(Main Office)

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.

Statement of Practice

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.

Firm Affiliations

ALFA INTERNATIONAL

Representative Clients:

Association of Indiana Life Insurance Companies
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 Horwath, 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.

Address

111 Monument Circle, Suite 2700
Indianapolis, IN 46204, (Marion Co.)

Phone

Phone: 317-684-5000
Facsimile: 317-684-5173

Website

http://www.boselaw.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

PARTNERS OF FIRM

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; Real Estate Development.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; Business Law.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). Listed: The Best Lawyers in America ® 2008 and 2009 in the "Appellate" practice area; Indiana Super Lawyers ® 2009 (Appellate). Recipient: 2006 Carmel High School Distinguished Alumni Award; "Indy's Best & Brightest Lawyers" 2005 (40 and under) (Junior Achievement/KPMG); Henry Ossian Flipper Award, United States Military Academy. Mr. Babb has appeared as a featured guest in the Indiana Lawyer, on WJOB Radio, and on National Public Radio, and is frequently quoted in Indiana newspapers, including The Indianapolis Star, The Fishers Star, and The Carmel Star, while representing firm clients. Mr. Babb also has lectured on numerous aspects of appellate practice for the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, as well as for bar associations at seminars and conferences. Army Football Coaches Award for Leadership. 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; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Governmental Law; Land Use; Zoning Law; Local Government Law; Municipal Law; Land Use Litigation.Email: Bryan H. Babb

Steven M. Badger (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, Indiana. Education: Wabash College (B.A., Economics, summa cum laude, 1987); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., summa cum laude, 1992). Listed: The Best Lawyers in America ® Commercial Litigation; The Best Lawyers in America ® First Amendment Law; Indiana Super Lawyers ® 2009 (Business Litigation). Has achieved the highest rating for legal ability in Martindale-Hubbell. Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa. Indianapolis Law Club; IPS School 20 (mentor); Stacy Toran Foundation (Board of Directors); Indiana State Bar Association's Civil Rights of Children Committee (Chair, 2004-2006); Children, Mental Health & the Law Summit (2005); Marion County Board of Zoning Appeals (2001-2005); Second Indiana Conclave of Legal Education (2002). Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State, Seventh Circuit and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Containment Technologies Group, Inc. v. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 80688 (S.D. Ind. Oct. 10, 2008); Containment Technologies Group, Inc. v. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, et al., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25421 (March 26, 2009); Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. John Hancock Life Ins. Co., ___ F. Supp. 2d ___, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 96283 (S.D. Ind. Nov. 25, 2008); Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. John Hancock Life Ins. Co., ___ F. Supp. 2d ___, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 100353 (S.D. Ind. December 11, 2008); In re Ready-Mixed Concrete Price-Fixing Litigation, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 71874 (S.D. Ind.); Hendrickson v. Alcoa Fuels, 735 N.E.2d 804 (Ind. Ct. App. 2000); Prime Vision Health, Inc. v. Indiana Eye Clinic, P.C., 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9893 (S.D. Ind.); Flying J Inc. v. City of New Haven, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 35535 (N.D. Ind. April 28, 2008); Freidline v. Shelby Insurance Co., 774 N.E.2d 37 (Ind. 2002); Allstate Insurance Co. v. Dana Corporation, 759 N.E.2d 1049 (Ind. 2001); City of South Bend v. Century Indemnity Co., 821 N.E.2d 5, clarified on rehearing, 824 N.E.2d 794 (Ind. Ct. App. 2005). Practice Areas: Legal Professional Liability; Appellate Practice; Litigation; Complex Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Professional Liability.Email: Steven M. Badger

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). Partner in the Business Services and Public Offerings and Securities Regulation Groups. Listed, Indiana Super Lawyers ® 2009 (Securities & Corporate Finance). Appeared as a guest lecturer on corporate and business law issues at Butler University. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; National Association of Securities Dealers (Arbitrator); Hook's Drug Foundation (Board Member). Practice Areas: Business Services; Corporate Governance; Securities Regulation; Public Offerings; Mergers and Acquisitions; Banks and Banking; Entrepreneurial Business Law.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); Honorary Deputy Chief - Indianapolis Police Department (1990). Mr. Bailey has made hundreds of presentations to a wide variety of public sector groups, including the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns, the Indiana Municipal Lawyer's Association, the Indiana School Boards Association, the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents and the Indiana Association of Chiefs of Police. His speeches cover a variety of topics, including legal issues in conducting an internal investigation, basics of collective bargaining, effective evaluation of public employees, preparing to testify, and getting better contracts for public sector CEOs. For more than 20 years Mr. Bailey also has served as an instructor for the Indiana Department of Toxicology Breath Test School. 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; Education Law; Government; Local Government Law; School 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). Noble of Indiana (Board Member, 2005—); Indy Jazz Fest (Operations Committee, 2003-2005); Elegant Vintages Wine Auction (Treasurer, 2004); Indianapolis Theatre Fringe Festival (Finance Committee, 2006—). Note Development Editor, Indiana Law Review, 1996-1997. Member: American, Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association. [Engineer, Chemical Warfare Defense, U.S. Army]. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Litigation; Trade Secrets; Intellectual Property Litigation; Patent Infringement.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). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America ® in Corporate Governance and Compliance area (2007-2008) and in Banking, Corporate Governance & Compliance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Funds and Structured Finance areas (2009); Indiana Super Lawyers ® 2009 (Securities & Corporate Finance); National Registry of Who's Who ® (Life Member); United States Junior Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Chapter (Vice President, 1996). Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa. Indiana Securities Division Advisory Committee; Limited Liability Company Task Force and Drafting Committee; Indiana Business Law Survey Commission; Indianapolis Jaycees Chapter Management (Vice President, 1995-1996); About Special Kids, Inc. (Board of Directors). 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; Corporate Governance; Entrepreneurial Business Law; Public Offerings; Securities Regulation; Minority Business 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.). Listed, Rising Star, Indiana Super Lawyers ® Magazine (2009). Recipient: Distinguished Fellow, Indianapolis Bar Foundation (2008); Finalist, Junior Achievement "Indy's Best and Brightest" Awards (2008); Up and Coming Lawyer, Indiana Lawyer Leadership in Law Awards (2006); Graduate, Indianapolis Bar Association Bar Leader Series II (2005); University of Notre Dame Office of Student Affairs Special Recognition Award for Leadership (2002). Member: Sports Lawyers Association; Indiana Sports Corporation (President's Council, 2008—); Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc. (SOLAR Young Professionals Leadership Committee, 2008—). Member: Indianapolis (Past Chair, Sports and Entertainment Law Section; Chair, Appellate Practice Section) and Indiana State (Member, Appellate Practice Section) Bar Associations. Fellow: Indiana Bar Foundation, 2007. [Communications Platoon Commander, U.S. Marine Corps; Major, Marine Corps Reserves]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice; Sports Law; Business Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation.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.

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. Editor, Indiana Law Journal, 1965-1966. Listed, The Best Lawyers in America ®; Indiana Super Lawyers ® (2004-2009); Chambers USA, corporate/mergers and acquisitions (2009). Member: Venture Club of Indiana, Inc. (Co-Founder, Officer and Director (1981-1998); Indiana Small Business Development Center of Indianapolis (Advisory Board); Governor's Task Force on Small Business Capital Formation (1990); Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Board of Associates); Task force for drafting the Indiana Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (1988), the Indiana Securities Law Exemption (1984), and the Indiana Mutual Insurance Holding Company Law (1998-1999). Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State, (Legal Ethics Committee, 1993-1995) and American Bar Associations. Fellow: Indiana Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Institutions Law; Business Organizations; Corporate Governance; Entrepreneurial Business Law; Minority Business Law.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. Member: International Council of Shopping Centers; United Way of Central Indiana (member, Human Services Committee); Hamilton County United Way Advisory Board (Chair); Fishers Chamber of Commerce (Marketing and Economic Development Committees). Member: Indianapolis (Past Chair, Land Use and Zoning Section) and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use; Zoning Law; Property Tax; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Development.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 ®; Indiana Super Lawyers ® 2009 (Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights). Member: Commercial Law League of America; American Bankruptcy Institute; Chapter 11 Task Force (U.S. Department of Justice, United States Trustee); Meridian Hills Country Club (President). Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Litigation; Workouts; Banks and Banking; Loan Workouts; Loan Restructuring.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). Recipient: Wall Street Tax and Business Award (Indiana University, 1989); Indiana University Jump Scholar (1987-1989); Phi Beta Kappa Purdue School of Agriculture's Outstanding Senior Man. Member: Indiana Agricultural Leadership Institute (Director & Chairman -1997); Farmhouse Fraternity, Purdue University (1980); Indiana Agricultural Leadership Program (1986-1988). Member: Indianapolis (Estate Planning Executive Council), Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Estate Planning; Probate; Business Organization; Agricultural Law; Business Succession Planning; Corporate Governance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Leasing; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Development.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). Member: National Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; National Institute for Trial Advocacy Advocates Association; International Defense Lawyers Association; Board of Visitors, Ave Maria Law School. Listed in: the Best Lawyers in America ® since 2003; Indiana Super Lawyers ® 2009 (Civil Litigation Defense). Master Fellow: Indiana Bar Foundation. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. [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: Litigation; Professional Liability; Transportation Liability; Insurance Coverage Defense; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Appellate Practice.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 ® (1998—); Indiana Super Lawyers ® (2004—); Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Honor Alumnus, 2003). Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association; Indiana University Research & Technology Corporation (Board of Directors); Rose-Hulman (Board of Trustees, 2009); Ball State Entrepreneurial Program Advisory Board; Indiana Health Industry Forum; Indiana Software Association Board of Directors (1993-1995); Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award Judges Panel (1995 and 1996); Indiana University School of Law Center for Intellectual Property Law and Innovation Board of Advisors; Indiana University School of Law Entrepreneurship Law Clinic Board of Advisors (Now Business Law Board); ALFA International (chairman, Intellectual Property Practice Group). Member: Indianapolis, (Patent, Trademark & Copyright Section, Former Chairman), and Indiana State (Patent, Trademark & Copyright Section, Former Chairman) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; College and University Law; Technology Transfers; Education Law; Intellectual Property; Trade Secrets.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). Member: Access Technology Across Indiana (ATAIN); National Association of College & University Attorneys (NACUA); Discovery Board of Directors at Ball State University; Capital Campaign Committee for Ball State University. Graduate of the Last Decade Award, Ball State University, 2001. Executive Note and Development Editor, Indiana University International & Comparative Law Review, 1998-1999. Barrister, Moot Court Society, 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. Member: Indiana State Bar Association; Indianapolis Bar Association; Hamilton County Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Education Law; Intellectual Property; Labor and Employment; College and University Law; School Law.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 ®; Indiana Super Lawyers ® 2009 (Business/Corporate). Member, St. Vincent de Paul-St. Luke's Conference (Treasurer); CEO-Net International, Inc. (Linkages Steering Committee). Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Organization; Mergers and Acquisitions; Intellectual Property; International Business Law; Antitrust.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). Listed, Indiana Rising Stars, 2009. Note Development Editor, Indiana Law Review. Member, International Trademark Association. Member: Indianapolis (Executive Committee of Intellectual Property Section) and Indiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Trademarks; Sports Law; E-Commerce; Business Organization; Copyrights.Email: Jennifer L. Day

Ronald E. Elberger (Partner) born Newark, New Jersey, March 13, 1945; admitted to bar, 1969, Maryland; 1970, District of Columbia, U.S. Court of Military Appeals and U.S. Tax Court; 1971, Indiana; 1973, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: George Washington University (A.A., 1964; B.A., 1966); American University (J.D., 1969). Member: Indiana Civil Liberties Union, Inc. (President and Chairperson, 1972-1977); National Council for the school of Media and Public Affairs of The George Washington University (2000—); Flanner House, Inc. (Board of Directors, 1999-2006); Flanner House of Indianapolis, Inc. (Advisory Board, 2007—); Emmis Communications Corporation (Vice President / General counsel, 1986-1998 and Vice President - Litigation and Assistant Secretary, 1999-2002); Cardboard Shoe Productions, Inc. (Vice President, 1986-2002); Chip Ganassi Racing Teams, Inc. (IRL, IPS, Grand Am) and Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, Inc. (Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, NASCAR, 2000—); American Civil Liberties Union (Board of Directors, 1972-1980); The Children's Museum of Indianapolis (Board of Directors, 1994-2003). Included in: The Best Lawyers in America ® for more than thirteen years in the areas of commercial litigation, sports, entertainment, legal malpractice and professional responsibility / ethics; 2001 and 2002 Indianapolis Business Journal's "Who's Who in Law"; Sagamore of the Wabash, awarded by Governor Evan Bayh; "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"; Distinguished Advisor, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis; Chambers USA top ranking in litigation (2003-2009); Voted the "Top point getter" in the 2004 Indiana "Super Lawyers" balloting; Top 50 "Super Lawyer" (2005—). Recipient, Robert G. Risk Award for Outstanding Service to the Indiana Civil Liberties Union (1977). Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State, Maryland and American Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar. Fellow: Indianapolis Bar Foundation; Indiana State Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation; Entertainment Law; Appellate Practice; Business Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Complex Litigation; Health Care; Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Media Law; Physicians Professional Liability; Professional Licensing.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 ® Indiana Super Lawyers ®. Member: Bicknell Minerals, Inc. (Director, 1986-1989); Indianapolis Soccer Academy (1994-1999); Sports and Entertainment Academy Advisory Board; Indiana University Board; Kelley School of Business Board (1996—); Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, Small Business Committee (1992—); Human Resources Committee, Indiana Manufacturers' Association; Macalester College Alumni Association (Board of Directors). Member: Indianapolis (Chairman, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1992), Indiana State (Chairman, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1997-1998) and American (State Practice and Procedure Subcommittee of the Litigation Section's Employment Law Committee, 1989—) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Sports and Entertainment; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Personnel Policies; Employment Litigation; Union Avoidance.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). Member, Defense Research Institute, Business Litigation Section. Listed: The Best Lawyers in America ® 2008 and 2009; Indiana Super Lawyers ® 2009 (Business Litigation). Member, Indiana Law Review staff (Indiana University School of Law). Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation; Complex 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). Honors, Ardath Burkhart Leadership Series Participant. Finalist, Indy's Best and Brightest, 2006. Member: Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (Board of Visitors); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington representative to the Indiana University Alumni Association Executive Council; Girls Inc. of Indianapolis (Vice Chair of Strategic Planning, Board Member, Touchstone event fundraising Committee); American Cancer Society (Great Lakes Division, Co-chair of 2008); Fashion A Cure; Indiana University School of Law Alumni - Bloomington (Past President, Board of Directors); Traders Point Hunt Charity Horse Show (Program Chairperson); Society of Women Environmental Professionals; Indianapolis Zoological Society (Advisory Counsel and Lowell Nussbaum Society Committee); Humane Society of Indianapolis (Past Member of the Development Committee). Member: Indianapolis (Past President, Environmental Law Section), Indiana State (Alcoholic Beverage Section, Government Practice Section, Environmental Law Section, and Agricultural Law Section) and American (Chairperson and Newsletter editor for the Administrative and Government Law Committee, General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section, the Natural Resources, Energy, and Environmental Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Alcohol Beverage Law; Equine Law; Administrative Law; Brownfield's Redevelopment; Superfund; Environmental Compliance; Insurance Recovery; Medical Waste; Minority Business Law; Environmental Permitting; Hazardous Waste.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). Honors, Dr. John Morton Finney Award for Excellence in Legal Education, Indianapolis Bar Association, 2006. Member: Defense Research Institute; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; Trucking Industry Defense Association; Indiana Leadership Forum (Class of 2007); ALFA International Transportation Practice Group. Speaker: "Insurance Law from A to Z," National Business Institute (2007); "Indiana Tort Claims Act," Insurance Institute of Indiana (2006); "Jury Instructions," Indianapolis Bar Association CLE (2006); "Current Issues Impacting Insurance Defense Practice," National Business Institute (2005). Member: Indianapolis Bar Association (Litigation Section Executive Committee and Diversity Task Force); Indiana State Bar Association. [U.S. Navy, JAG Corps, 1989-1993]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Family Law; Transportation Liability.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,). Chairman, Diversity Committee, Bose McKinney & Evans LLP. Chairman, Board of Directors, Great Commission Ministries, Inc., Orlando, Florida. Member: Advisory Board, Safe Families of Indiana; Board of Directors, Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic, Indianapolis, Indiana. Author: "The Family Medical Leave Act of 1993: An Overview of Law and Regulations," Res Gestae (November/December 1993), 1993-1994 Article of the Year Award. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations (Labor and Employment Law Sections). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Litigation; Personnel Policies; Litigation; Union Labor Law.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, Indiana State Bar Association, Taxation Section Award. Member: Second Helpings, Inc. (Board of Directors); United Way Leadership United Program-Ardath Burkhart Series; ALFA International Employee Benefits Practice Group (Chair); Rotary Club of Indianapolis. Member: Indianapolis (Tax Section (Chair) and Indiana State (Executive Committee, Tax Section) Associations. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; HIPAA; Federal Taxation; State Taxation; Inter-Governmental Risk Pools; Business Law; Education Law; College and University Law; School Law; Corporate Governance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Nonprofit Organizations Law.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). Member, Board of Directors, Homes with Hugs. National Lawyers Association. Honors: Indiana University School of Law Fellowship (1987-1990); American Jurisprudence Prize, Highest Grade in Gift and Estate Tax (1989). Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Government; Local Government Law; Municipal Law; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Development; Landlord and Tenant Law; Leasing.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); National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Boulder, Colorado. Listed, Litigation Super Lawyer, 2007-2009. Partner, Litigation Group. Member: Local Rules Advisory Committee for the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana (1998—); Sagamore American Inn of Court (Executive Committee, 2000—); Assistance League of Indianapolis (Member, Advisory Council to the Board); Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; The Columbia Club, Inc. Member: Indianapolis, Federal (President, Indianapolis Chapter) and American Bar Associations. 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: Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Complex Litigation; Banks and Banking; Guardianship; Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Litigation; Minority Business Law; Probate Litigation; Trust Litigation; Professional Licensing; Trade Secrets.Email: Kathleen I. Hart

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 ® 2007-2010; Indiana Super Lawyers ® 2009 (Mergers & Acquisitions). Participant, United Way of Central Indiana Ardath Burkhart Series. Contributing Editor, University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform. Member: Venture Club of Indiana; Indiana Bar Foundation; Indianapolis Latvian School (Principal); Latvian Song Festival, Inc. (General Counsel and Executive Committee member); Pleasant Run Children's Home (Board of Directors, 1994-1996). Member: Indianapolis (Business Law and International Law Sections), Indiana State (Business Law and International Law Sections) and American (Business Law and International Law Sections) Bar Associations. Languages: Latvian. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Entrepreneurial Business Law; Intellectual Property; Business Law; Corporate Governance; International Business Law; Sports 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). Listed, The Best Lawyers in America ® 2009-2010. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Utility Law; Municipal Law; Government; Local Government Law; Land Use Litigation; Water Law.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). Speaker: "Collection Law in Indiana," (Continuing Legal Education seminar); "Basic Bankruptcy" (Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2008); Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Author: "Classification of Student Loans," Consumer Bankruptcy News; "Joint Administration and Consolidation," Consumer Bankruptcy News. Member: Indianapolis Bar Association (Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section; Chairman, 2009); Indiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors' Rights; Bankruptcy Litigation; Workouts; Loan Workouts; Foreclosures; Banks and Banking; Bankruptcy Reorganization.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. Board of Editors, Indiana Law Journal, 1963-1964. Recognized in The National Registry of Who's Who; Listed in The Best Lawyers in America ® 1995-2010; Recognized as "Who's Who in Law" by the Indianapolis Business Journal. Member, Indiana University Foundation Partners in Philanthropy award, 2008; Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (Board of Visitors); Columbia Club Foundation (Trustee); Foundation of Lutheran Child and Family Services (Board Member, Vice President and Treasurer); Indianapolis and Indiana Chambers of Commerce (Law firm Representative); The Indy Partnership (Advisory Board Member); Several privately owned businesses (Boards of Directors). Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations; Indianapolis and Indiana Bar Foundations (Charter Member; Fellow). Practice Areas: Business Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions; Succession Planning; Business Structuring; Business Law; Corporate Governance; Venture Capital; Private Equity.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: Indiana Rising Stars, 2009; Barrett Award, 1998, given by Notre Dame Law School to the outstanding student in trial advocacy. Member: Defense Research Institute; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Land Use Litigation.Email: Bernie Too Keller

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., Government, 1982); Indiana University-Bloomington (J.D., 1987). Listed, The Best Lawyers in America ® for commercial litigation and construction law, 2007-2010. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Indianapolis Rotary Club. Reported Cases: Greater Greenwood Limited Partnership v. Sanders Broadcasting, 652 N.E.2d 566 (Ind. App. 1995); Woodland Center No. 2 LP v. Meyer & Wallis, Inc., Case No. IP 91-853-C; Hellyer Communications, Inc. v. WRC Properties, Inc., 969 F. Supp. 1150 (S.D. Ind. 1997); Johnson County Rural Electric Membership Corporation v. South Central Indiana Rural Electric Membership Corporation, 833 N.E. 2d 141 (Ind. Ct. App. 2008), Bigley v. MSD of Wayne Township, 823 N.E.2d 141, Ind. Ct. App. 2004), and WorldCom Network Services, Inc. v. Thompson, 698 N.E. 2d 1233 (Ind. Ct. App. 1998); PCL/Calumet v. Entercitement LLC., 760 N.E. 2d 633 (Ind. Ct. App. 2001); Klefstad Companies, Inc. v. New Boston Allison Limited Partnership, United States District Court for the Southern District of Indianapolis, 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14637; Hollingsworth v. Key Benefit Administrators, 658 N.E. 2d 653 (Ind. App. 1995). Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Litigation; Real Estate Development.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; Technology Transfers; Estate Planning; Wealth Planning; Estate and Gift Taxation; Venture Capital; Private Equity.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 ® 2007-2009; Super Lawyers, Indianapolis Monthly, 2006-2009; Indianapolis Influential Women Award Indianapolis Business Journal, 2008; Indiana's Leading Attorneys, Indiana Business Journal, 2009. Participant in City of Indianapolis' Brownfields Redevelopment Advisory Group, Indiana Brownfields Advisory Group. Member: Office of Environmental Adjudication Workgroup on Rulemaking; Indiana Department of Environmental Management (Workgroups on Voluntary Remediation, Spill Reporting, RISC, Environmental Restrictive Covenants, Response Costs); Indiana Manufacturers Association Environmental Legislative Committee. Member: Indianapolis Bar Association (Environmental Law Section); Indiana State Bar Association (Governmental Practice, Environmental Law and Agricultural Law Sections; Chair, Environmental Law Section Legislative Committee). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Administrative Law; Agricultural Law; Brownfields Redevelopment; Superfund; Environmental Compliance; Environmental Litigation; Insurance Recovery; International Business Law; Environmental Permitting; Solid Waste; Water 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). 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. Member: Valparaiso University School of Law (Alumni Board and Indianapolis Advisory Council); Best Buddies Indiana (Former Chairman, Advisory Board); John Purdue Club; Purdue Alumni Association; Purdue University President's Council; Long-Range Plan Committee-Management Task Force (Chair); Executive Committee of Delta Sigma Phi Foundation; Delta Sigma Phi Alumni Corporation Board at Purdue University (Former President and Member); Indiana FFA Foundation (Vice President of Board of Directors). Honors: Indiana Rising Stars (2009); Indiana Leadership Forum (2004) Senior Honors, Semester Honors, Jurist Award, Glenn D. Peters Fellow Award and Honors Program Scholar at Valparaiso University School of Law. Note Writer and Associate Editor, Valparaiso University Law Review. Phi Delta Phi (Magister). Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Banking Law; Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Entrepreneurial Business Law; Minority Business Law; Public Offerings; Sports Law; Motor Sports Law.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). Member: Indianapolis Downtown, Inc.; IU Medical Workforce Task Force; 500 Festival Committee; National Conference of State Legislatures (Officer; Past-President, Former Chair of Program Oversight Subcommittee); State Legislative Leaders Foundation (Board of Directors); American Enterprise Life Insurance Company; Indiana Repertory Theatre; Indiana University Law School (Board of Visitors); Indiana Economic Development Council. Honors: Best Lawyers in America ® 2007-2010; National Conference of State Legislatures' Leadership Award; National Federation of Independent Business Guardian of Small Business Award; Indiana Chamber of Commerce Government Leader of the Year Award. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Utilities; Business Law; Government; Labor and Employment; Minority Business Law.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). Board Memberships: First Merchants of Central Indiana; Johnson County Development Corporation; Johnson County Board of Commissioners (Former Member); Shepherd Community Ministries; Bridges of Hope International; Emmanuel Church of Greenwood Mission Board; Indiana Chamber of Commerce Small Business Council; Lincoln Bank and Lincoln Bancorp (Former Member). 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"; "Planning for the Next Generation"; "Making the Shoe Fit: Business Choices"; "Financing Indiana Businesses"; "Turning Your Business into Cash," (CEO Net Intl's Linkages Program); numerous presentations to clients, civic groups and church groups on the fundamentals of estate planning. Practice Areas: Business Organization Law; Estate Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Succession Planning; Corporate Governance; Wealth Planning; Estate and Gift Taxation; Banks and Banking.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, The Best Lawyers in America ®, 2007-2010. Included in Indiana Super Lawyers ®, 2008. Member: Indiana Manufacturers Association (Environmental Policy Committee, Water Subcommittee); Indiana Chamber of Commerce (Environment and Natural Resources Committee, Water Subcommittee); Indiana Wetlands Conservation Plan (Wetlands Advisory Group); Indiana University School of Law Client Counseling Competition (Judge); American Indoor Air Quality Council; Antelope Club. Member: Indianapolis (Former Chair, Environmental Law Section), Indiana State (Executive Council, Agricultural Law Section and Former Chair, Environmental Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Natural Resources Law; Administrative Law; Agricultural Law; Environmental Compliance; Environmental Litigation; Insurance Recovery; Medical Waste; Environmental Permitting; Property Remediation; Hazardous Waste; Water 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). Honors, NAIA Track & Field Scholar Athlete, 1991; Competitor in the marathon at national track meet, 1991; NCCAA Scholar Athlete - Cross Country, 1991 and Track & Field, 1992; Team Captain, Cross country, 1991, Track and field, 1992; Superior Rating on Senior Comprehensive Exam, 1992; Indiana Super Lawyer ® 2009, Business Litigation. Member: Business Law Survey Commission (Non-compete Subcommittee); Eagle Creek Community Church Leadership Team; 1999 Graduate of the Indiana Leadership Forum. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Appellate Practice; Employment Litigation; Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Trade Secrets; Union Avoidance.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, International Professional Business Fraternity. Member, Plainfield United Methodist Church. Appointment, Director of Institute for Study Abroad, Inc. Recipient: Certified Public Accountant; Indiana University Law School Tax Award; University of Evansville Outstanding Graduating Senior. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Special Agencies: Internal Revenue Service; Department of Labor; Indiana Department of Revenue. Practice Areas: Executive Compensation; Employee Benefits; ERISA; Federal Taxation; State Taxation; Local Taxation; For-Profit and Nonprofit Organizations; Health Care; Business Law; Estate Planning; Wealth Planning; Physician Practices; Tax Law.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). Recipient, Indiana Rising Stars, 2009. Member: American Institute of Architects; Building Standard Committee, Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis. General Counsel of Indiana Concrete Masonry Association. Member: Indiana State (Treasurer, Construction and Surety Law Section) and American (Member of Forum on the Construction Industry and Member of Division III - Design, Division V - Contract Negotiations, Performance and Administration, Division VII - Bonds Liens and Insurance) Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Amerisure Inc. v. Wurster Construction Co., Inc., 818 N.E.2d 998 (Ind. Ct. App. 2004); Brownsburg Community School Corp. v. Natare Corporation, 824 N.E.2d 336 (Ind. 2005); Bigley v. MSD of Wayne Township Schools, 823 N.E.2d 278 (Ind. Ct. App. 2005); Mark E. Savoree and Karen S. Savoree v. Industrial Contracting and Erecting, Inc., 789 N.E.2d 1013 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003). Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Real Estate Development.Email: Troy Michael Miller

Jeffrey D. Mills (Partner) 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. Adjunct Professor of Business Law, Oakland City University, 2006-2007. Author: "Banking with non-U.S. Citizens," Wisconsin Banker's Association, June 2008; "The Challenges and Opportunities of In-house Counsel," Indianapolis Bar Association Bar Leader Series, 2005. Practice Areas: Commercial Loans; Commercial Finance; Corporate Law; Bankruptcy; Workouts; Commercial Law; Banking Law; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Bankruptcy Litigation.Email: Jeffrey D. Mills

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). Listed, The Best Lawyers in America ® 2007-2010 (Venture Capital Law and Biotechnology Law). Alpha Tau Omega Alumni Association. Member, Board of Directors, Venture Club of Indiana. Author: "High-Tech Acquisitions, Merger Raise Concerns," (Indiana Lawyer, 2001); "Invention and Nondisclosure Agreements: Protecting Business Information and Workplace Innovation," (Smart Business Indianapolis, 2004). Member: Indianapolis (Executive Committee of the Business Section) and Indiana State Bar Associations. Transactions: Represented publicly held communications company in domestic and international purchases and sales of television and radio stations (including radio network acquisitions in Slovakia and Poland); Represented several start-up and growth companies in securing venture capital and debt financing; Represented Fortune 500 company in negotiation of venture capital placement transactions; Represented international consumer electronics company in negotiation of multi-year component manufacturing and supply agreement with satellite television company; Represented U.S. software development company in negotiation of license and development agreement for telecommunications infrastructure software with international telecommunications company; Represented multinational health products manufacturer in connection with multiple joint ventures and strategic alliances; Represented Midwestern agricultural product company in connection with establishment of Brazilian manufacturing joint venture; Represented National Football League franchise in negotiating and drafting of stadium naming rights agreement; Represented Midwestern chemical company in acquisition of Texas specialty chemicals business from founders, and subsequent sale to Fortune 500 company. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Business Law; Technology Transfers; Corporate Governance; Entrepreneurial Business Law; Intellectual Property Licensing; Sports Law; Venture Capital; Private Equity.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). Member: American College of Real Estate Lawyers; Urban Land Institute. Listed: Chambers USA top ranking in real estate (2009); Indianapolis Real Estate Lawyer of the Year (Best Lawyers ®, 2009); Indiana Super Lawyers ® 2009 (Real Estate); Who's Who in Commercial Real Estate (Indianapolis Business Journal, 1997, 2002); The Best Lawyers in America ® for more than 20 years. Recognized as one of the Top 50 Lawyers (all areas of practice) in the state of Indiana. Order of the Coif. Editor, Michigan Law Review, 1966-1967. Member: Indianapolis (Land Use and Zoning Section), Indiana State (Real Property Probate Trust and Land Use and Zoning Sections), Seventh Federal Circuit and American Bar Associations. 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; Real Estate; Real Estate Acquisitions.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). Past Member and Past President of the Board of School Trustees, Hamilton Southeastern School Board. Listed: The Best Lawyers in America ® 2007-2010; Indiana Super Lawyers ® 2009 (Banking). Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State, Seventh Circuit and American Bar Associations (Litigation and Business Law Groups). Practice Areas: Financial Institutions Law; Litigation; Appellate Practice; Business Litigation; Commercial 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). Member, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association. Listed: The Best Lawyers in America ® 2007-2010; Indiana Super Lawyers ® 2009 (Family Law). Member: Indianapolis (Executive Committee, Family Law Section), Indiana State (Legislative Chair, Family Law Section) and American Bar Associations. Fellow: Indiana Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Family Law; Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Probate Litigation; Trust Litigation.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). Member, National Association of Bond Lawyers and the Indiana Municipal Lawyers Association. Listed, Indianapolis Bar Association 2003; Young Lawyer of the Year Award; The Best Lawyers in America ® 2010. Member: Indianapolis Bar Association (Former Chair of the Young Lawyer's Division); Indiana State Bar Association (Board Member of Utility Law and Government Law Divisions). 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; Government; Local Government Law; Greenways; Municipal Law; Public Finance; Stormwater.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). Staff Editor for the Indiana Law Journal. Finalist in the Sherman Minton Moot Court Competition. Recipient, The Scribes Award for Excellence in Legal Writing. 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). Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Personnel Policies; Immigration Law; Management Training; Union Avoidance.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; Appellate Practice; Complex Litigation; Copyrights; Infringement Studies; Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Licensing; Patents; Trade Secrets; Trademarks.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). Member: 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. Elected Member of the Board of the Metropolitan School District of Pike Township, 1990-1998. Recipient, Bud Dale Award, Sagamore of the Wabash, recognition in The Best Lawyers in America ® 2007-2010 and a Concurrent Resolution of the Indiana General Assembly. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Transactions: Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission; Indiana Department of Environmental Management. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Utility Law; Electric Utilities; Natural Gas; Renewable Energy; Stormwater; Water Law; Wastewater.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). Honors, American Board of Trial Advocates. Listed: Indiana Super Lawyers ® 2004-2009; The Best Lawyers in America ® 2007-2010. Transactions: Representation of a specialty lines insurance agency in a multi-million dollar coverage dispute in federal district court; Representation of a large mutual life insurance company in numerous state court market conduct lawsuits; Representation of a municipal school corporation before the Indiana Tax Court concerning the State of Indiana's denial of its school construction project; Representation of a manufacturer of construction equipment in product liability lawsuits in state and federal courts throughout the United States; Representation of a mutual life insurance company in a national market conduct class action; Representation of a large property and casualty insurer in a national class action; Representation of an electronics manufacturer in an intellectual property dispute in federal district court. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Health Care; Medical Malpractice Defense.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). Member: American Arbitration Association; Forum on the Construction Industry; ALFA International Construction Law Practice Group (Global Legal Network); Construction Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association; National Institute for Trial Advocacy; Defense Trial Council of Indiana; Indiana Architecture Foundation Board (1996-1998); Indianapolis Women in Architecture (Co-Chair, 1996); Indianapolis Bar Association Diversity Task Force (2007-2008); Pro-bono Contract Negotiations for various Indiana churches; Indianapolis Bar Leader Series (2007); Julian Center Guild member (2000-2001); Indianapolis Art Center Grand Opening, Steering Committee (1995-1996); Explorer Post Leader for the Boy Scouts of America (1996-1997). Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Education Law; Insurance Coverage; Litigation; Real Estate Development.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). Member: ISBA Federal Courts Committee; Bose McKinney & Evans Diversity Committee. Appointed, Governor Mitch Daniels to the Indiana Election Commission, 2006‐. Elected, Secretary of the Marion County Democratic Party Central Committee, 2006—. Appointed, by Mayor Bart Peterson to the Indianapolis Marion County Board of Zoning Appeals, 2003-2005. Guest Lecturer: "Protecting Companies from Fraud and Corporate Criminal Liability" (National Business Institute, August 9, 2005); (Indiana University School of Law, Constitutional Litigation, Winter 2006); Election Law (ICLEF, March 18, 2008). Panel Participant (Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington, Legal Professions, Winter 2009). Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: White Collar Criminal Defense; Appellate Practice; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Family Law; Government; Local Government Law; Municipal Law.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). Listed, The Best Lawyers in America ® 2010 Immigration Law. Member: American Immigration Lawyers Association (Past Chair, Indiana Chapter); National Association of College and University Attorneys; Indiana Bar Foundation (Fellow); Human Resource Professional Development Association, Indy SHRM; Sycamore School (Past Board President); Diversity Roundtable of Central Indiana. Speaker: "Ethics" 30th Annual Labor-Management Relations Seminar (Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis/NLRB Region 25, May 2009); "Impact on Immigration, Winds of Change Are Upon Us: Preparing Your Business for a New Era of Employment Laws and Regulations" (BME, March 2009); "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 of the 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 (Co-author "Business Immigration," "Professional Employer Organizations and Contract Employees" sections, 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). Member: Indianapolis (Labor Law Section), Indiana State (International and Employment and Labor Law Sections, Co-Chairman of American Citizenship Committee) and American (Labor and Employment Law and International Law Practice Sections) Bar Associations. Fellow: Indiana Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Immigration Law; Education Law; College and University Law; Banks and Banking; Management Training; Union Avoidance.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 ® 2007-2010. Member: Counsel of School Attorneys of the National School Boards Association; Association of Educational Negotiators; Educational Law Association. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State, (Labor Law Section), and American (Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Education Law; College and University Law; School Law.Email: Charles R. Rubright

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.). Member: ICLEF (Board of Directors); Achievement Academy of Indianapolis (Board of Directors). Author: "Appellate Civil Law Update" (Res Gestae, 2004). Honors: Indiana Rising Stars (2009); Champion of Diversity (2008); Indiana University Moot Court Competition among the top Best Oralist and Best Briefs and Indiana Conference for Legal Education Opportunities. Member: Indianapolis (Litigation Section, Chair of Diversity Task Force), Indiana State (Board of Governors, Counsel to the President, Litigation Section, Appellate Practice Section Council, Latino Affairs Committee) and American (Council of Appellate Lawyers) Bar Associations; Indiana State Bar Foundation (Board of Directors; Fellow). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Minority Business Law; White Collar Criminal Defense.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). Listed, The Best Lawyers in America ® (2009-2010); Indiana Super Lawyers ® (2006—). Beta Gamma Sigma (Scholastic honorary); Phi Eta Sigma (Scholastic honorary). Recipient: Indiana University School of Business Senior Scholastic Award; Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America. Member, Venture Club of Indiana; Community Organizations Legal Assistance Project, Inc., (Former Member of Board of Directors, COLAP). Member: Indianapolis, (Business Law Section; Former Member of Executive Counsel) Indiana State, (Business Law Section) and American (Negotiated Acquisitions, Private Equity and Venture Capital, and LLCs, Partnerships and Unincorporated Entities Committees) Bar Associations. Transactions: Represented large Indiana wholesaler of wine and spirits in connection with numerous asset and stock acquisitions of other wine and spirits wholesalers in Indiana, Illinois and Michigan; Represented wine wholesaler in connection with the acquisition of all of the outstanding stock of a Michigan wine wholesaler in an IRC Section 338 (h) (10) transaction; Represented bottled water company in connection with the sale of all of its assets to The Perrier Group of America, Inc.; Represented Indiana-based manufacturer of specialty metal products in connection with the sale of all of its outstanding stock to CMW Acquisitions, Inc.; Represented large Indiana-based electrical contracting firm in connection with the sale of all of its outstanding stock to a Texas-based publicly traded company for cash and restricted stock; Represented Indiana-based wood office furniture manufacturing company in connection with the acquisition of another wood office furniture manufacturing company through a forward triangular merger (including the Regulation A filing and obtaining an IRS Private Letter Ruling); Represented engineering and computerized mapping business in connection with sale of all of its outstanding stock to a Colorado-based publicly traded company for cash and restricted stock in an IRC Section 338 (h) (10) transaction; Represented printing company in connection with the sale of all of its outstanding stock to a Tennessee-based publicly traded company; Represented company in connection with the acquisition of assets of an insolvent printing company from the Bankruptcy Trustee; Represented Illinois beer wholesaler in connection with the sale of substantially all of its beer distribution rights in numerous transactions; Represented Indiana-based investment firm in connection with the organization of and registration as a securities broker-dealer, investment advisor, futures commission merchant, commodity trading advisor and commodity pool operator; Represented Indiana-based investment firm in connection with the organization of two commodity trading pools; Represented Indiana-based computer software developer in connection with a Regulation D securities offering; Represented wine and spirits wholesaler in connection with joint venture organized to distribute wine and spirits in the Commonwealth of Kentucky; Represented numerous clients in connection with senior, subordinated and mezzanine debt financings and other loan transactions; Represented numerous closely held businesses in connection with buy-sell agreements, complex shareholder agreements, minority shareholder disputes, recapitalizations and business succession matters; Represented Chicago-based rectifier of spirits products in connection with the sale of its product brands and trademarks to a Maine-based rectifier of alcoholic beverages; Represented numerous clients in connection with the establishment of phantom stock plans and other equity participation plans; Represented numerous clients in connection with the organization of corporations, limited liability companies and limited partnerships. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Law; Business Succession Planning; Entrepreneurial Business Law; Corporate Governance.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). Honors, Honorary Insurance Commissioner for the state of Indiana by the Indiana Department of Insurance (IDOI). Listed: The Best Lawyers in America ® 2007-2010; Indiana Super Lawyers ® (Government Relations law, 2004-2009). Recipient: Governmental Affairs Society of Indiana Allen C. Steere Award; Indianapolis Business Journal's "Who's Who in Health Care," (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; Cambridge Who's Who. Appointments, Health Finance Advisory Committee; State Health Finance Policy Commission. Member: Governmental Affairs Society of Indiana (Co-founder, Past Board Member and Two-time Former President); Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute (Past Chairperson and Board Member); Indiana Legal Foundation (Board Member); Indiana Chamber of Commerce (Board Member); Association of Life Insurance Counsel (Member); Governor's Task Force on Organ Transplantation (1986-1987); Governor's Special Business Task Force (1983-1984); Health Care Professional Development Commission of the Indiana State Department of Health; Mental Health Association of Indiana (Past Chairperson); Indiana Gaming Association (Past Vice President); Public Affairs Council (Past Board Member). Fellow: Indiana Bar Foundation. [Capt., Army Military Intelligence, 1968-1970]. Practice Areas: Government Relations; Business Law; Banks and Banking; Health Care; Rule Making/Legislation.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). Member, International Council of Shopping Centers. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Finance; Banks and Banking; Real Estate Finance; Leasing; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Development.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). Panel Chair/Speaker: "Medical Malpractice Litigation" Seminar (Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, June 21, 2006; "Hot Topics in Nursing Home Litigation" (Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, February 25, 2002); "Water Law Update" (Business Law Section of the Indiana Bar Association, 2000. Author: "Long-Term Care Licensure and Related Requirements" (Indiana Update, ALFA Health Care Compendium, 2005). Member: Hooverwood Nursing Home (Executive Member, Board of Directors); Bose McKinney & Evans LLP Recruiting Committee; Defense Research Institute; Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra (Board of Directors, 2002-2006); Indianapolis Museum of Art (Docent, September, 2002-May, 2006). Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Special Agencies: Department of Insurance; Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Indiana Attorney General; Professional Licensing Agency; Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and the Indiana State Department of Health. Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice Professional Liability Defense; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Complex Litigation; Health Care; Insurance Coverage; Intellectual Property Litigation; Long Term Care.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 ®, 2004-2009; The Best Lawyers in America ®, 2010. Speaker: "Practical Considerations When Funding Trusts with Real Estate" (ICLEF, 2000); "Focus on Trusts: Raising Red Flags; New Developments and Trends" (IBA Seminar, 2000). Member: Estate Planning Council of Indianapolis; St. Luke's United Methodist Church; American Cancer Society - Great Lakes Division, Inc. (Planned Giving Volunteer Consultant). Member: Indianapolis (Estate Planning & Administrative Section-Executive Committee, 1992—, Chair, 2002) and Indiana State (Probate, Trust & Real Property Section) Bar Associations. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Administration, Indiana State Bar Association, Family Law Certification Board). Practice Areas: Estate and Business Succession Planning; Wills; Trusts; Estate Administration; Guardianships; Business Succession Planning; Contested Wills; Estate Litigation; Trust Litigation; Family Wealth Transfer; Fiduciary Law; Business Transactions; Business Organization; Estate Planning; Estate and Gift Taxation; Guardianship; Probate Litigation.Email: J. Gregory Shelley

Nikki G. Shoultz (Partner) born Danville, Indiana, April 13, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Indiana. Education: Hanover College (Political Science, 1988); Butler University (B.A., Political Science, 1989); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 1992). Member: Indiana Wind Working Group (Co-Chair, Policy Committee, 2008-2009); International Technology Law Association; American Public Communications Council; Indy Reads (President, 2008; Board Member, 2005—); Girls Inc. (Board Member, 2005—); Hanover College Center for Business Preparation (Leadership Council; Leadership Series Committee); Plainfield Tri Kappa Philanthropic Society (2003— Chair, Children's Theater Workshop 2005-2007); Plainfield United Methodist Church Board of Trustees; Children's Council; 500 Festival Volunteer. Honors, 2009 Distinguished Barrister, Indiana Lawyer's Leadership in Law. Listed: The Best Lawyers in America ® (2008-2010). Order of the Barristers. Member, Jessup International Law Moot Court Team. Member: Indiana State Bar Association (Officer, Utilities Section, Telecommunications 2005). Transactions: Acquisition of the Indianapolis Water Company before the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. Practice Areas: Utility Law; Telecommunications; College and University Law; E-Commerce; Education Law; Electric Power; Renewable Energy; Green Initiatives and Sustainability; School Law.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 ® (2007-2010); Indiana Super Lawyers ® (2004-2008). Member: American College of Trust & Estate Counsel, (Employee Benefits in Estate Planning Committee, ACTEC); Estate Planning Council of Indianapolis; Planned Giving Group of Indianapolis; Indiana Benefits Conference (Past Director). Member: Indianapolis (Tax Section, Past Chairperson, Estate Planning and Administration Section, Past Executive Council Member) and Indiana State Bar Associations. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Administration, Indiana State Bar Association, Estate Planning and Administration Certification Board of Indiana). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Employee Benefits; Business Law; Executive Compensation; Estate Administration; Wealth Planning; Estate and Gift Taxation; Banks and Banking.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). Listed, Indiana Super Lawyers ® 2009 (Tax). Member: Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation (Served multiple terms on Board of Directors and as Treasurer of Executive Committee, and has been Chairperson of Dues, House and Finance Committees); 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; Corporate Governance; Executive Compensation; Federal Income Tax; State Taxation; Tax Litigation.Email: Ronald M. Soskin

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 top ranking in real estate (2009); Indiana Rising Stars (2009). Member: Board of Directors of the John H. Boner Community Center; Indianapolis Bond Bank Charter School Loan Review Committee, Urban Land Institute; International Council of Shopping Centers; Institute for Real Estate Management. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Leasing; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Development.Email: Angela E. Stephens

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). Member: American College of Mortgage Attorneys (Board of Regents Member and State Chair, 2003—); National and Indianapolis Chapter of Commercial Real Estate Women (Board of Directors, 2005-2007); Indiana Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council; Green Building Task Force for the City of Indianapolis Office of Sustainability; First Annual CREW Midwest Regional Conference (Chair, 2004); United Way of Central Indiana, Executive Women's Leadership Program; Hispanic Center (Board of Directors 2002-2004); Lake George Conservancy; Indy Greenprint Incentives Committee; Volunteer World Basketball Championships; Community Organizations Legal Assistance Project, Inc.; Morse Waterways Association; Keep Indianapolis Beautiful. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Loans; Environmental Law; Banks and Banking; Real Estate Finance; Green Initiatives and Sustainability; Leasing; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Development.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). Member: 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). 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". Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Government; Local Government Law; Public Finance.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). Listed: "Forty Under 40" by Indianapolis Business Journal (February 2005); Stanley K. Lacy Executive Leadership Series Class XXVII. Notes and Comments Editor, Indiana Law Journal. Order of the Coif. Recipient: Academic Fellowship at Indiana University School of Law (1994-1997); C.J.S. Awards in Torts, International Law and Legislation; Public Interest Law Fellowship (summer 1995); Japanese Ministry of Education Scholarship (1989-1990). Speaker: "Developments in Property Taxation" (Indiana Continuing Legal Education Foundation conference, March 2008); Institute for Real Estate Management (January 2008); Indiana Commercial Real Estate Conference (November 2008). Adjunct Professor at the Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (Spring 2007); "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). Author: Editor of the Taxing Times for Indiana e-Newsletter (published by the ISBA); "Property Tax Questions," (Indiana Business Magazine, 2005); "Paternalism Versus Pugnacity: The Right To Counsel In Japan and The United States," (Indiana Law Journal). Member: Indianapolis (Council of the Taxation Section), Indiana State and Illinois State Bar Associations; Health Foundation of Greater Indianapolis Board of Directors; Midtown Community Mental Health Center (Chairman, Board of Directors); Indiana AIDS Fund (Chairman Emeritus); ACLU of Indiana Lawyer's Council (Member, Steering Committee). Practice Areas: Property Taxation; Business Services; Taxation; Tax Litigation.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: Chambers USA top ranking in labor and employment (2009); The Best Lawyers in America ®, 2003-2010; Indiana Super Lawyers ®, 2004—. Recipient, Volunteer of the Year Award (Indiana Chamber of Commerce, 2008). Author: Model Employee Policies for Indiana Employers with Legal Commentary (Indiana Chamber of Commerce, 5th ed. 2007); "Love Contracts" (Indiana Business, 2007); "Recent Developments and Trends in the Law of Workplace Harassment" (ICLEF, 2002); "Employment Policies and Record Keeping Requirements in Indiana" (ICLEF, 2001); "Recent Developments in Employment Discrimination Law" (ICLEF, 2000). Member: Human Resources Committee of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce (Chairman, 2007); Indiana University School of Law Practitioner Advisory Committee; Special Advisor to the Indiana Manufacturers Association; Personnel Committee of the Indiana Bankers Association. Member: Indianapolis (Labor and Employment Law Section), Indiana State (Labor and Employment Law Section) and American (Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Personnel Policies; Affirmative Action; Employment Litigation; Banks and Banking; Management Training; Union Avoidance.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). Listed, Indiana Super Lawyers ® 2009 (Business/Corporate/International Law). Recipient, Advocate of the Year (Indiana Academy of Ophthalmology, 1997). Member: Delta Upsilon Educational Foundation, Inc. (Board of Trustees and Executive Committee Member, 1998-2004); Indiana Chapter, Association for Corporate Growth; World Trade Club of Indiana. Member: Indianapolis (Business Law Section), Indiana State (Business Law, International Law, and Sports and Entertainment Law Sections) and American (Business Law and International Law Sections) Bar Associations. Fellow: Indiana Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Entrepreneurial Business Law; Sports Law; Entertainment Law; Business Law; Corporate Governance; Education Law; School Law; International Business Law.Email: Scott E. Tarter

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 Super Lawyers ® 2004 (Real Estate); Indiana Gamma of Phi Delta Theta Alumnus of the Year, 1992. Member: International Council of Shopping Centers; Urban Land Institute; Butler University (Board of Visitors for the College of Liberal Arts, 2009); Immaculate Heart of Mary School (Board of Education/School Commission, 1995-1998; President, 1997-1998). Phi Delta Theta Foundation (Trustee, 1984-1999; President, 1988-1991). Member: Indiana (Business Law and Real Property Sections), Indianapolis (Business Law and Land Use Sections) and American (Business Law and Real Property Sections) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Cemetery Law; Funeral Home Law; Real Estate Development; Green Initiatives and Sustainability; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Leasing; Real Estate Acquisitions.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 ® (2007-2010); Indiana Super Lawyers ® (2004, 2009); Indiana's Top Lawyers by Indiana Business Magazine (2008). Past Member, Sagamore American Inn of Court. Member: Community Development Law Center (Board of Directors); Never Too Late, Inc. (Board of Directors); Reorganization Committee assigned to study government reorganization and consolidation in Zionsville, Indiana. Zionsville Presbyterian Church. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State (Judicial Evaluation Committee) Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Lauth Indiana Resort & Casino, LLC v. Lost River Development, LLC, 889 N.E. 2d 915 (Ind. Ct. App. 2008); Brenwick Associates, LLC v. Boone County Redevelopment Commission, 889 N.E.2d 289 (Ind. 2008); City of Carmel v. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., 883 N.E.2d 781 (Ind. 2008); Brenwick Associates, LLC v. Boone County Redevelopment Commission, 870 N.E.2d 474 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007); 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, 846 N.E.2d 654 (Ind. 2006) Metro. Dev. Comm'n of Marion County v. Pinnacle Media, LLC, 836 N.E.2d 422 (Ind. 2005); Metro. Dev. Comm'n of Marion County v. Pinnacle Media, LLC, 811 N.E.2d 404 (Ind. Ct. App. 2004); Lake Central School Corporation v. Hawk Development Corporation, 793 N.E.2d 1080 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Government; Greenways; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Litigation; Local Government Law; Municipal Law; Products Liability; Professional Licensing; Land Use 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). Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, ® 2007-2009. Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. Member, Network of Women in Business; National Association of Educational Negotiators; National School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys; Indiana Education Employment Relations Board; Ad Hoc Panel of Mediators and Fact-Finders (1987-1991). Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Education Law; School Law.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/Speaker: "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" (First America Title Insurance Company in-house seminar); "Foreclosure Process and Lot Calculations" (First Indiana Bank in-house seminar); "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" (ICLEF); "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). Practice Areas: Foreclosures; Bankruptcy Litigation; Bankruptcy; Workouts; Loan Workouts; Commercial Loans; Bankruptcy Reorganization.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). Member: Chapel Rock Christian Church (Board Member); Marion County Local Rules Committee. 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). Honors, Indiana Rising Stars (2009). Graduate, Indianapolis Bar Association Bar Leader Series III (2006). Note Development Editor, Indiana Law Review (2001-2002). Member: Intramural Moot Court. Order of the Barristers. Captain, Northwestern College Football Program, 1998. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Reported Cases: City of Carmel v. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., 883 N.E.2d 781 (Ind. 2008); LHT Capital, LLC v. Indiana Horse Racing Commission, 891 N.E. 2d 646 (Ind. Ct. App. 2008); Lauth Indiana Resort & Casino, LLC v. Lost River Development, LLC, 889 N.E. 2d 915 (Ind. Ct. App. 2008); GPI at Danville Crossing, LP v. West Central Conservancy District, 867 N.E.2d 645 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007) (transfer denied); 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); Tru-Cal, Inc. v. Conrad Kacsik Instrument Systems, Inc., 905 N.E. 2d 40 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009). Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Complex Litigation; Green Initiatives and Sustainability; Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Products Liability; Land Use 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). Honors: First Place Finish, 1999 Salmon P. Chase College of Law National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition; Best Brief Award, 1999 Salmon P. Chase College of Law National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition; Second Place Finish, 1998 University of Dayton School of Law, Walter H. Rice Moot Court Competition; Best Brief Award, 1998 University of Dayton School of Law, Walter H. Rice Moot Court Competition; Earned the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction's (CALI) Excellence For The Future Awards in Legal Writing and Advanced Commercial Real Estate Courses while attending the University of Dayton School of Law. Author: Northern Kentucky University Law Review, Best Brief Respondent, University of Dayton School of Law Moot Court Brief; 27 N. KY L. Rev. 623 (2000); Applicant Quality Submissions: Will This Section of the Patent Reform Act Affect You and Your Business? (Inside Indiana Business with Gerry Dick online publication - April 15, 2008). Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternal Organization. Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association. Member: Indiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Patent Prosecution; Patent Litigation; Intellectual Property; Food and Drug Law; Infringement Studies; Drug and Medical Device Regulation; Patents.Email: Ryan O. White

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). Listed: The Best Lawyers in America ® 2009-2010; Indiana Rising Stars (2009). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Managing Editor, Indiana Law Journal. Member: Ardath Burkhart Series Board Leadership Development (graduate); Junior Achievement of Central Indiana, Inc. (Volunteer). 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," (NBI, Inc., 2002). Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Loans; Real Estate Secured Lending; Real Estate Acquisitions; Banks and Banking; Construction Finance; Real Estate Development.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). Member: American Arbitration Association (AAA) (Panel of Neutrals for Large and Complex Cases, 1995—); International Center for Dispute Resolution, (ICDR, 2000—); National Research Exchange (2005—); John S. Grimes Trust (Trustee); Indiana University School of Law (1992—); St. Richard's Episcopal School (Board of Trustees 2007—); Prevent Child Abuse Indiana (Board of Directors, 2000-2007; Vice President, 2004-2006); General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church USA (Advisory Committee for Litigation, 1993-2002 and Permanent Judicial Commission of the General Assembly 2004—); Macalester College (Alumni Admissions Committee 1991-1998); United Way of Central Indiana (Co-chair of Evaluation Committee and member of Agency Relations Cabinet, 1992-1995); Faith and Families, Inc. (Board of Directors, 1998). Author: "The Federal Standard for Admitting or Excluding Expert Witness Testimony," and Mock Daubert Hearing Presentation (Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum program on Complex Litigation, October 7, 2008); "Recent Developments in Legal Ethics" (Indiana Legal Review presentation for the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, December 13, 2007); "The Attorney-Client Privilege in Environmental Litigation" (presentation for the Environmental Law Section of the Indiana State Bar Association, December 6, 2007); "The Attorney-Client Privilege: Following the Rules and Applying Recent Cases" and "The Attorney-Client-Privilege in Electronic Discovery" (presentations for the National Business Institute, November 28, 2007) "Plaintiff's Failure to Demonstrate Standing Fatal to Antitrust Action" Metropolitan Corporate Counsel Magazine, National Edition., December 2006); "Uniform Commercial Code," Volumes 7, 8, 8A of Indiana Practice, 3d Ed. (West, 2003) and annual pocket parts (2004—); "Survey of Recent Developments in the Law Concerning the Uniform Commercial Code," 36 Indiana Law Review 1353, (2003); "Trade Secrets" and "Covenants Not to Compete in Employment Agreements," (seminar presentations for Professional Education Systems Institute, Inc. program on "Hot Topics in Business Litigation," April 19, 2002 Indianapolis, Indiana); "Survey of Recent Developments of the Law Concerning the Uniform Commercial Code and a Brief Introduction to Revised UCC Article 9," 34 Indiana Law Review, (1999, 2001); "Survey of Indiana Commercial Law," 33 Indiana Law Review 1161, (2000); "Pre Hearing Discovery and Procedures in Arbitration of Large and Complex Cases," (presentation and panel discussion for American Arbitration Association seminar on December 10, 2001, Indianapolis, Indiana). Member: Indianapolis (Business Litigation and Litigation Management Sections), Indiana State (Ethics Committee 2008—; Publications Committee 1992-1995; Ad Hoc Committee for the Adoption of UCC Article 4A, 1991), Seventh Circuit and American Bar Associations. Fellow: Indianapolis Bar Association. Reported Cases: Banco Del Atlantico, S.A. v. Woods, et al., 2005 WL 1925830 (S.D. Ind. 2005), aff'd, 519 F.3d. 350 (7th Cir. 2008); Kochert v. Greater Lafayette Health Services, Inc. et al., 463 F.3d. 710 (7th Cir. 2006) (oral argument); cert. denied, 127 S.Ct. 1328 (2007); Bell v. Anderson Community Schools, Slip Op., 2007 WL 2265067 (S.D.Ind.,2007); Derry v. Marion Community Schools, et al., Slip Op., 2008 WL ____ (N.D. Ind. 2008); Butcher v. Girl Scouts of Tribal Trails, 779 N.E.2d 946 (Ind. App. 2002); LHT Capital, LLC v. Indiana Horse Racing Com'n, 891 N.E.2d 646 (Ind. App. 2008); reh'g denied, --- N.E.2d ----, 2008 WL 4663362 (Ind. App. October 23, 2008); Cincinnati Insurance Co. v. Wills, 717 N.E.2d 151 (Ind. 1999) (oral argument). Transactions: Advised State of Indiana agencies or officers, including the Governor's counsel and the Attorney General, with respect to breach of contracts, breach of fiduciary duties, RICO and other matters; Obtained successful settlements for officers or directors in numerous disputes involved alleged sale of unregistered securities or other breaches of state or federal securities laws; Assisted major international accounting firm in responding to regulatory inquiries of behalf of a national bank with respect to Patriot Act, alleged money laundering and related bank regulatory matters; Represented major international accounting firm against RICO and fraud claims, obtaining partial summary judgment and favorable settlement of remainder of claims; Advised numerous clients with respect to alleged antitrust matters under federal and state laws and related compliance counseling; Defended class actions or similar litigation involving, price fixing (ready mixed concrete), pay day loan industry, life insurance (ERISA issues), health insurance coverage for diabetics, and banking, among others; Represented various clients with respect to alleged breach of fiduciary issues in closely held corporations, trusts and securities firms. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Antitrust; Complex Business Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Complex Litigation; Litigation; Health Care.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). Listed, The Best Lawyers in America ® 2009-2010. Recipient, National Multiple Sclerosis Leadership Award. Member: American Health Lawyers Association; Race for the Cure (Volunteer); Leukemia Society; United Way. 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). Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American (Business, Real Property and Health Care Sections) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Services; Real Estate; Health Care; Anti-Kickback Prevention and Disputes; Corporate Governance; Entrepreneurial Business Law; Banks and Banking; Real Estate Finance; Fraud; Mergers and Acquisitions; Physician Practices; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Development.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). Listed: Worth's Top 100 Attorneys in the Nation (2006-2008); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington, Distinguished Service Award (2006); Strathmore's Who's Who; Marquis Who's Who (2008); Top Lawyers in America by Indiana Business (2008); The National Registry of Who's Who; Outstanding Lawyers of America; The Best Lawyers in America ® (2008-2010); Indiana Super Lawyers ®. Member: Indianapolis (Estate Planning and Administration and Taxation Sections), Indiana State (Probate, Trust and Real Property and Taxation Sections) and American (Real Property, Probate and Trust Law and Taxation Sections) Bar Associations. Fellow: Indiana Bar Foundation. Recipient: Volunteer Fundraiser of the Year presented by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (2007); Partner in Philanthropy Award sponsored by the Central Indiana Community Foundation, Inc. Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Seton Society of the St. Vincent Foundation; Estate Planning Council of Indianapolis; Planned Giving Council of Indianapolis (Board of Directors); Indiana Bar Foundation (Fellow); National Committee on Planned Giving; Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art (Board of Directors, chairman of the Planned Giving Council, Executive Committee); Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (Board of Directors, Chairman of the Planned Giving Committee); Indianapolis Zoo (Trustee, Advisory Board, Planned Giving Committee); The Children's Museum of Indianapolis (Board of Trustees, chairman of the Planned Giving Council); St. Vincent Hospital Foundation (Board of Directors and Secretary); Central Indiana Community Foundation, Inc. (Chairman of Asset Development Committee, Professional Advisor Leadership Council, Past Board of Directors Member and Secretary); Legacy Fund Community Foundation (Past Chairman, Member of the Board of Governors); Indiana University Center on Philanthropy (Indiana Philanthropy Council); Indiana University School of Medicine (Planned Giving Committee); Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library Foundation, Inc. (Planned Giving Advisory Board); Noble of Indiana (Planned Giving Advisory Board); D. J. Angus-Scientech Educational Foundation, Inc. (Board of Directors); Second Presbyterian Church (Elder); Second Presbyterian Church Endowment Fund (Counsel); Indiana University College of Arts and Sciences/Graduate School Alumni Association (Past President); Day Nursery Foundation, Inc. (Past Board of Directors Member); American Lung Association of Indiana (Past Board of Directors Member); Rotary Club of Indianapolis; Economic Club of Indianapolis; Scientech Club of Indianapolis, Inc. (Past President and Member Emeritus); Contemporary Club of Indianapolis (Board of Directors); Indiana Society of Chicago; 500 Festival Associates; Maxinkuckee Yacht Club; Hillcrest Country Club Indiana Bar Foundation; The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Administration, Indiana State Bar Association, Family Law Certification Board). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trust Planning; Wealth Management Planning; Taxation; Estate Administration; Estate and Gift Taxation; Probate Litigation; Trust Litigation.Email: C. Daniel Yates

OF COUNSEL

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). Included in: The Best Lawyers in America ® 2007-2009; Sagamore of the Wabash. Formerly, Mr. Barnett was the director of public affairs at The Kroger Company. In that capacity, Mr. Barnett was responsible for government relations, media relations, and charitable giving for a five-state area. Member: Governmental Affairs Society of Indiana (founding director and past president); 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, 2007-2009. 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.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 ® 2007-2009. Indianapolis Racquet Club, Inc. (President). Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (Board of Directors and Past Chairman); Indianapolis Tennis Championships, Inc. (Board of Directors and Executive Committee); International Lawn Tennis Club; Indianapolis Downtown Streetcar Corporation (Volunteer President). Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Business Law; Business Succession Planning; Corporate Governance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Estate Administration.Email: Stephen E. DeVoe

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. Member: Governmental Affairs Society of Indiana; Columbia Club; Indiana Historical Society; Indianapolis Museum of Art; Indiana Bar Foundation (Master Fellow). Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State (Former Chairman, Young Lawyers Section, member of the board of managers) Bar Associations. 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; Bankruptcy Litigation; Corporate Workouts; Commercial Loans; Foreclosures; Loan Restructuring; Bankruptcy Reorganization.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). Included in: The Best Lawyers in America ® 2007-2010; Sagamore of the Wabash, Office of the Governor, 1968, 1989 and 1997; Honorary Doctorate of Legal Matters, Franklin College, 1974; Who's Who in America; Who's Who in American Law. Member: Lawyers Club of Indianapolis; The Lacy Foundation (Former Trustee); Children Bureau Foundation (Trustee) Hoosier Salon Patrons Association, Inc. (President of the Board of Directors); Economic Club of Indianapolis; Venture Club of Indiana; Indiana State Board of Education, 1985-1990; Boys Club of Indianapolis (Board of Directors); Indiana Society for Prevention of Blindness (Board of Directors); Downtown Indianapolis Rotary Club; Alexander National Group Inc. (Former Chair of the Board and CEO). Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State (International Law Committee and Corporate Section), American (Corporate and International Law Sections) and Federal (Export Legal Assistance Network; Former Regional Legal Coordinator) Bar Associations. Fellow: Indiana State Bar Foundation; Indianapolis Bar Foundations. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Law; Corporate Governance.Email: Eugene L. Henderson

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). Member: The ESOP Association, Legislative & Regulatory Advisory Committee; The National Center for Employee Ownership. Order of the Coif. Author: "The ESOP Solution," Hoosier Banker, 2004. Member: Indianapolis (Tax and Business Law Sections), Indiana State (Tax and Business Law Sections) and Seventh Circuit Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employee Stock Ownership Plans; Business Law; Corporate Governance; Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Taxation.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). Den Leader, Pack 612, Boy Scouts of America. Member: Indiana State, Indianapolis and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Leasing; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Development.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). Note Development Editor, Indiana Law Review, 1988-1989. Honors: Judge William E. Steckler Fellowship (1989); Francis J. Feeney, Jr. Tax Award (1989); Donald F. Carmony Award for Excellence in History and Political Science; Eugene C. Pulliam Memorial Journalism Scholarship. Speaker: "Health Insurance Disputes in the Alternate Dispute Resolution Forum" (American Arbitration Association Annual Seminar, 2002); "Emerging Personnel Issues" (Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents, 2002); "School Law in Indiana" (Professional Develpment Network, 2002); "Employment and Labor Law in Indiana" (Lorman Education Services, 2001); Presentation to the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents (2001); Article 7 Updates (Bose McKinney & Evans LLP Education Law Practice Group, 2000). 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). Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. Past-Chair, Member of Board of Directors, Mental Health Association in Indiana. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Education Law; School 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). Member: Indiana Health Industry Forum (Public Policy Committee); Indiana Health Care Association (Associate Member); Indiana Medical Device Manufacturers Council (Associate Member); American Health Lawyers Association. Author: "False Claims Act Litigation and the Medical Device Industry: Danger at Every Turn" (ICLEF, 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" (ICLEF, 2001). He previously was in-house counsel for IBM, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Zimmer, Inc. and, most recently, assistant general counsel at Hill-Rom. Member: Indiana and New York State Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Health Care; FDA Medical Device Regulation; Food, Drug and Cosmetic Law; Anti-Kickback Prevention and Disputes; Antitrust; Fraud; False Claims Act; Health Care Litigation; Drug and Medical Device Regulation; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); Physician Practices.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). Listed: The Best Lawyers in America ® 2007-2010; Indiana Super Lawyers ® 2004 (Indianapolis Monthly). Order of the Coif; Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Venture Club of Indiana (Former Board Member); Association for Corporate Growth; Cambridge Ventures (Advisory Committee); SUCapital (Former Member of Advisory Committee). Member: Indianapolis (Business Law and Land Use Sections), Indiana State (Probate, Trust and Real Property and Business Law Sections) and American (Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Securities Law; Real Estate Law; Technology Transfers; Green Initiatives and Sustainability; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Development; Venture Capital; Private Equity.Email: Robert T. Wildman

ASSOCIATES

Kellie M. Barr (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Indiana. Education: Indiana University, Bloomington (B.A., Psychology, Speech and Hearing Sciences, 2003); Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington (J.D., 2006). Kellie Johnson is an associate in the Litigation Group, assisting clients with commercial, business and appellate disputes. Prior to joining Bose McKinney & Evans, Ms. Johnson served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable John G. Baker, Chief Judge of the Indiana Court of Appeals. As a judicial law clerk, Ms. Johnson researched and drafted appellate opinions, observed oral arguments, and analyzed issues spanning the legal spectrum. Her legal background also includes an internship with the legal department of Simon Property Group, an internship with the Appellate Division of the Indiana Attorney General's Office, and a summer associate position at Bose McKinney & Evans. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish.

Robert D. Davis (Associate) born Durham, North Carolina, 1977; admitted to bar, 2008, Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.S.E., Interdisciplinary Engineering, 1998; B.S., Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1999); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 2008). Robert Davis is an associate in the Litigation Group. He represents clients in a variety of disputes and litigation matters. Mr. Davis is certified as a mediator by the Center for Conflict Resolution in Chicago, Illinois. Prior to joining Bose McKinney & Evans, he served in the U.S. Navy as a naval aviator flying the S-3B Viking and as a claims and special projects officer. During law school, Mr. Davis served as a teaching assistant in criminal law, and he also worked as a Pritzker Legal Research Fellow. Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation.

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). Member: Latino Law Alumni Board of Indiana University of Law - Bloomington; Cuban Association of Indiana (Founding Member); Harrison College (Advisory Board Member). Recipient: Indiana Rising Stars, 2009; Editorial Board of the Indiana Law Journal; Highest Grade Honors: Constitutional Law I, Accounting for Lawyers, Real Estate Finance. Member: Indianapolis (Bar Leader, Series V) and Indiana State Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Keesling v. T.E.K. Partners, LLC, 881 N.E.2d 1025 (Ind. Ct. App. 2008). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Litigation; Bankruptcy Litigation; Corporate Workouts; Banks and Banking.Email: Carina M. de la Torre

Suzanna K. Hartzell-Baird (Associate) born Indianapolis, Indiana, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Indiana. Education: Indiana University, Kelley School of Business (B.S., with highest distinction in accounting and finance, 2004); Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis (J.D., summa cum laude, 2007). Suzanna Hartzell-Baird is an associate in the Litigation Group of Bose McKinney & Evans, assisting clients with business and commercial disputes. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Hartzell-Baird served as a judicial law clerk for Chief Justice Randall Shepard of the Indiana Supreme Court, where she conducted legal research and assisted in drafting opinions. She also worked as a judicial extern for Judge Theodore Sosin (Circuit Court), Judge Thomas Carroll (Superior Civil Court), and Judge Larry McKinney (U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana). During law school at Indiana University School of Law ¿ Indianapolis, Ms. Hartzell-Baird was one of the first recipients of the U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy Scholarship, received the 2006 Jack Lyle Scholarship, and was on the Dean's List every semester. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation.

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). Listed, Indiana Rising Stars, 2009. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Superfund; Environmental Compliance; Environmental Litigation; Government; Insurance Recovery; Local Government Law; Medical Waste; Municipal Law; Environmental Permitting; Hazardous Waste.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). 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 (Dec 2007). Editor: "Symposium on Tomorrow's Issues in State Constitutional Law," 38 Val. U. L. Rev. 317 (2004) through 38 Val. U. L. Rev. 577 (Transcript of panel discussion on "New Judicial Federalism"). Member: Indiana State Bar Association (Appellate Practice Section; Federal Judiciary Committee; Aviation Law Committee); Indianapolis Bar Association (Appellate Practice Section). Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Complex Litigation; Insurance Coverage.Email: Curtis T. Jones

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). Speaker, "Minimize Your Legal Costs While Maximizing Your IP Protection" (Discovery Park, Purdue Research Park, January 2009). Member: Indiana State and Indianapolis Bar Association. 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). Author: "The Question of Expert Testimony in Medical Malpractice Actions," Litigation Forum, October 2002. Presenter, "The Validity of Exculpatory Agreements in Utah: Protecting the Outdoor Recreation Provider from Liability," Utah Guides and Outfitters Association Winter Meeting, February 2001. Co-Author: "Actions Against the Physician for a Stillborn Child," The Medlaw Update, Defense Research Institute, 2000. Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Green Initiatives and Sustainability; Health Care; Health Care Litigation; Long Term Care; Professional Licensing.Email: Jennifer C. Polley-Abramson

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). Speaker: "Minimize Your Legal Costs While Maximizing Your IP Protection" (Discovery Park, Purdue Research Park, January 2009); "ABC's of Patents" (Central Indiana Small Business Development Center, September 2008); "Fundamentals of Patent Law" (Indianapolis Bar Association, July 2008); "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). Member: American Intellectual Property Law Association (Inventors Committee, 2007—); American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2005—); Hendricks County Purdue University Alumni Association (Member, 2003—); Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic (Volunteer, 2007—). Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Patent Disputes; Infringement Studies.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). Recipient, Indiana Rising Stars, 2009. Speaker: "Real Estate Meets Estate Planning ¿ Self-Canceling Installment Notes" (ICLEF Annual Real Estate Institute, November 2006); "Preparing Necessary Documents to Begin Probate Process" (Administering the Estate of John Q. Public, June 2006). Member: Women's Fund OPTIONS Class, 2006; IBA Hospice Program Volunteer; IBA Low Asset Will Program Volunteer. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Wealth Planning; Estate and Gift Taxation; Guardianship; Probate Litigation; Trust Litigation.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). Member: Defense Trial Council of Indiana; Defense Research Institute; Kids' Voice of Indiana (Volunteer guardian ad litem, 2007—); Indy Reads (Volunteer); ALFA International (Transportation Group, Women's Initiative Practice Group). Member: Indianapolis (Litigation Section) and Indiana State Bar Associations; Indianapolis Bar Foundation (Board of Directors, 2008-2009; Fellow). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Health Care; Health Care Litigation; Litigation; Long Term Care; Products Liability Defense; Professional Licensing; Transportation Litigation.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). 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). Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity (Indianapolis Committee on Corporate Governance); Beta Zeta Chapter of Delta Tau Delta (President, 2001); Order of Omega. Member: Indiana Leadership Forum (Class of 2008); Beta Zeta Foundation (Board Member); Connection Point Christian Church. Honors: Indiana Rising Stars (2009); James V. Donadio Scholarship Recipient (2003); Kerchner Scholar; Schofield Academic Leadership Scholar; Mortar Board. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Utility Law; Municipal Utility Law; Municipal Law; Government; Local Government Law; Land Use Litigation.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). Member: IndyCREW, CREW Careers event (Sub-chair of Public Relations); Dress for Success (Bose McKinney & Evans site coordinator for "Send One Suit" campaign). Practice Areas: Health Care Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense.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). Member: Butler University Young Alumni Board (Board Member, 2006-2008); Butler University Young Alumni Board (Vice President, 2007); Butler University Young Alumni Board (Ex Officio, 2008—). Presenter, "Choice of Business Entity" (Rose Hulman Institute of Technology Seminar, 2007. Author: "MOE Mergers, MOE Problems? Not Necessarily: How Indiana Banks Can Make a Merger of Equals Work," (Hoosier Banker, August 2009); "How to Avoid Being Deemed a Broker: A Two-Part Series" (Hoosier Banker, March and April 2008); "What Every Banker Needs to Know Now About the New Indiana Securities Act" (Hoosier Banker, October 2007). Transactions: Representation of California-based leader in social networking services, in connection with its sale for $500 million in cash and debt; Representation of Indiana-based bank in connection with its sale to Wisconsin-based bank for $32.00 per share, or approximately $529 million in cash; Representation of local chemical manufacturers in connection with its purchase of all of the stock of New York-based chemical company for $4.025 million in cash and debt; Representation of an Illinois-based investment management group, in connection with its purchase of the assets of a Nevada-based marketing and public relations firm for $1.2 million cash; Representation of Arizona-based company in connection with its purchase of assets of an optometry practice; Served as local counsel for minority shareholder group in preparing for a proxy battle with publicly traded company. Languages: Spanish and French. Practice Areas: Business Law; Securities; Banks and Banking; Corporate Governance; Entrepreneurial Business Law; International Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Public Offerings; Sports Law.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). Honors: Lloyd G. Balfour scholarship recipient, (2006); Georgia HOPE scholarship recipient (2001-2004). Member: Indianapolis (Professionalism Standards Committee, 2008-2009), Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Personnel Policies; Employment Litigation; Litigation; Management Training.Email: Emily L. Yates

LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL

Steven B. Granner, AICP

Lynn M. Potosky 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.