MEMBERS OF FIRM
R. Bradley Koeppen (Member) born Gary, Indiana, July 9, 1954; admitted to bar, 1984, Florida and Indiana. Education: Ball State University (B.S., 1976); Kent State University (M.A., 1978); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1983). Fulbright Scholar, United States Educational Foundation, 1976. City Attorney, Valparaiso, Indiana, 1985-1988. Member: Porter County and Indiana State Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; American Trial Lawyers Association. Languages: Greek. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Real Estate; Business Law; Probate; Estate Planning; Family; Domestic Relations.Email: R. Bradley Koeppen
Brian J. Hurley (Member) born Appleton, Wisconsin, March 30, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: St. Norbert College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1984). Member, Moot Court Team, 1982-1983. Member, Valparaiso University Law Review, 1983-1984. Law Clerk for Hon. Wesley W. Ratliff Jr., Court of Appeals, State of Indiana, 1984-1985. Author: "Confrontation and the Unavailable Witness: Searching for a Standard," 18 Valparaiso University Law Review 193, 1983. Adjunct Professor, Valparaiso University School of Law, 1995. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, 1987-1991. Attorney, County Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals, 1986-1993. Member: Porter County and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Municipal and Zoning; Civil; Criminal Litigation; Real Estate; Personal Injury; Employment Law.Email: Brian J. Hurley
Mark A. Hardwick (Member) born Valparaiso, Indiana, May 1, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1990); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1993). Member: Porter County (Member, Executive Committee, 2007-2008) and Indiana State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law(90%); Mediation(10%); Adoption Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support; Wills; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Business Law; Corporate Law; Bankruptcy.Email: Mark A. Hardwick
Thomas L. Hillers (Member) born Minburn, Iowa, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Indiana. Education: Iowa State University (B.A., Public Relations, 2003); Thomas M. Cooley School of Law; Valparaiso University School of Law (J.D., 2007).
OF COUNSEL
Herbert K. Douglas (Of Counsel) born Valparaiso, Indiana, October 3, 1934; admitted to bar, 1958, Indiana; 1959, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana. Education: DePauw University (A.B., 1956); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 1958). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Porter County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Probate; Estate Planning; Civil Litigation.Email: Herbert K. Douglas