Education:
Knox (Indiana) High School, 1972- 1976
Franklin College, Franklin, Indiana, Fall Semester 1976
Indiana University, 1977-1980, B.A., History, Honors & High Distinction, Phi Beta Kappa
Indiana University Law School, 1980-1983, J.D., cum laude
National Moot Court Team
Professional:
Foley & Small, Attorney, Partner, 1995 to present (Personal Injury, Product Liability, General Litigation)
Barnes & Thornburg – South Bend Office, Associate 1983-1989; Partner 1989-1994 (Personal Injury, Product Liability, Labor Litigation, General Litigation)
Licenses:
Admitted to practice before all Indiana state courts, in federal district courts in Indiana, Rhode Island, West Virginia, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Louisiana; in the federal Court of Appeals for the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Circuits and in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals; and before the United States Supreme Court
Professional Memberships:
American Bar Association
Indiana State Bar Association
St. Joseph County Bar Association
American Association of Justice
Indiana Trial Lawyers Association
Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
Sample Reported Decisions:
Robertson v. Anonymous Clinic, 63 N.E.3d 349 (Ind. App. 2016), transfer denied., 80 N.E.3d 180 (Ind. 2017)
Haag v. Castro, 934 N.E.2d 189 (Ind. App. 2010)
Schlosser v. Rock Industries, Inc., 805 N.E.2d 1140 (Ind. 2004)
Schlosser v. Rock Industries, Inc., 796 N.E.2d 350 (Ind. App. 2003)
Candlewood Apartments, L.P. v. Goen, 874 N.E.2d 1081 (Ind. App. 2007); 2007 WL 3025909
Cox v. Paul, 828 N.E.2d (Ind. 2005)
Cox v. Paul, 805 N.E.2d 901 (Ind. App 2004)
Penn Harris Madison School Corp. v. Howard, 861 N.E.2d 1190 (Ind. 2007) 216 Ed. Law Rep. 931
Penn Harris Madison School Corp. v. Howard, 832 N.E.2d 1013 (Ind. App. 2006) 200 Ed. Law Rep. 869
Diaz v. Bastian Material Handling Corp., 2006 WL 3742183 (Ind. App. 2006), Prod.Liab.Rep. (CCH) P 17,666,
Becker v. Four Points Inv. Corp., 708 N.E.2d 29 (Ind. App. 1999)
Stowers v. Norwest Bank Indiana, N.A., 624 N.E.2d 485 (Ind.App. 1993)
Mingo v. Urban League of South Bend, 1994 WL 594611 (N.D. Ind. 1994)
South Bend Community School Corp. v. Portage Tp. of St. Joseph County, 520 N.E.2d 446 (Ind. App. 1988) 45 Ed. Law Rep. 1212
Frame v. South Bend Community School Corp., 480 N.E.2d 261 (Ind. App 1985), 26 Ed. Law Rep. 397
Civic, Philanthropic and Social Organizations:
Volunteer Mentor, South Bend Community School Corp.
Member, Christ the King Lutheran Church
Past Board Member, Samaritan Counseling Center
Past Board Member, Indiana University School of Law Alumni Association
Past Board Member, St. Joseph County Bar Association