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Eggleston PC: Joseph T. Bumbleburg ► Ball (mediation, 2007) was recognized by The Indiana
Lawyer as a 2014 Leadership in Law Distinguished Barrister.
Dennerline Groth & Towe: William ► Fillenwarth R. Groth (employment law – individuals; labor law
– union, 1983) helped compose the brief for Legal Director of the ACLU of Indiana Kenneth Falk’s argument in the U.S. Supreme Court case Lee v. Pence. The Supreme Court declined to review a lower court’s judgment in the case, effectively ending a ban on same-sex marriage on Indiana.
& Thornburg: The firm’s partnership elected ► Barnes Robert T. Grand (government relations practice,
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municipal law, 2005) to be managing partner and chairman of the management committee. In addition, Alan A. Levin (employee benefits [ERISA] law, 1995) was named chairman emeritus and the following were named to the management committee: Randall Brown (bet-the-company litigation; commercial litigation; copyright law; intellectual property litigation; patent law and litigation; trademark law, 2007); Brian L. Burdick (government relations practice, municipal law, 2007); Philip J. Faccenda, Jr. (government relations practice; public finance law, 2009); J. Scott Troeger (mergers and acquisitions law, 2012); Andrew J. Detherage (bet-the-company litigation; commercial litigation; insurance law; construction litigation; defendants’ personal injury and product liability litigation, 2007); Richard J. Hall (public finance law, 2012); and Kenneth J. Yerkes (employment and labor law – management; labor and employment litigation, 1995). Brian L. Burdick was also named managing partner of the Indianapolis office.
Barrett & McNagny: Thomas A. Herr (bet-the-
company litigation; commercial litigation; insurance law, 2008) led a delegation of the Fort Wayne Sister Cities organization to Myanmar in an exploratory visit to add Mawlamyine or Bago as the fifth Sister City to Fort Wayne, joining Takaoka, Japan; Plock, Poland; Gera, Germany; and Taizhou, China. The decision to partner with the country formerly known as Burma is contingent upon the agreement of the business leaders and residents of the city’s Burmese community, many of whom are refugees from their country due to ongoing human rights violations.
Lawson: Dennis C. Becker (tax law and ► Beckman litigation, 2008) joined the firm as of counsel. He was formerly at Barnes & Thornburg. Craig R. Patterson (employment law – individuals and management, 2013) was elected as the firm’s managing partner.
Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff: ► Benesch, Andrielle “Andi” Metzel (litigation – land use and zoning, 2013) was inducted as chair of the House of Delegates of the Indiana State Bar Association.
Greenbaum Doll: James J. Bell (legal ► Bingham malpractice law – defendants, 2013) was elected
vice president of the Indianapolis Bar Association Board of Directors. Daniel Byron (first amendment law; litigation – first amendment, 2005) was honored by the International Senior Lawyers Project for his “mentor work in Mongolia promoting press freedom and the protection of journalists.” Mr. Byron was also elected president of the Indiana Debate Commission, which will handle the 2016 Indiana gubernatorial and senatorial debates.
McKinney & Evans was recognized as one of ► Bose top 2014 workplaces by The Indianapolis Star. & Malad: Daniel S. Chamberlain (plaintiffs’ ► Cohen personal injury litigation, 2014) joined Cohen & Malad as a partner. He was previously at Doehrman Chamberlain, now Doehrman Buba.
& Delaney: Kathleen DeLaney ► Delaney (commercial litigation; litigation – ERISA; employment
law – individuals; litigation – labor and employment, 2008) continues to receive national media attention as she represents former school teacher Emily Herx in a controversial suit against her employer, the St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School of Fort Wayne, claiming that she was the victim of gender discrimination when she was fired for requesting time off to undergo a second round of treatment in preparation for in vitro fertilization.
Baker Daniels: David K. Herzog ► Faegre (banking and finance, bet-the-company, commercial, and securities litigation, 2007) was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers. A team of lawyers from the firm led by Richard L. “Rich” Hill (corporate law; public finance law, 2005) advised the Gary/Chicago Airport Authority on a plan to expand the airport’s runways.
Brown Todd: Julia Blackwell Gelinas ► Frost (appellate practice; construction law and litigation,
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2007) won the largest defamation verdict in Indiana history—more than $14.5 million—for her client on appeal to the Illinois Court of Appeals, according to USA Today. Gelinas’ client was a roofing contractor who claimed that the insurance company State Farm “ruined his business and reputation.”
Hoover Hull Turner: Hoover Hull added Wayne C. Turner (appellate practice; banking and finance, bet-the-company, commercial, municipal, and securities litigation, 2005), formerly of Bingham Greenbaum Doll, to the practice, forming a new firm, Hoover Hull Turner. Michael A. Dorrelli (commercial litigation, 2014) and Michael Blinn won a pro bono suit for their client, an inmate at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, who alleged that health care providers at the prison had subjected him to cruel and unusual punishment.
Smith Geddes Green & Simmons: ► Hume Robert W. “Bob” Geddes (arbitration; mediation;
commercial litigation; and plaintiffs’ and defendants’ personal injury litigation, 2003) celebrated his 50 th year of practice at the firm.
Miller: Steven K. Humke (corporate law; ► Ice mergers and acquisitions law, 2006) was promoted
to chief managing partner of the firm. Melissa Proffitt Reese (employee benefits [ERISA] law and litigation, 2006) was named managing partner of the firm’s Indianapolis office. Myra C. Selby (health care law, 2009) gave the keynote speech honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his legacy at Indiana University Bloomington. Selby was the first African American and first woman on the Indiana Supreme Court, serving from 1995 to 1999. We regret to note that Zeff A. Weiss (eminent domain and condemnation law; land use and zoning law; and real estate law, 1995) passed away last November after a battle with cancer.
Legal Services: Jon B. Laramore ► Indiana (appellate practice, 2007) became the new executive
director of the non-profit legal aid organization. Mr. Laramore previously served as chief legal counsel to two former Indiana governors, Joe Kernan and Frank O’Bannon.
& Moudy: Richard Kammen (criminal ► Kammen defense: non-white-collar and white-collar, 1983)
has received wide media attention, including quotes in The New York Times, as the defense lawyer of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, who is accused of masterminding the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole in 2000. Mr. Nashiri is being held and tried in Guantanamo Bay and his defense team alleges that some evidence against him was obtained by torture.
J. Allen Law Group: Ken Allen (plaintiffs’ ► Kenneth personal injury litigation, 2012) and his firm obtained
Wagner: Thomas C. Hays (arbitration; ► Lewis mediation; defendants’ personal injury litigation,
2010) was named president of the Indiana Defense Trial Counsel and John C. Trimble (insurance law; defendants’ personal injury litigation, 2010) was installed as president of the Indianapolis Bar Association.
Grodner: Andrew C. Mallor (family law, ► Mallor 1989) was the first Indiana attorney selected for
membership in the American College of Family Trial Lawyers. Amy L. Stewart (family law, 2013) was named partner at the firm.
Waicukauski & Riley: Ron Waicukauski ► Price, (bet-the-company litigation; commercial litigation,
2006) led a trial team including Brad Catlin and Henry J. Price (commercial litigation; banking and finance litigation; real estate litigation, 1983) to obtain a $79 million-dollar verdict from a federal jury in favor of a class of landowners and against a telecommunications company and its parent company that built a fiberoptic-cable network on the landowners’ property without permission.
Johnson & Sacopulos: Peter J. ► Sacopulos, Sacopulos (environmental law, 2007) was appointed by Governor Mike Pence to serve a four-year term on the Thoroughbred Breed Development Advisory Committee.
& Branigin LLP: Anthony S. Benton ► Stuart (education law, 2008) was named the firm’s first managing partner.
Hayes: Kathleen M. Sweeney (civil ► Sweeney rights law; criminal defense: non-white-collar, 2010),
was one of a team of lawyers who briefed Lee v. Pence (see William R. Groth, above).
Stettinius & Hollister: In February, the ► Taft firm announced the creation of The Mid-American
Regional Center (TMARC), an independent firm designed to help businesses secure EB-5 immigrant investor visas to spur job creation and economic growth in the state. Thomas A. Barnard (betthe-company litigation; commercial litigation; environmental litigation; mediation, 2007) was named to the executive committee along with Columbus, Ohio, partner Catherine T. Dunlay (health care law, 2014). Jeffrey J. Graham (bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights / insolvency and reorganization law, 2013-2015) was appointed to a 14-year term as United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of Indiana by the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He took office in October 2014. Johnathan G. Polak (trademark law, 2012) was selected as a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America.
Crell, Rosenblatt & Johnston: ► Tourkow, Congratulations to Stanley L. Rosenblatt (plaintiffs’ medical malpractice and personal injury litigation, 2005), whose horse, American Girl, was honored with the 2014 Indiana Aged Pacer of the Year Award.
Winkle – Baten Dispute Resolution: IBM ► Van Corporation and the State of Indiana selected John R. Van Winkle (arbitration and mediation, 2005) to mediate the dispute and settlement over the company’s failed bid to privatize the state’s welfare services.
a verdict awarding an almost $50 million settlement to the victims of a stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair in 2011, which caused seven deaths and 58 injuries.
& McLaughlin: E. Joseph Kremp ► Wooden (real estate law, 2014) was elected to the firm’s
executive committee.
Cook Shartzer & Tisch: Buddy Yosha ► Yosha (plaintiffs’ personal injury litigation, 1983) represented
DeVault: Stephen A. Studer (environmental ► Krieg law, 2009) was named to the firm’s seven-member
& Langer: Steven Langer (plaintiffs’ ► Langer medical malpractice law and personal injury litigation, 2012) was named president of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association.
& Kappes: Steven L. Tuchman ► Lewis (immigration law, 2009) was honored by Indiana
University with its GLBTAA Distinguished Alumni Award for his legal advocacy on behalf of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community.
management committee.
nationally recognized high school basketball player Eron Gordon in court against the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA), who limited Gordon’s athletic eligibility after he transferred from North Central to Cathedral last year.
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