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Newby, Lewis, Kaminski & Jones, LLP and its predecessors have provided general legal services in Northern Indiana for over 100 years. In addition to meeting the legal needs of individuals, families, businesses, banks, and insurance companies, the firm actively pursues continuing education, participates in leadership positions in the Bar, and serves the community on government boards and non-profit agencies.

Statement of Practice

State and Federal Civil Practice, State and Federal Criminal Defense, Corporate Law, Real Estate, Appellate Practice, Personal Injury, Automobile Accidents, Wrongful Death, Wills and Probate, Trusts and Estates, Estate Planning, Civil Rights, Insurance Defense, Labor and Employment Law, Environmental Law, Education Law, Driving While Intoxicated, Felony Crimes, Family Law, Adoptions, Divorce, Child Custody, Child Support, Visitation Rights, Bankruptcy - Creditor Rights, Property Tax, Medical Malpractice, Mediation Services, Zoning Law.

Clients

COUNSEL FOR: LaPorte Transit Co.
LaPorte Community Schools
Michigan City Area Schools
South Central Community School Corporation
Westville Schools
New Prairie United School Corporation
Kingsbury Industrial & Development Corp.
Kingsbury Utility Corporation
Boss Industries
J. Shoffner Contractor, Inc.
AIG
Howmet Corp.
United Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.
Medical Protective Co.
The Doctor's Co.
Industrial Maintenance Machining and Welding Co., Inc.
New York Blower Company
Cincinnati Insurance Co.
Caster Maintenance Co., Inc.
LaPorte Regional Health System
Aero Metals, Inc.
St. Paul Insurance Co.
Trident Insurance Services, LLC
West Bend Mutual Insurance Co.

Rate Information

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

• Visa
• MasterCard

Address

916 Lincolnway
La Porte, IN 46350, (La Porte Co.)

Phone

Phone: 219-362-1577; 219-879-6300
Fax: 219-362-2106

Website

http://www.nlkj.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Saturday: By Appointment Only
Sunday: By Appointment Only

PARTNERS

Gene M. Jones (Partner) born Loogootee, Indiana, January 25, 1939; admitted to bar, 1963, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (A.B., 1961; LL.B., 1963). Fellow: Indiana Bar Foundation; American College of Trial Lawyers; International Association of Defense Counsel. Member: Indiana State Bar Association (Member, Board of Managers, 1985-1986); Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana (President, 1989-1990; Diplomate Award, 1991). [Captain, Judge Advocate Office, U.S.A.F., 1963-1966]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Toxic Torts.Email: Gene M. Jones

Edward L. Volk (Partner) born LaPorte, Indiana, December 29, 1944; admitted to bar, 1971, Illinois; 1972, Indiana; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Loyola University (B.S., 1967); Indiana University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1970). Phi Sigma Tau; Order of the Coif. Board of Editors, Indiana Law Journal, 1969-1970. Law Clerk to the Honorable Jesse E. Eschbach, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, 1970-1971. Certified Alternative Dispute Resolution Mediator by the Indiana Commission for Continuing Legal Education. Member, LaPorte Municipal Airport Authority, 1973—. Member: LaPorte County (President, 1988-1989), Indiana State (Chairman, Aviation Law Committee, 1983-1991) and Illinois State Bar Associations; Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association. Fellow: Indiana Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Business Law; Probate; Estate Planning.Email: Edward L. Volk

Mark L. Phillips (Partner) born Evansville, Indiana, September 9, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Purdue University (B.S.I.M., 1972); Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Delta Theta Phi. Law Clerk to Honorable Robert B. Lybrook, Court of Appeals of Indiana, 1974-1976. Member, Indiana Supreme Court Northwest Regional Committee on Rules of Evidence, 1992-1993. Certified Alternative Dispute Resolution Mediator by the Indiana Commission for Continuing Legal Education. Member: LaPorte County, Indiana State (Member, House of Delegates, 1984-1997) and American Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana. Fellow: Indiana Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Workers Compensation; Personal Injury; Mediation.Email: Mark L. Phillips

Martin W. Kus (Partner) born Hammond, Indiana, March 16, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1973); Drake University (J.D., 1978). Law Clerk to the Hon. Allen Sharp, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, 1978-1980. Member: Indiana State Bar Association (Council Member, District 3, Litigation Section). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law; Civil Rights; Criminal Defense.Email: Martin W. Kus

Mark A. Lienhoop (Partner) born 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Indiana. Education: Valparaiso University (B.A., 1978; J.D., 1981). Achieved the highest rating for legal ability in Martindale-Hubbell. Listed: "The Best Lawyers in America," 2007-2009; Indiana Super Lawyers, 2004-2006, 2008; "Indiana's Top Lawyers," 205,2005. Accepted into American Board of Trial Advocates, 2002. Former Editor-in-Chief, Indiana Civil Litigation Review, 1980-1991. Law Clerk to Judge Robert Staton, Indiana Court of Appeals, 1981-1983. Member: Indiana State Bar Association (Member, Second District, Litigation Section); American Board of Trial Advocates; International Association of Defense Counsel; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana (Member, Board of Directors, 1995-2001). Practice Areas: Civil Appeals; Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Products Liability.Email: Mark A. Lienhoop

James W. Kaminski (Partner) born LaPorte, Indiana, February 9, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Nebraska, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Marquette University (B.S., 1983); Creighton University (J.D., 1986). Member: LaPorte County, Indiana State and Nebraska State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Probate; Healthcare; Transactions; Corporate and Real Estate.Email: James W. Kaminski

William S. Kaminski (Partner) born LaPorte, Indiana, December 9, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Creighton University (B.S.Soc., 1988; J.D., 1991). Deputy Public Defender, LaPorte County, Indiana, 1994—. Member: LaPorte County and Indiana State Bar Associations. Member, Council of School Attorneys: National School Board Association; Indiana School Board Association. Practice Areas: Education Law; Criminal Law; Zoning Law; Domestic Relations.Email: William S. Kaminski

David P. Jones (Partner) born Ogden, Utah, August 10, 1964; admitted to bar, 1993, Indiana and 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: Indiana University (B.S., 1987; M.S., 1990); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1993). Deputy Public Defender, LaPorte County; CJA Panel Attorney Northern District of Indiana. Member: LaPorte County, Seventh Circuit, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Indiana Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice. Practice Areas: Plaintiffs Personal Injury(50%); Criminal Defense(50%).Email: David P. Jones

Matthew J. Hagenow (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., 1994; J.D., cum laude, 2000). Member: LaPorte County and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice; Labor and Employment.Email: Matthew J. Hagenow

ASSOCIATES

Bradley J. Adamsky (Associate) born Troy, Ohio, May 19, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1999; J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Creditor Bankruptcy; Property Tax; Probate.Email: Bradley J. Adamsky

Kristina J. Jacobucci (Associate) born Indianapolis, September 30, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: St. Mary's College (B.A., Political Science and Psychology, summa cum laude, 2001); Valparaiso University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member, Moot Court Honor Society. Member: LaPorte County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Domestic Relations; Adoption Law.Email: Kristina J. Jacobucci

Michelle L. Shirk (Associate) born 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Purdue University (B.A., Political Science, History, with distinction, 2004); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 2007). Member: LaPorte County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Practice.Email: Michelle L. Shirk

Nick T. Otis (Associate) born La Porte, Indiana; admitted to bar, 2008, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Belmont University (B.B.A., cum laude, 2005); Valparaiso University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2008). Member: La Porte County and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Civil Rights; Labor and Employment.Email: Nick T. Otis

SENIOR COUNSEL

Leon R. Kaminski (Senior Counsel) born LaPorte, Indiana, November 21, 1924; admitted to bar, 1950, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Indiana University (A.B., 1946; J.D., 1950). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient: Distinguished Alumni Service Award, Indiana University, Indianapolis School of Law, 1988; Indiana Bar Foundation, The Fifty Year Award, 2000. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, La Porte County, Indiana, 1953-1958. Certified Alternative Dispute Resolution Mediator by the Indiana Commission for Continuing Legal Education. Member, 1971-1976 and Vice President, 1972, Indiana State Board of Bar Examiners. Member: Indiana Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness, 1991—; United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana Advisory Committee on Local Rules and Civil Justice Reform Act, 1991-1992. Member: LaPorte County (President, 1972-1973), Indiana State (Member, Board of Managers, 1977-1978; Vice President, 1980-1981; President Elect, 1981-1982; President, 1982-1983) and American Bar Associations; American Academy of Hospital Lawyers; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana (Diplomate). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers (State Chairman, 1981-1982); Indiana Bar Foundation (Chairman of Fellows, 1991-1992); American Bar Foundation; International Society of Barristers (State Chairman, 1985-1995). Practice Areas: Mediation; Litigation; Professional Liability Defense.

Daniel E. Lewis, Jr. (Senior Counsel) born LaPorte, Indiana, June 13, 1935; admitted to bar, 1961, Indiana, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: DePauw University (A.B., 1958); University of Michigan (J.D., 1961). Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Associate Editor, Michigan Law Review, 1960-1961. Reviewing Editor, Indiana Estate Planning and Probate Practice. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, La Porte County, 1961-1966. Member: LaPorte County, Indiana State (Chairman, Probate, Trust and Real Property Section, 1992-1993) and American Bar Associations. Fellow: Indiana Bar Foundation; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Business Law; Probate; Health Care; Estate Planning.Email: Daniel E. Lewis, Jr.

OF COUNSEL

Arthur L. Roule, Jr. (Of Counsel) born 1935; admitted to bar, 1961, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Military Appeals. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., 1958); University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., 1961). Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, La Porte County, Indiana, 1967-1976. City Attorney for City of La Porte, Indiana, 1980-1983; 1996-1999; 2004-2007. Past Member and Chairman, Board of Directors La Porte Hospital, Inc. Past Board Member, La Porte Hospital Foundation. Past President and Drive Chairman, United Fund of Greater La Porte. Member: La Porte County and Indiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Probate; Contracts; Real Estate; Mediation.Email: Arthur L. Roule, Jr.