEA 2004: A Year in Review," Council of School Attorneys, October 2006); "The New IDEIA: Changes to Special Education Law," Audio-Conference, National School Board Association, November 2005. Associate, Education Law Group. Member: Indianapolis (Member, Bar Leader Series), Indiana State (Member, Pro Bono Committee) and American Bar Associations; National School Board Association Council of School Attorneys; Indiana Chamber of Commerce (Member, K-12 Education Committee). Practice Areas: Education Law. Email: Andrew A. Manna | | Megan M. Mulford (Associate) born Madison, Indiana, October 13, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Indiana. Education: DePauw University (B.A. in Communication Arts and Sciences, magna cum laude, 2002); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Tri Kappa. Member: Dean's Tutorial Society; Dean's Student Advisory Board. Note Development Editor, Indiana Law Review, 2004-2005. Author: thesis, "Art and Legality in America: Protecting Our Cultural Identity." Guest Lecturer, DePauw University, International Art Theft, Careers in Art and Museum Law, 2004. Associate, Intellectual Property Group. Graduate Assistant: The Children's Museum of Indianapolis; Copyright Management Center. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Megan M. Mulford | | Jennifer C. Polley-Abramson (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, August 29, 1969; admitted to bar, 1998, Utah; 2002, North Carolina; 2006, Indiana. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A. in French, magna cum laude, 1991); University of Utah College of Law (J.D., 1998). William H. Leary Scholar; Gaines Fellow Scholar. Recipient, CALI Award for Excellence, Products Liability Law. Author: "The Question of Expert Testimony in Medical Malpractice Actions," Litigation Forum, October 2002. Co-Author: "Actions Against the Physician for a Stillborn Child," The Medlaw Update, Defense Research Institute, 2000. Presenter, "The Validity of Exculpatory Agreements in Utah: Protecting the Outdoor Recreation Provider from Validity," Utah Guides and Outfitters Association Winter Meeting, February 2001. Associate, Litigation Group. Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense. Email: Jennifer C. Polley-Abramson | | Michael D. Rogers (Associate) born Indianapolis, Indiana, January 30, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Indiana. Education: Morehouse College (B.A. in Urban Management, magna cum laude, 2002); University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Dean's List. Phi Beta Kappa; Golden Key. Indiana Conference for Legal Education Opportunity Fellow. Intern: Comprehensive Planning, Department of Metropolitan Development, Mayor of Indianapolis; Taxpayer Advocate's Office, Indiana Department of Revenue, Governor of the State of Indiana. Associate, Litigation Group. Member, Black Law Students Association. Co-Director, Frederick Douglass Tutorial Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Real Estate Litigation. Email: Michael D. Rogers | | Stephen F. Rost (Associate) born Indianapolis, Indiana, April 29, 1978; admitted to bar, 2007, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Purdue University (B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, 2000); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., 2006). Tau Beta Pi; Law and Technology Society. Author: "Overview of Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks and Trade Secrets," Hendricks County Economic Development Partnership, October 2006; "Overview of Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks and Trade Secrets," Indiana Venture Center, July 2005. Associate, Intellectual Property Group. Associate Engineer, Allison Transmission GM-Powertrain. Student Member, Indianapolis Bar Association. Member, Hendricks County Purdue University Alumni Association. Member: Indiana State Bar Association; American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Stephen F. Rost | | Emily M. Salatich (Associate) born Indianapolis, Indiana, October 24, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Indiana. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A. in Communications, 1999); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., 2004). Dean's List. Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient, Merit Scholarship. Speaker: "Real Estate Meets Estate Planning - Self-Canceling Installment Notes," Annual Real Estate Institute, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, November 2006; "Preparing Necessary Documents to Begin Probate Process," Administering the Estate of John Q. Public, June 2006. Associate, Estate and Business Succession Planning Group. Member, Women's Fund OPTIONS Class, 2006. Volunteer, Marquette Manor. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate Administration. Email: Emily M. Salatich | | Kelly M. Scanlan (Associate) born Indianapolis, Indiana, March 19, 1974; admitted to bar, 2005, Indiana. Education: Indiana University School of Nursing - Indianapolis (B.S.N., 1997); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., 2005). Recipient, Minority Achievement Scholarship. Member, Indiana Law Review. Registered Nurse. Associate, Litigation Group. Member, Dean's Tutorial Society. Student Member, Indianapolis Bar Association. Former Summer Associate. Member: Indianapolis Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Directors, 2007-2009). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense. Email: Kelly M. Scanlan | | Stephen C. Unger (Associate) born Statesboro, Georgia, October 17, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Indiana. Education: Butler University (B.A. in Political Science, with highest honors, 2002); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., summa cum laude, 2005). Delta Tau Delta (President; Member, Committee on Corporate Governance, Indianapolis). Order of Omega; Mortar Board. Recipient, James V. Donadio Scholarship, 2003. Kerchner Scholar; Schofield Academic Leadership Scholar; Dean's Tutorial Society Fellow. Board Member and Articles Editor, Indiana Law Review, 2004-2005. Legislative Intern, 112th Indiana General Assembly. Intern for: Honorable Theodore Sosin, Marion County Circuit Court, Spring 2005; Honorable Thomas Carroll, Marion County Superior Court, Spring 2005. Author: "Ancient Lights in Wrigleyville: An Argument for the Unobstructed View of a National Pastime," 38 Ind. L. Rev. 533, 2005, "Setting the Annexation Record Straight: The Myth Underlying Annexation Reform in Indiana," Res Gestae, 2008. Associate, Utilities Practice Group. Participant, Summer Associate Program, 2003 and 2004. Board Member, Beta Zeta Foundation. Member, Brownsburg Christian Church. Practice Areas: Utility Law; Municipal Utility Law; Municipal Law; Zoning Law; Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: Stephen C. Unger | | Katherine N. Welch (Associate) born Indianapolis, Indiana, December 8, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Indiana. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., English, magna cum laude, 2004; J.D., 2007). Peter Lardy Scholar. Notes Editor, Journal of Legislation, 2006-2007. Clerk to Judge David J. Dreyer, Marion County Superior Court. Associate, Real Estate Group. Former Summer Associate. Biology Teaching Assistant, Notre Dame and South Bend. Class Council Representative, Notre Dame and South Bend. Member, Pasquerilla East Musical Company, Notre Dame and South Bend. Volunteer: Dress For Success; St. Joseph County Hospital Healthy Family Center. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Leasing; Land Acquisitions; Real Estate Finance. Email: Katherine N. Welch | | Mark J. Wuellner (Associate) born Carol Stream, Illinois, March 11, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Indiana. Education: Center for Cross-Cultural Study, Seville, Spain (Spanish Language Instruction, 2001); Butler University (B.A. in Spanish and Business Studies, cum laude, 2002); Université de Paris I - Sorbonne, France; Cornell University Law School (J.D., 2005). Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Delta Pi; Phi Sigma Iota. Recipient, Thomas E. Koorman Award for Excellence in Spanish. Listed, Top 101 Outstanding Students, 2000-2002. Member, International Law Journal. Associate Editor, Manuscripts Editorial Board. Speaker, Butler University Undergraduate Research Conference. Associate: Business Services Group; Financial Institutions Group. Volunteer: Cabaret Auction Committee, Public Interest Fellowship; Martin Luther King Jr. Center. Member, 2006— and Vice President, 2007, Butler University Young Alumni Board. Languages: Spanish and French. Practice Areas: Business Law; Securities; Banks and Banking. Email: Mark J. Wuellner | | Emily L. Yates (Associate) born Corbin, Kentucky, April 4, 1983; admitted to bar, 2007, Indiana. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., Political Science, summa cum laude, 2004; B.A., History, summa cum laude, 2004); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Dean's List. Presidential Scholar, University of Georgia. Recipient: Lloyd G. Balfour Scholarship, 2006; Georgia HOPE Scholarship, 2001-2004. Note Development Editor, Indiana Law Review, 2006-2007. Associate, Labor and Employment Law Group. Former Summer Associate. Student Member, Indianapolis Bar Association. Board Member, Dean's Tutorial Society. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Emily L. Yates | | LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL | | Steven B. Granner, AICP (Zoning Consultant) | | Lynn M. Potosky (Public Finance Specialist) Co-Author: "A Better Financing Tool: Why You Should Consider a Lower Floater," Smart Business Indianapolis, 2004. Former Assistant and Manager, Public Finance Group. Member: Indiana Association of School Business Officials; Indiana School Boards Association; State Department of Local Government Finance. Practice Areas: Public Finance. | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
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