Curtis E. Shirley

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151 North Delaware, Suite 1700
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
(Marion Co.)
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Phone: 317-685-6512
Toll Free: 877-953-4900
 
Facsimile: 317-685-6505
URL: http://www.shirleylaw.net
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Curtis E. Shirley practices in the following areas of law:
Wills and Probate, Guardianships, Contested Wills, Contested Trusts and Estates, Estate Litigation, Trust Litigation, Probate Litigation, Probate Taxation, Probate Administration, Estate Administration, Business Litigation, Complex Business Litigation, Fraud, Securities Fraud, Breach of Contract, Criminal Tax Defense and Estate Planning.
Year Established: 1991
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Curtis E. Shirley is listed in Martindale-Hubbell's Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers and testifies frequently as an expert witness on estates, trusts, income tax, estate and gift tax, business law, and attorney fee disputes.
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Curtis E. Shirley (Member) born Portsmouth, Ohio, October 10, 1960; admitted to bar, 1991, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Evansville (B.M.E., 1983); Indiana University (M.M.,1985; J.D., summa cum laude, 1991). Recipient: Dr. John Morton Finney Excellence in Legal Education Award, 2002; ISBA "Pro Bono Publics" Award, 2005. Law Clerk to Honorable James E. Noland, U.S.D.C., Indianapolis, 1991-1992. Law Clerk to Honorable Daniel A. Manion, Seventh Circuit, 1992-1993. Partner, Cremer, Miller & Burroughs, 1993-2000. Cale J. Holder Fellow. Lloyd Balfour Scholar. Harold R. Woodard Fellow. Chief Justice, Indiana University Court of Appeals, 1990-1991. Author: "Will Contests," ICLEF 2006; "Estate Planning Under the Guardianship Code," 2006; "The Legacy of Larry Inlow," 2004; "Evidentiary Matters in Probate Litigation," 2002; "Taxation of Settlements," 2001; "Taxation in Contested Estates," 2000; "Tortious Interference With An Expectancy," Res Gestae, V.41, No. 4 1997. Co-Author: "An Overview of Trust Litigation," 1998; Chairman, National Estate and Trust Litigation Institute, 2002. Adjunct Professor, Indiana University School of Law. Certified Mediator. Patron Fellow, Indiana State Bar Foundation. Distinguished Fellow, Indianapolis Bar Foundation. Member: Indianapolis, Seventh Circuit and Indiana State (Member, Sections on: Taxation Law; Probate Trust and Real Property) Bar Associations; American Association for Justice; Indiana Trial Lawyers Association; Estate Planning Council of Indianapolis, Inc.; Indianapolis Legal Aid Society (Chairman, Board of Directors, 1993—); National Institute for Trial Advocacy; Federal Law Clerk Society. Reported Cases: Hickman v. Irwin Union Bank, 811 N.E.2d 843 (Ind.App. 2004); Guardianship of Hickman, 805 N.E.2d 808 (Ind.App. 2004); Wagner v. Spurlock, 803 N.E.2d 1174 (Ind.App. 2004); Keith v. Dooley, 802 N.E.2d 54 (Ind.App. 2004) (cited Mr. Shirley); Saler v. Irick, 800 N.E.2d 960 (Ind.App. 2003); Miller v. NBD Bank, 701 N.E.2d 282 (Inc.App. 1998); Spears v. City of Indianapolis, 74 F.3d 153 (7th Cir. 1996); U.S. v. Caswell, 36 F.3d 29 (7th Cir. 1994); Harris v. AC & S, 915 F.Supp. 1420 (S.D.Ind. 1995).


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