Practice Areas
We focus our representation in the following practice areas:
CIVIL LITIGATION AND APPEALS
We represent individuals and businesses in a broad range of disputes and lawsuits, including claims involving will contests, mortgage foreclosures, contract disputes, trade secrets, warranty claims, construction claims, probate litigation, and commercial litigation and defense. We also handle civil appeals in Indiana state and federal appellate courts.
INSURANCE DEFENSE AND COVERAGE
We provide insurance companies with defense services for a broad range of liability claims against their insureds. We also represent insurance companies in coverage disputes.
BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITORS RIGHTS
We represent creditors in bankruptcy courts throughout Indiana. We are also experienced creditors’ rights attorneys who collect consumer and commercial debts for both businesses and individuals throughout the State of Indiana.
BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT LAW
We handle the formation, operation, and dissolution of all types of business entities, such as professional corporations, limited liability companies, general and limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, family limited partnerships, and franchises. We also represent businesses in employment-related issues and litigation, including discrimination and harassment claims.
ESTATE PLANNING, WILLS, TRUSTS, AND GUARDIANSHIPS
We counsel and represent clients on issues that affect the elderly, including estate planning, health care, guardianships, and long-term care planning. Estate planning is the area of dealing with the distribution of an individual’s property at his or her death. Advance directives are legal documents that specify actions that should be taken in the event of a person’s illness or incapacity. Our estate planning and advance directive services include the preparation of wills, trusts, living wills, powers-of-attorney, and health care representative appointments.
PROBATE AND ESTATE ADMINISTRATION AND LITIGATION
Probate is the legal process by which a person’s debts are paid and assets are distributed upon death. Lawyers refer to the entity that holds a deceased’s assets until those assets are distributed as an “estate.” Estate Administration includes the probate process as well as non-probate transfer of the deceased’s assets. Our law firm represents clients in estate administration. We also represent clients in estate litigation, such as will contests, trust disputes, and claims against estates.
REAL ESTATE
We can assist you if you are buying or selling a house, lake cottage, or commercial or retail real estate. Our firm represents participants on all sides of every type of real estate transaction. Our clients include tenants, landlords, developers, lenders, buyers, sellers, and investors. We have counseled them in the acquisition, finance, planning, zoning, land use, construction, leasing and sales of real estate.
MUNICIPAL LAW
We advise and represent municipalities and governmental entities, agencies, departments, boards, and councils concerning their local governance needs, including drafting ordinances and contracts, litigation, public records and open door compliance, annexations, finance, and real estate.