Additional Practice Areas
· Business Law – Litigation & Mediation
· Civil Practice – Federal Civil Practice
· Class Actions
· Constitutional Law
§ First, Fourth & Fifth Amendment Law
§ Freedom of Religion, Information, Media
· Disability – Disabled Rights, Access, Discrimination Issues
· First Amendment
· Government Affairs – Federal, Local & County Liability, Torts & Defense
· Law Enforcement – Police Enforcement & Corrections Officers Liability
· Negligence
· Torts- Civil Liability, Intentional, Mass Torts, Defense, Liability
Practice areas include all phases of trial, litigation, and administrative practice.
Education
· Indiana University, Bloomington (B.S., 1977)
· Indiana University, Indianapolis (J.D., 1981)
Member
· Indianapolis Bar Association
· Indiana State Bar Association
§ Employment & Labor Law section
§ Governmental Practice section
· Federal Bar Association
· Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana
· Defense Research Institute
· National School Board Association's Council of School Attorneys
· Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU)
§ CPCU designation received 1996
§ Board of Directors, Central Indiana Chapter, 1998-2006
§ Central Indiana Chapter President, 2004-2005
§ Claims Section Committee, National Society of CPCU, 2006-2008
· Professional Liability Underwriters Society (PLUS)
· The Federalist Society
§ Civil Rights Practice Group
§ Labor Practice Group
· Risk & Insurance Management Society (RIMS)
Author & Speaker
· "Employer Liability Under Civil Rights Laws," presented at CPCU I-Day, 1999
· "First Amendment and Other Constitutional Issues," presented at NBI School Law in Indiana Seminar, 1999
· "Student Dress Codes," "Schools and Religion," and "Civil Tort Liability," NBI School Law Issues in Indiana Seminar, 2001
· Editor, CPCU Claims Quarterly, National Publication of the Claims Section Committee, 2007-2008
· “E-Discovery, Disclosures and Discovery of Electronically-Stored Information”, presented at CPCU I-Day, 2007, and Mutual Insurance Companies Association of Indiana, 2007
· Editorial Advisory Board, Claims Advisor Magazine, 2007 - 2009
· “Law and Technology”, Claims Advisor Magazine, Spring 2008
· “Current Issues in Employment Practices Liability”, presented at the Professional Liability Underwriting Society, September 17, 2008.
Admitted to Practice
· Admitted to bar, 1981, Indiana
· Admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana
· Admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
· Assistant Corporation Counsel, Consolidated City of Indianapolis-Marion County, 1981-1984
Place of Birth
· Chicago, Illinois, April 2, 1955
