PRACTICE AREAS

• A Litigation Practice concentrating in the areas of:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Defense
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Product Liability
  • Worker`s Compensation
  • Media Law
• Admitted to practice before the Indiana state courts, the United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana and the United States Court of Appeals for the 7^th Circuit.

REPRESENTATIVE CASES

• Represented major litigants in over 30 jury trials
• Represented major litigants in over 60 bench trials
• Represented major litigants in over 350 mediations and arbitrations
• Represented major litigants in over 50 worker`s compensation hearings, including 12 Full Board hearings

PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT

• Martindale-Hubbell`s top "AV® Preeminent <sup>TM</sup>" Peer Review Rating*
• Seminars Presented:
  • "Cross Examination: The Lawyer`s Time to Shine", Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, December 2011
  • "Worker`s Compensation Legal Update" (September, 2007)
  • "Insurance Coverage in Indiana" (June, 2005)
  • "An Update on Worker`s Compensation" (October, 2004; March, 2003)
  • "Handling Daubert" (September, 2004)
  • "Once Upon a Claim" (September, 2004; August, 1997)
  • "Ex Parte Communications" (February, 2004)
  • "Ethics in Journalism" (July, 2003)
  • "ADR in the International Community" (Heidelberg, Germany, May, 2003)
  • "Anatomy of a Civil Litigation" (March, 2003; February, 2001; June, 2000)
  • "Controlling Worker`s Compensation Costs" (January, 2003)
  • "Permanent Partial Impairment Ratings: An Overview of the 5<sup>th</sup> Edition Guidelines" (September, 2002; September, 2000)
  • "Trials, Tribulations, Evaluations and Lessons Learned" (December, 2000)
  • "Legal Issues in the Health Care Environment: What`s Hot & What`s Not" (June, 2000)
  • "The Nuts and Bolts of Worker`s Compensation" (April, 1998; November, 1997)
  • "An Adjuster`s Guide to Soft Tissue Injuries of the Back and Neck" (April, 1997)
  • "Psychological Claims in the Worker`s Compensation Arena" (April, 1996)
  • "Insurer`s Duties: Dealing Fairly and in Good Faith"(April, 1996; January, 1996)
  • "Dispute Resolution: A Guide to Successful Negotiations" (May, 1995)
  • "A Worker`s Compensation Hearing: When Voluntary Settlement Cannot be Reached" (March, 1995)
  • "Alternative Dispute Resolution: What it Means to the Insurance Industry" (April, 1994; May, 1995)
• Lectures Presented:
  • "The First Amendment: Freedom of Speech" Taylor University (September, 2000; September, 1999; November, 1995)

MEMBERSHIPS

• Member, Allen County Bar Association (Vice-Chairperson, Litigation Section, 1995; Co-Chairperson, 2004)
• Member, Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Defense Research Institute
• Member, Christian Legal Society

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Board Member, National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA)
• Board Member, Worker`s Compensation Advisory Board

EDUCATION AND HONORS

• University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1990)
• Purdue University (B.A., with distinction, 1987); Phi-Beta-Kappa

* AV® Preeminent ^TM is a certification mark of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.