MEMBERS OF FIRM
Allison Ellsworth Stuart (1886-1950).
Roger D. Branigin (1902-1975).
Larry R. Fisher (Member) born Marion, Indiana, September 29, 1939; admitted to bar, 1968, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1965; J.D., 1968). Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Indiana Law Journal, 1966-1968. Member: Tippecanoe County, The Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; Bar Association of the Seventh Federal Circuit; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (Executive Council, 1998-2001). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; Indiana Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Professional Malpractice Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Civil Litigation; Health Care Law.Email: Larry R. Fisher
Mark Lillianfeld (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, February 22, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Indiana. Education: State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.A., cum laude, 1970); Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 1974); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1975). Practice Areas: Federal and State Taxation Law; Employee Benefit Plans Law; Estate Planning Law.Email: Mark Lillianfeld
Stephen R. Pennell (Member) born Cheyenne, Wyoming, April 7, 1952; admitted to bar, 1976, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (A.B., summa cum laude, 1973; J.D., magna cum laude, 1976). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif.; Fred Sievert Award, Defense Research Institute, 2004. Editor in Chief, Indiana Civil Litigation Review, Indiana Law Journal. Named as Indiana Super Lawyer, 2004-2008. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Member: Indiana State (Chairman, Litigation Section, 2004) and American Bar Associations; Bar Association of the Seventh Federal Circuit; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana (President, 2004); Defense Research Institute; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (Member, Executive Council, 2008); International Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Law; Products Liability; Appellate Practice.Email: Stephen R. Pennell
Anthony S. Benton (Member) born Decatur, Illinois, January 28, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Indiana and Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., with honors, 1971); Indiana University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1976). Fellow: Indiana Bar Foundation; American Bar Foundation. Member: American Judicature Society; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; National Association of College and University Attorneys. Practice Areas: Education Law; Environmental Law; Employment Law.Email: Anthony S. Benton
Erik D. Spykman (Member) born Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 4, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Indiana; 1981, Michigan. Education: Calvin College (B.A., 1977); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1980). Member: Tippecanoe County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Counseling; Mergers and Acquisitions; Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Business Succession Planning.Email: Erik D. Spykman
William E. Emerick (Member) admitted to bar, 1977, California; 1978, Indiana and Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (A.B., 1972); University of San Fernando Valley (J.D., 1977). Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, 1978-1981. Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, 1980-1981. Adjunct Instructor, Purdue University. Member: Illinois State, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; American Association for Justice; National Association of College and University Attorneys. Fellow: Indiana Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Civil and Criminal Litigation.Email: William E. Emerick
John C. Duffey (Member) born Burnettsville, Indiana, September 8, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Indiana; 1995, Illinois; 2004, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. District Court, Southern, Central and Northern Districts of Illinois, including Trial Bar and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Seventh Circuits. Education: Franklin College (B.A., 1979); Georgetown University (J.D., 1982). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Trial Lawyer.Email: John C. Duffey
Bruce McSpadden (Member) born Wabash, Indiana, July 5, 1951; admitted to bar, 1982, Indiana. Education: University of Idaho (B.S., summa cum laude, 1974); Indiana University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1982). Practice Areas: Business Counseling; Contracts; Education Law; Insurance Coverage.Email: Bruce McSpadden
Mark E. DeYoung (Member) born Lafayette, Indiana, December 13, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Indiana. Education: Calvin College; Purdue University; Indiana University (B.A., 1980; J.D., summa cum laude, 1983). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Business Organizations; Commercial Litigation; Estate Planning; Education Law.Email: Mark E. DeYoung
Thomas B. Parent (Member) born Manchester, New Hampshire, January 16, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.S., with highest distinction, 1982); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1986). Order of the Coif. Administrative Editor, Indiana Law Journal, 1985-1986. Assistant Legal Counsel to the Trustees of Purdue University. Member: National Association of College and University Attorneys; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Estate Planning Law; Intellectual Property Law; Education Law.Email: Thomas B. Parent
Kevin D. Nicoson (Member) born Brazil, Indiana, January 27, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1985; J.D., magna cum laude, 1988). Associate, Indiana Law Journal, 1987-1988. Member: Indiana State Bar Association (Former Chairman, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Section); American Bankruptcy Institute; Commercial Law League of America. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Creditors Rights Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Kevin D. Nicoson
Susan K. Roberts (Member) born Gary, Indiana, February 28, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, Indiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., cum laude, 1981; J.D., 1986). Law Clerk to the Honorable Paul H. Buchanan, Jr., Chief Judge, Court of Appeals of Indiana, 1986-1988. Indiana High School Mock Trial Association (President, 1993). Member: Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Creditors Rights Law; Insurance Defense Law; Accountants Malpractice.Email: Susan K. Roberts
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 Indianapolis Office). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation.Email: John M. Stuckey
Deborah B. Trice (Member) born Lafayette, Indiana, April, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Purdue University (B.A., with distinction, 1985); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., 1989). Fellow: Indiana Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Directors). Member: National Association of College and University Attorneys. Practice Areas: Employment Law; College and University Law.Email: Deborah B. Trice
William P. Kealey (Member) born Elkhorn, Wisconsin, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, California; 1991, District of Columbia; 1999, Indiana. Education: Harvard University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985); Cambridge University (M.Phil., 1987); Stanford University (J.D., 1989). Truman Scholar. Henry Fellow. Practice Areas: Litigation; Intellectual Property and Technology Law; Environmental Law.Email: William P. Kealey
David A. Starkweather (Member) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, August 17, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Wheaton College (B.A., 1989); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Member: Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; General Civil Litigation; Corporate Law; Business Counseling.Email: David A. Starkweather
Marianne Mitten Owen (Member) born Indianapolis, Indiana, January 3, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Wellesley College (B.A., 1986); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., 1991). Real Estate Broker, Indiana, 1985-1997. Member: Tippecanoe County (Treasurer, 1993-1994), Indiana State (Treasurer, 2004-2005; Chair, Young Lawyers Section, 2001-2002) and American Bar Associations. Fellow: Indiana Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use; Zoning; Business Law; Commercial Finance.Email: Marianne Mitten Owen
Karen R. Orr (Member) admitted to bar, 1989, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1985); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Fellow: Indiana Bar Foundation. Member: Indiana State Bar Association; American Health Lawyers' Association. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Health Care Law; Medical Malpractice Defense.Email: Karen R. Orr
David A. Locke (Member) born Anderson, Indiana, March 8, 1957; admitted to bar, 1995, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2005, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Butler University (B.A., 1992); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., 1995). Editor-in-Chief, Indiana Law Journal, 1994-1995. Law Clerk to the Hon. Allen Sharp, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, 1995-1997. Member: Bar Association of the Seventh Federal Circuit; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; Defense Research Institute; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Railroad Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: David A. Locke
Barry L. Loftus (Member) born Euclid, Ohio, February 16, 1963; admitted to bar, 1998, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: University of Maryland; Marquette University (B.A., 1985); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Member: Defense Research Institute; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; National Association of College and University Attorneys. Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Transactions; Estate Planning.Email: Barry L. Loftus
Trenten D. Klingerman (Member) born Plymouth, Indiana, May 22, 1971; admitted to bar, 2001, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.S., 1994); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Managing Editor, Indiana Law Journal, 2000-2001. Member: Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; National Association of College and University Attorneys.Email: Trenten D. Klingerman
RETIRED PARTNER
Russell H. Hart (Retired Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, May 1, 1928; admitted to bar, 1956, Indiana. Education: DePauw University (A.B., 1950); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., 1956). Order of the Coif. Member: Tippecanoe County, Indiana State (President, 1987-1988) and American Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel (President, 1995-1996). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; International Academy of Trial Lawyers; International Society of Barristers; Indiana Bar Foundation; American Bar Foundation; Indiana University School of Law, Academy of Law Alumni, 1997. (Retired).Email: Russell H. Hart
OF COUNSEL
James V. McGlone (Of Counsel) born Terre Haute, Indiana, December 31, 1932; admitted to bar, 1964, Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.S., 1955); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., with high distinction, 1964). Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Editors, Indiana Law Journal, 1962-1964. Member: Tippecanoe County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Bar Association of the Seventh Federal Circuit; Indiana Defense Lawyers Association (Member of Board, 1978; Diplomat). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation; Products Liability Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: James V. McGlone
Thomas L. Ryan (Of Counsel) born Cincinnati, Ohio, January 29, 1929; admitted to bar, 1958, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1951; J.D., with high distinction, 1958). Practice Areas: Education Law; Corporate Law; Banking Law; Creditors Rights Law.Email: Thomas L. Ryan
Thomas R. McCully (Of Counsel) born Rushville, Indiana, March 10, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Indiana. Education: Wabash College (A.B., 1963); Indiana University (J.D., with distinction, 1966). Phi Delta Phi; Blue Key. Recipient, Pro Bono Publico Award, Indiana Bar Foundation, 1995. Member, Board of Visitors, Indiana University Law School, Bloomington, 1994. President, Alumni Association, 1996. Member of Staff, Indiana Law Journal, 1964-1965. Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 1987. Master Fellow, Indiana Bar Foundation. Member: Tippecanoe County (President, 1991), Indiana State (Chair, Land Use and Zoning Section, 1992-1994; Chair, Health Law Section, 2006-2007) and American Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Zoning Law; Health Care Law; Labor and Employment Law.Email: Thomas R. McCully
ASSOCIATES
Heather L. Emenhiser (Associate) born Livonia, Michigan, July 15, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1997); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Member: Tippecanoe County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Heather L. Emenhiser
Sarah N. Snoeberger (Associate) born Lafayette, Indiana, April 21, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Indiana; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.S., with highest distinction, 1999); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.
Lia M. Hanson (Associate) born St. Louis, Missouri, May 16, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Illinois Wesleyan University (B.S., cum laude); Washington University in St. Louis (J.D.). Member: Tippecanoe County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations.Email: Lia M. Hanson
Tandra M. Stovall (Associate) born Lafayette, Indiana, March 23,1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A. 2003); Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana (J.D. 2006). Member: Tippecanoe County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations.Email: Tandra M. Stovall
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.
Christina A. Wright (Associate) born Peoria, Illinois, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 2008, Indiana. Education: Butler University (B.A., 2001); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., 2004). Member: Tippecanoe County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Banking and Creditor's Rights.
Renee S. Congdon (Associate) born Indianapolis, Indiana, 1977; admitted to bar, 2008, Indiana. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., 1999); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., magna cum laude, 2008). Member: Indiana State and American Bar Associations.
James F. Olds (Associate) born Lafayette, Indiana, 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, Indiana. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 2005); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Member: Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Transactional; Real Estate.