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| | Address | | 4100 Edison Lakes Parkway | | Mishawaka, Indiana 46545-3422 | | (St. Joseph Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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(Main Office)
| May Oberfell Lorber practices in the following areas of law:
Corporate and Commercial Transactions, Litigation, Environmental Law, Real Estate, Labor and Employment, Banking and Bank Related Matters, Estate Planning, Municipal and Administration Law, Products Liability, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Health Care, Medical Malpractice Defense, Insurance Litigation, Trademark and Copyright, Tax, Plaintiff's Litigation, General Civil and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts. | | Year Established: 1856 | Firm Profile:
For over 150 years, the law firm of May Oberfell Lorber has expanded and reorganized its professional and support staff to meet a broad spectrum of its client's needs throughout north central Indiana. Beginning with Andrew Anderson in 1856, May Oberfell Lorber now consists of over 20 attorneys and paralegals, making it one of the largest law firms in north central Indiana. During the firm's distinguished history, its members have served as Indiana Attorney General, Indiana Public Service Commissioner, as state and federal court judges and in the United States Congress. | | Firm Size: 19 | Law Firm Affiliations:
NETWORK OF LEADING LAW FIRMS | Representative Clients:
All American Homes, Inc.; Alternative Service Concepts; ASA Corp.; Bayer Healthcare; Bluffton Regional Medical Center; Cambridge Integrated Services; Cast Products Corp.; Coachman Industries, Inc.; Community State Bank; Communitywide Federal Credit Union; Daimler Chrysler Corp.; Dearborn & Crane Engineering, Inc.; Ditmer Trucking Co.; Eagle Products, Inc.; Elkhart General Hospital; Health Care Indemnity, Inc.; JB Products, Inc.; Keybank; Keystone RV Company; Kosciusko Community Hospital; Madison Center & Hospital; Memorial Hospital of South Bend, Inc.; Memorial Health System, Inc.; Memorial Home Care, Inc.; The Medical Protective Co.; Metro Beverages, Inc.; National Guardian Risk Retention Group, Inc.; NMB Technologies Corp.; Pro Assurance Group; Pro Assurance Insurance Company; Rustoleum, Inc.; Sentry Insurance; South Bend Chocolate Co.; St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.; State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.; State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.; Thor Industries, Inc.; Town of North Liberty; Trinity Health; TriStar Distributing, LP; Trustmark Insurance Co.; Unitrin Specialty Lines Insurance Co.; Wise International Trucks, Inc.; Worksport Rehabilitation Services; Zurich North American Insurance Group. | Office Hours:
Monday: 07:45 AM - 05:15 PM
Tuesday: 07:45 AM - 05:15 PM
Wednesday: 07:45 AM - 05:15 PM
Thursday: 07:45 AM - 05:15 PM
Friday: 07:45 AM - 05:15 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Accepts Major Credit Cards
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Other Office Locations of May Oberfell Lorber
South Bend, Indiana, U.S.A.
| | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | John H. Peddycord (Member) born LaPorte, Indiana, October 15, 1944; admitted to bar, 1971, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Ball State University (A.B., 1967); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1971). Law Clerk to the Hon. Robert A. Grant, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, 1971-1973. Member: St. Joseph County (Past Member, Board of Governors), Indiana State (Member, Probate, Trust and Real Property Section) and American Bar Associations; Michiana Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Real Estate; Municipal Law. Email: John H. Peddycord | | E. Spencer Walton, Jr. (Member) born Mishawaka, Indiana, February 22, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S.Tax Court; U.S.Court of Federal Claims and U.S. District Court of Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Indiana University (B.S., with distinction, 1974); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 1979). Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Eta Sigma. Recipient, Sagamore of the Wabash Award, Indiana's Governor, 2002. Member: St. Joseph County, Indiana State (President, 2000-2001) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Trial Practice; Products Liability; Commercial Law; Mediation; Arbitration; Personal Injury. Email: E. Spencer Walton, Jr. | | Jeffery A. Johnson (Member) born South Bend, Indiana, September 30, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Indiana University, South Bend (B.S., Public Affairs, with distinction, 1977); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1980). Pi Alpha Alpha. Member: St. Joseph County and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Commercial Transactions; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Bankruptcy. Email: Jeffery A. Johnson | | Robert J. Palmer (Member) born Fort Wayne, Indiana, October 23, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Seventh Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., Psychology, 1977); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1980). Note Editor, Valparaiso University Law Review, 1979-1980. Author: "The Case for a Speech or Debate Privilege for State Legislators in Federal Courts," 13 Valparaiso University Law Review 501. Law Clerk to the Honorable George B. Hoffman, Jr., Indiana Court of Appeals, 1980-1982. Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame Law School. Member: St. Joseph County, Seventh Circuit, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Robert A. Grant Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Litigation. Email: Robert J. Palmer | | Wendell W. Walsh (Member) born Indianapolis, Indiana, September 13, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Indiana and U.S. District Courts, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1977; J.D., 1980). Coach, Notre Dame Law School Trial Competition Team, 1992-2000. Faculty Member: Indiana Trial Advocacy Skills Workshop, 1993-1995; NITA Mid-Central Regional Program, 1999-2000. Member: St. Joseph County and Indiana State Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; Robert A. Grant American Inn of Court (Past President). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Insurance. Email: Wendell W. Walsh | | Patricia E. Primmer (Member) born South Bend, Indiana, January 4, 1950; admitted to bar, 1984, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1971; M.S., 1981); University of Notre Dame (M.A., 1979); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1984). Executive Editor of Student Writing, Valparaiso University Law Review, 1983-1984. Law Clerk to the Honorable Robert K. Rodibaugh, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Indiana, 1985-1986. Member: St. Joseph County and Indiana State Bar Associations; Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (Member, Board of Directors, 1994-1999). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Commercial Transactions; Creditors Rights; Real Estate; Commercial Litigation; Business Law; Corporate. Email: Patricia E. Primmer | | W. Todd Woelfer (Member) born Waukegan, Illinois, August 17, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Michigan, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 1995, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Michigan. Education: Valparaiso University (B.S., 1990; J.D., cum laude, 1993). Notes Editor, Valparaiso Law Review, 1992-1993. Law Extern for the Honorable Robert K. Rodibaugh, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Indiana. Member: St. Joseph County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; Robert A. Grant Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Commercial Transactions; Commercial Litigation; Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy; Business Law; Corporate Law. Email: W. Todd Woelfer | | Bradley L. Varner (Member) born Tell City, Indiana, December 20, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Purdue University (B.A., 1983); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1986). Law Clerk to the Honorable Allen Sharp, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, 1986-1988. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Elkhart County, Indiana, 1989-1993. Member: Elkhart City, St. Joseph County and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Family Law; Medical Malpractice Defense; Workers Compensation Defense; Insurance Litigation. Email: Bradley L. Varner | | D. Andrew Spalding (Member) born Indianapolis, Indiana, July 4, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Miami University (A.B., 1983); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1986). Assistant Adjunct Professor, Law of Medical Malpractice, University of Notre Dame School of Law, 2001—. Instructor, Business Law, College of Business Administration, Valparaiso University, 1985-1986. Adjunct Professor, Law of Medical Malpractice, Valparaiso University School of Law, 1996-1997. Member: St. Joseph County and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability. Email: D. Andrew Spalding | | Jane F. Bennett (Member) born Peru, Indiana, June 20, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1974); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1977). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: St. Joseph County (President, 1995-1996) and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Insurance; Personal Injury. Email: Jane F. Bennett | | Richard F. Nugent, Jr. (Member) born Newark, New Jersey, January 10, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Indiana; 1981, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1977); Valparaiso University, School of Law (J.D., 1980). Assistant Professor, Dept. of Economics, University of Notre Dame, 2000-2001. Member: St. Joseph County and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law. Email: Richard F. Nugent, Jr. | | Georgianne M. Walker (Member) born South Bend, Indiana, May 17, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 2002, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. Education: Indiana University, South Bend (B.S., 1998); Valparaiso University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: St. Joseph County, Indiana State Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Corporate Litigation; Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense. Email: Georgianne M. Walker | | OF COUNSEL | | John J. Lorber (Of Counsel) born Springfield, Illinois, April 8, 1937; admitted to bar, 1962, Indiana; 1963, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. Court of Military Appeals of the Armed Forces. Education: Indiana University (A.B., 1959); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 1962). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Board of Editors, Indiana Law Journal, 1961-1962. Member: St. Joseph County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. [Capt., U.S. Army, Post Judge Advocate, Fort Douglas, Utah, 1963-1965]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice Defense. Email: John J. Lorber | | Robert C. Beutter (Of Counsel) born Mishawaka, Indiana, April 6, 1935; admitted to bar, 1960, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1957); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., 1960). Mayor of Mishawaka, Indiana, 1984-2003. Member, Mishawaka Legal Staff, 1972-1979. Member: St. Joseph County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. [Capt., JAGC, U.S. Army, 1960-1962]. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Real Estate; Business Law. Email: Robert C. Beutter | | John P. Gourley (Of Counsel) born Gary, Indiana, January 2, 1937; admitted to bar, 1962, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1959); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (LL.B., 1962; J.D., 1967). Corporation Counsel, City Attorney, Mishawaka, 1978—. President, Indiana Municipal Lawyers Association, 1991-1992. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Municipal Law; Estate Planning. Email: John P. Gourley | | Robert F. Conte (Of Counsel) born Trenton, New Jersey, November 21, 1942; admitted to bar, 1975, Michigan; 1988, Pennsylvania; 2002, Indiana. Education: Villanova University (B.S., 1964); University of Detroit (J.D., 1974); Wayne State University (LL.M., Labor Law, 1982). Author: "They Never Saw It Coming: An Employer's Guide for Reducing Stress and Violence in the Workplace," Bristol Banner Books, 2003. Member: Oakland County (Chair, Labor Law Section, 1975-1987), Indiana State and American (Member, Labor Law Section, 1982-1985) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Law; Corporate Law. Email: Robert F. Conte | | ASSOCIATES | | Stephanie L. Nemeth (Associate) born South Bend, Indiana, August 13, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Indiana; 2006, Michigan. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 2002); Valparaiso University School of Law (J.D., Honors Program, 2005). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: St. Joseph County and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Domestic Relations. Email: Stephanie L. Nemeth | | Marcellus M. Lebbin (Associate) born Holland, Michigan, February 3, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.A., 2002); University of Dayton (J.D., 2005). Member: Joseph County and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Real Estate; Probate; Estate Planning. Email: Marcellus M. Lebbin | | Jason W. Cottrell (Associate) born Lafayette, Indiana, August 28, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.S., 2000); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., 2004). Member: St. Joseph County and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Bankruptcy. Email: Jason W. Cottrell | | Trevor Q. Gasper (Associate) born Southbridge, Massachusetts, May 14, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Indiana. Education: University of Evansville (B.A., cum laude, 2002); University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Member: Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Commercial Transactions; Banking Law; Corporate Law. Email: Trevor Q. Gasper | | Brett Hummer (Associate) born South Bend, Indiana, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.A., 2004); Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis (J.D., 2007). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: St. Joseph County and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law(40%); Commercial Litigation(20%); Insurance Defense(20%); Labor and Employment(20%). Email: Brett Hummer | | Alan D. Wagner (Associate) born Warsaw, Indiana, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Purdue University at Fort Wayne (B.A., 2003); Valparaiso University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Indiana Life, Accident and Health Insurance Resident Producer, 2003-2007. Member: St. Joseph County and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense; Intellectual Property; Commercial Real Estate. Email: Alan D. Wagner | | Victoria R. Wolf (Associate) born Niles, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2007, Indiana. Education: Indiana University South Bend (B.S., Accounting, 1999; M.B.A., 2002); Valparaiso University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: St. Joseph County and American Bar Associations; Indiana State Bar Association; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Business Law; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense; Mediation. Email: Victoria R. Wolf | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
South Bend, Indiana Office: 300 North Michigan Street, Suite 414, 46601. Telephone: 574-232-2031. Fax: 574-232-9789.
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