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| | Address | | 301 State Street, P.O. Box 46 | | St. Joseph, Michigan 49085-0046 | | (Berrien Co.) | | | |
| | | Hunt Suedhoff Kalamaros LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice. Insurance Defense Litigation. Commercial Real Estate Financing and Transactions. Corporate and Commercial Law. Probate and Estate Planning. Immigration Law. | Firm Profile:
Hunt Suedhoff, LLP was founded in 1950 by the late Leigh L. Hunt, a noted trial lawyer. Kalamaros and Associates was founded in 1960 by the late Edward N. Kalamaros, a noted worker's compensation lawyer. Recently, the two firms with so much in common joined forces. This solidified Hunt Suedhoff Kalamaros LLP as the premier law firm with the largest litigation practice in Northern Indiana. The firm presently serves the casualty insurance industry, as well as many regional and national corporations. The lawyers of the firm are recognized by their peers as specialists in their fields, and frequently are called upon to participate in the training of other lawyers in various workshops and seminars sponsored by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, the National Business Institute and the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum. | | Firm Size: 41 | Representative Clients:
AAA; Affirmative Insurance; Allied Insurance; American Family Insurance; Amerisure; Auto Owners; Bar Plan Mutual; Broadspire; Celina; Chubb; Cincinnati; CMI; CNA; Constitution States; CME; EMC Insurance; Erie Insurance; FCCI; Fireman's Fund; Frankenmuth, Gallagher Bassett; Hartford, Indiana Insurance; Liberty Mutual; Medical Protective; Motorists; Nationwide; Pekin; Republic Western; Scottsdale, Sedwick; Selective; United Farm Bureau; Westfield; Zurich. |
Other Office Locations of Hunt Suedhoff Kalamaros LLP
Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A.
South Bend, Indiana, U.S.A.
| | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Philip E. Kalamaros (Partner) born South Bend, Indiana, April 21, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court; 2002, Michigan. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1984; J.D., 1987). Author and/or Speaker: "Temporary Partial Disability, Getting the Numbers Right," Res Gestae, October 1989; "Preparing Yourself for Mediation," ITLA Summertime Torts, August 1992; "Bad Faith and Collateral Actions in Workers' Compensation," LBC Insurance Law Update, May 1993; "Overview of the Workers Compensation Act," Workers Compensation Deskbook ICLEF, 1994; "Constitutional Challenge to Tort Reform, IDLA, June 1996; "Fraudulent Concealment and the Statute of 1997, Limitations in Medical Malpractice," IDLA, Winter 1996; "1997 Indiana Workers Compensation Legislation Summary"; The Indiana Lawyer, June 11, 1997; "Making it Work" and "Defense Bar and Industry Relations," Defense Seminar, Insurance Institute of Indiana, 1998; "Defense Approach: Getting A Clue," Planning Your First Tort Case, ICLEF Seminar Summer 2000; "Depositions for Fun and Profit," IDLA Rookie Seminar, April 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003; "Times They Have Changed: The Business of Being a Defense Lawyer Affecting the Art of Being a Defense Lawyer," ICLEF Masters Series, Summer 2001; "Defending the Bad Faith Action," Bad Faith Claims in Litigation, ICLEF, Fall 2003. Other: Mediator/Arbitrator. Inclusion in: The Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White 1995/1998/2001; Marquis Who's Who; Strathmore's Who's Who; Indiana Superlawyers, 2003-2004. Member: American Bar Association, 1987-2003; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1987-2003; Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1987-2003. Member: St. Joseph County (Member, Board of Governors, 1989-1990; Secretary, 1990-2003), Berrien County, Seventh Circuit and Indiana State Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana (Amicus Chairman, 1992-1997, Director, 1997—); Defense Trial Counsel of Michigan; Defense Research Institute; National Council of Self Insureds; Indiana Self Insurers Association; National Health Lawyers Association; Notre Dame Law Association. Fellow, Indiana Bar Foundation. Reported Cases: Court View Centre, L.L.C. v. Witt, 753 N.E.2d 75 (Ind.App., Aug 7, 2001); Beaver v. Grand Prix Karting Ass'n, Inc., 246 F.3d 905 (7th Cir. (Ind.), Mar 30, 2001); Coble v. Joseph Motors, Inc., 695 N.E.2d 129 (Ind.App., Apr. 29, 1998); Cincinnati Ins. Co. v. Moen, 940 F.2d 1069 (7th Cir. (Ind.), Aug. 19, 1991); Chang v. Michiana Telecasting Corp., 900 F.2d 1085, 17 Media L. Rep. 1768 (7th Cir. (Ind.), Apr. 24, 1990). Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Errors and Omissions; Employment Practices Liability Insurance; Civil Appeals; Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Professional Malpractice; Civil Rights Defense; Torts; Civil Litigation; First Party Insurance Defense; Business Planning. Email: Philip E. Kalamaros | | J. Scott Fanzini (Partner) born Pontiac, Michigan, December 4, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana and Southern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2004, Michigan. Education: Butler University (B.S., Economics, with honors, 1985); Indiana University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1990). Moot Court Society, 1989. Articles Editor, Indiana Law Review, 1990. Member, Board of Editors, Indiana Civil Litigation Review, 2003—. Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana. Practice Areas: Litigation; Trial Practice; Products Liability; Professional Liability. | | ASSOCIATES | | Andrew R. Wolf (Associate) born Jerome, Idaho, January 30, 1970; admitted to bar, 2002, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2008, Michigan, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Indiana University, Fort Wayne (B.A., Political Science, 1999); Ohio Northern University (J.D., 2001). Member: Indiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Professional Liability; Litigation. | | Jessica L. Greyerbiehl (Associate) born Sturgis, Michigan, 1981; admitted to bar, 2005, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 2006, Michigan. Education: Alma College (B.A., cum laude, 2002); Valparaiso University (J.D., 2005). Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense. Email: Jessica L. Greyerbiehl | | Emily M. Maki-Rusk (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois. (Not admitted in Michigan). Education: Kalamazoo College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1999); Washington University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Emily M. Maki-Rusk | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
South Bend, Indiana Office: 120 West LaSalle Avenue, Twelfth Floor, P.O. Box 4156, 46634-4156. Telephone: 574-232-4801. Fax: 574-232-9736.
Indianapolis, Indiana Office: 6323 S. East Street, 46227. Telephone: 317-784-4966. Fax: 317-784-5566.
Fort Wayne, Indiana Office: 803 South Calhoun Street, Ninth Floor, P.O. Box 11489, 46858-1489. Telephone: 260-423-1311. Fax: 260-424-5396.
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