F. Boyd Hovde was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on August 7, 1934. He was admitted to the Indiana bar in 1959 and in 1977 was admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a graduate of Princeton University (B.A., 1956) and the University of Michigan School of Law (J.D., 1959) where he was a member of Phi Delta Phi. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and the Indiana College of Trial Lawyers. He was a member of the Indiana Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness from 1976 to 2000 and its Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure from 1980 to 1992. From 1984 to 1992, he served on the Board of Visitors of Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis. He is a member of the Indianapolis Bar Association and served as its Treasurer, Vice President, and President in 1979. He is also a member of the Indiana State Bar Association and American Bar Association. He is a member of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, having served as president in 1976 - 1977 and is a lifetime Director of that Association. He is also a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Honors
Keyman, Indianapolis Jaycees, 1965
Distinguished Service Award, Indianapolis Jaycees, 1968
Indiana Amateur Golf Champion, 1976
Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1979
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, 1976
Indiana Golf Hall of Fame, 1994
Fellow, Indiana College of Trial Lawyers
The Best Lawyers in America, 1987
Indiana Super Lawyers
Martindale-Hubbell
Sagamore of the Wabash by Governor Evan Bayh, 1992
Classes & Seminars
Board of Visitors, Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis
Fraternities or Sororities
Phi Delta Pi
Representative Cases
Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. v. Day, 224 N.E.2d 520, 1967, Ind. App. 1 Div., 1967119653
Britt v. Sears, 277 N.E.2d 20, 1971, Ind. App. 2 Div., 1971116645
Brooks v. Robinson, 284 N.E.2d 794, 1972, Ind., 1972115171
Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. v. Pennsylvania R. Co., 322 F.2d 963, 1963, C.A.7 (Ind.), 1963115888
Ruckman & Hansen, Inc. v. Contracting & Material Co., 328 F.2d 744, 1964, C.A.7 (Ind.), 1964113416
Gillam v. J. C. Penney Co., 341 F.2d 457, 1965, C.A.7 (Ind.), 1965112521
State v. Collier, 331 N.E.2d 784, 1975, Ind. App. 1 Dist., 1975115825
Miskunas v. Union Carbide, 399 F.2d 847, cert. den. 895 ct. 718, 1968, 7th Cir., 1968118857
Chambers v. Osteonics Corp., 109 F.3d 1243, 1997, 7th Cir., 1997083130
Poehlman v. Feferman, 717 NE2d 578, 1999, Ind., 1999227421
Professional Associations
Indianapolis Bar Association, Past President, 1979
Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Past President, 1976 to 1977
Indianapolis Bar Association, Treasurer, 1979 to 1979
Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Member, 1959
American College of Trial Lawyers, Member
International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Member
Indiana Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness, Member, 1976 to 2000
Indiana Supreme Court Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, Member, 1980 to 1992
Indiana State Bar Association, Member
American Bar Association, Member
Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Member and Lifetime Director
College of Fellows of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Member, 1981
References
National Bank of Indianapolis
Indiana Bar Foundation
of the American College of Trial Lawyers, 1976. Elected a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1979. Boyd is a member of the College of Fellows of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1981. Past President, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association and was awarded its Lifetime Achievement Award, 2000. Past President, Indianapolis Bar Association and has served on the Indiana Supreme Court Committee on Rules and Practice on its Character and Fitness Committee. Charter Member and Distinguished Fellow of the Indianapolis Bar Foundation. Indianapolis Jaycee, served as its Chapter President and received its Distinguished Service Award. Chairman of the Indiana Evans Scholar Selection Committee and was awarded the Title Sagamore of the Wabash by Governor Evan Bayh, 1992.
