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Wooden & McLaughlin, a general practice law firm founded in 1970, is primarily focused on business, litigation and real estate, but renders legal services in most areas of civil law.

The firm has an extensive and varied trial and appellate practice in state and federal courts, with an emphasis on the handling of products liability, commercial, municipal liability, premises liability, condemnation or eminent domain, commercial foreclosure, contract, construction, employment, environmental, insurance coverage, design professional liability, personal injury, property damage and fidelity claims and cases. The firm's trial practice is frequently national in scope, as several of the firm's trial lawyers are routinely involved in handling cases in jurisdictions in various parts of the country outside Indiana. The firm's employment law practice includes the defense of employment discrimination cases and general consultation regarding federal, state and local laws and regulations.

Wooden & McLaughlin's transactional practice covers real estate, finance, banking, commercial and general business services as well as a variety of specialized services. The firm's transactional practice has been involved in many of the most significant real estate developments in central Indiana.

Statement of Practice

General Civil Practice, Litigation, Appellate Practice, Banking, Corporate and Business, Mergers and Acquisitions, Contracts, Finance, Real Estate and Construction Law, Bankruptcy, Commercial Law, Creditors' Rights and Collections, Tax, Probate and Estate Planning, Insurance, Professional Liability, Labor and Employment Law, Environmental Law, Health Care and Medical Malpractice Defense, Wrongful Death, Airplane and Helicopter Crash Litigation, Railroad Accidents, Drug and Medical Device Litigation, Toxic Tort Litigation, Eminent Domain, Administrative, Zoning, Planning and Land Use.

Representative Clients:

AIG Aviation, Inc.
AT&T
Apartment Association of Indiana, Inc.
Barrett & Stokely, Inc.
BP Products North America, Inc.
The Broadbent Company
CB Richard Ellis
CNA Insurance Co.
FCCI Insurance Group
Fifth Third Bank
Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.
Grumman
HCA Inc
H.P. Products Corp.
Harsco
Health Care Indemnity, Inc.
Hughes Group, Inc.
Huntington National Bank
Indiana Mortgage Bankers, Inc.
Indiana University
International Insurance Company
Kroger Co.
Lauth Properties
Lucent Technologies
Medmarc Insurance Co.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
Morrison Construction Co.
NIBCO
Northrop Corporation
P/R Mortgage & Investment Corp.
Royal Insurance Co.
The St. Paul Companies
Terre Haute Regional Hospital
U.S. Aviation Insurance Group
U.S. Bank.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
Accepts Major Credit Cards

• American Express

Address

One Indiana Square, Suite 1800
211 North Pennsylvania
Indianapolis, IN 46204-4208, (Marion Co.)

Phone

Phone: 317-639-6151
Fax: 317-639-6444

Website

http://www.woodmclaw.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: By Appointment Only
Sunday: By Appointment Only

PARTNERS

Michael C. Cook (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, May 7, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, Indiana. Education: Butler University (B.S., 1966); Indiana University (J.D., 1970). Phi Delta Phi. Certified Mediator. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Litigation.Email: Michael C. Cook

Ronald G. Salatich (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, June 27, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, Indiana. Education: Butler University (B.A., 1967); University of Michigan and Indiana University (J.D., 1971). Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Trusts and Estates.Email: Ronald G. Salatich

Thomas W. Dinwiddie (Partner) born Toledo, Ohio, May 29, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Indiana. Education: DePauw University (A.B., 1969); Indiana University (J.D., 1973). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State (Chairman, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section, 1982-1983) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Banks and Banking; Corporate Law.Email: Thomas W. Dinwiddie

John D. Nell (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, January 28, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Indiana. Education: Butler University (B.S., 1968); Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 1974). Fellow: International Association of Defense Counsel; American College of Trial Lawyers. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations; Bar Association of Seventh Federal Circuit; American Health Lawyers Association; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana (Member, Board of Directors). Practice Areas: Litigation; Health Care Litigation; Aviation Litigation.Email: John D. Nell

Douglas B. King (Partner) born Valparaiso, Indiana, June 15, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit. Education: Butler University (B.S., 1973); Indiana University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1976). Associate Editor, Indiana Law Review, 1975-1976. Member, National Moot Court Team, 1975-1976. Law Clerk, Hon. Patrick D. Sullivan, Indiana Court of Appeals, 1975-1976. Approved Counsel, MEDMARC Mutual Insurance Co. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations; Bar Association of the Seventh Federal Circuit; Defense Research Institute; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana (2003 Indiana Defense Trial Lawyer of the Year). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; International Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Litigation; Toxic Torts; Products Liability; Drug and Medical Device Defense.Email: Douglas B. King

Dale W. Eikenberry (Partner) born Delphi, Indiana, June 12, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.A., 1975); Northwestern University (J.D., 1978). Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American (Member, Sections on Antitrust and Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute (Business Litigation Section); Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana. Practice Areas: Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Professional Liability.Email: Dale W. Eikenberry

Daniel D. Trachtman (Partner) born Frederick, Maryland, May 21, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Indiana. Education: Hamilton College (B.A., 1975); Indiana University (J.D., 1978). Order of the Barristers. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American (Member, Section on Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; Defense Research Institute. Fellow: International Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Litigation; Contracts; Products Liability Defense.Email: Daniel D. Trachtman

Thomas M. Hanahan (Partner) born Franklin, Indiana, April 10, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1983); Indiana University (J.D., 1986). Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State (Member, Sections on Business Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Finance; Banking Law; Real Estate Finance.Email: Thomas M. Hanahan

Kent M. Broach (Partner) born Lafayette, Indiana, July 20, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.A., 1982); Indiana University (J.D., 1985). Associate Editor, Indiana Law Review, 1984-1985. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State (Member, Sections on Taxation) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Taxation.Email: Kent M. Broach

Michael Rabinowitch (Partner) born Bloomington, Indiana, May 28, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Indiana. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1990); Indiana University (J.D., 1994). Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Trade Secrets; Litigation; Torts; Labor and Employment; Eminent Domain.Email: Michael Rabinowitch

John W. Hamilton (Partner) born Fort Wayne, Indiana, May 7, 1963; admitted to bar, 1993, Virginia; 1996, Indiana. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1986); Washington & Lee University (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Editor, Washington & Lee Law Review. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State (Member, Sections on Business Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate; Leases and Leasing; Finance; Business Law.Email: John W. Hamilton

John D. Waller (Partner) born Washington, Indiana, March 18, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1990); Indiana University (J.D., 1993). Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Creditors Rights; Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure; Commercial Collections; Secured Collections.Email: John D. Waller

E. Joseph Kremp (Partner) born Washington, Indiana, September 18, 1965; admitted to bar, 1994, Indiana. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1988); Indiana University (M.B.A., 1991); Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington (J.D., 1994). Formerly In-House: Midwest Bankers Group; Newcourt Credit Group. Member: Indiana State Bar Association; American Corporate Counsel Association. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance; Leases and Leasing; Business Law.Email: E. Joseph Kremp

James M. Boyers (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, June 2, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Hanover College (B.A., 1994); Indiana University (J.D., 1998). Managing Editor, Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies, 1997-1998. Member: Indiana State (Member, Litigation Section) and American Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana (Member, Product Liability Section); Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Toxic Torts; Construction Litigation; Environmental Litigation.Email: James M. Boyers

Gregory P. Kult (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Indiana, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 1997, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Education: Indiana University (B.A., Economics, with high distinction, 1990); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 1994). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Society for Human Resource Management; American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration. Member: Indiana State (Member, Labor and Employment Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment; Litigation) Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Personnel Training; Employment Litigation.Email: Gregory P. Kult

ASSOCIATES

Maureen E. Ward (Associate) born Sullivan, Indiana, October 25, 1953; admitted to bar, 1993, Indiana, Kentucky and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Indiana University (B.A., Journalism and English, 1975); Murray State University (M.S., Communications, summa cum laude, 1992); University of Louisville (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Executive Editor, Journal of Family Law, 1991-1992. Law Clerk, Hon. S. Hugh Dillin, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, 1992-2002. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice(40%); Litigation(60%).Email: Maureen E. Ward

Matthew M. Adolay (Associate) born Indianapolis, Indiana, June 15, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University School of Business (B.S., Finance, 1995); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., 2002). Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana.

Robert F. Inselberg (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, April 6, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 2001); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance; Leases and Leasing.Email: Robert F. Inselberg

Timothy J. Hightower (Associate) born Louisville, Kentucky, October 9, 1966; admitted to bar, 2001, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1997); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 2001); American Bankers' Association National Compliance School (Graduate). Recipient: Cali Award in Banking and Finance Law, Indiana University School of Law. Member: Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance; Banking; Commercial Law.Email: Timothy J. Hightower

Jameson A. Young (Associate) born Indianapolis, Indiana, August 9, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: DePauw University (B.A., cum laude, 2002); Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Jameson A. Young

Amy L. VonDielingen (Associate) born Madison, Indiana, May 9, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: University of Indianapolis (B.S., summa cum laude, 2002); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Bankruptcy.Email: Amy L. VonDielingen

Blaire M. Henley (Associate) born Logansport, Indiana, October 22, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: St. Joseph's College (B.S., summa cum laude, 2002); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation(50%); Toxic Tort Defense(50%).Email: Blaire M. Henley

Michael A. Valinetz (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 2005); Indiana University School of Law at Indianapolis (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Member: Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Environmental Law; Business Law.Email: Michael A. Valinetz

Travis R. Smith (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 2004); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Member: Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Toxic Tort Defense.

Matthew J. Trainor (Associate) born Mishawaka, Indiana; admitted to bar, 2009, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A., summa cum laude, Criminal Justice and Spanish, 2005); University of Notre Dame School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2009). Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation(60%); Toxic Tort Defense(40%).Email: Matthew J. Trainor

OF COUNSEL

Robert L. McLaughlin (Of Counsel) born Indianapolis, Indiana, June 25, 1936; admitted to bar, 1961, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (A.B., 1958); University of Michigan (J.D., 1961). Order of the Coif. Assistant Editor, Michigan Law Review, 1960-1961. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Labor and Employment; Litigation.Email: Robert L. McLaughlin

Donald W. Buttrey (Of Counsel) born Terre Haute, Indiana, 1935; admitted to bar, 1961, Indiana. Education: Indiana State University (B.S., 1956); Indiana University, Bloomington (J.D., 1961). Note Editor, Indiana Law Journal, 1960-1961. Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 1961-1963. Trustee, Indiana State University, 1992-2000 (Vice-President of Board, 1997-2000). Member: Indianapolis (President, 1990), Indiana State (Member, Board of Governors, 1994-1996) and American Bar Associations. Fellow: Indiana Bar Foundation; Indianapolis Bar Foundation (President, 1993-1996); American Bar Foundation; American College of Tax Counsel. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Business Law.Email: Donald W. Buttrey

RETIRED PARTNER

William P. Wooden (Retired Partner) born Holland, Michigan, July 7, 1933; admitted to bar, 1958, Indiana. Education: DePauw University (A.B., 1955); University of Michigan (J.D., 1958). Order of the Coif; Phi Alpha Delta. Assistant Editor, Michigan Law Review, 1957-1958. Member, Large Complex Case Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State (Chairman, House of Delegates, 1972-1973) Bar Associations; Bar Association of the Seventh Federal Circuit; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; International Association of Defense Counsel; International Society of Barristers; American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation; Arbitration.Email: William P. Wooden