Practice Areas - Business Litigation
- Environmental Law
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| University | Ball State University, B.A., 1985 |
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| Law School | University of Notre Dame, J.D., cum laude, 1988 |
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| Admitted | 1988, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit |
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| Memberships | Indiana State Bar Association. |
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| Born | Gary, Indiana, June 29, 1963 |
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| Biography | Named to the 2007 and 2008 editions of The Best Lawyers in America in the area of Commercial Litigation. Publications: "Practitioners Guide To Indemnity," 7 Res Gestae 309-314 (Jan., 1994). Speaker: "Successful Handling of Wrongful Death Cases: The Experts Share Their Secrets" (1998-2000); "Taking and Defending Depositions Effectively" (2001-2002); "Evidence, Cross Examination & Closing Argument" (2003); "Business Torts in Indiana" (2005). |
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| Reported Cases | Dillon v. Combs, 895 F.2d 1175 (7th Cir. 1990); Loos v. Farmer's Tractor and Implement Company, 738 F.Supp. 323 (S.D. Ind. 1990); Allied Resin Corporation v. Waltz, 574 N.E.2d 913 (Ind. 1991); CSL Utilities, Inc. v. Jennings Water, Inc., 16 F.3d 130 (7th Cir. 1993); Shewmaker v. Etter, 644 N.E.2d 922 (Ind. Ct. App. 1994); Hammes v. Brumley, 659 N.E.2d 1021 (Ind. 1995); Belford v. McHale, Cook & Welch, 648 N.E.2d 1241 (Ind. Ct. App. 1995); In re Commercial Explosives Litigation, 1996 WL 795270 (D. Utah 1996); Holtz v. Hilliard, 1 F.Supp.2d 887 (S.D. Ind. 1998); Lenhardt Tool & Die Company, Inc. v. Lumpe, 722 N.E.2d 824 (Ind. 2000); Zurich-American Ins. Group v. Wynkoop, 746 N.E.2d 985 (Ind. Ct. App. 2001); United Consulting Engineers v. Board of Commissioners of Hancock County, 810 N.E.2d 351 (Ind. Ct. App. 2004); Energy Plus Consulting, LLC v. Illinois Fuel Company, LLC and Appalachian Fuels, LLC, 371 F.3d 907 (7th Cir. 2004); RWJ Companies, Inc. v. Equilon Enterprises, LLC, 2005 WL 3544295 (S.D. Ind. 2005); Moran Foods, Inc. v. Mid-Atlantic Market Development Co., LLC, 2005 WL 2136363 (N.D. Ind. 2005), reversed by 476 F.3d 436 (7th Cir. 2007); Al Perry Enterprises, Inc. v. Appalachian Fuels, LLC, 2006 WL 3138720 (E.D. Ky. 2006), affirmed by ___ F.3d ____ (6th Cir. 2007); Riehle v. JDM Infrastructure, LLC, 2006 WL 1043991 (N.D. Ind. 2006); Moran Foods, Inc. v. Mid-Atlantic Market Development Co., LLC, 2007 WL 1662668 (N.D. Ind. 2007). |
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| ISLN | 903579375 |
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