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Address
10 West Market Street, Suite 1500
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2968 (Marion Co.)
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.9
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(Main Office) Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary, P.C. is a full-service law firm that offers a wide range of legal services to clients in many industries, including manufacturing, e-commerce, retail products, construction, and environmental concerns. Of particular note is the firm's knowledge of the transportation industry and its long-standing history of service to motor carriers, shippers, brokers and insurance companies nationwide. From its offices in Indianapolis, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Overland Park and Pasadena, the firm offers clients knowledge and experience in many business-related disciplines and also seeks to meet its clients' more individual needs in such areas as personal injury litigation, estate planning and probate administration. Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil Practice. Litigation in all State and Federal Courts, including Appellate Practice, Transportation, Motor Carrier, Trucking Law, International Trade, Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Administrative, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Business, Insurance, Insurance Defense, Negligence, Labor and Employment, Employee Benefits, Immigration, Environmental, Workers Compensation, Probate and Estate Planning and Public Utility Law. Year Established: 1978
Firm Size: 58
Representative Clients:American Trucking Associations
Americold Logistics
Carey International, Inc.
Celadon Trucking Services, Inc.
Comcar Industries, Inc.
Dean Foods
Diakon Logistics, Inc.
Exel
FedEx
Fresh Delmonte
GE Capital
Graebel Van Lines
Great West Casualty Company
Landstar System, Inc.
Laidlaw
Liquid Transport Corp.
Maersk, Inc.
Matson Integrated Logistics
McLane Foodservices, Inc.
Northland Insurance
Penske System, Inc.
Pepsi Americas, Inc.
RoadLink USA: Schneider National Inc.
SIRVA/Allied Van Line, Inc./North American Van Lines, Inc.
Steak 'n Shake
Swift Transportation, Co.
3P Delivery L.L.C.
Tyson Foods, Inc.
USA Truck, Inc.
Unigroup, Inc./Mayflower Transit, LLC/United Van Lines, LLC
Watkins Associated Industries, Inc.
YRC Worldwide.
Address10 West Market Street, Suite 1500
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2968, (Marion Co.)
PhonePhone: 317-637-1777
Fax: 317-687-2414
Websitehttp://www.scopelitis.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesPasadena, California: 2 N. Lake Avenue, Suite 460, 91101. Telephone: 626-795-4700. Fax: 626-795-4790.
Washington, District of Columbia: 1850 M Street, N.W., Suite 280, 20036-5804. Telephone: 202-783-9222. Fax: 202-783-9230.
Chicago, Illinois: 30 West Monroe Street, Suite 600, 60603-2427. Telephone: 312-422-1200. Fax: 312-422-1224.
Overland Park, Kansas: 9393 West 110th Street, 51 Corporate Woods, 66210. Telephone: 816-279-9835. Fax: 816-676-1427.
Detroit, Michigan: 535 Griwold Street, Suite 1818, 48226
Chattanooga, Tennessee: 600 Republic Centre, 633 Chestnut Street, 37540. Telephone: 423-266-2769. Fax: 615-247-9950.
Norman R. Garvin (Member) born Terre Haute, Indiana, February 1, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Indiana and Florida. Education: Indiana State University (B.A., 1970); Indiana University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1973). Member: The Florida Bar; American Trucking Associations; Association for Transportation Law, Logistics and Policy; Canadian Transport Lawyers Association; Truckload Carriers Conference; National Tank Truck Carriers, Inc.; Transportation Lawyers Association. Special Agencies: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Indiana Department of Revenue. Practice Areas: Transportation Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Restructuring; Trucking Law; Transportation Regulation; International Transportation Law; Motor Carrier Law; Motor Carrier Regulation; Freights and Claims; Contract Law; Corporate Law.Email: Norman R. Garvin
Andrew K. Light (Member) born Indianapolis, Indiana, November 10, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A., with distinction, 1977; J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations; Association for Transportation Law, Logistics and Policy; Transportation Lawyers Association (Member, Executive Committee); American Trucking Associations. Special Agencies: Indiana Department of Revenue; U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. Practice Areas: Transportation; Administrative Law; Regulatory Law; Insurance; International Trade; Cargo Claims; Trucking Liability; State Taxation.Email: Andrew K. Light
James H. Hanson (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, January 5, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Indiana. Education: Anderson University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978); Indiana University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1981). Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Christian Legal Society; North American Transportation Employee Relations Association (Vice-Chairman, 2001). Special Agencies: National Labor Relations Board; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Indiana Civil Rights Commission; U.S. Department of Labor; Indiana Department of Labor. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Business and Commercial Transactions; Civil Litigation; Motor Carrier Transportation Law.Email: James H. Hanson
Lynne D. Lidke (Member) born Michigan City, Indiana, December 6, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.A., 1979); Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Note and Development Editor, Indiana Law Review, 1981-1982. Law Clerk to the Honorable Paul H. Buchanan, Jr., Indiana Court of Appeals, 1982-1984. Member: Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Special Agencies: Indiana Department of Revenue. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense; State Taxation; Trucking Liability.Email: Lynne D. Lidke
Thomas E. Farrell (Member) born Indianapolis, Indiana, February 6, 1950; admitted to bar, 1986, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1979; J.D., 1986). Certified Civil Mediator. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American (Member, Sections on: Tort and Insurance Practice; Litigation) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Indiana Defense Lawyers Association; Trucking Industry Insurance Defense Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Insurance.Email: Thomas E. Farrell
Gregory M. Feary (Managing Partner) born LaGrange, Illinois, November 18, 1957; admitted to bar, 1988, Indiana. Education: Eastern Illinois University (B.A., 1979); Indiana University (J.D., 1988). Author and Panelist, "Workers' Compensation in Indiana, Issues and Answers," National Business Institute, 1992, 1995; "Occupational Accident Insurance," American Trucking Associations, 1997; "1995 Development in Workers Compensation," 29 Ind. L. Rev. 1139 (1996); "Captives," National Accounting and Finance Council, 2000. Special Counsel for: American Trucking Associations, 1994-1999; The American Movers Conference, 1997. Member: Indiana Defense Lawyers Association (Vice Chairman, Workers' Compensation Section, 1994-1996; Chairman Elect, 1997). Special Agencies: Insurance Department of Indiana; Workers' Compensation Board of Indiana; Federal Highway Administration; Internal Revenue Service. Practice Areas: Contracts; Insurance Law; Motor Carrier Law.Email: Gregory M. Feary
Robert L. Browning (Member) born Bellefontaine, Ohio, March 19, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Arizona; 1990, Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.S., 1985); Indiana University (J.D., 1988). Instructor, Indiana Bar Review. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial and Business Transactions; Motor Carrier Transportation Law; Cargo Claims; Creditor's Rights Law.Email: Robert L. Browning
Steven A. Pletcher (Member) born Goshen, Indiana, June 2, 1958; admitted to bar, 1991, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1986); Valparaiso University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991). Member, National Moot Court Team. Author, "!995 Development in Workers Compensation," 29 Ind. L. Rev. 1139 (1996). Senior Editorial Staff, "The Alternative Workforce," American Bar Association. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; National Association of Professional Employer Organizations. Special Agencies: Internal Revenue Service; U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration; Indiana Department of Revenue. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Employment Taxes; State Taxation; Workers Compensation; Labor and Employment Law.Email: Steven A. Pletcher
Timothy W. Wiseman (Member) born Indianapolis, Indiana, April 1, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (LL.B., magna cum laude, 1993). Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Transportation Law; Workers Compensation; Transportation Safety.Email: Timothy W. Wiseman
Jay D. Robinson, Jr. (Member) born Indianapolis, Indiana, July 2, 1959; admitted to bar, 1988, Indiana. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1982); Indiana University (J.D., 1988). Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Construction Law; Corporate and Partnership; Sales; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Jay D. Robinson, Jr.
Michael B. Langford (Member) born New Castle, Indiana, February 19, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Indiana. Education: Wabash College (B.A., cum laude, 1991); Indiana University (J.D., 1994). Order of the Barristers. National Moot Court Team. National Moot Court Honor Board. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Employment and Labor Law; Insurance Law; Motor Carrier Liability Law.Email: Michael B. Langford
Angela S. Cash (Member) born Louisville, Kentucky, December 10, 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Butler University (B.S., cum laude, 1989); Indiana University (J.D., summa cum laude, Forrest Jump Scholar, 1995). Note Development Editor, Indiana Law Review, 1994-1995. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Probate; Transportation Law; Truck Accidents.Email: Angela S. Cash
Jeffrey S. Toole (Member) born Indianapolis, Indiana, January 9, 1967; admitted to bar, 1997, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1989; J.D., summa cum laude, 1996). Member. 1994-1996 and Editor-in-Chief, 1995-1996, Indiana Law Review. Intern for The Honorable Chief Justice Randall T. Sheperd, Indiana Supreme Court, 1996. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance; Employee Benefits; Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Business Law.Email: Jeffrey S. Toole
David D. Robinson (Member) born Indianapolis, Indiana, May 11, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Indiana. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1987); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 1991). Indiana Law Review, 1991. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law.Email: David D. Robinson
W. Todd Metzger (Member) born Marietta, Georgia, February 7, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.S. with Distinction, 1993); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Recipient, Krannert School of Management Outstanding Senior Award, Purdue. Scholarship, Forrest E. Jump, Indiana University. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Transactions Law; Real Estate Law; Litigation.Email: W. Todd Metzger
Carla R. Hounshel (Partner) born Seymour, Indiana, March 23, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Indiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., History, magna cum laude, 1993); Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Indiana Law Review, 1994-1996; Symposium Editor, 1995-1996. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Civil Litigation; Workers Compensation Law.Email: Carla R. Hounshel
A. Jack Finklea (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, August 29, 1967; admitted to bar, 2000, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1996; J.D., summa cum laude, 2000). Member: Indiana State Bar Association; Legal Aid Society. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Appellate Practice; Civil Litigation.Email: A. Jack Finklea
OF COUNSELAlki E. Scopelitis (Of Counsel) born South Bend, Indiana, April 12, 1937; admitted to bar, 1964, Indiana. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1959); Georgetown University (LL.B., 1964). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Indiana State Bar Association. [1st Lt., USMC, 1959-1961]. Practice Areas: Mediation; Transportation Law; Administrative/Regulatory Matters; Labor and Employment Law; Estate Planning; Probate; Business Transactions; Commercial Transactions.Email: Alki E. Scopelitis
Gregory A. Ostendorf (Of Counsel) born Vincennes, Indiana, March 3, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas; 1996, Illinois; 2005, Indiana. Education: Western Kentucky University (B.S., 1977); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., 1980). Member: Houston Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Business Transactions; Bankruptcy; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Gregory A. Ostendorf
ASSOCIATESCraig J. Helmreich (Associate) born Des Plaines, Illinois, October 10, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Indiana. Education: Butler University (B.A., 1997); Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Law Alumni Scholar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Motor Carrier Law; Intellectual Property.Email: Craig J. Helmreich
Rebecca S. Trenner (Associate) born Knox, Indiana, March 7, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Valparaiso University (B.S., 1997; J.D., 2002). Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Transportation; Insurance.Email: Rebecca S. Trenner
Shannon M. Cohen (Associate) born Salem, Indiana, May 1, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University, Bloomington (B.S., 1998); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State, and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Transportation; Litigation.Email: Shannon M. Cohen
Eric K. Habig (Associate) born Indianapolis, Indiana, July 29, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1993); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel Institute; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense; Motor Carrier Liability.Email: Eric K. Habig
Allison Owen Smith (Associate) born Stamford, Connecticut, July 28, 1965; admitted to bar, 1996, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., 1987); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., 1996). Member, Board of Directors, Indianapolis Bar Foundation. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Fellow: Indianapolis Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Business Development.Email: Allison Owen Smith
Ronald J. Morelock (Associate) born Tipton, Indiana, July 17, 1963; admitted to bar, 1993, Indiana. Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Ronald J. Morelock
R. Jay Taylor, Jr. (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 26, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., 1992); University of Richmond School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Member, McNeill Law Society. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice; Transportation Liability Defense.Email: R. Jay Taylor, Jr.
Thomas E. Schulte (Associate) born Evansville, Indiana, July 27, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Indiana. Education: Western Kentucky University (B.A., cum laude, 1993); Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis (J.D., 1997). Member: Indianapolis, Indiana and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Personal Injury; Cargo Claims; Commercial Law.Email: Thomas E. Schulte
Jeffrey S. Jackson (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio, June, 5, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Indiana. Education: Indiana University, Bloomington (B.A., 2000); Indiana Univeristy School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Indiana State Bar Association; Indianapolis Bar Assoication. Practice Areas: Transportation; Labor and Employment; Corporate Law; Workers Compensation.
Nathaniel G. Saylor (Associate) born Monticello, Indiana, March 2, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Indiana. Education: Ball State University (B.M., cum laude, 2001); Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis (J.D., cum laude, 2005); Kelley School of Business (M.B.A., 2005). Member: Indiana State Bar Association; Association of Transportation Law Professionals. Practice Areas: Transportation Regulation; International Transportation Law; Corporate Law.
Renea E. Hooper (Associate) born Findlay, Ohio, September 1, 1969; admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois. Education: Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis (B.A., 2001); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., 2005). Order of the Barristers; Phi Alpha Delta (Justice, 2004). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Renea E. Hooper
Misti Presnell DeVore (Associate) born Evansville, Indiana, November 14, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: DePauw University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Transportation; Trucking Law; Litigation; Insurance Defense.
James T. Spolyar (Associate) born Lebanon, Indiana, September 22, 1971; admitted to bar, 2006, Indiana. Education: United States Naval Academy (B.S., 1994); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., 2001). Member: Indiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Transportation(25%); Litigation(25%); Labor and Employment(25%); Workers Compensation(25%).Email: James T. Spolyar
Braden Kenneth Core (Associate) born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, November 28, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Indiana. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., 2003); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., 2006). Member: Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation(75%); Transportation Regulation(10%); Motor Carrier Liability(5%); Insurance(10%).Email: Braden Kenneth Core
Lynn M. Eriks (Associate) born Indianapolis, Indiana, March 26, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Indiana. Education: Manchester College (B.S., 2004); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., 2007). Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Transportation(60%); Labor and Employment(20%); Litigation(20%).Email: Lynn M. Eriks
Andrew J. Butcher (Associate) born Green Bay, Wisconsin, January 11, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., Economics, 2004); University of Tulsa (J.D., with honors, 2007). Member: Indiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Motor Carrier Law; Transportation; Class Action Defense; Labor and Employment.Email: Andrew J. Butcher
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