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Address
101 West Ohio Street, Suite 2100
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 (Marion Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.9
out of 5
(Main Office) It is easier to put your trust in a team of lawyers when you know their combined years of experience add up to over a century of knowledge, skill, and understanding. Each of the partners of Hostetler & Kowalik has been practicing for more than 20 years. In offering individualized services to the corporate and individual clients of Hostetler and Kowalik, it is of key importance to us that we provide the most effective and efficient representation. We are proud to be recognized throughout the State of Indiana as a firm strongly capable of resolving the most complex legal issues within the areas of business law, bankruptcy, debtors' and creditors' rights, and commercial litigation. Statement of PracticeCommercial, Bankruptcy, Debtors and Creditors Rights Law. Year Established: 1987
Firm Size: 10
Representative Clients:Fifth-Third Bank
Old National Bank
G.E. Capital Corp.
First National Bank & Trust
Shelby County Bank
Bloomfield State Bank
Stone City Bank
Bank of Indiana
Citizens Bank
S.C. Nestel, Inc.
Union Bank & Trust
Mainsource Bank
and numerous distressed businesses with operations on a local, regional and national scale.
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Address101 West Ohio Street, Suite 2100
Indianapolis, IN 46204, (Marion Co.)
PhonePhone: (317) 262-1001
Fax: (317) 262-1010
Website
http://www.hostetler-kowalik.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Gary Lynn Hostetler (Partner) born Scottsburg, Indiana, September, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Indiana University (B.S., high honors, 1975; J.D., 1979). Listed in 2007-2009 editions of "The Best Lawyers in America" in the specialties of Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law. Co-Chairman: "Advanced Chapter 7 & 13 Practice," ICLEF, 1999-2009. Co-Chairman: "Advanced Chapter 7 and 13 Roundtable," Indianapolis Bar Association, 1997-2009. Co-Chairman: "Advanced Chapter 7, 11, and 13 Practice," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (ICLEF), 2006. Lecturer and Author: "Consumer Bankruptcy Under BAPCPA," ICLEF, 2005. Lecturer: "Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005," ICLEF, 2005. Lecturer and Author: "Annual Bankruptcy Institute," ICLEF, 1993-2008. Lecturer and Author: "Exemptions: Tenancy by the Entireties and Exemption Planning," ICLEF, 1986, 1988 and 1991. Member: Indianapolis, Morgan County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Bankruptcy Law; Debtors and Creditors Rights Law.Email: Gary Lynn Hostetler
James S. Kowalik (Partner) born Lombard, Illinois, November, 1950; admitted to bar, 1978, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Purdue University (B.A., with honors, 1972); Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 1978). Law Clerk to Judge J. Robertson, Indiana Court of Appeals, 1978-1980. Lecturer and Author: "Annual Bankruptcy Institute" Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (ICLEF), 1993, 1994, 2000; "Foreclosure and Related Bankruptcy and Title Issues" National Business Institute, 1998; "How to Guide Your Client Through a Chapter 7 Unscathed" ICLEF, 1992; "Litigation of Common Bankruptcy Issues" Indianapolis Bar Association, 1991; "Consumer Bankruptcy Practice and Procedure" Indianapolis Bar Association, 1989; "Recent Developments in Preference Law" Indianapolis Bar Association, 1985. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Bankruptcy Law; Debtors and Creditors Rights Law; Business Transactions; Probate.Email: James S. Kowalik
David R. Krebs (Partner) born Butler, Pennsylvania, October, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1978); Indiana University (J.D., 1983). Lecturer and Author: "Annual Bankruptcy Institute" ICLEF, 2006-2008; "Bankruptcy Crimes" ICLEF, 2008; "Consumer Bankruptcy: The Basics of Chapters 7 & 13" NBI, 2008; "What Judges Want You to Know About Family Court" ICLEF, 2007; "Understanding the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2005 in Indiana" Lorman Educational Services, 2006; "Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005" ICLEF, 2005; "How Bankruptcy Affects Your Practice" ICLEF, 2005; "Bankruptcy in Indiana" Lorman Educational Services, 2003-2005; "Family Law Meets the World of Bankruptcy" ICLEF, 2003-2005; "Counseling the Business Entrepreneur in Indiana" National Business Institute, 1999, 2004; "Foreclosure and Repossession in Indiana" National Business Institute, 1989, 1991-1992, 1995-1996, 1999, 2003; "The Impact of Bankruptcy on Dissolution of Marriage in Indiana" National Business Institute, 1997, 1999, 2001-2002, 2004; "Loan Workout and Collateral Liquidation in Indiana" Lorman Educational Services, 2001-2002. Member: Indianapolis (Chair, Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Section, 2000), Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Bankruptcy Law; Debtors and Creditors Rights Law.Email: David R. Krebs
J. Bradley Schooley (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, April, 1945; admitted to bar, 1978, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana. Education: Denison University (B.A., 1967); Michigan State University (M.A.T., 1969); Indiana University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1978). Lecturer and Author: "Foreclosure in Indiana," Lorman Education Services, 1995. Associate Editor, Indiana Law Review, 1978. Author: Note, "Ademption by Extinction in Indiana," Volume 11-4, Indiana Law Review, 1979. Member: Indianapolis, Shelby County (President, 1994) and Indiana State Bar Associations; Indiana Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Hash v. Catt, 368 F.3d 789 (2004); David A. Ryker Painting Co., Inc. v. Nunamaker, 818 N.E. 2d 898 (Ind. App. 2004). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Creditors Rights; Real Estate; Probate.Email: J. Bradley Schooley
Christopher E. Baker (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, August, 1952; admitted to bar, 1981, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit. Education: Wabash College (B.A., 1974); Indiana University (M.P.A., 1976; J.D., magna cum laude, 1981). Speaker: "Practical Systems and Procedures for a Collection Practice including Bankruptcy Pointers", Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (ICLEF), 2009; Seminar Chairman and Author: "Collections", Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (ICLEF), 2006; Author: "Consumer Debt Collection: Resolve Debts Quickly and Easily," National Business Institute, 2006; "Mechanic's Lien and Bankruptcy," ICLEF, 1988, 2005; "Turning Judgments into Green," ICLEF, 1993; "Collecting/Post-Judgment Remedies," ICLEF, 1990; "Managing The Small & Medium Size Law Firm - Collection of Accounts Receivable," ICLEF, 1988. Law Clerk, Indiana Court of Appeals, 1979-1980. Member: Indianapolis Bar Association (Vice President, 1998; Secretary, 1999-2000; Counsel, Board of Managers, 2001; Board of Managers, 2009); Indiana State Bar Association (Chair, Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights Section, 2004-2005); American Bar Association; American Association for Justice; Indiana Trial Lawyers Association; Indianapolis Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Creditors Rights; Appellate Practice.Email: Christopher E. Baker
Jeffrey A. Hokanson (Partner) born Valparaiso, Indiana; admitted to bar, 1989, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis (B.S., 1986); Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis (J.D., 1989). Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations; Indiana Association for Corporate Turnaround; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Litigation; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Commercial Bankruptcy; Commercial Insolvency; Commercial Workouts; Insolvency; Liquidations; Out of Court Debt Restructuring; Pre-Bankruptcy Workouts; Workouts.Email: Jeffrey A. Hokanson
ASSOCIATESCourtney E. Chilcote (Associate) born Indianapolis, Indiana; admitted to bar, 2007, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana. Education: Purdue University, Krannert School of Business (B.S. 2002); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D. 2007). Member, American Bankruptcy Institute. Member: Indiana State Bar Association; Indianapolis Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Litigation; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Commercial Bankruptcy; Consumer Bankruptcy; Litigation; Workouts.Email: Courtney E. Chilcote
Nicolette E. Mendenhall (Associate) born Effingham, Illinois, April 1980; admitted to bar, 2008, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana. Education: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (B.A., magna cum laude, 2002); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 2008). Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Bankruptcy; Debtor and Creditor; Litigation.Email: Nicolette E. Mendenhall
Jeremy M. Dunn (Associate) born Dayton, Ohio, 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, North Carolina, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana. (Not admitted in Indiana). Education: United States Military Academy (B.S., 1997); Indiana University (J.D., 2005). Articles Editor, Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies, 2004-2005; Associate, Moore & Van Allen PLLC, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2005-2009. [Captain, Air Defense Artillery, United States Army, 1997-2002; Captain, Staff Officer, United States Army Reserve, 2002-2005]. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Law; Creditors Rights.Email: Jeremy M. Dunn
Rachel L. Hazaray (Associate) born Indianapolis, Indiana, August 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University; Kelley School of Business - Indianapolis (B.S., 2003); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., 2006). Member, Commercial Law League of America. Recipient, Christopher M. Maine Advocacy Award, 2005. Member: American Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association; Indianapolis Bar Association (Member, Young Lawyer's Division Go Green Committee).Email: Rachel L. Hazaray
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