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| | Address | | Suite 4600, 111 Monument Circle | | Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 | | (Marion Co.) | | | |
| | | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Civil Litigation in all State and Federal Courts, and proceedings before Administrative Agencies. Employment Litigation including defense of civil rights, Employee Benefits, including ERISA, MPPA, HIPAA, Employment Discrimination, including Title VII, ADEA, ADA, Government Relations, Labor Relations, Immigration, Fair Labor Standards Act, including Wage and Hour, Government Contracts, Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA), WARN Act, Non-Compete and Unfair Competition Litigation, Trade Secret Litigation, and provides advice and counseling to employers, as well as diversity management counseling and training services. | | Firm Size: 400 | Representative Clients:
Adessa, Inc.; AT&T; BAA Indianapolis, LLC; Bayer Corporation; BMG/Columbia House; Boston Scientific; CVS Pharmacy, Inc.; Cingular Wireless; Clarian Health Partners; ConAgra Foods, Inc.; Hillenbrand Industries, Inc.; Home Depot; International Truck and Engine Corporation; Kraft Foods, Inc.; The Kroger Co.; Liquid Transport Corp.; Meijer, Inc.; Merrill Lynch; Miller Pipeline Corporation; National Wine and Spirits, Inc.; SBC Communications; Sarkes Tarzian, Inc.; Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc.; Sysco Corporation; Toyota Industrial Equipment Mfg., Inc.; Tractor Supply Company; Tyco; U.S. Foodservice, Inc. |
Other Office Locations of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A.
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, U.S.A.
Ridgeland, Mississippi, U.S.A.
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A.
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.
Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.A.
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.
Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
| | Charles B. Baldwin (Shareholder) born Michigan City, Indiana, February 23, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Indiana and Ohio. Education: Valparaiso University (B.S., 1980); University of Dayton School of Law (J.D., 1983). Co-author: "Model Jury Instructions - Employment Litigation," published by the American Bar Association. Author: "Indiana Guide to Preventing Workplace Harassment," published by the Indiana Chamber. Seventh Circuit Editor (1992-2004): "Employment & Labor Relations Litigation Newsletter," published by the American Bar Association. Selected as a leading labor and employment lawyer in Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 editions). Chosen as an Indiana Super Lawyer by Indianapolis Monthly (2005, 2006 and 2007). Included in the 2008 edition of Best Lawyers in America. Appointed to the Board of Directors for the Indiana Chamber (2003). Board of Trustees Member, University of Dayton School of Law Alumni. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State, Federal, Seventh Circuit and American Bar Associations; American Employment Law Council; Defense Research Institute; Indiana Chamber of Commerce; United States Chamber of Commerce. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employee Benefits Litigation; ERISA Class Action; ERISA Litigation; Employment Discrimination; Covenants Not To Compete; Age Discrimination in Employment; Employment Class Action; Employment Disability Discrimination; Labor Arbitration; Federal Civil Litigation; Labor Strikes. Email: Charles B. Baldwin | | Thomas E. Deer (Shareholder) born Indianapolis, Indiana, May 23, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Indiana; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1999, Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1991); Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Member: American Bar Association. (Also at Chicago, Illinois Office). Practice Areas: Employment Discrimination; Employment Litigation; Labor Law; ERISA. Email: Thomas E. Deer | | Kim F. Ebert (Shareholder) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 7, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Indiana. Education: Wabash College (B.A., cum laude, 1972); Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Contributing Writer, Labor Law, Indianapolis Business Journal, 1982-1998. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Recipient, Distinguished Barrister Award, Indiana Lawyer, 2007. Member: Indianapolis (Chairman, Labor Law Section, 1988), Indiana State and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Labor and Employment Law; Tort and Insurance Practice; Chair, National Programs, 1994-1996; Chair, CLE Board, 1997-1999; Chair, Employer-Employee Relations Committee, 2001-2002; Member, Standing Committee of Continuing Education of the Bar, 1997-2000) Bar Associations. Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment(45%); Litigation(40%); Class Actions(15%). Email: Kim F. Ebert | | Matthew S. Effland (Shareholder) born Peoria, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1999, Indiana (state and federal); 2000, Florida (state and federal) and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Eleventh Circuits; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Cornell College (B.S.S., 1995); Texas Tech School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Labor & Employment; Litigation); Indianapolis, Indiana State and American (Member, Sections on: Labor & Employment; Litigation) Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Monroe Guaranty Ins. Co. v. Magwerks Corp., 829 N.E.2d 968 (Ind. 2005); Reliable Development Corp. v. Berrier, 851 N.E.2d 983 (Ind.Ct.App. 2006); Winters v. Florida Board of Regents, 834 So.2d 243 (Fla.2d DCA 2002). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Matthew S. Effland | | Michiharu Homma (Shareholder) born Nakano, Tokyo, Japan, 1950; admitted to bar, 1996, Indiana. Education: Hitotsubashi University (B.A., 1973); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1994). Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Immigration Law; International Law. Email: Michiharu Homma | | Todd J. Kaiser (Shareholder) born Bremen, Indiana, May 2, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1983); Indiana University (J.D., 1986). Law Clerk, Hon. William I. Garrard, Indiana Court of Appeals, 1986-1987. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation(55%); Labor and Employment(35%); Class Actions(10%). Email: Todd J. Kaiser | | Kristin B. Keltner (Shareholder) born St. Louis, Missouri; admitted to bar, 1998, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Valparaiso University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1993); Indiana University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998) Order of the Coif. Clerk to the Honorable Michael Kanne, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 2003-2004. Member: Indianapolis Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Discrimination; Harassment; Administrative Law; Litigation. Email: Kristin B. Keltner | | Brian L. McDermott (Shareholder) born Dubuque, Iowa, August 11, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1999, Iowa; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Loras College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1988); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1991). Note and Comment Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1990-1991. Indiana Super Lawyer (2004-2008); The Best Lawyers in America (2005-2008); Co-Author: "Indiana Employers' Guide to the ADA and FMLA," Indiana Chamber of Commerce (2001, 2003); Co-Editor, "The Employment and Labor Law Handbook for Indiana Lawyers," Indiana State Bar Association, Employment and Labor Law Section (2005); Co-Author, "Interviewing Guide, Designed to Assist Indiana Employers with Hiring and Retaining Employees," Indiana Chamber of Commerce (2005); Co-Author, "Religion in the Workplace: A Guide for the Indiana Employer," Indiana Chamber of Commerce (2006); Co-Author, "New Laws, New Claims, New Policies? Workplace Bullying," For the Defense, In-House Defense Quarterly, DRI (2008); Co-Author, "Avoiding FLSA Disaster: FLSA Risk Areas for PEOs," National Association of Professional Employer Organizations (2008); Author, "Seventh Circuit Side-Steps Need to Decide FMLA Eligibility-by-Estoppel Claim," HR Spotlight, Council in Education Management (2008); "The Constitutionality of Canon 7(B)(1)(c) of the Code of Judicial Conduct: Free Speech Rights of Judges," 25 Creighton Law Review 855 (1992); Note, "Defending the Defenseless: Murray v. Giarratano and the Right to Counsel in Capital Proceedings," 75 Iowa Law Review 1305 (1990); Chapter, How Arbitration Works, Alan Mills Ruben et al. eds., BNA Books (6th Edition 2001). Law Clerk, Honorable Donald J. Porter, U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota, 1991-1992. Member, Human Resources and Labor Committees, Indiana Chamber of Commerce. Member: Indianapolis (Chair, Labor and Employment Council, 2005), Indiana State (Chair, Labor and Employment Section, 2004) and American (Vice Chair, Civil Procedure and Evidence Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 2002—) Bar Associations; Human Resource Association of Central Indiana. Reported Cases: Dougherty v. Indiana Bell, 440 F.3d 910 (Ind. Ct. App., 2006); Richter v. Hook-SuperX, Inc., 142 F.3d 1024 (Ind. Ct. App., 1998); Hartman v. Hook-SuperX, Inc., 42 F.Supp.2d 854 (S.D. Ind. 1999); Austin v. Wal-Mart Stores, 20 F.Supp.2d 1254 (N.D. Ind. 1998); Richter v. Revco D.S., Inc., 959 F.Supp. 999, 1997 WL 151162 (S.D. Ind. 1997);. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation(50%); Management Labor Law(25%); ERISA Litigation(10%); Civil Rights Defense Law; Labor and Employment(15%); Employee Benefits Litigation; Class Action Defense; Employment Discrimination; Covenants Not to Compete; Age Discrimination in Employment; Employment Arbitration; Employment Disability Discrimination; Labor Arbitration; Litigation of Restrictive Covenants; Labor Strikes; Wage and Hour Law. Email: Brian L. McDermott | | Jan Michelsen (Shareholder) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1994, Indiana. Education: Bradley University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1977); Kelley School of Business at Indiana University (M.B.A., 1987); Indiana University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1994). Editor in Chief, Indiana Law Review, Volume 27. Recipient, IU School of Law Faculty Award for Scholarship, Leadership and Service, 1994. Pegasus Scholar (legal fellowship in United Kingdom, 1997). Contributing/Assistant Editor, "The Developing Labor Law," Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, 1994-2001. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations (Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation); Indianapolis Inn of Court, 1994-2000, Sagamore Inn of Court, 2001—; Trustee, Executive Committee, American Inns of Court Foundation, 1997—. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Employment Discrimination; Wage and Hour Law; Personnel Policies and Training; Workplace Violence; Employee Privacy. Email: Jan Michelsen | | Danuta Bembenista Panich (Shareholder) born East Chicago, Indiana, April 9, 1954; admitted to bar, 1978, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; 1987, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Indiana University (A.B., cum laude, 1975; J.D., summa cum laude, 1978). Board Member: Munster Medical Research Foundation; Public Interest Law Initiative, 2004-2007. Member: Illinois State, Federal (Member, Chicago Chapter) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Danuta Bembenista Panich | | Steven F. Pockrass (Shareholder) born New York, N.Y., November 23, 1965; admitted to bar, 1995, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1987); University of Virginia (J.D., 1995). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Sullivan Medallion; Editorial Board, Virginia Journal of Social Policy & Law, 1994-1995; Appendix Editor, The Family and Medical Leave Act (BNA Books 2006); Chapter Reviewer, ABA Family Legal Guide (Third Ed. 2004); Contributing Author, ABA Labor and Employment Law Section, Fair Labor Standards Legislation Committee, Subcommittee on the Family and Medical Leave Act, Annual Reports (2000-2005); Indianapolis Equal Opportunity Advisory Board (2001—). Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana (Board of Directors, 2005—); Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Davidson v. Citizens Gas & Coke Utility, Slip Copy, 2006 WL 1367430, S.D.Ind., May 16, 2006; Williams v. Riverside Community Corrections Corp., 846 N.E.2d 738, Ind.App., May 03, 2006; Bratcher v. Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc., Slip Copy, 2006 WL 694140, S.D.Ind., Mar. 10, 2006; Davidson v. Citizens Gas & Coke Utility, Slip Copy, 2006 WL 694291, S.D.Ind., Mar. 10, 2006; Herron v. DaimlerChrysler Corp., 388 F.3d 293, 94 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. (BNA) 1219, 85 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 41,813, 7th Cir. (Ind.) Nov. 03, 2004; Swartz v. McDonald's Corp., 87 F.Supp.2d 863, 53 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 1097, 17 NDLR P 240, N.D.Ind., Jan. 28, 2000; Allen v. Interstate Brands, 186 F.R.D. 512, S.D.Ind., Mar. 16, 1999; Jasmantas v. Subaru-Isuzu Automotive, Inc., 141 F.3d 667, 7 A.D. Cases 1872, 12 NDLR P 93, 7th Cir.(Ind.), Mar. 26, 1998; Bassett v. Subaru-Isuzu Automotive, Inc., 948 F.Supp. 811, 20 A.D.D. 1222, N.D.Ind., Dec. 03, 1996; In re: PASMINCO ZINC, INC. (Carthage, Tenn.) and UNITED STEEL WORKERS OF AMERICA LOCAL 8413, 2000 WL 1599200, 114 Lab. Arb. (BNA) 1436, Lab.Arb., Jul. 15, 2000; In re: McFarling Foods, Inc., 366 NLRB No. 122 (NLRB 2001). Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Law; Labor Law. Email: Steven F. Pockrass | | Jay C. Ruby (Shareholder) born Indianapolis, Indiana, November 2, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; 2003, Georgia; 2005, U.S. Supreme Court. (Not admitted in Indiana). Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1989); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1992). Phi Alpha Delta; Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Torts, 1989. Listed, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Chambers USA, 2007 and 2008 Editions. Author: "Indiana Guide to Hiring & Managing Foreign Employees," Indiana Chamber of Commerce 2002—; "Importing a Legal Workforce: H-2B Temporary Visas for Foreign Construction Workers," Construction Accounting and Taxation Journal, February 2007. Speaker, "H-2B Status for Employing Essential Workers," Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia 2001-2005. Moderator/Speaker, "H-2B Essential Workers," American Immigration Lawyers Annual Conference 2006. Member: State Bar of Georgia; Louisiana State Bar Association; Atlanta Bar Association; American Bar Association; American Immigration Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Immigration Law; Business Immigration. Email: Jay C. Ruby | | Mark E. Schmidtke (Shareholder) born 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana; 1982, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1993, U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second and Eleventh Circuits; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Circuits; 1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1999, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Valparaiso University (B.A., 1978; J.D., 1981). Phi Alpha Theta; Omicron Delta Epsilon. Associate Editor, Valparaiso University Law Review, 1980-1981. Law Clerk to: Hon. George B. Hoffman, Jr., Indiana Court of Appeals, 1981; Hon. James T. Moody, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, 1982-1983. Author: "Carving Out a Special Warrant Requirement: Arkansas v. Sanders," 14 Valparaiso University Law Review 157, 1979. Co-Author: ERISA Case Digest, John Wiley & Sons, 1992; ERISA Litigation Form Book, John Wiley & Sons, 1992; ERISA Litigation Primer, Defense Research Institute, 1992-2003. Contributing Author: Employee Benefits Law, BNA, 1992-1998. Member: Porter County, Indiana State, Federal and American (Member, Employee Benefits Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations. (Also at Chicago, Illinois Office). Practice Areas: ERISA. Email: Mark E. Schmidtke | | Brandon M. Shelton (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1998, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana, Eastern District of Michigan and Southern District of Ohio. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.S., 1995); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., 1998). Member: Indiana State, National, Marion County and American Bar Associations. [Illinois and Indiana Air National Guard: 1992-1999]. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Brandon M. Shelton | | Kenneth B. Siepman (Shareholder) born Linton, Indiana, October 5, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Wabash College (A.B., cum laude, 1987); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1990). Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American (Member, Labor Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Litigation; Management Labor Law; Wage and Hour Law; Public Sector Employment Law; Civil Rights Defense; OSHA. Email: Kenneth B. Siepman | | —————————— | | Debra J. Brooks (Associate) born 1969; admitted to bar, 2006, Indiana. Education: Ball State University (B.S., 1992); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., 2006). Editor-in-Chief, Indiana International & Comparative Law Review, Volume 16. Member: Indianapolis (Member, Young Lawyers Division), Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Human Resource Association of Central Indiana. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Law; Management Employment Law. Email: Debra J. Brooks | | Brett E. Buhl (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Miami University (B.S., magna cum laude, 2003); University of Dayton School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and National Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Brett E. Buhl | | John K. Henning, IV (Associate) born 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Arizona; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 2004, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Texas Christian University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1996); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2001). Member, Ravens Society. Recipient, University of Virginia Ritter Award for Honor, Character and Integrity. Participant, Lile Moot Court Competition. Florence Immigration/Refugee Rights Project Volunteer Attorney. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation. Email: John K. Henning, IV | | Bonnie L. Martin (Associate) born Silver Spring, Maryland; admitted to bar, 1997, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana. Education: Anderson University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1994); Wake Forest University (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Order of the Coif. Member: Moot Court Board; Association of Trial Lawyers of America Trial Team. Articles Editor, Wake Forest Law Review, 1996-1997. Member: Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Litigation. Email: Bonnie L. Martin | | Christopher C. Murray (Associate) born Fort Wayne, Indiana; admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois; 2003, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; 2006, Indiana. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993); Indiana University-Bloomington (Graduate Studies, 1996-1998); University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 2001). Recipient, Scholarship, German Academic Exchange Summer Program, University of Leipzig. Articles Editor, University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law, 2000-2001. Law Clerk, Honorable Fred I. Parker, Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Summer Fellowship, U.S. Foreign Language and Area Studies. Member: Indianapolis (Member, Labor and Employment Section), Indiana State and American (Member, Employment Law Section) Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Zusy v. International Medical Group, Inc., 500 F.Supp.2d 1087 (S.D. Ind. 2007); Davis v. VanNatta, 438 F.3d 707 (7th Cir. 2006); Griffin v. Sisters of Saint Francis, Inc., 489 F.3d 838 (7th cir. 2006); Phillips v. City of Bloomington, 869 N.E.2d 1281 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007). Languages: French and German. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Christopher C. Murray | | Dorothy Diane Parson (Associate) born Gary, Indiana, December 16, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2006, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: Valparaiso University (B.A., with honors, 1999); University of Illinois (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Lincoln Scholar. Competitor: Frederick Green Moot Court; Hispanic National Bar Association Moot Court. Publication: "Battling the Dynamic Duo: FMLA & ADA," Construction Executive, May 2007. Member: Indianapolis, Marion County and Indiana State Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin; Hispanic Bar Association. Special Agencies: Defense Research Institute; International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Personal Injury. Email: Dorothy Diane Parson | | Robert F. Seidler (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern District of Ohio; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. (Not admitted in Indiana). Education: Butler University (B.A., 1998); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 2001). Member and Coach, International Moot Court. Member: Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Perkins v. Hook-Superx, Inc., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 39121 (D. Ohio 2007); Phillips v. Teamsters Local Union No. 957, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7041 (D. Ohio 2007); Conners v. Spectrasite Communs., Inc., 465 F. Supp. 2d 834 (D. Ohio 2006); Richardson v. Animal Med. Ctr., 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 32106 (D. Ohio 2006); Williams v. Thamann, 2007 Ohio 4320 (Ohio Ct. App. 2007); Walter v. ADT Sec. Sys., 2007 Ohio 3324 (Ohio Ct. App. 2007). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Robert F. Seidler | | OF COUNSEL | | Pamela M. Keith (Of Counsel) born Ankara, Turkey; admitted to bar, 1995, District of Columbia; 2008, Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: University of California, Davis (B.A., 1990; M.A., 1992); Boston College (J.D., 1995). Member: National Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Section); American Bar Association; Marion County Bar Association. [Trial Defense Counsel, Judge Advocate Generals Corps, U.S. Navy, 1995-1999]. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation(40%); Labor Arbitration(20%); Labor Law(10%); Labor Relations(10%); Unfair Labor Practices(10%); Union Labor Law(10%). Email: Pamela M. Keith | | Jan J. Kinzie (Of Counsel) born Wabash, Indiana; admitted to bar, 1985, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1981); Indiana University (J.D., 1985). Assistant Corporation Counsel, Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, 1985-1988. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Corporate Law. Email: Jan J. Kinzie | | Eric P. Mathisen (Of Counsel) born Melrose Park, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1996, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Carthage College (B.A., 1992); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1996). Certified Civil Mediator, State of Indiana. Counsel, Ethics Commission, City of Valparaiso, 2004—. Member: American Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association; St. Joseph County Bar Association; Porter County Bar Association; Lake County Bar Association; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; Defense Research Institute; American Inns of Court (Member, Porter County Chapter). (Also at Chicago, Illinois Office). Practice Areas: ERISA; Employee Benefits Litigation; Insurance Bad Faith; Labor and Employment; Litigation. Email: Eric P. Mathisen | | Steven V. Shoup (Of Counsel) born Portland, Indiana, May 30, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1995, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1968; J.D., cum laude, 1974). Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Collective Bargaining. Email: Steven V. Shoup | | Stephanie Alden Smithey (Of Counsel) born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, February 3, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., cum laude, 1988); Loyola University (J.D., 1991). Sigma Tau Delta; Alpha Kappa Delta. Member, Wagner Memorial Moot Court Team. Member: Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: ERISA; Health Benefits; COBRA; Multi-Employer Benefits; Disability Benefits; Employee Benefit Taxation; Employee Benefit Trusts; ERISA Compliance; Flexible Benefit Plans; Fringe Benefits; Multi-Employer Pensions; Pension and Profit Sharing Plans; Pension Plans; Qualified Retirement Plans; Retirement Benefit Plans; Taft-Hartley Plans; 401(k) Plans. Email: Stephanie Alden Smithey | | Candace S. Walker (Of Counsel) born New Castle, Indiana; admitted to bar, 1981, Indiana. Education: Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974); Indiana University School of Law (J. D., magna cum laude, 1981). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to Hon. V. Sue Shield, Indiana Court of Appeals, 1981-1982. Co-Author: "Military Leave Issues: A Reference Guide for the Indiana Employer," Indiana Employer's Guide to the FMLA. Speaker, Indiana Chamber of Commerce Employment Law Seminars, 2000—. Chief Counsel, Office of Corporation Counsel, City of Indianapolis, 1998-2000. Member: Indianapolis (Chair, Labor Law Section, 1999) and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment(95%); Municipal Law(5%). Email: Candace S. Walker | | Katy Yang-Page (Of Counsel) born Taipei, Taiwan; admitted to bar, 1995, California; 1997, Hawaii; 2004, Indiana. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1990); New York University School of Law (J.D., 1994). Phi Beta Kappa (Northwestern). Adjunct Professor, Concord Law School, 2004—. Member, Asian Law Society, 1991-1994. Languages: Mandarin Chinese. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Immigration Law; Constitutional Law. Email: Katy Yang-Page | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Atlanta, Georgia Office: 600 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 2100. Telephone: 404-881-1300.
Austin, Texas Office: 301 Congress Avenue, Suite 1250. Telephone: 512-344-4700.
Birmingham, Alabama Office: One Federal Place, Suite 1000, 1819 Fifth Avenue North. Telephone: 205-328-1900.
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Office: Governor's Place, 33 Bloomfield Hills Parkway, Suite 120. Telephone: 248-593-6400.
Charleston, South Carolina Office: 211 King Street, Suite 200, P.O. Box 1808. Telephone: 843-853-1300.
Charlotte, North Carolina Office: 201 South College Street, Suite 2300. Telephone: 704-342-2588.
Chicago, Illinois Office: Twenty-Fifth Floor, Two First National Plaza, 20 South Clark Street. Telephone: 312-558-1220.
Cleveland, Ohio Office: 127 Public Square, 4130 Key Tower. Telephone: 216-241-6100.
Columbia, South Carolina Office: 1320 Main Street, Suite 600. Telephone: 803-252-1300.
Dallas, Texas Office: 700 Preston Commons, 8117 Preston Road. Telephone: 214-987-3800.
Greensboro, North Carolina Office: 2725 Horse Pen Creek Road, Suite 101. Telephone: 336-375-9737.
Greenville, South Carolina Office: The Ogletree Building, 300 North Main Street, P.O. Box 2757. Telephone: 864-271-1300.
Houston, Texas Office: One Allen Center, 500 Dallas Street, Suite 3000. Telephone: 713-655-0855.
Kansas City, Missouri Office: 4717 Grand Avenue, Suite 300. Telephone: 816-471-1301.
Los Angeles, California Office: 633 West Fifth Street, Suite 5300. Telephone: 213-239-9800.
Memphis, Tennessee Office: International Place, Tower II, 6410 Poplar Avenue, Suite 300. Telephone: 901-767-6160.
Miami, Florida Office: 701 Brickell Avenue, Suite 2020. Telephone: 305-374-0506.
Morristown, New Jersey Office: 10 Madison Avenue, Suite 402. Telephone: 973-656-1600.
Nashville, Tennessee Office: Fifth Third Center, Suite 800, 424 Church Street. Telephone: 615-254-1900.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Office: 1600 Market Street, Suite 2020. Telephone: 215-419-6530.
Phoenix, Arizona Office: Esplanade III, 2415 East Camelback Road, Suite 800. Telephone: 602-778-3700.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Office: Four Gateway Center, 444 Liberty Avenue, Suite 400. Telephone: 412-394-3333.
Raleigh, North Carolina Office: 2301 Sugar Bush Road, Suite 600, P.O. Box 31608. Telephone: 919-787-9700.
Ridgeland, Mississippi Office: 100 Concourse, Suite 204, 1052 Highland Colony Parkway. Telephone: 601-360-8444.
San Antonio, Texas Office: 2700 Weston Centre, 112 East Pecan Street. Telephone: 210-354-1300.
San Francisco, California Office: Steuart Tower, One Market Plaza, Suite 1300. Telephone: 415-442-4810.
St. Louis, Missouri Office: 7700 Bonhomme Avenue, Suite 650. Telephone: 314-802-3935.
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Office: The Tunick Building, 1336 Beltjen Road, Suite 201. Telephone: 340-714-1235.
Tampa, Florida Office: 100 North Tampa Street, Suite 3600. Telephone: 813-289-1247.
Tucson, Arizona Office: 6760 N. Oracle Road, Suite 200. Telephone: 520-544-0300.
Washington, D.C. Office: Fifth Floor, 2400 N Street, N.W. Telephone: 202-887-0855.
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