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Barrett McNagny LLP is pleased to announce that Michael P. O’Hara has been elected to serve as Chairman of the firm’s Executive Committee for 2017. Also serving on the firm’s Executive Committee during 2017 will be Trisha J. Paul, Anthony M. Stites, Samuel J. Talarico, Jr. and Jeffrey M. Woenker.

Barrett McNagny LLP is pleased to announce that Benjamin D. Ice was elected Partner effective January 1, 2017.

Howard Chapman was interviewed on the lasting Lawyer Project through the Allen County Bar Association and the Allen County Public Library's Genealogy Center.

Howard Chapman and Tom Herr were interviewed on PBS 39 about their involvement with Fort Wayne Sister Cities International and its importance in the Fort Wayne and northeast Indiana area.

The Indiana State Board of Law Examiners has elected Cathleen M. Shrader of Barrett McNagny LLP President of the Board. The ten-member State Board of Law Examiners is the body responsible for the admission of attorneys, the certification of legal interns, and the formation and annual renewal of the registration of professional corporations, limited liability companies and limited liability partnerships for the legal profession. In 2015, the Indiana Supreme Court appointed Ms. Shrader to a second five-year term on the Board.

On 12/7, In one of the first post-election signals from Congress of future "pro-business" expected ACA changes, Congress overwhelmingly passed legislation allowing small businesses (generally under 50 employees) the ability to provide employees alternative tax favored "Stand-Alone" health reimbursement accounts ("HRAs") to employees of up to $4950 per year ($10,000 for employees with eligible dependents) beginning January 1, 2017.

On November 22, 2016, a Texas federal judge issued an Order that blocks nationwide the new Fair Labor Standards Act salary requirements for overtime and minimum wage exemptions based on executive, administrative, or professional capacity.

Anthony Stites was quoted in The Journal Gazette's "Overtime Rule Poses Challenge" article.

Barrett McNagny LLP is proud to announce that the firm was ranked in the 2017 “Best Law Firms” rankings by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers®.

The Indiana Supreme Court holds that evidence of write-offs and reductions to medical bills is admissible in personal injury cases regardless of whether the plaintiff’s bills were paid by a government program or a private insurance company.

Barrett McNagny LLP is pleased to announce that Evan D. Weaks has joined the firm and will concentrate his practice in the area intellectual property.

William Ramsey authors a post for the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership Vision 2020 blog titled “How to Use the Region as a Recruiting Tool.”

Congratulations to Robert Walters for his Golden Career Recognition at the Allen County Bar Association’s Annual Meeting on September 29, 2016.

Congratulations to William A. Ramsey, an attorney with Barrett McNagny, for being selected to continue as Co-Chair of the Indiana State Bar Association's Written

Barrett McNagny LLP is proud to announce that three firm attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2017 as "Lawyer of the Year" in their respective practice areas.

"No pay, no play" statutes allow insurance companies to avoid paying certain non-economic damages to repeat uninsured motorists injured in a motor vehicle accident.

Barrett McNagny LLP is proud to announce the following firm attorneys who were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2017 in their respective practice areas.

Patrick Murphy authors an article titled "The benefits of being with the big boys" for The Journal Gazette.

Barrett McNagny managing partner, Anthony Stites, was quoted in an article about associate pay raises in The Indiana Lawyer.

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held, as a matter of first impression, that a secured creditor must file a proof of claim in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy no later than the deadline set by Bankruptcy Rule 3002(c) in order to be paid pursuant to a debtor's chapter 13 plan.