Michael D. Hawk
Partner
Location:
116 E. Berry Street
Lincoln Tower, Suite 302
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Phone: 260-422-1515
Fax: 260-424-2656
E-mail: mdhawk@hawkhaynie.com
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Michael Hawk has been practicing law since 2000. Mr. Hawk is a lifelong resident of Fort Wayne and is a graduate of Concordia Lutheran High School. He attended Indiana University (Bloomington) and Valparaiso University School of Law. He is admitted to practice law in the State of Indiana as well as the federal courts of the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana and the Eastern District of Kentucky.
Mr. Hawk is a member of the Indiana State Bar Association and Allen County Bar Associations. He also currently serves as an officer of the Board of Directors of the Volunteer Lawyer Program of Northeast Indiana.
Mr. Hawk is a general practitioner primarily involved in civil litigation with an emphasis in the areas of commercial litigation, business law, estate planning and litigation, municipal law, real estate transactions, creditors' rights and both personal injury and insurance defense litigation. He represents individuals, small to medium-sized business entities, personal representatives and guardians, insurance companies, foundations and governmental offices and agencies. He has significant experience in all aspects of litigation including mediation, arbitration, and trial. Mr. Hawk has also has significant experience in appellate matters having initiated and defended numerous civil appeals in state and federal court and having argued before the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Areas of Practice
General Practice - Civil Litigation
Business Organization and Commercial Law
Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning and Litigation
Real Estate Transactions and Disputes
Personal Injury
Municipal Law
Collections
Insurance Defense
Misdemeanors
Litigation Percentage
75% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
Indiana
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
U.S. District Court - Northern District of Indiana
U.S. District Court – Southern District of Indiana
U.S. Bankruptcy Court – Northern District of Indiana
U.S. Bankruptcy Court – Southern District of Indiana
U.S. District Court – Eastern District of Kentucky
Education
Valparaiso University School of Law, Valparaiso, Indiana
Juris Doctorate - May, 2000
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Bachelor of Arts (Double Major in Political Science and History)
Honors and Awards
Super Lawyers - General Litigation, 2022
Indiana Rising Stars - General Litigation, 2009
Professional Associations and Memberships
Indiana State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, District Representative, 2002 - 2009
Allen County Bar Association
Benjamin Harrison American Inns of Court
Volunteer Lawyer Program of Northeast Indiana, Board of Directors, 2007 - Present
Volunteer Lawyer Program of Northeast Indiana, Officer, 2009 - 2023
Past Employment Positions
Hawk, Haynie, Kammeyer & Chickedantz, LLP, Associate Attorney, 2000 - 2006
Pro Bono Activities
St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Elder, 2008 - 2017; Congregational Chairman 2021- Present
Board of Directors, Lutheran Life Villages Foundation, 2009 - 2016
Board of Directors, Indiana District of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, 2015- Present
Board of Directors, Board of International Mission for the Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod, 2023- Present
Board of Directors, Caring About People, 2004 - 2009
Board of Directors, Volunteer Lawyer Program of Northeast Indiana, 2007 - Present
Board of Directors, Lutheran Social Services of Indiana Inc., 2007 - 2010
Board of Directors, Lutheran Social and Family Services Foundation, 2007 - 2010
Fraternities / Sororities
Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, Indiana University