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Matthew Wayne Chapel
Fort Wayne, IN Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Matt Chapel is a Trial Lawyer based out of Fort Wayne, Indiana. He is a National Institute for Trial Advocacy Master Advocate and studied under Gerry Spence. Practicing criminal defense in Fort Wayne, Northeast Indiana and Northwest Ohio, Matt brings 23 years of experience to every case. Matt is a former U.S. Marine. Why is this significant? Because Matt brings his fighting spirit to every case - including yours.
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Christopher Bandemer
Fort Wayne, IN Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
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David G Crell
Fort Wayne, IN Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Michigan State University
One of the most enjoyable parts of being a lawyer is combining my genuine interest in others with my passion for helping people and fixing situations.
Most people seem to have headaches in a few key areas. That’s why I focus on the fields of family law (divorce, visitation, guardianships, etc.), business law (business formation, law suits, breach of contract, etc.), real estate law and personal injury (car accidents, slip and fall accidents, dog bites, and other acts of negligence).
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I started my career as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in Fort Wayne, Indiana. I “paid my dues” in busy courtrooms and...
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Casie Towsley
Fort Wayne, IN Attorney
Insurance Defense and Products Liability
University of Notre Dame Law School
Casie Towsley focuses her litigation practice in the areas of commercial litigation, insurance defense, premises liability, products liability, collections, and contract disputes. She also assists with due diligence review in the mergers and acquisitions practice area.
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Thomas Kimbrough
Fort Wayne, IN Lawyer
Employment and Insurance Defense
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Tom Kimbrough assists clients in all facets of labor and employment. He works with employers to defend against claims. He has worked with union and non-union employers, and businesses of all sizes. He also assists in other areas of litigation including insurance defense and business and commercial litigation.
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Thomas Niezer
Fort Wayne, IN Attorney
Real Estate
University of Dayton School of Law
Thomas Niezer focuses his practice on real estate law, land use planning, and real estate finance law, with a dual emphasis in commercial transactions and residential real estate development, sales, and purchases. He also focuses on representing commercial and non-profit development entities on a variety of redevelopment and new development initiatives.
With over 30 years of experience, Tom has represented real estate development clients before planning commissions, boards of zoning appeals, local engineering, surveying, traffic, utility, and storm water governmental departments. He has worked with clients in real estate acquisitions, sales, leasing, and construction matters. Tom regularly works with local...
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Daniel Bobilya
Fort Wayne, IN Attorney with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Our firm represents small businesses and families in a wide variety of areas. Some of our main practice areas are litigation, estate planning, general corporate, real estate, probate/will disputes, elder law, and family law.
I am passionate about solving legal problems and helping clients get the outcomes they want.
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Henry Najdeski
Fort Wayne, IN Attorney
Business and Real Estate
The John Marshall Law School
Henry Najdeski focuses his practice in the area of business and real estate law. Throughout his career he has counseled businesses on the buying and selling of real estate, zoning and planning, tax abatements, business formation issues, contract review, mergers and acquisitions, and complex financing transactions.
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Christopher L. LaPan
Fort Wayne, IN Attorney with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation
Michigan State University
Christopher L. LaPan practices exclusively as a family lawyer, civil litigator, and mediator. He received his Juris Doctorate from Michigan State University in 2009, and is admitted to practice law in the Indiana Supreme Court and the United States District Courts, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. He also holds a Masters Degree from Purdue University. Chris is formally trained in collaborative lawyering, and is a member of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. His ability to successfully navigate even the most contentious and complicated divorces to creatively advocate for his clients inspires a fluid transition from being together...
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Mark Bains
Fort Wayne, IN Lawyer
Real Estate
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Mark Bains assists clients in a wide array of real estate matters. This includes commercial and residential real estate transactions and land use planning. He also represents clients in real estate litigation matters, including eminent domain actions, disputes on purchase agreements and leases.
Another area of concentration for Mark is construction law. He works with residential and commercial contractors in negotiation and drafting of construction contracts, disputes on contracts, defective workmanship claims, collection actions and mechanic's lien foreclosures.
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Larry Wayne Rudawsky
Fort Wayne, IN Attorney
Employment and Tax
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Larry W. Rudawsky has over thirty years of experience in the area of employee benefits and has extensive knowledge in the areas of reviewing, developing and implementing defined benefit plans, defined contribution plans, non-qualified deferred compensation plans, employer-sponsored IRA plans and managed IRAs. Larry has overseen regulatory compliance for qualified, nonqualified, and VEBA plans and he has drafted plan documents for Taft-Hartley, 401(a), 401(k), 403(b), 457 and 409A plans. He counsels clients on employee benefit issues in mergers and acquisitions, on equity incentive compensation, and on the design and operation of Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs).
Prior to joining the firm,...
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Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer
Notre Dame, IN Attorney with 29 years of experience
(574) 631-8057
P.O. Box 780
3155 Eck Hall of Law
Notre Dame, IN 46556-0780
Tax
Yale Law School
Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer joined the faculty of Notre Dame Law School as an associate professor of law in 2005. He was promoted to professor in 2011. He earned his A.B., with distinction and honors, from Stanford University in 1989 and his J.D. from Yale Law School in 1994. While at Yale, he was a John M. Olin Fellow in Law and Economics and served as business editor of the Yale Law and Policy Review and as an editor of the Yale Journal on Regulation. Following graduation, he clerked for the Honorable Lowell A. Reed, Jr., United States District Court...
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David Joley
Fort Wayne, IN Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Workers' Comp
University of Dayton School of Law
Dave Joley is a Fort Wayne native, graduating from Bishop Dwenger High School in 1996. He is admitted to practice law in the Federal Districts of Northern and Southern Indiana, as well as the State of Indiana. His practice areas include Worker’s Compensation, Personal Injury, and Family Law, with a concentration in Criminal Defense.
Mr. Joley is a previous member of the National College for DUI Defense, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, NORML, past member of Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, American Inns of Court, Benjamin Harrison Chapter, as...
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Joshua Neal
Fort Wayne, IN Lawyer
Real Estate
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Josh has extensive experience in servicing businesses and individuals in all areas of real estate law, including land use, financing, real estate taxation, and government incentives. He regularly represents businesses in matters concerning the purchase, sale, financing, leasing and development of commercial and industrial real estate and the identification and negotiation of state, regional and local government-based economic development incentives in connection with such projects. Josh has appeared before county boards of zoning appeals and plan commissions in connection with land use and development matters, including rezoning requests, development plans, and variances. He also works with various local, regional, and...
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Chad Edward Delventhal
Fort Wayne, IN Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
University of Dayton School of Law
Chad E. Delventhal grew up in Auburn, Indiana, graduated from Indiana University with a B.A. in Business in 1996, and earned his J.D. from the University of Dayton School of Law in 2008. He founded The Delventhal Law Office in 2009 after working for Boughter Law Office. Chad practices exclusively in personal injury, criminal, and civil rights cases and is often consulted by other attorneys on complex injury and wrongful death cases.
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Matthew Elliott
Fort Wayne, IN Attorney with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationHarvard Law School
Matt handles a wide variety of civil litigation, with a special focus on employment disputes. He has significant experience defending discrimination and retaliation lawsuits in state and federal courts. He also regularly handles wage claims, including class actions and collective actions, and advises individuals and employers regarding non-compete issues.
Beyond his employment practice, Matt helps clients resolve all types of other disputes. Representative areas of practice include will contests and estate litigation, insurance coverage, tort claims, business disputes and appeals.
Matt also regularly assists out-of-state attorneys as local counsel in Allen County and statewide.
Matt has been named to the...
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Tamara Renner
Elkhart, IN Attorney with 37 years of experience
Bankruptcy and Employment
University of Notre Dame
Tamara is a 1986 graduate of the University of Notre Dame Law School and a partner in the law practice of Banik & Renner in Elkhart Indiana. Her practice focuses on Employment Discrimination, Bankruptcy (personal and business) and Social Security Disability. She has successfully represented employees in employment related matters involving major corporations such as Coca-Cola, Forrest River, Pharmacia-Upjohn, Memorial Hospital, Elkhart General Hospital, Teacher's Credit Union, and other national businesses as well as other Elkhart and South Bend Indiana businesses. The most successful representation occurs when an employee seeks guidance prior to being discharged! It is important...
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Lauren Minke
Fort Wayne, IN Lawyer
Insurance Defense
Valparaiso University School of Law
Lauren Minke concentrates her practice in the area of litigation, with an emphasis in insurance defense and medical malpractice defense. She also represents clients in general liability defense and provides litigation services related to disputes concerning premises liability, real estate, and contracts. She has first chair bench trial and second-chair jury trial experience.
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Randall L. Morgan
Syracuse, IN Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
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Tanner L Brooks
South Bend, IN Lawyer with 7 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness
Indiana University - Indiana University-Bloomington
Your time is precious. So is your money. At Brooks Legal, we work hard to not waste either.
Our team listens to your concerns, analyzes the problems, and partners with you to fix the issues swiftly and accurately. Legal concerns create consequential issues that require audacious responses. Don’t fight solo.
From estates and trusts to business creation and entity selection, Brooks Legal has the resources and experience to guide you through even the most complex legal issues in today’s ever-changing world. We’re an experienced partner, not just a necessary purchase.
Tanner Brooks, founding member of Brooks Legal, graduated magna cum laude from...
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Jack Birch
Syracuse, IN Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Indiana University - Indiana University-Bloomington
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Rae Beehler
Mishawaka, IN Attorney with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
Valparaiso University School of Law
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H. Joseph Cohen
Fort Wayne, IN Lawyer
Employment
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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Jacob A. Gattuso
Fort Wayne, IN Attorney with 3 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Michigan State University
Jake Gattuso focuses his practice in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, and real estate law. He has experience working with businesses of various sizes, and represents clients in the initial formation stages, and provides day-to-day operational counsel such as providing assistance with respect to the negotiation and drafting of third-party contracts, internal governance matters. Similarly, he represents clients in the growth or fundraising stages, by providing guidance for private placements, Regulation D securities offerings, and similar matters involving state “blue-sky” laws and federal securities laws compliance. Further, Jake assists clients buying and selling businesses of various sizes.
Additionally, Jake represents...
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Samuel Jarjour
Fort Wayne, IN Lawyer with 33 years of experience
I am a graduate of Valparaiso University School of Law, a member of the National Lawyers’ Guild, and a private practice attorney representing clients in Indiana State and Federal Courts concentrating in Personal Injury Practice, General Civil Litigation and Family Law.
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Gary Johnson
Fort Wayne, IN Attorney with 32 years of experience
Employment
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Gary is the Chair of the firm's Labor and Employment Practice Group. He advises clients in all areas of employment and labor law. Gary's strengths are his responsiveness and his ability to communicate complex subjects in a straightforward and understandable way.
Gary represents a wide range of clients, including steel manufacturers, automotive suppliers, health-care providers, municipalities, print shops, agribusiness, construction companies, and food producers. He has represented and advised clients in over twenty U.S. states and Canada. Although Gary’s primary expertise is employment and labor law, many clients seek Gary’s advice on a wide range of legal issues because...
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Isaiah Vanderpool
Warsaw, IN Attorney with 7 years of experience
Workers' Comp
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
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Phone: (574) 268-9995
Education:
Doctorate of Jurisprudence, Indiana University: Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Bachelor's Degree, Purdue University
Isaiah P. Vanderpool was born and raised in Wabash, IN. After graduating high school, Isaiah attended Purdue University where he obtained his Bachelor's Degree (B.A., Law and Society) and graduated with Honors.
Isaiah then spent a year working construction until he decided to follow his father and brother into the practice of law. He attended Indiana University, Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. Isaiah was admitted to the Indiana State Bar in 2016 and was also admitted to...
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Philip Wagler
Fort Wayne, IN Lawyer
Business and Tax
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
A partner at Barrett McNagny, Phil focuses his practice on business transactions, business succession planning, federal and state taxation, estate planning, probate matters, and estate administration. Phil also advises business owners regarding the choice of entity issues, valuation issues, buy-sell agreements, and business succession issues.
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Gregory Fumarolo
Fort Wayne, IN Lawyer with 46 years of experience
Gregory L. Fumarolo graduated from Indiana University School of Business in 1975 and Indiana University School of Law (Indianapolis) in 1978. His legal career began in 1978 as an Allen Superior Court Law Clerk. Fumarolo was Chief Deputy Prosecutor of Allen County from 1983 to 1986, but the vast majority of his career has been in the criminal defense arena either via private practice or as a public defender, primarily in Allen County.
His practice has included death penalty litigation, appellate practice, trial practice and as court appointed lawyer in CHINS and TPR cases. Mr. Fumarolo’s career as a public defender...
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Dennis Becker
Fort Wayne, IN Lawyer
Business, Entertainment & Sports and Tax
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Nicholas A. Podlaski
Fort Wayne, IN Attorney with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Consumer, Insurance Defense and Securities
Michigan State University
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J. Michael Loomis
Fort Wayne, IN Lawyer
Free ConsultationAdministrative, Arbitration & Mediation and Business
University of Dayton School of Law
J. Michael Loomis is a native of Fort Wayne, Indiana. He attended Homestead High School. He graduated from Indiana University in Bloomington with a B.A. in Forensic Studies in 1978. Mike graduated from the University of Dayton School of Law in 1981. Mike served as an aide to U.S. Senators Richard G. Lugar and J. Danforth Quayle from 1981-1983. Mike practiced law in Fort Wayne from 1983-1984 with CAPPELLI & LOOMIS, focusing on business and real estate. In December, 1984 Mike and his wife moved to Indianapolis, where Mike served as a Marion County (Indianapolis) Deputy...
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Loraine Troyer
Goshen, IN Attorney with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
Notre Dame
Notre Dame law school 1984 Indiana University 1981
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Daniel Borgmann
Fort Wayne, IN Attorney with 47 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Tax
Ohio Northern University
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Douglas Small
South Bend, IN Attorney
Products Liability
Indiana University - Indiana University-Bloomington
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Christopher Walter
Nappanee, IN Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Bankruptcy
Valparaiso University School of Law
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Connor Fleck
Fort Wayne, IN Lawyer
IP, Patents and Trademarks
Connor Fleck concentrates his practice in the area of intellectual property where he assists clients with filing for patents, securing trademarks and helping to register and enforce copyrights.
While obtaining his undergraduate degree Connor worked as a Design Engineer for a manufacture of cast aluminum automotive parts in Ohio and was a mechanical engineering intern at Steel Dynamics, Inc.
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Jennifer Young
Fort Wayne, IN Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationMichigan State University
Jennifer has a diverse practice ranging from high conflict custody matters and complex divorce actions to collections. She regularly represents clients in Child of Need of Services actions, both as private counsel and Guardian Ad Litem. Jennifer is a registered domestic relations mediator. She is tough but fair, and strives to be at least one step ahead of the other side.
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Jennifer Lee Hitchcock
Fort Wayne, IN Attorney with 6 years of experience
Jennifer Hitchcock is devoted to representing clients who have faced discrimination in the workplace. As a plaintiff's attorney she handles all types of employment discrimination cases, including cases based on race, color, sex, pregnancy, religion, national origin, age, disability, and sexual harassment. As a former nurse, she has a unique ability to connect with and counsel her clients, and guide them through the complexities of a discrimination lawsuit.