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| | Address | | Chase Bank Building, 103 East Lincolnway, P.O. Box 2357 | | Valparaiso, Indiana 46384-2357 | | (Porter Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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| | Contact Information | | Phone: 219-464-4961; 800-879-2246 (IN, IL) | | Fax: 219-465-0603 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.hwelaw.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Hoeppner Wagner & Evans LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Practice. Trials and Appeals in State, Federal and Tax Courts. Bankruptcy, Commercial and Banking, Corporate, Creditors' Rights, Probate and Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Financial Resources Planning, Insurance Defense, Municipal Bonds, Municipal and Zoning, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Professional Malpractice, Real Estate, Taxation, Workers Compensation, Labor and Employment. Mediation, OSHA, Employee Benefits Law. | | Year Established: 1976 | | Firm Size: 30 | Representative Clients:
Aldi Inc.; American Family Insurance Group; American National Property & Casualty; American States Insurance Co.; Anthem Insurance Company; Aon Insurance Company; Babcock & Wilcox; Bank One; CGU Insurance Co.; Chester, Inc.; Citizens Financial Services, FSB; Coldwell First American, Inc.; Combined Insurance Company; East Porter County Schools; Fifth-Third Bank; First National Bank; GAB Robins; Illinois StateMedical Insurance Services; Indiana Insurance Co.; ISG, Inc.; JWP Hyre Electric; Lear Corp.; Meridian Mutual Ins. Co.; Noridian Insurance Company; Okaya Electric America, Inc.; Porter-Starke Services, Inc.; Security Life of Denver; State Farm Insurance Cos.; Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada; Task Force Tips, Inc.; The Travelers; Toys R Us Corp.; Tri-State Coach Lines, Inc.; Unitrin Insurance Co.; Unum Provident Corporation; Valparaiso University; Whiteco Industries, Inc.; White Lodging Services Corp.; Worldwide Services Co. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:15 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:15 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:15 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:15 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:15 PM
Saturday: 08:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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Other Office Locations of Hoeppner Wagner & Evans LLP
Merrillville, Indiana, U.S.A.
| | RETIRED | | Delmar R. Hoeppner (Retired Partner) admitted to bar, 1954, Indiana; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Valparaiso University (A.B., 1952; J.D., 1954). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Porter County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. (Retired). Practice Areas: Corporations Law; Probate Law; Tax Law; Mediation. | | OF COUNSEL | | William H. Wagner (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1958, Indiana; 1959, Michigan. Education: Valparaiso University (B.A., 1956; J.D., 1958). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Porter County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Association of College and University Attorneys. Practice Areas: Educational Law; Municipal Corporations Law; Probate; Real Estate Law; Zoning Law; Mediation. Email: William H. Wagner | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Larry G. Evans (Partner) admitted to bar, 1962, Indiana; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Valparaiso University (A.B., 1960; J.D., 1962). Delta Theta Phi. Author: "Article Eight of the Federal Rules of Evidence: The Hearsay Rule," 8 Val. U.L. Rev. 261, 1974. Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy, Valparaiso University School of Law, 1972-1980. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, 67th Indiana Judicial Circuit, 1963. President, Porter County Chapter, American Inns of Court. Local Civil Rules Advisory Committee, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana. Director and Fellow, Indiana Bar Foundation. Member: Porter County, Indiana State, Federal (President, N.W. Indiana Chapter, 1985) and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute, Inc.; Indiana Defense Lawyers Association; International Association of Defense Counsel; Indiana Defense Trial Counsel (Diplomate). (Resident, Merrillville Office). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Civil Litigation. Email: Larry G. Evans | | William F. Satterlee, III (Managing Partner) admitted to bar, 1966, Indiana; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Marietta College (B.A., 1960); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1966). Member: Porter County, Lake County, Indiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Indiana Trial Lawyers Association; Indiana Defense Lawyers Association; Indiana Association of Mediators. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Education Law; Labor and Employment Law; Mediation. Email: William F. Satterlee, III | | John E. Hughes (Partner) admitted to bar, 1971, Indiana; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Capital University (B.A., 1968); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1971). Phi Alpha Delta. Associate Editor, Valparaiso University Law Review, 1970-1971. Adjunct Professor, Valparaiso University School of Law, 1991-1995. Member: Porter County, Lake County, Indiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations; Indiana Defense Lawyers Association. (Resident, Merrillville Office). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense; Labor and Employment Law; Personal Injury; Municipal Law; Mediation. Email: John E. Hughes | | James L. Jorgensen (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Indiana; 1976, Florida; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: St. Olaf College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1969); University of Washington (M.A., 1970); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1974). Phi Beta Kappa. Associate Editor, Valparaiso University Law Review, 1973-1974. Adjunct Professor, Valparaiso University School of Law, 1975—. Member: Porter County, Lake County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Banking Law; Labor and Employment Law. Email: James L. Jorgensen | | Ronald P. Kuker (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, Indiana. Education: University of Missouri (B.S., 1973); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1976). Member: Porter County, Lake County, Indiana State, and American Bar Associations; Indiana Defense Lawyers Association; Indiana Trial Lawyers Association; Indiana Association of Mediators (1998-2003); Indiana Supreme Court Commission on Continuing Legal Education; Indiana Trial Lawyers Association; Indiana Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Mediation; Arbitration; Civil Litigation; Workers Compensation. Email: Ronald P. Kuker | | F. Joseph Jaskowiak (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Indiana and Illinois. Education: Illinois Wesleyan University (B.A., 1976); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1979). Associate Editor, Valparaiso University Law Review, 1978-1979. Author: "The Meaning of the Term 'Accident' in the Indiana Workmen's Compensation Act," 13 Val. U.L. Rev. 533, 1979; "Covenants Not to Compete in Employment Agreements Under Indiana Law," Res Gestae, April, 1983; "Advantages of Designating the Physician in Workmen's Compensation Cases," Indiana Business, December, 1983. Member: Porter County, Lake County, Indiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations; Indiana Defense Lawyers Association. (Resident, Merrillville Office). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Employment Law. Email: F. Joseph Jaskowiak | | Richard M. Davis (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Indiana. Education: Valparaiso University (B.A., 1975); Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington (J.D., 1980). Deputy Prosecutor, Lake County, Indiana, 1982-1985. Member: Porter County, Lake County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Criminal Defense; Personal Injury; First Party Insurance Law; Insurance Defense. Email: Richard M. Davis | | Todd A. Leeth (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1982); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1988). Member: Porter County, Lake County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Indiana Municipal Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Municipal; Zoning; Real Estate Law. Email: Todd A. Leeth | | Lauren K. Kroeger (Member) admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania; 1993, Indiana. Education: Miami University (B.S.B.A., 1986); Dickinson School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1989). Comment Editor, Dickinson Law Review. Member: Porter County, Lake County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Civil Litigation. Email: Lauren K. Kroeger | | Tina M. Bengs (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1989); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Member: Indiana Workers Compensation Institute; Society for Human Resource Management. Member: Porter County, Lake County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Indiana Defense Lawyers Association; National Association of Women Lawyers. (Resident, Merrillville Office). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Workers Compensation. Email: Tina M. Bengs | | Kevin G. Kerr (Member) admitted to bar, 1997, Indiana; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Blackburn College (B.S., summa cum laude, 1978); Western Illinois University (M.A., 1981); Valparaiso University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Member: Porter County, Lake County, Indiana State (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Appellate) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Appellate Practice; Legal Writing. Email: Kevin G. Kerr | | Robert J. Dignam (Member) born Evergreen Park, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1986, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: St. Xavier College (B.A., 1983); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1986). Member: Lake County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute and Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; Calumet American Inn of Court. (Resident, Merrillville Office). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. | | Michael Eugene Tolbert (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Indiana and and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Valparaiso University (B.A., 1997; J.D., cum laude, 2000). Member: Porter County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; American Inns of Court. (Resident, Merrillville Office). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Michael Eugene Tolbert | | Sean E. Kenyon (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 1995, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: St. Bonaventure University (B.B.A., 1982); Indiana University (B.A., 1985; J.D., cum laude, 1991). Clerk to the Honorable Allen Sharp, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, 1991-1993. Visiting/Adjunct Lecturer, Indiana University, South Bend, 1992-1995. Member: St. Joseph County, Lake County, Porter County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; National Association of Women Lawyers; Robert A. Grant Inn of Court; Porter County Inn of Court. (Resident, Merrillville Office). Reported Cases: Xantech Corp. v. Ramco Industries, Inc., 159 F.3d 1089 (7th Cir. 1998); Grand Trunk Western Rail Road Co. v. Kapitan, 698, N. E. 2d 363 (Ind. Ct App. 1998); Levee v. Beeching, 729 N. E. 2d 215 (Ind. Ct. App. 2000); Beeching v. Levee, 764 N. E. 2d 669 (Ind. Ct App 2002). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice; Insurance Coverage. | | ASSOCIATES | | Gerold L. Stout (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.A., 1996); Valparaiso University (J.D., 2001). Pi Sigma Alpha. Listed, Who's Who: American Law Students, 1999-2001. Member: Lake County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations. (Resident, Merrillville Office). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Corporate Law; Taxation. Email: Gerold L. Stout | | Lucretia A. Thornton (Associate) admitted to bar, 1982, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.S., 1967; R.N., 1975); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1982). Member: Indiana State and American Bar Associations; National Association of Women Lawyers; American Association of Nurse Attorneys; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Risk Management; Hospital Law. | | Lee I. Lane (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Indiana. Education: University of Denver (B.A., 1985); Valparaiso University (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Regional Champion, Negotiation Team, 2003. Member, Client Counseling Team, 2002. Associate Editor, Valparaiso University Law Review, 2002-2003. Member, Northeast Indiana World Trade Council. Member: Porter County, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; National Association of Women Lawyers. [Army Reserves, 1991-1995; CW2, Illinois Army National Guard, 1995-2005]. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate. Email: Lee I. Lane | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Merrillville, Indiana Office: Twin Towers South, 1000 East 80th Place, 6th Floor, P.O. Box 10627, 46419-0627. Telephone: 219-769-6552; 800-263-1466 (IN, IL). Fax: 219-738-2349. Email: hwe@hwelaw.com
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