PARTNERS
Stephen E. Arthur (Managing Partner) born Bluefield, West Virginia, 1955; admitted to bar, 1979, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana, U.S. Court of Military Appeals, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1995, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Indianapolis (B.A., magna cum laude with honors, 1976); Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Member: National Board of Trial Advocates; American Board of Trial Advocates. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Complex Business Litigation; Torts; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Products Liability; Antitrust; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Tax Litigation.Email: Stephen E. Arthur
Timothy J. Hulett (Partner) born East Chicago, Indiana, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Wabash College (A.B., cum laude, 1979); Indiana University (J.D., 1982). Member: American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Arson and Fraud Defense; Complex Tort and Business Litigation.Email: Timothy J. Hulett
Richard L. McOmber (Partner) born Gary, Indiana, 1946; admitted to bar, 1983, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana. Education: Butler University (B.A., 1969; M.S., 1974); Indiana University (J.D., 1983). Member: American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Fraud.Email: Richard L. McOmber
Janet A. McSharar (Partner) born Huntington, Indiana, 1956; admitted to bar, 1984, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1978; J.D., 1983). Practice Areas: Health Care Regulation; Health Care Reimbursement; Health Care Licensing; Health Care Fraud; Administrative Law; Civil Litigation; Health Care Contracts; Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions; Employment Law; Medical Malpractice Defense; Nursing Home Negligence; Nursing Home Regulation; Nursing Home Litigation.Email: Janet A. McSharar
Rory O'Bryan (Managing Partner) born 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (A.B., 1969; J.D., first in class, 1972). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Limited Liability Company Law; Secured Finance; Appellate Practice; Commercial Real Estate Contracts.Email: Rory O'Bryan
Paul (Rick) Rauch, III (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1964; admitted to bar, 1994, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Wabash College (A.B., 1986); Florida State University (M.S.M., 1990); Indiana University (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Health Care Law; Corporate Law; Debtor and Creditor; Personal Injury; Civil Trial and Appellate Practice; Nursing Home Negligence; Nursing Home Litigation.Email: Paul (Rick) Rauch, III
David Williams Russell (Partner) born Lockport, New York, 1945; admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern and Federal Districts of Indiana; 1983, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1967); Amos Tuck School of Business Administration (M.B.A., Finance, 1969); Northwestern University (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Federal Appointment, Indiana District Export Council. Vice Chairman of the Board, African Universities Foundation. Member: International Lawyers Network (Chairman of International Trade Committee). Practice Areas: International Law; Domestic and International Business Transactions; Debt Securities; Financings; Intellectual Property; Technologies Law; Computer Law; Privacy Law; Marketing and Distribution Law; Antitrust; Real Estate; Litigation; Arbitration.Email: David Williams Russell
Martha T. Starkey (Partner) born Evansville, Indiana; admitted to bar, 1981, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: University of Evansville (B.S., cum laude, 1976); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., 1981). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Probate; Probate Litigation; Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning.Email: Martha T. Starkey
Stephen J. Peters (Partner) born Jeffersonville, Indiana, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Amherst College (B.A., cum laude, 1977); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Appellate Law; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Employment Law; Business Litigation.Email: Stephen J. Peters
Michael J. Rusnak (Partner) born Gary, Indiana, 1949; admitted to bar, 1977, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Indiana State University (B.S., 1971); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Practice Areas: Federal Taxation; State Taxation; Tax Litigation; Tax Planning; Business Litigation.Email: Michael J. Rusnak
Mark W. Pfeiffer (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, 1958; admitted to bar, 1995, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Community College of the Air Force Maxwell AFB, AL (A.S., 1988); Indiana University (B.S.,with high distinction, 1991; J.D., cum laude, 1995). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Estate and Gift Taxation; Business Transactions; Business Law.Email: Mark W. Pfeiffer
Thaddeus R. Ailes (Partner) born Danville, Illinois, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Indiana. Education: Butler University (B.S., cum laude, 1994); Indiana University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Formation.Email: Thaddeus R. Ailes
Raymond A. Basile (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1996); Indiana University (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Corporate Litigation; Business Litigation.Email: Raymond A. Basile
Stephen D. LePage (Partner) born Flint, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois; 2000, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., Political Science, 1985); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 1988). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Construction Law; Employment Arbitration; Employment at Will; Employment Breach of Contract; Employer Liability; Employer Rights; Employment Civil Rights; Employment Claims; Employment Contracts; Employment Defense; Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Employment Mediation; Employment Termination; Employment Rights.Email: Stephen D. LePage
Tammy L. Ortman (Partner) born Evansville, Indiana, 1960; admitted to bar, 2004, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Butler University (B.S., 1982); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Real Estate Title Insurance; Real Estate Litigation; Real Property; Tax Deferred Exchanges.Email: Tammy L. Ortman
William N. Ivers (Partner) born 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.A., 1984); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Appellate Law; Insurance Defense Law; Environmental Law; Employment Law; Business Litigation; Automotive Retail Law.
A. Barclay Wong (Partner) born Kingston, Jamaica, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, California; 2002, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana. Education: Oberlin College (B.A. 1997); Loyola Law School (J.D. 2000). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Health Care; Medicare and Medicaid; Civil Practice; Medical Malpractice Defense; Health Care Licensing; Nursing Home Litigation; Nursing Home Negligence.Email: A. Barclay Wong
COUNSEL
David J. Theising (Counsel) born Indianapolis, Indiana, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Indiana; 1996, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and District of Columbia; 1997, Maryland, Virginia, Texas, Colorado, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, Northern District of Illinois, Western District of Pennsylvania, District of Maryland, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina, District of Colorado and District of Columbia, and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Tenth, District of Columbia and Federal Circuits; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Indiana University (A.B., 1976); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Business Torts; Class Actions; Unfair Trade; Antitrust; Real Estate; Construction Law; Public Construction Law; Fidelity and Surety; Insurance; Receiverships; Bankruptcy.Email: David J. Theising
James J. McGrath (Counsel) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Pennsylvania; 1968, U.S. Tax Court; 1974, Indiana. Education: LaSalle College (A.B., 1964); Villanova University (J.D., 1967). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trust Law; Taxation; Probate.Email: James J. McGrath
Robert J. Hoffman (Counsel) born Indianapolis, Indiana, 1945; admitted to bar, 1974, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana. Education: Indiana University, Bloomington (A.B., 1968); Indiana University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1974). Practice Areas: Construction Law.Email: Robert J. Hoffman
William J. Hancock (Counsel) born Indianapolis, Indiana, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1990, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 2001, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1979); Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Public Contract Law; Commercial Law.Email: William J. Hancock
ASSOCIATES
David I. Rubin (Associate) born Skokie, Illinois; admitted to bar, 2000, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana, United States Tax Court and Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Education: Indiana University (B.S., Sport Marketing and Management, 1997; J.D., with Business minor, cum laude, 2000). Practice Areas: Tax Law; Litigation; Appellate Practice; Insurance Coverage.Email: David I. Rubin
Paul J. Carroll (Associate) born Elkhart, Indiana, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.S., 2003); Indiana University (J.D., with honors in Health Law, 2006). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Nursing Home Litigation; Nursing Home Liability; Construction Law; Real Estate Title Insurance.Email: Paul J. Carroll
Lisa M. Adler (Associate) born Lafayette, Indiana, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 2005, Illinois; 2006, Florida. Education: Indiana University, Bloomington (B.S., with highest distinction, 1998; J.D., cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Trust Administration; Litigation.Email: Lisa M. Adler
OF COUNSEL
James D. Harrison (Of Counsel) born Logansport, Indiana, 1914; admitted to bar, 1937, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (J.D., 1937). Practice Areas: Wills; Trust Law; Nonprofit Corporations; Chiropractors Malpractice; Non Profit and Charitable Organizations.Email: James D. Harrison
A. Donald Wiles, II (Of Counsel) born Indianapolis, Indiana, 1938; admitted to bar, 1966, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana, U.S. Tax Court, and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1961); Columbia University (LL.B., cum laude, 1966). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Title Insurance.Email: A. Donald Wiles, II