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- Welcome To Barrett McNagny LLP
Barrett McNagny LLP is a law firm of 44 lawyers located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The firm serves international, national, regional, and local business clients of various sizes with comprehensive counsel and representation.
- Seminars and Workshops
Listing of seminars, workshops and speaking engagements where Barrett McNagny attorneys will be presenting on legal topics.
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
Articles and information covering the topic of alternative dispute resolution, including topics such as arbitration, mediation, and mini-trials.
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- About The Law Firm
Founded in 1876, Barrett McNagny LLP is among the largest northeastern Indiana law firms and one of the oldest law partnerships in the state of Indiana. In 1987, the firm moved to its current location on Berry Street in a building that is as much a part of Fort Wayne history as Barrett McNagny.
- Intellectual Property Law
Articles pertaining to intellectual property law including information on copyrights, patents, patent infringement and litigation, and trademarks.
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- Intellectual Property
The attorneys of Barrett McNagny LLP are experienced in a wide array of intellectual property law matters. Our experience encompasses patent, copyright, trademark, trade dress, and trade secret issues.
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- Litigation
Barrett McNagny's Litigation Group is the largest group in the law firm, and litigation has been the mainstay of the firm since its beginnings.
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- Accounting Clerk
Barrett McNagny LLP, one of the oldest and largest law firms in northeast Indiana, is recruiting for an Accounting Clerk.
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- Associate Recruiting Process
Barrett McNagny is an equal opportunity employer. From recruitment through employment and promotion, it is the policy of our firm to provide equal opportunity at all times without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, or national origin.
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- Development & Training Program
Each associate is teamed with one or two supervising partners. The primary role of the supervising partner is to assist the associate in his or her day-to-day development as an attorney and as an associate of Barrett McNagny LLP.
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- Health Care Law
Barrett McNagny LLP began providing legal services to health care providers before health care became formally recognized as a practice area of law.
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- Lateral Hiring
Barrett McNagny LLP also encourages hiring quality attorneys with varying years of legal experience, primarily to meet and augment the expanding practice needs of the firm.
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- Contact Information
We encourage first or second-year law students who are in the top one-third of their class to contact us. We also welcome inquiries by quality attorneys considering lateral employment opportunities.
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- Legal Disclaimer
The information contained in the Barrett McNagny LLP website is for informational purposes only and should not be considered legal advice on any subject matter. Furthermore, the information contained on our web site may not reflect the most current legal developments. You should not act upon this information without consulting legal counsel.
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- Estate Planning
The attorneys of the Estate Planning Group work closely with a client to determine the client's objectives and individual desires regarding the transfer of their assets and assists in implementing the best plans to realize those goals.
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- Our Community
The lawyers of Barrett McNagny LLP provide legal services without charge to individuals and organizations that are unable to afford representation.
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- Real Estate
The lawyers in Barrett McNagny's Real Estate Group provide legal services and counsel to commercial and residential real estate developers, residential and commercial building contractors, financial institutions, municipal entities, retail, commercial and industrial businesses, real estate agents and individual home and property owners.
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- Summer Associate Program
Barrett McNagny's summer associate program is a key component of the recruiting process at our firm and our principal source for hiring first-year associates. The summer program spans over a 10- to 12- week period beginning in May.
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- Law Careers
Barrett McNagny LLP is a law firm of 43 lawyers located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The law firm serves international, national, regional, and local business clients of various sizes with comprehensive counsel and representation.
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- Our Culture
At Barrett McNagny, we take pride in the culture of our firm because the people that make up our team are passionate about doing their best for their clients and the community.
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- Associate
Barrett McNagny is seeking an associate in the areas of business law and litigation.
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- Business and Commercial Litigation
Our experienced trial attorneys have represented clients of all sizes from public corporations and small to medium-sized businesses, to sole proprietorships and entrepreneurs. Our commercial litigators practice in state and federal courts at both the trial and appellate levels.
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- Forming a Business and Emerging Business Planning
Attorneys at Barrett McNagny have worked closely with clients on new business endeavors to address the diverse legal issues that can arise. Our attorneys have extensive experience working with entrepreneurs to help lay the foundation to give their companies and ideas the best chances for success.
- Cybersecurity
Articles regarding cybersecurity and privacy, cybercrime, data breach and disaster recovery plans and business continuity plans.
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- Court of Appeals Article
Court of Appeals issues decision clarifying judicial review of challenges to the reasonableness of expert witness fees but leaves some questions unresolved.
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- Labor
Barrett McNagny's Labor Group represents business entities of all sizes throughout the Midwest. The group consists of two different areas of concentration- Labor & Employment Law and Employee Benefits Law.
- Financial Institutions
Articles with information for state and federally chartered banks, trust companies, savings associations, credit unions, consumer finance companies, mortgage bankers, financial institution holding companies, and other financial intermediaries.
- Estate Planning & Administration
Articles about estate planning and administration covering issues such as wills and trusts, charitable giving, probate, inheritance or estate tax and beneficiary designation.
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- Katie N Selby
Paralegal in the family law area, Katie N. Selby assists attorneys Emily S. Szaferski, Sadie Dillon-Baatz and Maria Mirande.
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- Litigation Legal Assistant
Barrett McNagny LLP, one of the oldest and largest law firms in northeast Indiana, is recruiting for a Legal Assistant to support attorneys in our Litigation group.
- News
The Barrett McNagny blog is filled with the latest news stories regarding firm news and recent law changes.
- Labor and Employment Law
Articles about employment law topics such as personnel policies and records, employee discipline and discharge, union issues, overtime and wage claims, discrimination suits and recent legal changes in human resources.
- Securities Law
Articles and information on securities law for business owners and executives of small start-up firms to large publicly traded companies.
- Health Care Law
Articles for health care providers on legal topics specific to the medical community, including information on heath care regulatory and administrative matters, medical malpractice, and corporate matters for health care organizations.
- Employee Benefits Law
Articles for human resource professionals on employee benefit legal issues such as tax qualified plans, executive compensation, health and welfare plans and ERISA litigation.
- Litigation
Articles about litigation legal issues on topics such as business and commercial litigation, professional liability, products liability, insurance defense, property disputes, construction and mechanic's liens and bet-the-company litigation.
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- About Fort Wayne
Barrett McNagny is proud to call Fort Wayne, Indiana home. Fort Wayne has a rich history of innovation while remaining a friendly and welcoming community.
- Business and Corporate Law
Articles for business owners and executives on legal topics for private businesses to publicly held corporations on topics such as forming businesses and emerging business planning, corporate governance, commercial and common business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, securities, bankruptcy and creditors' rights, and public finance.
- Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Law
Articles on bankruptcy and creditors' rights law for businesses on insolvency-related issues such as foreclosures, receiverships, forbearances/workouts, bankruptcies/reorganizations, liquidations, commercial collections, fraudulent conveyances, and turnover matters.
- Medical Malpractice
Articles for medical professionals including doctors, nurses, health care organizations about legal issues in medical malpractice defense.
- Appellate Law
Articles about recent decisions from state and federal courts.
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- Blog Disclaimer
The blog published by Barrett McNagny is available for informational purposes only and is not considered legal advice on any subject matter.
- Real Estate Law
Articles about real estate legal issues including acquisitions and sales, real estate finance, zoning, land use regulation, real estate development, construction law and leasing.
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- ADA Compliance
We care that our website is built responsibly and can be used by everyone. We have made every effort to ensure that our website meets current best-practices and relevant legislation.
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- The Appeals Process in Indiana
The Indiana Constitution gives parties the right to an appeal. However, while parties always have the right to at least one appeal in every case, that right must be exercised within the bounds of Indiana’s court rules regarding appeals and the relevant statutes.
- Family Law
Legal articles, updates and news relating to domestic and family law. This includes articles on divorces, adoptions, paternity, and child support and custody.
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- Terms of Use
Welcome to our website. Barrett McNagny (“Barrett,” “we” or “us”), owns and operates this website, www.barrettlaw.com (the “Website”). By using this website, you agree to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use. Please review these terms and conditions carefully. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, you should not use this website.
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- Privacy Policy
Barrett McNagny LLP (“Barrett,” “us” or “we”) respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to our Website, contacts for our clients and prospective clients, contacts for suppliers of goods and services to Barrett, candidates for employment or engagement, and any other individuals about whom Barrett obtains personal information (each, “you”).
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- COVID-19 and Employment Law Seminar
Recording of a virtual seminar hosted by Barrett McNagny for human resource professionals, business owners, in-house counsel and executives about COVID-19 and the workplace. The panelists include Anthony Stites, H. Joseph Cohen, and Rachel Steinhofer who discuss the impact of COVID-19 for employers and the changes to sick leave, wage and hour and FMLA.
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- Litigation Paralegal
Barrett McNagny LLP one of the oldest and largest law firms in northeast Indiana, is recruiting for a Litigation Paralegal. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree and be accustomed to a fast- paced environment.
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- COVID 19 Legal Updates
Presentation for the 2021 Human Resources Seminar by Anthony M. Stites, H. Joseph Cohen and Rachel K. Steinhofer on COVID-19 legal updates.
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- Remote Working and Employee Benefits
Presentation from the 2021 Virtual Human Resources Seminar hosted by Barrett McNagny LLP
for human resource professionals on the topics of remote working and employee benefits. James O'Connor and N. Thomas Horton present on these topics that impact employers.
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- Trends in Industry in Allen County
Paper by David Steiner that looks at the trends in different industries in Fort Wayne and Allen County. The article provides a history of industry in Fort Wayne, a review of the present state and a discussion on opportunities for economic growth in Fort Wayne and Allen County.
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- Trends in Industry Allen County: History
David Steiner authored and presented an article titled "Trends in Industry in Allen County" for the Quest Club of Fort Wayne. This page provides the History of Industry in Fort Wayne and Allen County portion of the paper.
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- Trends in Industry in Allen County: Current
David Steiner authored and presented an article titled "Trends in Industry in Allen County" for the Quest Club of Fort Wayne. This page provides the Current Industry Trends in Fort Wayne and Allen County portion of the paper and discusses topics such as the Road to One Million initiative, Electric Works, and a review of businesses in the area including Parkview Hospital, Vera Bradley and Steel Dynamics.
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- Trends in Industry in Allen County: Future Opportunities
David Steiner authored and presented an article titled "Trends in Industry in Allen County" for the Quest Club of Fort Wayne. This page provides the Future Opportunities for Industry in Fort Wayne and Allen County portion of the paper and discusses efforts made by organizations such as Greater Fort Wayne Inc and the Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership to promote and encourage population and economic development growth in the county.
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- Retired Attorneys
Listing of retired attorneys from Barrett McNagny LLP including Howard Chapman, Richard Robinson, Thomas Fink, Patrick Michaels, George Bewley, Craig Finlayson, Dawn Mattox, John Martin, Renee Riecke and Thomas Herr.
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- Robert T. Keen Jr. : Partner
Robert T. Keen is a Litigation attorney with Barrett McNagny with experience in the areas of Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Premises Liability Defense; Products Liability; Employment Litigation; Civil Rights Litigation; and Governmental Litigation.
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- Tax Law and Taxation
The Tax Law Team at Barrett McNagny specializes in tax planning, mergers and acquisitions, estate plans, tax audits and more for individuals and organizations
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- Joshua C. Neal : Partner
Joshua C. Neal is an attorney with Barrett McNagny concentrating his practice in the areas of Consumer Financial Services and Real Estate law, including property tax appeals.
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- Trademarks
The Trademark attorneys at Barrett McNagny can assist in clearing, registering, maintaining and enforcing your trademarks in the U.S. and internationally
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- Trade Secrets
The Trade Secret attorneys at Barrett McNagny can advise you on best trade secret practices and help you draft & enforce your Confidentiality and NDA Agreements
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- Patents
Barrett McNagny can help you strategically evaluate and patent your inventions, enforcing them in the U.S. and internationally
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- Copyrights
The Copyright lawyers at Barrett McNagny can advise you in registering your copyright and enforcing/licensing your Copyright in the U.S. and internationally
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- Michael P. O'Hara : Partner
Michael P. O'Hara is an attorney with Barrett McNagny concentrating his practice in the areas of Financial Institutions, Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights, and Corporate and Business Law.
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- Mark H. Bains : Partner
A real estate attorney, Mark H. Bains represents clients in a variety of matters including work with residential and commercial contractors and developers, drafting of construction contracts, land use planning and litigation.
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- Public Finance Law
The Public Finance Law attorneys at Barrett McNagny advise and represent banks and financial institutions in financing, bond counsel, and general legal matters.
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- Cybersecurity & Privacy
Barrett McNagny’s Cybersecurity & Privacy attorneys work with companies before, during and after a data breach and develop practical ways to protect their data.
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- James J. O'Connor : Partner
James J. O'Connor is an attorney with Barrett McNagny concentrating his practice in the areas of Worker's Compensation, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Litigation, including Estate and Trust litigation.
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- Thomas M. Kimbrough : .
Thomas Kimbrough provides counseling and representation to Union and non-Union employers in every aspect of employee relations. He also has extensive experience in handling other litigation claims, including insurance defense.
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- Patrick G. Murphy : Partner
Patrick G. Murphy is an attorney with Barrett McNagny concentrating his practice in the area of Litigation, including commercial and business litigation, insurance defense and bet-the-company litigation.
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- Emily S. Szaferski : Partner
Emily S. Szaferski is an attorney with Barrett McNagny concentrating her practice in the area of Domestic and Family law, including dissolution/divorce, guardianship, paternity, and adoptions.
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- Insurance Defense
The Insurance Defense Attorneys at Barrett McNagny provide high quality and efficient representation to national, regional, and specialized insurance companies
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- Lewis W. Ostermeyer : Associate
Lewis Ostermeyer is an attorney with the mergers & acquisitions and corporate law teams at Barrett McNagny assisting clients with drafting and reviewing of contracts, regulatory compliance, and due diligence.