Areas of Practice

• 20% Bankruptcy Law
• 20% Real Estate Law
• 20% Banking and Finance Law
• 15% Business and Commercial Law
• 15% Estate Planning
• 10% Personal Injury

Litigation Percentage

• 20% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Indiana, 1994
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 1994
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1994

Education

• Valparaiso University School of Law, Valparaiso, Indiana, June, 1994
  
  
• Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, June, 1991
  Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
  
  

Representative Cases

• Town of Schererville v. Fred Raab (Indiana Court of Appeals 2002)

Representative Clients

• Centier Bank
• Standard Bank and Trust Co.
• Hawk Development Corp.
• Installed Building Products, LLC

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Property Taking Through Eminent Domain in Indiana, National Business Institute, August 7, 2007
• Eminent Domain: Legal Update, National Business Institute, June 8, 2006
• Fundamentals of Bankruptcy Law and Procedure, National Business Institute, August 14, 2002
• Internet Basics for the Indiana Attorney, National Business Institute, May 24, 2001

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Indiana State Bar Association, 1994 - Present
  
  
• Lake County Bar Association, 1995 - Present
  
  
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1999 - Present
  
  

Pro Bono Activities

• Indiana First Judicial District Pro Bono Committee, Inc., 1998 - Present

Birth Information

• 1969