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William F. Conour, J.D. (Principal) born Indianapolis, Indiana, June 21, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1970; J.D., cum laude, 1974); National College of Advocacy (1979); Advanced College of Advocacy (1981); University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland (M.Th., 2006). Author: "The Use of Statements in Medical Records in Examining a Witness," Res Gestae Magazine, 2009; "Tortious Interference," The Indiana Lawyer, 2000; "Joint Liability Under Comparative Fault," The Indiana Lawyer, 1999; "Construction Law," The Indiana Lawyer, 1996; "Indiana Personal Injury and Torts," Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, 1996; "Damages to Coverage and Underinsurance," Verdict Magazine, 1992; Monthly Legal Article, Res Gestae Magazine, 1977-1990. Lecturer: "Litigating to Win," NBI, 2008; "The Best Case I Ever Lost," ITLA, 2008; "Construction Site Accidents: Building Your Case," NBI, 2007; "Personal Injury From A to Z," NBI, 2007; "Trucking Litigation From Start to Finish," NBI, 2002; "Getting Around Worker's Compensation," ITLA, 2002; "Advanced Personal Injury Practice in Indiana," NBI, 2001; "Look Into the Future - Important Issues Pending on Appeal," ITLA, 2001; "Tortious Interference With An Attorney's Contract," ITLA, 2000; "Construction Site Injuries: Fall Protection," ITLA, 1999; "Adult Dependents'; Claim Under Wrongful Death," ITLA, 1995; "Litigating Workplace Issues," Association of Trial Lawyers of America, National College of Advocacy, 1995; "Depositions: A Plaintiff's Perspective," ICLEF, Advanced Trial Series, 1994; "Construction Site Liability: Fall Protection," Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1994; "Summary Judgments," ICLEF, 1994; Construction Site Accidents," ITLA, 1993; "Underinsurance in Indiana," ITLA, 1992; "Representing the Intoxicated Client," ITLA, 1992; "Trying the Automobile Accident Case," NBI, 1991; "Construction Site Tort Liability," ITLA, 1990; "Trial Advocacy in Indiana," NBI, 1990. Adjunct Associate Professor, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, 1975-1989. Authorized OSHA Construction Site Safety Instructor. Construction Outreach Trainer, Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Board of Directors: University High School, 1998-2004; Indiana University Alumni Association. Phi Delta Phi. Member, U.S. Dressage Federation; USA Equestrian. Senior Counsel. Certified Civil Mediator, Indiana Supreme Court. Distinguished Fellow, Indianapolis Bar Foundation. Senior Life Fellow, Foundation of the American Board of Trial Advocates; Patron Fellow, Indiana State Bar Association; Fellow, International Society of Barristers, 2008; Certified Civil Trial Mediator; President, Sagamore American Inn of Court, 1999-2001. Trustee, National Inns of Court Foundation, 2001; American College of Barristers (Senior Counsel); Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Member: Indianapolis (Member, Grievance Committee, 1984-1991); Indiana State (Member: Litigation Section, 1983 and Appellate Section, 1996) and American (Member, Section on Litigation) Bar Associations; American Association for Justice, President's Club 2008 - (Construction Site Accident Group); M Club; Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (Sustaining Member; College of Fellows; Member: Board of Directors, 1992; Rules of Evidence Committee, 1993-1994; Co-Chair: Amicus Curiae Committee, 1995-2003; Law-Pac, 1998); Indiana Bar Foundation (Patron Member); American Board of Trial Advocates (Member, National Board of Directors, 1994-1998; President, Indiana Chapter, 1996; Senior Life Fellow); United States Olympic Committee (Indiana, 1995); Roscoe Pound Foundation (Fellow); Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (Sustaining Founder); National Safety Council; Hoosier Safety Council; American Society of Safety Engineers (Associate Member); Indiana Society of Safety Engineers; North American Brain Injury Society; International Brain Injury Association. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Special Agencies: OSHA - Authorized Construction Site Safety Instructor, 1995. Reported Cases: Helms v. Carmel High School Vocational Bldg. Trades Corps., (Ind.) 854 N.E.2d 345 (2006); Stumpf v. Hagerman Const. Corp., 863 N.E.2d 871, (Ind.App.2007), transfer denied; McCullough v. Archibold (Ind. App.), 587 N.E.2d 158 (1992); Tate v. Secura (Ind.) 587 N.E.2d 665 (1992); Picadilly v. Raikos (Ind.) 582 N.E.2d 338 (1991); Barton-Malow v. Wilburn (Ind.), 556 N.E.2d 324 (1990); Picadilly, Inc. v. Colvin (Ind.), 519 N.E.2d 1217 (1988); Zimmerman v. Moore (Ind. App.) 441 N.E.2d 690 (1982); Ed Wiersma Trucking Co. v. Pfaff (Ind.) 678 N.E.2d 110 (1997); Elmer Buchta Trucking, Inc. v. Stanley, 744 N.E.2d 939 (Ind. 2001) (IT LA Amicus Brief); Rice v. Meridian Ins. Co., 751 N.E.2d 685 (Ind. App. 2001) (ITLA Amicus Brief); Stone v. Stakes, 749 N.E.2d 1277 (Ind. App. 2001) (ITLA Amicus Brief); Turner v. Richmond Power & Light, 756 N.E.2d 547 (Ind. App. 2000); Merritt v. Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corp., 735 N.E.2d 269 (Ind. App. 2000) (ITLA Amicus Brief); Erie Insurance Exchange v. Daryl Stephenson, et al., 674 N.E.2d 607 (Ind. App. 1996);. Languages: German, French. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Construction Accidents; Construction Safety; Wrongful Death; Products Liability; Catastrophic Injury; Traumatic Brain Injury.Email: William F. Conour, J.D.
Timothy F. Devereux, J.D. (Associate) born Kankakee, Illinois, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1994, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois and U.S. Supreme Court; 2003, Texas; 2005, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana. Education: Millikin University (B.A., 1985); University of Denver College of Law (J.D., 1988). Author: "The Availability and use of Adverse Inferences Relating to a Party's Failure to Produce Evidence," Verdict Magazine, ITLA, 2008; "Premises Liability - Thinking Outside the Store," Verdict Magazine, ITLA, 2007; "Chapter 48 - Kerosene Heaters,"; "Chapter 49 - Butane Lighters," Matthew Bender's Products Liability Practice Guide, 2004; "Preparing the Portable Kerosene Heater Case for Trial," 43 Am Jur Trials; "Trying the Portable Kerosene Heater Case," 45 Am Jur Trials; "Declaratory Actions in Tort Cases," Trial Talk, Vol. 43, Issue 2. Lecturer: "New Approaches to Utilize in Premises Liability Cases," ITLA Lifetime Achievement Seminar, March, 2007; "Premises Liability - Discovery Strategies," ITLA, 2007; "Case Preparation Tools for High Volume Litigation," Mass Torts Made Perfect, New Orleans, LA, November, 2003. Completed OSHA 10 hour Construction Safety Training. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations; Indiana Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice (Member, Construction Injury; Railroad Law; Toxic Environmental and Pharmaceutical Litigation Sections). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Construction Accidents; Construction Safety; Wrongful Death; Products Liability; Catastrophic Injury; Traumatic Brain Injury.Email: Timothy F. Devereux, J.D.
Jeffrey A. Hammond, J.D. (Associate) born Yuma, Arizona, October 10, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2004, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.A., 1995); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Delta Tau Delta. Recipient, Bill Fraering Award for Outstanding Service, Delta Tau Delta Young Alumnus, 2008. Editorial Staff, Federal Communications Law Journal. Quarterfinalist, Evan A. Evans Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition, 1999. External Team, Moot Court Board, 1998-1999. Leadership and Educational Consultant, Delta Tau Delta, 1996. Quarterfinalist, Sherman Minton Moot Court Competition, 1997-1998. Barrister Member, Indianapolis American Inn of Court. Completed OSHA 10 hour Construction Safety Training. Member: American Association for Justice; Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (Sustaining Member); Indiana State and Indianapolis Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Construction Accidents; Construction Safety; Wrongful Death; Products Liability; Catastrophic Injury; Traumatic Brain Injury.Email: Jeffrey A. Hammond, J.D.