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| | Address | | 8396 Mississippi Street | | Merrillville, Indiana 46410-6398 | | (Lake Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 219-769-2323 | | Facsimile: 219-769-5007 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.sjdlaw.com |  | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Spangler, Jennings & Dougherty, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
General Trial and Appellate Practice. Administrative, Banking, Bankruptcy, Business Reorganizations, Business Transactions, Civil Rights, Commercial, Construction, Corporate, Creditors' Rights, Criminal Litigation, Family/Domestic Relations, Drug and Device, Eminent Domain, Environmental, ERISA and Employee Benefits, Probate and Estate Planning and Administration, Fire/Arson, Guardianships, Health Care, Insurance, Labor and Employment, Municipal and Zoning, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Professional Liability, Medical Malpractice Defense, Real Estate, School, Federal, State and Local Taxation, Toxic Torts, Transportation, Workers Compensation, Land Development. | | Year Established: 1952 | Firm Profile:
In 1952, our founding partners created what is now the law firm of Spangler, Jennings & Dougherty to serve a broad range of clients' legal needs. Today, we continue to provide our clients with legal counsel based on extensive litigation experience, integrity, practicality and dedicated team effort. Spangler, Jennings & Dougherty, P.C., consists of 30 attorneys, six paralegals, and a large and experienced support staff, making it Northwest Indiana's largest private law firm serving all of Indiana. In addition to years of legal experience and training, our firm has members with professional experience in public accounting and health care. We also have trial attorneys who belong to the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers. | | Firm Size: 30 | Representative Clients:
Airborne Express; American National General Insurance; American National Property and Casualty Co.; Allstate Insurance Co.; American International Group; Ancilla; Ansal, Inc.; Auto Owners; Community Hospital of Munster; Crown Point Community Schools; CUNA Mutual; Farmers Insurance; Federal Employees Credit Union; Fifth Third Bank; First Union Bank; Ford Motor Company; Hanover Community School Corporation; IBEW Local 697; I.R.M.I.A.; Lake County; Leader-Infinity Group; Leman Brothers; Medical Assurance of Indiana; Munster Community Schools; Pro Assurance; Pro National Insurance Co.; Ryder Truck Lines; Safeco Insurance Co. of America; Safeway Insurance Co.; St. Anthony's Health Center; St. Mary Medical Center; State Farm Insurance; TIG Insurance; Travelers Insurance; United Farm Bureau; Unitran Insurance; Wausau Insurance; Zurich Ins. Co. |
Other Office Locations of Spangler, Jennings & Dougherty, P.C.
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A.
| | Jon F. Schmoll (Partner) born Fort Wayne, Indiana, December 20, 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (A.B., 1964; J.D., 1967). Law Clerk, Indiana Court of Appeals, 1965-1967. Member: Indiana State (Chairman, Trial Lawyers Section, 1989) and American Bar Associations; American Academy of Health Care Attorneys; International Association of Defense Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Indiana Chapter, 1997; National Board of Directors, 2000—); American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Litigation; Hospital Law; Products Liability; Insurance Law. Email: Jon F. Schmoll | | Robert D. Hawk (Partner) born Calumet City, Illinois, February 25, 1938; admitted to bar, 1967, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1963; J.D., 1967). Member: Indiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Construction; Insurance; Personal Injury; Transportation Law; Medical Malpractice. Email: Robert D. Hawk | | Daniel A. Gioia (Partner) born Bellerose, New York, December 23, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Indiana. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., 1972); American University (J.D., 1975). Certified Mediator, Civil and Domestic Relations. Indiana Supreme Court Commission for Continuing Legal Education, 1991-1997. Member: Lake County (President, 1990) and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Domestic Relations; Health Care; Personal Injury; Professional Liability; Medical Malpractice Defense; Family Arbitration; Family Mediation. Email: Daniel A. Gioia | | James D. McQuillan (Partner) born Hammond, Indiana, January 19, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Iowa and Indiana. Education: Wabash College (B.A., 1972); University of Iowa (J.D., 1975). Member: Indiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Health Care(98%); Insurance(1%); Personal Injury(1%). Email: James D. McQuillan | | Lawrence A. Kalina (Partner) born Hammond, Indiana, May 11, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 1973); University of Miami (J.D., 1977); DePaul College of Law (LL.M. in Taxation, 1981). Phi Delta Phi. Associate Editor, University of Miami Inter-American Law Review, 1976-1977. Member: Lake County, Indiana State, Federal, American and Seventh Circuit Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial; Corporate; Federal, State and Local Taxation. Email: Lawrence A. Kalina | | Robert P. Stoner (Partner) born Valparaiso, Indiana, July 25, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana; 1979, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana. Education: University of Tennessee (B.A., 1975); Indiana University at Indianapolis (J.D., 1978); John Marshall Law School (LL.M., 1988). Law Clerk, Indiana Court of Appeals, 1976-1977. Member: Porter County (President, 1997; Member, Board of Directors, 1991—) and Indiana State Bar Associations; Indiana Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Insurance; Products Liability. Email: Robert P. Stoner | | Gregory J. Tonner (Managing Partner) born Rensselaer, Indiana, July 28, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Indiana, Oklahoma and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Indiana University at Bloomington (B.S., 1979); University of Tulsa (J.D., 1982). Law Clerk to Hon. Michael S. Kanne, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, 1982-1984. Member: Lake County, Indiana State, Oklahoma and Federal Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Personal Injury; Insurance; Products Liability; Medical Devices; Construction. Email: Gregory J. Tonner | | Kathleen M. Maicher (Partner) born East Chicago, Indiana, October 22, 1949; admitted to bar, 1983, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 1984, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Indiana State University at Terre Haute (B.A., cum laude, 1971); Purdue University (M.A., 1974); Loyola University of Chicago School of Law (J.D., 1983). Member, Loyola University Law Journal, 1982-1983. Law Clerk to the Honorable Allen Sharp, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, 1983-1985. Member: Indiana State, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Medical Malpractice Defense; School Law. Email: Kathleen M. Maicher | | Robert D. Brown (Partner) born Spring Valley, Illinois, April 27, 1958; admitted to bar, 1986, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Illinois State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1983); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1986). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Indiana State Bar Association; Calumet American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Insurance; Personal Injury; Products Liability. Email: Robert D. Brown | | James M. Portelli (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, March 9, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., in Philosophy, with distinction, 1990); Indiana University (J.D., 1993). Delta Theta Phi. Associate Editor, Adelphia Law Journal, 1991-1992. Member, Federalist Society, 1992-1993. Member: Lake County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Insurance; Personal Injury; Products Liability. Email: James M. Portelli | | Robert D. Hawk, Jr. (Partner) born Hammond, Indiana, June 20, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Indiana. Education: Knox College (B.A., 1990); Drake University (J.D., with honors, 1995). Member, Drake University Law Review. Languages: Hungarian. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Employment Law; Construction Law; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Special Education Law; Workman's Comp. Email: Robert D. Hawk, Jr. | | Ricardo A. Hall (Partner) born Barbados, West Indies, April 1, 1964; admitted to bar, 1996, Indiana. Education: Virginia Union University (B.A., 1986); Howard University (M.M.E., 1988); Indiana University (J.D., 1995). Listed in Who's Who in American Colleges. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Subrogation. Email: Ricardo A. Hall | | Sharon L. Stanzione (Partner) born Gary, Indiana, April 24, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Indiana, Illinois and U. S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.A., with distinction, 1993); Indiana University (J.D., 1996). Phi Beta Kappa. Certified Civil Mediator. Member, Board of Directors, Merrillville Chamber of Commerce, 2004-2005. Secretary, 2003 and Secretary/Treasurer, 2004, Calumet American Inns of Court. Member: Chicago, Lake County (Member, Board of Directors, 2003-2004), Illinois State and Indiana State (Member, Ethics Task Force, 2000-2001) Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Published Opinions: Porter County Sheriff Dept. v. Guznek, 2005 WL 3682096 (Indiana Court of Appeals, Dec. 21, 2005); Avant v. Community Hospital and Fitness Pointe Health Club, 790 NE 2d 585 (Indiana Court of Appeals, 2003), trans. denied; McConnell v. Porter Memorial Hospital, 698 NE 2d 865 (Indiana Court of Appeals, 1998). Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Health Care; Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice Defense. Email: Sharon L. Stanzione | | Christopher Grabarek (Partner) born South Bend, Indiana, March 12, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., English Literature, 1989); Holy Cross College (A.A., 1987); Valparaiso University School of Law (J.D., 1992). Co-Author: Article, "Towards the Destruction of Legal Relativism," St. Thomas University Law Review. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Porter County, Indiana, 1993-1996. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation; General Liability. Email: Christopher Grabarek | | James L. Hough (Partner) born South Bend, Indiana, February 18, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Indiana. Education: Grand Rapids Baptist College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994); Valparaiso University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1998). Valparaiso University School of Law Moot Court Society, 1996-1998. Member: Indiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Health Law; Litigation; Insurance Defense. Email: James L. Hough | | Jon S. Diston (Partner) born Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, January 28, 1967; admitted to bar, 2000, Indiana. Education: Delaware County Community College (A.A., 1988); Eastern College (B.A., cum laude, 1990); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1999). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Porter County, Lake County and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Commercial Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Products Liability. Email: Jon S. Diston | | Marian C. Drenth (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1995, Indiana. Education: Loyola University (B.A., cum laude, 1992); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1995). Member: Moot Court, 1993-1995; Honors Trial Practice I & II. Member: Indiana State Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; Porter County American Inns of Court (Board Member). Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Insurance Defense; General Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Health Care Law. Email: Marian C. Drenth | | ASSOCIATES | | Caleb S. Johnson (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, June 10, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 2004, Illinois; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Purdue University Calumet (B.S., 1999); Valparaiso University (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation; Real Estate; Trucking Law. Email: Caleb S. Johnson | | William M. Koch (Associate) born New Brunswick, New Jersey, March 31, 1960; admitted to bar, 1988, New Jersey; 1997, Indiana. Education: Montclair State University (B.A., 1982); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1988). Email: William M. Koch | | Janis G. Sims (Associate) born Florence, Alabama, September 7, 1948; admitted to bar, 2004, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University, South Bend (B.A., Behavioral Sciences, highest distinction, 2002); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., 2003). Email: Janis G. Sims | | Nathaniel Henson (Associate) born Bloomington, Indiana, August 8, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois; 2006, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2007, Indiana. Education: Indiana University, Bloomington (B.A., 2001) Valparaiso University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Email: Nathaniel Henson | | Adam J. Moore (Associate) born Valparaiso, Indiana, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Valparaiso University (B.A., 1996; J.D., 1999). Email: Adam J. Moore | | Lia M. Gucciardi (Associate) born Detroit, Michigan, February 20, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Michigan; 2008, Indiana. Education: Wayne State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2003); Valparaiso University School of Law (2006). Email: Lia M. Gucciardi | | Ami Anderson Noren (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, May 19, 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, Indiana. Education: St. Mary's College (B.A., 2002); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 2007). Email: Ami Anderson Noren | | OF COUNSEL | | Samuel J. Bernardi, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Highland Park, Illinois, January 30, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Indiana and Illinois. Education: Miami University (B.B.S., 1963); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1966). Greys Inn. Certified Civil Mediator. Member: Porter County, Indiana State (Past Board of Governors Representative; Past Secretary) and American Bar Associations; Indiana Defense Lawyers Association (Past President); Defense Research Institute (President, 1983). Fellow, Indiana State Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Products Liability. Email: Samuel J. Bernardi, Jr. | | Richard A. Mayer (Of Counsel) born Gary, Indiana, July 27, 1934; admitted to bar, 1961, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1956; J.D., 1961). Founder of Calumet American Inn of Court. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Construction; Environmental Law; Personal Injury; Product Liability; Professional Liability. Email: Richard A. Mayer | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Indianapolis, Indiana Office: 9200 Keystone Crossing, Suite 410. Telephone: 317-571-7690. Facsimile: 317-571-7686.
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