University Attended:
Butler University, B.S., Economics, 1992; Butler University, B.S., with honors, 1992
Law School Attended:
Indiana University School of Law, J.D., 1996
Year of First Admission:
1996
Admission:
1996, Indiana; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court of Nebraska; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Ninth Circuits; 1996, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana
Memberships:
November 2009 chairperson of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA) Annual Institute; 2010 to Present co-chair ITLA's Professional Responsibility Seminar; Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate, meaning he has undergone a rigorous independent Peer Review process which included independent evaluations of his legal skills by both judges and opposing counsel, and by members of the National Board of Trial Advocacy; AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell; 2005, Fred received the top award for a lawyer in practice less than ten years from both the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association and the Association for Justice; Max Goodwin Award from the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association. The Max Goodwin Award is named after a former President of ITLA and is given each year to an Indiana Trial Lawyer in practice less than ten years who has achieved either a great verdict on behalf of a client, advanced Indiana law in a positive direction for Indiana Consumers, or provided a great deal of community service; F. Scott Baldwin Award from the American Association for Justice. The award is named after Scott Baldwin from Marshall, Texas, one of the greatest Trial Lawyers in America. The award is given each year to "the most outstanding young trial lawyer in America;" past president of the Monroe County Bar Association; member of the Indiana State Bar Association, where he serves on the Board of Directors (2004-present) and the Executive Committee (2011-present); 2011 to Present Fred was voted by his peers to serve on the Executive Committee of ITLA; member of the American Association for Justice, where he is a past member of the Board of Governors, and still serves on several committees; Member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and is board certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy; Named a Super Lawyer for 2008 to Present by Law & Politics Magazine, and the publishers of Indianapolis Monthly. The Super Lawyer award is given out only after an extensive peer review and screening process of all the lawyers in Indiana and is bestowed upon those attorneys who are considered to be among the top five percent of all lawyers in Indiana; 2013 to Present Best Lawyers in America; 2012 Graduated from the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College.
Birth Information:
Akron, Ohio, December 19, 1969
Certifications:
Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
Fred became more then just our attorney, he became our friend through what was the most difficult time of mine and my husband's life; the death of our nineteen year old son. My husband and I would rec...
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