Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 44989, Indianapolis, IN 46204-5100
University Attended:
Purdue University, B.S., with highest distinction, 1982; Purdue University, B.S., Economics, 1982; Purdue University, B.S., Ross Outstanding Graduate, 1982
Law School Attended:
Indiana University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1985
Year of First Admission:
1985
Admission:
1985, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th, 7th and Federal Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court; Illinois
Memberships:
Indianapolis Bar Association; Seventh Circuit Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association; American Bar Association. Member: Lawyers' Club of Indianapolis, 2006—; Defense Research Institute, 1995—; National Institute for Trial Advocacy; Midwest Region faculty instructor, 1995— President, Indianapolis Law Club, 2008—. fellow: Indianapolis Bar Foundation (Distinguished fellow); Litigation Counsel of America (Founding fellow).
Reported Cases:
Horizon League v. Butler University; Simon Property Group, Inc. and Simon Property Group, L.P. v. Theodore Boehm, as Successor Trustee of the Melvin Simon Family Enterprises Trust, Hamilton Superior Court Cause No. 29D03-1001-PL-00093; Bren Simon, as Trustee of the Melvin Simon Family Enterprises Trust v. Deborah J. Simon, Simon Property Group, Inc., et al., 957 N.E.2d 980; Indiana Ass'n of Residential Child Care Agencies v. Indiana Dep't of Child Services, S.D. Ind. Case No. 1:09-cv-1574-SEB-MJD; State of Indiana ex rel. Indiana Securities Commissioner v. Marcus Schrenker, et al., Hamilton Circuit Court Cause No. 29C01-0904-PL-602; Indiana Michigan Power Co. v. City of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Allen Superior Court Cause No. 02D01-0910-PL-400; City of Greenwood et al. v. Town of Bargersville et al., 930 N.E.2d 58 (Ind. Ct. App. 2010), trans. denied; Fred W. Meyer, Jr., et al. v. Robert Nelms and Ansure Mortuaries of Indiana, LLC, et al., Johnson Circuit Court Cause No. 41C01-0801-MF-0001; Flying J Inc. v. City of New Haven, et al., Seventh Circuit Appeal No. 08-2319, December 5, 2008; Franklin College of Indiana v. Franklin University, Inc., U.S. District Court, S.D. Ind. Case No. 1:09-cv-00830-WTL-TAB, July 2009; Lawler Mfg. Co., Inc. v. Bradley Corporation, Fed. Circuit Appeal No. 2007-1533, May 27, 2008; Madison Tool and Die, Inc. v. ZF Sachs Automotive of America, Inc., U.S. District Court, S. D. Ind. Case No. 4:06-cv-00074-JDT, March 20, 2008; Brockmann Enterprises LLC v. City of New Haven, 861 N.E.2d 725; Hilliard Lyons v. Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, National Ass'n of Securities Dealers; Gold Seal Termite And Pest Control Co., et al., on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, v. PrimeTV, LLC and DIRECTV, Inc., Marion Superior Court; Flynn & Zinkan Realty Co. v. Town of Westfield, et al., Hamilton Superior Court; M-Plan, Inc., et al. v. Indiana Comprehensive Health Insurance Association and Sally McCarty, 809 N.E.2d 834; Polinsky and Sutker v. Violi, 803 N.E.2d 684; Indiana Comprehensive Health Insurance Association, et al. v. Avemco Insurance Company, et al., 812 N.E.2d 108; Barnett, et al. v. Liberty Corporation and Fortis, S.D. Ind. Case No. IP98-0113C-Y/G; AAMA v. Kendrick, 244 F.3d 572 (7th Cir. 2001), cert denied, 534 U.S. 994; Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. William Craig Dobbs, et al., Hamilton Superior Court Case No. 29D01-0209-PL-661; United States Gypsum, Inc. v. Indiana Gas Co., Inc., ProLiance Energy, Inc., et al., 735 N.E.2d 790; Adams v. Indiana Bell Telephone Co., Inc. and Ameritech Services, Inc., 2 F. Supp. 2d 1077-1134; Midwest Gas Services, Inc., et al. v. Indiana Gas Co., Inc. and ProLiance Energy LLC, 317 F.3d 703;