John R. Maley is a partner in Barnes & Thornburg LLP's Indianapolis, Indiana office, past-president of the Indianapolis Bar Association, listed in Best Lawyers in America®, the top-ranked attorney in several Indiana SuperLawyers® survey of all Indiana attorneys and in the top three in every annual survey, named by Best Lawyers as the 2012 "Lawyer of the Year for Litigation - Labor & Employment, the 2009 "Lawyer of the Year" for Bet-the-Company Litigation in Indiana, and listed in Chambers USA 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 in Litigation and Employment.
Mr. Maley regularly represents publicly traded and private companies in regional and national litigation. He has extensive trial experience in multiple jurisdictions, including as a pro bono deputy prosecutor and as court appointed trial counsel. He has also served as lead counsel in appeals in the United States Supreme Court, Indiana Supreme Court, Indiana Court of Appeals, Ohio Court of Appeals and Ohio Supreme Court, Michigan Court of Appeals, Arizona Court of Appeals and Arizona Supreme Court, Pennsylvania Appellate Courts, and the 3rd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 11th Circuits. Mr. Maley is also admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Northern and South Districts of Indiana, the Central District of Illinois, the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio, the Western District of Michigan, the District of Colorado, and the Eastern District of Wisconsin. He has appeared in more than 25 jurisdictions as lead counsel.
Mr. Maley received his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and M.B.A. from Indiana University. In 1988 he received his J.D. summa cum laude from the Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis, where he was executive editor of the Indiana Law Review. From 1988 to 1990 he served as law clerk to the Honorable Larry J. McKinney in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis.
Mr. Maley has served as an adjunct lecturer at the Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis and lectures for the Indiana Bar Review. He has published numerous articles on federal practice, is the author of the Appellate Handbook for Indiana Lawyers, and lectures frequently on federal civil practice, noncompete, and employment matters. His many civic activities include service as chair of the Local Rules Committee, S.D. of Indiana, member of the Local Rules Committee, N.D. of Indiana, chair of the Marion County Local Rules Committee, president of the Indianapolis Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, president of his law school's alumni association, and chair of the Indiana State Bar Association's Appellate Practice Section. Mr. Maley also chairs Barnes & Thornburg's Library & Technology Committee and Pro Bono Committee. He is listed in Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in Indianapolis Law, and is a fellow of the Indianapolis and Indiana Bar Associations. He is married and has five boys.
Publications
03/31/2010, The Indiana Lawyer - Diversity test for corporations now settled
02/17/2010, The Indiana Lawyer - Lawyers adapt to the new counting rules
08/19/2009, The Indiana Lawyer - "Rulings address dismissal standards, experts"
05/27/2009, The Indiana Lawyer - Time-compuation rule changes a near certainty
04/15/2009, The Indiana Lawyer - Federal rule changes are on the horizon
03/04/2009, The Indiana Lawyer - Ruling gives guidance on protective orders
10/01/2008, The Indiana Lawyer - Congress passes new rule of evidence
07/09/2008, The Indiana Lawyer - Cell phones now allowed in federal courthouses
01/23/2008, The Indiana Lawyer - Camera phones now allowed in Southern District
12/26/2007, The Indiana Lawyer - Indiana has nation's busiest District Court?
11/14/2007, The Indiana Lawyer - "Rule amendments take effect in December"
10/03/2007, John Maley Authors Article for Indiana Lawyer
08/22/2007, John Maley Pens Article for The Indiana Lawyer
07/24/2007, John Maley Discusses Early Returns in Regular Column
05/30/2007, John Maley Discusses Sealed Filings in Regular Column
06/15/2006, The History of Indiana Law
07/24/2003, Federal Bar Column - Amount In Controversy On Removal
07/24/2003, Federal Bar Column - Diversity of Citizenship
07/24/2003, Federal Bar Column - Diversity of Citizenship
07/24/2003, Federal Bar Column - Electronic Filing
07/24/2003, Federal Bar Column - Local Rules-Northern District
07/24/2003, Federal Bar Column - More On Removal
07/24/2003, Federal Bar Column - New Magistrate Judge In Hammond
04/09/2003, Developments in Indiana Civil Procedure, Including New Jury Rules
04/08/2003, Federal Bar Column - Electronic Filing Heats Up
04/08/2003, Federal Bar Column - Northern District Nominations
04/08/2003, Federal Bar Column - Southern District Welcomes New Magistrate
03/05/2002, Appellate Handbook for Indiana Lawyers, Third Edition
Events
12/16/2011, Practical Tips from the Bench and the Bar
12/9/2011, Indiana and Federal Appellate Practice Update 2011
12/7/2010, Indiana and Federal Appellate Practice Update 2010
12/21/2009, Federal Civil Practice Update: Practical Tips from the Bench and the Bar
12/21/2009, Attorney Presentation - 2009 Federal Civil Practice Update
03/14/2009, Attorney Presentation - ABA Bar Leader Institute
12/19/2008, Indiana and Federal Appellate Practice 2008 Update:
12/12/2008, Federal Civil Practice Update: Practical Tips from the Bench and the Bar
10/28/2008, Welcome to the 21st Century: An Appellate Perspective
10/28/2008, Attorney Presentation - Appellate Practice Issues
10/24/2008, Attorney Presentation - Americans With Disabilities Act
09/30/2008, Attorney Presentation - Maley Discusses Americans With Disabilities Act at Diversity Conference
07/31/2008, John Maley Discusses Pro Bono Appeals at IBA Program on Appellate Practice
07/28/2008, Maley, Rosiello and McMillian Lecture at the 2008 IBA Bar Review
12/03/2007, Indiana and Federal Appellate Practice Update: Key Developments and Practical Tips for Success
11/01/2007, John Maley Presents at Litigation Seminar
10/23/2007, Appellate Practice Survey
09/27/2007, Barnes & Thornburg Attorneys to Present at Diversity Conference
06/01/2007, Jefferson, Maley Speak at Bench Bar Conference
05/30/2007, John Maley Discusses Sealed Filings in Regular Column
12/20/2006, Indiana and Federal Appellate Practice 2006 Update
12/19/2006, John Maley Discusses Trade Secrets, Covenants Not to Compete
12/19/2005, Indiana and Federal Appellate Practice: Key Developments and Practical Tips for Success
03/04/2005, John Maley Presents on Trial Advocacy
12/09/2004, Federal Civil Practice: Practical tips from the Bench and the Bar
12/02/2004, Indiana and Federal Appellate Practice 2004 Update
11/15/2004, John Maley Presents At Annual Conference of the Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana
11/12/2004, Defending the Catastrophic Case
11/11/2004, Defending the Catastrophic Case
11/03/2004, Civil Procedure
08/24/2004, Surviving & Thriving as a New Lawyer
03/26/2004, John Maley to Speak at the ABA's Bar Leadership Institute in Chicago
02/25/2004, Real Evidence for the Trial Practitioner in Indiana
12/18/2003, Indiana and Federal Appellate Practice 2003 Update
12/18/2003, Best Practices
11/13/2003, Developing Appellate Skills
12/13/2002, Indiana Appellate Practice Under the New Rules
10/10/2002, Seventh Circuit Appeals and Supreme Court Practice: A Practical Primer on Recent Developments
06/21/2002, 9th Annual Bench Bar Conference
05/02/2002, Technology for Litigation National Federation of Paralegal Associations
04/18/2002, Labor & Employment Law Update
12/13/2001, New Indiana Rules Of Appellate Procedure 1 Year Later
11/29/2001, Second Annual Eastern Indiana Labor, Employment & Human Resources Conference
11/16/2001, The 6th Sense, Getting Inside the Mind of the Jury
11/15/2001, The 6th Sense, Getting Inside the Mind of the Jury
11/15/2001, Developing Appellate Skills
06/07/2001, 7th Annual Bench Bar Conference
05/21/2001, Indiana Personnel Law Update 2001
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