Special Licenses/Certifications: Certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy; Authorized OSHA Construction Site Safety Instructor; Construction Outreach Trainer, Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Bar/Professional Activity: Admitted to bar 1974, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court. Member: Indianapolis (Member, Grievance Committee, 1984-1991); Indiana State (Member: Litigation Section, 1983- and Appellate Section, 1996-) and American (Member, Section on Litigation) Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Construction Site Accident Group); M Club; Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (Member: Board of Directors, 1992-; Rules of Evidence Committee, 1993-1994, Sustaining Member. Co-Chair: Amicus Curiae Committee, 1995-; Law-Pac, 1998- ); American Board of Trial Advocates (Member, National Board of Directors, 1994-1998; President, Indiana Chapter, 1996); Roscoe Pound Foundation (Fellow); Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (Sustaining Founder); National Safety Council; Hoosier Safety Council; American Society of Safety Engineers (Associate Member); Indiana Society of Safety Engineers; North American Brain Injury Society; International Brain Injury Association. Distinguished Fellow, Indianapolis Bar Foundation. Senior Life Fellow, Foundation of the American Board of Trial Advocates; Patron Fellow, Indiana State Bar Association; President, Sagamore American Inn of Court, 1999-2001. Trustee, National Inns of Court Foundation, 2001-.

Scholarly Lectures and Writings: Author: "Tortious Interference," The Indiana Lawyer, 2000; "Joint Liability Under Comparative Fault," The Indiana Lawyer, 1999; "Construction Law," The Indiana Lawyer, 1996; "Indiana Personal Injury and Torts," Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, 1996; "Damages to Coverage and Underinsurance," Verdict Magazine, 1992; Monthly Legal Article, Res Gestae Magazine, 1977-1990. Lecturer: "Best Case I Ever Lost", Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 2008; "Litigating to Win", National Business Institute, 2008; "Construction Site Accidents: Building Your Case," National Business Institute, 2007; "Personal Injury From A to Z," National Business Institute, 2007; "Trucking Litigation From Start to Finish," National Business Institute, 2002; "Getting Around Worker's Compensation," Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 2002; "Advanced Personal Injury Practice in Indiana," National Business Institute, 2001; "Look Into the Future - Important Issues Pending on Appeal," Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 2001; "Tortious Interference With An Attorney's Contract," Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 2000; "Construction Site Injuries: Fall Protection," Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1999; "Adult Dependents' Claim under Wrongful Death," Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1995; "Litigating Workplace Issues," Association of Trial Lawyers of America, National College of Advocacy, 1995; "Depositions: A Plaintiff's Perspective," ICLEF, Advanced Trial Series, 1994; "Construction Site Liability: Fall Protection," Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1994; "Summary Judgments," ICLEF, 1994; Construction Site Accidents," Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1993; "Underinsurance in Indiana," Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1992; "Representing the Intoxicated Client," Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1992; "Trying the Automobile Accident Case," National Business Institute, 1991; "Construction Site Tort Liability," Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1990; "Trial Advocacy in Indiana," National Business Institute, 1990.

Transactions: REPORTED CASES:  Stumpf v. Hagerman Const. Corp., 863 N.E.2d 871, (Ind.App. 2007), transfer denied; Helms v. Carmel High School Vocational Bldg. Trades Corps., (Ind.) 854 N.E.2d 345 (2006); McCullough v. Archibold (Ind. App.), 587 N.E.2d 158 (1992); Tate v. Secura (Ind.) 587 N.E.2d 665 (1992); Picadilly v. Raikos (Ind.) 582 N.E.2d 338 (1991); Barton-Malow v. Wilburn (Ind.), 556 N.E.2d 324 (1990); Picadilly, Inc. v. Colvin (Ind.), 519 N.E.2d 1217 (1988); Zimmerman v. Moore (Ind. App.) 441 N.E.2d 690 (1982); Ed Wiersma Trucking Co. v. Pfaff (Ind.) 678 N.E.2d 110 (1997); Elmer Buchta Trucking, Inc. v. Stanley, 744 N.E.2d 939 (Ind. 2001) (ITLA Amicus Brief); Rice v. Meridian Ins. Co., 751 N.E.2d 685 (Ind. App. 2001) (ITLA Amicus Brief); Stone v. Stakes, 749 N.E.2d 1277 (Ind. App. 2001) (ITLA Amicus Brief); Turner v. Richmond Power & Light, 756 N.E.2d 547 (Ind. App. 2000); Merritt v. Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corp., 735 N.E.2d 269 (Ind. App. 2000) (ITLA Amicus Brief); Erie Insurance Exchange v. Daryl Stephenson, et al., 674 N.E.2d 607 (Ind. App. 1996);.

Representative Clients: Welcome co-counsel and referral opportunities.

Educational Background: Indiana University (B.A., 1970; J.D., cum laude, 1974); National College of Advocacy (1979); Advanced College of Advocacy (1981); University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland (M.Th., 2006).