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Suite 2000, One Indiana Square
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2031 (Marion Co.)
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4.9
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 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Established in 1981, Hill, Fulwider, McDowell, Funk & Matthews has experienced steady growth, attributable to providing high quality service to its clients. With a concentration in litigation, the firm has developed expertise in the various areas of civil litigation including products liability, commercial litigation, insurance defense, workers compensation, professional liability, insurance coverage matters and family law. Additionally, firm attorneys are frequently asked to serve as mediators, arbitrators, and medical review panel chairmen. Service in the area of estate planning and general business matters rounds out the practice for this group of attorneys who share high professional standards and a commitment to excel in the quality of service and results provided to clients. Statement of PracticeGeneral Practice. Litigation. Corporation, Suretyship, General Business Law, Medical Malpractice, Insurance Defense, Family Law, Workers' Compensation, and Appeals. Year Established: 1981
Firm Size: 16
Representative Clients:A.I.G.
American Family Insurance Co.
American Interstate Insurance, Co.
Amerigas Propane, Inc.
Associated Electric & Gas Insurance Services, Ltd. (AEGIS)
Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co.
CBS Corporation
Chubb & Son, Inc.
Clarian Health Partners, Inc.
Country Mutual Insurance Co.
The Doctor's Company
Employers Risk Services
Essex Insurance Co.
GAB Robins
Gallagher Bassett
General Casualty Insurance Co.
Great American Insurance Co.
Greenwood Public Library
The Hartford
Indiana Department of Insurance
Indiana Gas Company
JLG Industries, Inc.
MBNA
M Plan
Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co.
Monroe Guaranty Insurance Co.
Pilot Travel Centers, LLC
Rockwell Automation
Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Sedgwick CMS
Seneca Insurance
Shopko-Pamida
Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Company
St. Paul Travelers
The Stanley Works
The Midwestern Indemnity Co.
The Stanley Works
Target Stores, Inc.
Utica Mutual Insurance Co.
Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts
Utica Mutual Insurance Co.
U.S. Steel
USX Corporation
Vectren Corporation
Visteon Corp.
Zurich American Insurance Co.
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Rate InformationAccepts Major Credit Cards
AddressSuite 2000, One Indiana Square
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2031, (Marion Co.)
PhonePhone: 317-488-2000
Fax: 317-630-2768
Website
http://www.hillfulwider.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
James F. Matthews (Member) (Retired).
Douglas J. Hill (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, January 8, 1933; admitted to bar, 1960, Indiana. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., 1955; LL.B., 1960). Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Product Liability Law; Medical Malpractice Law; Mediation.Email: Douglas J. Hill
Richard R. McDowell (Member) born Topeka, Kansas, May 9, 1937; admitted to bar, 1965, Indiana. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.E., 1959; LL.B., 1965). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Board of Editors, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1963-1965. Member, Indianapolis Civilian Police Merit Board, 1981-1988. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Lawyers-Pilots Bar Association; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Product Liability Law; Toxic Tort; Drug and Medical Device Law; Aviation Law; Mediation.Email: Richard R. McDowell
Norman T. Funk (Member) born Fort Wayne, Indiana, April 18, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1967; J.D., 1971). National Finalist, National Moot Court. Author: "1987-1988 Survey of Recent Developments in the Indiana Law of Evidence," Vol. 22 Indiana Law Review, Issue I (1988). Co-Author: "Discovery of Dishonesty Under the Financial Institution Bond and Other Fidelity Bonds," Defense Research Institute Issue No. 2 (1989). Author: "Survey of Recent Developments in the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure and Their Interpretation," 23 Indiana Law Review 2, 1990. Adjunct Professor of Law, Trial Practice, Indiana University School of Law, 1999-2001. Executive Director, Indiana Civil Code Study Commission and Indiana Judicial Study Commission, 1971-1972. Member, Indiana Supreme Court Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, 1993-1998. Member: Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana (Board of Directors, 1990-1997; President, 1996). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Norman T. Funk
Keith A. Kinney (Member) born Warsaw, Indiana, June 10, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Indiana. Education: DePauw University (B.A., cum laude, 1980); Indiana University (J.D., 1983). Phi Delta Phi. Associate Editor, Indiana Law Review, 1982-1983. Law Clerk, Justice Donald Hunter, Indiana Supreme Court, 1983-1984. Law Clerk, Judge James Noland, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 1984-1986. Author: "Different Standards for Deciding Motions for Summary Judgment on Punitive Damage Claims: The State Court and Federal Court Approaches," The Indiana Lawyer, Vol. 5, No. 10. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Professional Liability.Email: Keith A. Kinney
Michael G. Getty (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, February 28, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1993, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1984); Southern Illinois University (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Editor in Chief, Southern Illinois University Law Journal, 1986-1987; Assistant Editor, Journal of Legal Medicine, 1987. Law Clerk to the Honorable Richard Mills, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois, 1987-1989. Member: Indianapolis and American (Member, Health Law Section) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; American College of Legal Medicine. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Insurance Defense Law; Insurance Coverage.Email: Michael G. Getty
Knight S. Anderson (Member) born Fall River, Massachusetts, January 22, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Third Circuits. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A, 1990); Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Omicron Delta Epsilon. Order of the Barristers. Member, National Moot Court Team, 1992-1993. Champion and Best Oralist, Sherman Minton Moot Court Competition, 1992. Moot Court Board, 1992-1993. Associate Editor, Adelphia Law Journal, 1991-1992. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Indianapolis American Inn of Court; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; Defense Research Institute (Member, Young Lawyers Committee). Reported Cases: Harris v. AC&S et al., 915 F.Supp. 1420 (S.D. Ind. 1995), aff'd Harris v. OCF, 102 F.3d 1429 (7th Cir. 1996); Roberts v. ALCOA, Inc. et al., _N.E.2d_, 2004 WL 1505705 (Ind.App. Jul 07, 2004); Ritcher v. Asbestos Insulating & Roofing 790 N.E.2d 1000, (Ind.App. 2003); Allied Signal, Inc. v. Ott, 785 N.E.2d 1068 (Ind. 2003); Black v. A.C. & S., Inc. 785 N.E.2d 1084, (Ind. 2003); Black v. ACandS, Inc. 752 N.E.2d 148 (Ind.App. 2001); Fulk v. Allied Signal, Inc., 755 N.E.2d 1198, (Inc.App. 2001); Holmes v. ACandS, Inc., 711 N.E.2d 1289, (Ind.App. 1999) (decision on hearing); Holmes v. ACandS, Inc., 709 N.E.2d 26, (Ind.App. 1999); Harris v. A.C.&S. Inc. et al., 102 F.3d 1429 (7th Cir. 1996); Vaughn v. Daniels co., 841 NE2d 1133 (Ind. 2006); PSI Energy, Inc. v. Roberts, 829 NE2d 943 (Ind. 2005); Roberts v. ALCOA, 829 NE2d 943 (Ind. 2005). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Trademark Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Tort; Commercial; Environmental; Insurance Coverage.Email: Knight S. Anderson
Elizabeth H. Knotts (Member) born Indianapolis, Indiana, August 12, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1986; J.D., cum laude, 1991). Phi Delta Phi, (Membership Chairman, 1990-1991). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Property and Products Liability. Associate Editor, Indiana Law Review, 1990-1991. Member: Indianapolis (Vice President, 2001 and 2004), Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Law; Civil Litigation; Products Liability.Email: Elizabeth H. Knotts
Rori Lisa Goldman (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, February 27, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, New York; 1997, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1992); Hofstra University (J.D., 1995). Member, Property Law Journal. Law Clerk to Hon. John T. Sharpnack, Court of Appeals of Indiana, 1995-1997. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Premises Liability; Appeals; Professional Licensing; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Workers Compensation.Email: Rori Lisa Goldman
Ty Michael Craver (Member) born Indianapolis, Indiana, May 18, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1994; J.D., 1998). Member: Indianapolis (Member, Executive Board, Young Lawyers Division), Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana (Member, Workers Compensation Section; Chair Elect, 2001-2007); Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Workers Compensation; Products Liability; Toxic Tort; Nursing Home Liability; Subrogation; Professional Malpractice; Licensing; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense.Email: Ty Michael Craver
——————————Emily D. Smith (Associate) born Clarinda, Iowa, March 14, 1979; admitted to bar, 2003, Indiana. Education: University of Louisville (B.A., 2000); Indiana University, Bloomington (J.D., 2003). Recipient, Merit Scholarship. Member, Moot Court. Editor, Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana. Practice Areas: Litigation; Workers Compensation; Personal Injury; Professional Malpractice.Email: Emily D. Smith
Christopher N. Wahl (Associate) born Tomah, Wisconsin, January 22, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Augsburg College (B.A., 2000); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., 2003). Recipient: Merit Scholarship. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Association (Member, Young Lawyers Divisions). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Products Liability.Email: Christopher N. Wahl
OF COUNSELKevin A. Hoover (Of Counsel) born Huntington, Indiana, October 25, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Ball State University (B.S., Political Science and Economics, summa cum laude, 1981); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1984). Order of Barristers. Registered Family Law Mediator, State of Indiana. Member: Johnson County (Member, Family Law Rules Committee), Indianapolis (Member, Family Law and Litigation Sections), Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law Litigation; Divorce; Legal Separation; Custody; Child Support; Spousal Support; Family Law Mediation; Civil Litigation; Estate Planning.Email: Kevin A. Hoover
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