Stuart & Branigin LLP, one of the oldest law firms in Indiana, had its origin in Lafayette, Indiana, in 1878, and today consists of over 30 lawyers. Our firm members over the years have included two former justices of the Indiana Supreme Court, one governor of the state of Indiana, and four presidents of the Indiana State Bar Association. Stuart & Branigin LLP serves the entire state and represents national clients throughout the United States. The firm encourages its members to participate actively in legal education seminars, professional association activities and civic affairs.

Statement of Practice

General Practice. Trials and Appeals. Administrative, Banking, Commercial, Computer, Construction, Copyright and Trademark, Corporation, Creditors' Rights, Environmental, Estate Planning, Hospital and Health Care, Insurance, Labor and Employment, Pension, Probate, Railroad, Real Estate, Securities, Taxation, Utility and Zoning Law.

Clients

GENERAL COUNSEL FOR: Lafayette Savings Bank
North Central Health Services, Inc.
Purdue Research Foundation
Purdue University
Tippecanoe School Corp.

STATE COUNSEL FOR: Norfolk Southern Railway Co.
CSX Transportation, Inc.
Canadian Pacific Railway.

Address

Suite 640
8888 Keystone Crossing
Indianapolis, IN 46240, (Marion Co.)

Phone

Phone: 317-574-7245
Fax: 317-574-7050

Website

http://www.stuartlaw.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

(For complete biographical data on all personnel, see professional biographies at Lafayette, Indiana)

MEMBERS OF FIRM

John M. Stuckey (Member) born Lafayette, Indiana, August 9, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Indiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.A., 1986); College of William and Mary (J.D., 1989). Member, William and Mary Law Review, 1988-1989. Member: Tippecanoe County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Fellow: Indiana Bar Foundation. (Also at Lafayette Office). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation.Email: John M. Stuckey

Bruce A. Hugon (Member) born Fort Worth, Texas, July 3, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1999, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; 2002, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: Purdue University (B.A., 1975); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Railroad Law.Email: Bruce A. Hugon

Geoffrey L. Blazi (Member) born South Bend, Indiana, November 6, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, Indiana. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1988; J.D., 1992). Member: Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Design and Construction Law; Civil Litigation; Railroad Law.Email: Geoffrey L. Blazi

OF COUNSEL

Nicholas C. Nizamoff (Of Counsel) born Indianapolis, Indiana, July 29, 1942; admitted to bar, 1969, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Wabash College (A.B., 1964); Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 1969). Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; American Institute of Architects (Allied Member); Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana. Practice Areas: Design Professional and Construction Law; Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice Defense.Email: Nicholas C. Nizamoff

ASSOCIATES

Shannon A. Middleton (Associate) born Danville, Illinois, September 20, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.S., 1998); Indiana University (J.D., 2002). Executive Notes Editor, Indiana International and Comparative Law Review, 2001-2002. Practice Areas: Business Transactions.Email: Shannon A. Middleton

Robert R. Elder (Associate) born Latrobe, Pennsylvania, 1974; admitted to bar, 2008, Indiana. Education: St. Vincent College (B.A., 1996); Indiana University of Business, Bloomington (M.B.A, 2008); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., 2008). Member: Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Education Litigation.