(Main Office)

Riley Bennett & Egloff, LLP maintains a comprehensive business and litigation practice, providing legal services to local, regional, national and international firms. The Firm is committed to providing the highest quality services in a timely and cost effective manner.

Statement of Practice

Litigation, Labor and Employment (Management), Employee Benefits, Insurance Defence, Corporation, Real Estate, Commercial, Governmental Relations, Workers Compensation Defense, Environmental, Trusts and Estates, Asset Protection, Guardianships, Estate Planning, Probate and Toxic Torts, Asbestos Litigation.

Representative Clients:

Financial and Real Estate: City of Firsts Federal Credit Union
Drover Street Federal Credit Union
Duke Realty Investments, Inc.
Fair Finance
Fifth Third Bank
First Community Bank
Forum Credit Union
Hansen & Horn
Harrington Wealth Management Co.
Indiana Members Credit Union
Jones Mortgage Group, LLC
Meridian Investment Advisors
National City Bank of Indiana
NRC Corporation
Premiere Credit of North America, LLC
Solidarity Federal Credit Union
Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company
The National Bank of Indianapolis
Transmission Builders Federal Credit Union
Trinity Environmental Services
Union Equity Corporation
VanRooy Properties. Manufacturing, Construction, Transportation and Technology: Accent Technical Services, Inc.
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
American Trans Air
Apex Precision Technologies, Inc.
Benchmark Products, Inc.
Bennett's Contracting, LLC
Bloomfield Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Contract Lumber, Inc.
Copasetic Construction, LLC
Eagle Flooring Co., Inc.
Electric League of Indiana
Excel Graphics, Inc.
Federal Express
Forge Industrial Staffing, Inc.
Glasrite, a Division of PSC of Kentucky, Inc.
Hays & Sons Complete Restoration
Hiatt Metal Products
Hunt Construction Group, Inc.
Indiana Fiber Work
Integrity Engineering, Inc.
JetStar, Inc.
Knight Transportation
KONE, Inc.
Lakewood Engineering and Mfg. Company
Lear Corporation
Lehigh Cement Company
Liggett Group, Inc.
Lock Tight, LLC
Long Electric Company, Inc.
Malisipino Restoration, Inc.
McCord Corporation
Mims Construction Company
Morrell, Inc.
Neal Scrap Metals, LLC
Obsidian Enterprises, Inc.
Otis Elevator Company
PCL Construction Services, Inc.
Penske Truck Leasing Co.
PMC, Inc.
Relcon, Inc.
S.C. Johnson Wax
Site Technologies, LLC
Stone City Ironworks, Inc.
Tectonic Systems, Inc.
The Indiana Rail Road Company
Under Construction, LLC
USF Holland, Inc. Insurance and Claims: Argonaut Insurance Co.
Cambridge Integrated Services Group, Inc.
Carolina Casualty Insurance Co.
CGU Insurance Company
Chelsea-Rhone, LLC
Cincinnati Insurance Company
Citizens Insurance Company
Commercial Union Insurance Co.
Conseco
Constitution States Service Company
Corporate Claims Management, Inc.
Crum & Forster Unit
Diversified Insurance Brokerage Group
Employers Mutual Casualty
Farm Bureau Insurance Companies
Farmers Truck Insurance Exchange
Fireman's Fund Insurance Companies
First State Management Group
Foremost Insurance Company
Frank Gates Service Company
GAB Robins North America, Inc.
Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.
Great American Insurance Companies
Illinois Farmers Insurance Company
Indiana Lumbermens Mutal Insurance Company
Indiana Public Employer's Plan, Inc.
Indianapolis Insurance Group, Inc.
Insurance Institute of Indiana
Klinger Associates, Inc.
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Medical Assurance of Indiana
MetLife Auto & Home
Mid Century Insurance Company
Mitsui Sumitomo Marine, USA
National Farmers Union
Neace Lukens Insurance Agency
ProClaim America, Inc.
RMA Brokerage, LLC
RSKCo
SAFECO
St. Paul Travelers
Sedgwick Claims Management
TIG Insurance Company
Transcontinental Insurance Company
Western Reserve Group
Zurich American. Wholesale and Retail: Acorn Distributors, Inc.
Charming Shoppes, Inc.
Cotto-Waxo Co.
Dollar General Corporation
Frito Lay, Inc.
Indianapolis City Market Corporation
J-Town Jewelry, Inc.
McDonald's Corporations
Meijer Corporation
Quaker Oats
Recognize U, Inc.
The Pillsbury Co.
Tom Lange Company, Inc.
University Loft Company
Verizon Wireless. Health Care Products and Services: Community Hospitals of Indiana, Inc.
Curative Health Services, Inc.
DaVita, Inc.
EyeQ Optometry, P.C.
Follas Labs
Fresenius North America
Health South Holdings
Jasneek Medical Staffing
Maddox Chiropractic Clinic
Maus & Elam Dental Lab
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Oak Grove Christian Retirement Village
Oliver Family Healthcare
Reid Hospital
RepuCare, Inc.
Resista Temps, Inc.
Select Medical Supply
St. Vincent Hospitals
Staff America, Inc.

Clients

EDUCATION AND OTHER BUSINESSES: ADESA Corporation
Beacon Education Management, Inc.
Edison Schools
Frontline Communications
LaPetite Academy
Mentzer Printing, Inc.
Southern Yankee Routisserie Pit Smokers
The Duncan Group
Worksmart Systems, Inc. Sports, Media & Entertainment: Indiana Lawyer
Indianapolis Business Journal
Leading Edge Motorsports
Lighthouse Sportstech Racing
Media Indiana, Inc.
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
Perkins Nichols Media
Raccoon Lake Golf Course
Sollars Teleproducts, Inc.
United Skates of America, Inc.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available

Address

141 East Washington Street, Fourth Floor
Indianapolis, IN 46204, (Marion Co.)

Phone

Phone: 317-636-8000
Fax: 317-636-8027

Website

http://www.rbelaw.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Saturday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Sunday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Bryce H. Bennett, Jr. (Member) born Jackson, Michigan, August 6, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S. Finance, with high distinction, 1975; J.D., magna cum laude, 1978). Beta Gamma Sigma. Associate Editor, Indiana Law Review, 1977-1978. Certified Alternative Dispute Resolution Mediator. Chair, Indianapolis Equal Opportunity Advisory Board, 1995-1997. Member: Indianapolis (Chair, Litigation Section, 1994; Member, Board of Managers, 1995-1997; Chair, Judicial Evaluation Committee, 1996), Indiana State (Member, House of Delegates and Litigation Section) and American (Member, Construction Forum, Litigation and Intellectual Property Sections) Bar Associations; International Association of Defense Trial Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Insurance; Construction; Products Liability; Professional Liability.Email: Bryce H. Bennett, Jr.

John L. Egloff (Member) born Saginaw, Michigan, November 27, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Indiana; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Michigan State University (B.A. with honors, 1975); Indiana University, School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1978). Order of the Coif. Chair, Indiana Chapter, Midwest Pension Conference, 1986. Member, Indiana Employees Appeals Commission, 1993-1995. Member: Indianapolis (Member, Labor Law Section), Indiana State (Member, Employment Law Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporation; Employee Benefit.Email: John L. Egloff

Donald S. Smith (Member) born St. Paul, Minnesota, November 1, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Indiana. Education: DePauw University (B.A., cum laude, 1978); Indiana University, School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Associate Editor, Indiana Law Review, 1980-1981. Member, Board of Barristers, 1979-1981. Member, National Labor Relations Board, Region 25, Seminar Faculty. Member: Indianapolis (Chair, 1993 and Member, Labor Law Section), Indiana State (Member, Labor Law Section) and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; Indiana Workers' Compensation Institute. Practice Areas: Labor (Management); Worker's Compensation; Litigation.Email: Donald S. Smith

Mary K. Reeder (Member) born Indianapolis, Indiana, June 24, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Indiana; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1979; J.D., cum laude, 1983). Phi Alpha Delta (Justice, 1982-1983). Associate Editor, Indiana Law Review, 1982-1983. Member, Indianapolis Air Pollution Control Board, 1996-2000. Member: Indianapolis (Member, Litigation Section), Indiana State (Member, Environmental Law Section) and American (Member, Litigation Law Section) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana. Practice Areas: Litigation; Environmental; Toxic Tort.Email: Mary K. Reeder

Laura S. Reed (Member) born Enid, Oklahoma, March 13, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Indiana; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Carleton College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984); Indiana University, School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1987). Note and Development Editor, Indiana Law Review, 1986-1987. Member: Indianapolis (Member, Litigation Section), Indiana State (Member, Young Lawyers Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance.Email: Laura S. Reed

Ryan L. Leitch (Member) born Fort Wayne, Indiana, July 18, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1984; J.D., 1987). Delta Theta Phi. Certified Arbitrator for the Better Business Bureau. Member: Indianapolis (Member, Sections on: Estate Planning; Administration; Litigation), Indiana State (Member, Sections on: Probate, Trust and Real Property; Litigation) and American (Member, Sections on: Probate and Trust; Litigation; Tort and Insurance) Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance; Estate Planning; Probate; Construction Law.Email: Ryan L. Leitch

Raymond T. Seach (Member) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 18, 1964; admitted to bar, 1993, Indiana. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A. with high honors, 1986); Indiana University, School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Negotiable Instruments. Certified Public Accountant, California. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Litigation; Insurance; Banking Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Estate.Email: Raymond T. Seach

Anthony R. Jost (Member) born Kokomo, Indiana, December 3, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 1994, Illinois; 1996, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: DePauw University (B.A., cum laude, 1990); Indiana University, School of Law (J.D., 1993). Delta Theta Phi. Member, Indiana University Moot Court Team, 1992-1993. Notes Editor, Adelphia Law Journal, 1992. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Law; Business Law; Bankruptcy; Real Estate.Email: Anthony R. Jost

J. Mark McKinzie (Member) born Urbana, Illinois, April 20, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois; 1989, Indiana. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., Finance, with high honors, 1974; M.B.A., with high honors, 1976); Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 1978). Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State, Illinois State and American (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice and Business Law Sections) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana. Practice Areas: Insurance; Corporate Law; Litigation.Email: J. Mark McKinzie

Kevin N. Tharp (Partner) born Richmond, Indiana, March 5, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University, Indianapolis (B.S. with high distinction, 1997; J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Order of the Coif. Notes Editor, Federal Communications Law Journal, 1999-2000. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Intellectual Property; Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Litigation.Email: Kevin N. Tharp

Laura K. Taylor (Partner) born Crawfordsville, Indiana, March 21, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Indiana. Education: Butler University (B.S., 1986); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis(J.D., 1989). Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation.Email: Laura K. Taylor

OF COUNSEL

James W. Riley, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Muncie, Indiana, May 5, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Purdue University (B.S, 1969); University of Michigan (J.D., 1972). Member, Local Rules Advisory Committee, 2000—, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State (President-Elect, 2005; Chair, House of Delegates, 2003; Board of Governors, 1997-1999, 2001-2003), Federal, Seventh Circuit and American Bar Associations; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana (Board of Directors, 1996-1999); Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (President, 2005). Fellow: Indianapolis, Indiana (Board of Directors, 2004) and American Bar Foundations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Products Liability; Insurance Coverage; Arbitration.Email: James W. Riley, Jr.

Blair R. Vandivier (Of Counsel) born Rapid City, South Dakota, December 24, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana. Education: Butler University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1978); Indiana University, School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Phi Delta Phi. Listed in Who's Who of American Law, 1987, 1991 and 1993 Eds. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Corporate; Real Estate.

Christine Douglas (Of Counsel) born Indianapolis, May 21, 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.A., 1990); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1996). Attorney: Legal Services Organization of Indiana, Inc., 1997-1999; Marion County Public Defenders Agency, Juvenile Division, 1999-2000. Member; We the People; Project Peace. Member: Indianapolis (Member, Family Law Division; Women in the Law Executive Committee), Indiana State (Member: Family Law; Civil Rights of Children Committee) and American (Member, Sections on: Family Law; Law Practice Management; General Practice; Solo and Small Firm) Bar Associations; Indianapolis Legal Aid Society (Member, Family Law Executive Committee). (Board Certified, Family Law, Indiana State Bar Association, Family Law Certification Board). Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Visitation Rights; Child Support; Paternity; Adoption Law; Third Party Custody; Guardianship; Juvenile Law.Email: Christine Douglas

Patrick E. Chavis, IV (Of Counsel) born Indianapolis, Indiana, August 19, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Morehouse College (B.A., Business Finance/Banking, 1987); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., 1990). General Counsel and Deputy Executive Director, Indianapolis Housing Agency. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law; Litigation; Real Estate; Housing Law.

ASSOCIATES

Cheryl D. Finchum (Associate) born Martinsville, Indiana, March 5, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Indiana. Education: Ball State University (B.S., Political Science, 1995); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., 2001). Member: Indiana State and American (Member, Litigation and Family Law Sections) Bar Associations; Indiana Worker's Compensation Institute. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation.Email: Cheryl D. Finchum

Jeffrey B. Fecht (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 10, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1995; J.D., 1998). Phi Alpha Delta; International Law Society President, 1997-1998. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State, and American Bar Associations. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation.Email: Jeffrey B. Fecht

Robert C. Brandt (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, January 16, 1972; admitted to bar, 2002, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana. Education: Marist College (B.A., Communication Arts, 1994); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., 2002). Notes Editor, Federal Communications Law Journal, 2001-2002. Deputy Prosecutor, Hamilton County, Indiana, 2003-2004. Member: Indianapolis (Member, Litigation Section) and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense.Email: Robert C. Brandt

Timothy H. Button (Associate) born Summit, New Jersey, July 8, 1966; admitted to bar, 2004, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Hamilton College (A.B., English, 1989); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., 2004). Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Corporate Law; Corporate Formation; Probate.Email: Timothy H. Button

Elizabeth Chitty Green (Associate) born Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, January 10, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana. Education: Marshall University (B.A., Psychology, 2001); Indiana University, Bloomington (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Managing Editor, Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies, 2004-2005. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations.

Chad M. Pulley (Associate) born Kokomo, Indiana, May 21, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University, Indianapolis (B.A., Finance and Economics, 2002; J.D., 2005). Member, Development Committee, Indianapolis Bar Foundation. Recipient, Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman, PSC State and Local Tax Award, 2005. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations.

James O. Giffin (Associate) born Alton, Illinois, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana State University (B.S., English, 2000); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., 2004). Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana.

Courtney M. McCormick (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 2006, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., with distinction, Public Health, 2000); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 2003). Member: Indianapolis Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense.

Shannon D. Bogard (Associate) born Beech Grove, Indiana, April 29, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana. Education: Butler University (B.A., cum laude, 1997); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Member, Dean's Tutorial Society, 1999-2001. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage.

David L. Jones (Associate) born Bradley, Arkansas, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Arkansas and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas; 2006, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Lyon College (B.A., Political Science, 1999); University of Arkansas at Little Rock (J.D., 2002). Sigma Tau Delta. Regional Semifinalist, National Trial Competition Team. Member, Alumni Board, University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law. Member: Arkansas, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Eighth Circuit Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Insurance Defense; Construction Litigation; General Civil Litigation.

Erin L. Connell (Associate) born Hamilton, Ohio, July 15, 1976; admitted to bar, 2007, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., Business Management, 1998); Troy State University (M.P.A., 2000); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., 2007). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana. [Section Commander, 325th Training Squadron, 2d Fighter Squadron, U.S. Air Force, 1998-2000; Support Flight Commander, U.S. Air Force, 330th Recruiting Squadron, 2000-2002]. Practice Areas: Defense Litigation; Insurance Litigation.

Janelle McIntyre (Associate) born Indianapolis, Indiana; admitted to bar, 1998, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University, Bloomington (B.A., 1995); Indiana University, Indianapolis (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Member: Indianapolis Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana (Litigation Section).