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Zach’s practice areas include:• Elder Law, Estate Planning & Wills• Long term care planning, medicaid & veterans benefits• Real Estate Transactions (residential & commercial)• Business formation• Probate & non-probate transfers

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 eminent domain actions representing municipalities and individual property owners on public roadway and utility projects and business transactions for small to medium sized businesses.

Thomas Kimbrough serves his clients by providing counseling and representation to union and non-union employers in every aspect of employee relations and employment law. He also exclusively represents, counsels, and defends corporations and professional organizations in a number of labor and employment cases. With more than 30 years of experience in defense of companies in discrimination and employment related claims, Thomas also has extensive experience in handling other litigation claims, including insurance defense.

The Law Offices of Robert W. Gevers, II P.C. is recommended by clients and peers for the highest standards of integrity, ability and expertise. Serving the Tri State area, our office works as a team of legal professionals. In addition to working closely with specialists and staff, our firm has access to additional legal professionals, including field specialists, private investigators and additional attorneys ready to provide experience and expertise when needed. With his many years of experience as a defense attorney, elected Prosecuting Attorney and Assistant United States Attorney, Robert W. Gevers II will work with you to protect and defend your rights. Experience counts when your future is at stake.. Robert Gevers, a practicing attorney, has spent thirty-three years in the trenches of courtroom justice and the halls of government politics. The touchstones of his career include two terms as an elected District Attorney in Allen County, Indiana, a stint as an Assistant United States Attorney, service as a Senior District Attorney in a rural jurisdiction, court-appointments as a defense attorney for indigent clients in state and federal courts, the founding of a boutique law firm specializing in criminal defense, and a tenure as Dean for Career Services at a law school.. Gevers honed his speaking and writing skills through countless hours of courtroom practice and political leadership. His efforts in both arenas are recognized by his peers in an anonymous survey leading to Gevers’ rating by an independent review organization as accomplished at the highest levels of skillful and ethical representation of clients and constituents.. Recently, Gevers wrote about the Parkland, Florida, school shooting and was recognized “(as) a pioneer for social freedom and rightful representation. His opinions, suggestions, and poignant thoughts are not only thought provoking, but tastefully biting in a way that urges the American people to look at more than just the surface of these recent youth massacres”.. A private practitioner with a thriving law firm, Gevers maintains his appointment as a public defender for clients accused of serious and violent crimes who are unable to afford legal representation. In January 2018, Gevers was selected to represent an indigent client charged with four murders in a death penalty case. Having served as the prosecutor on capital litigation cases, as a committee member of the American Bar Association’s Assessment on the Death Penalty in Indiana, and now as a defense attorney in a capital case, Gevers is uniquely qualified. Gevers also serves on the Board of Directors for the Northern District of Indiana Federal Community Defenders, Inc., and is a member of county and state bar associations.. Though a native of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Gevers has traveled extensively for representation of clients, as a speaker at conferences, and as a member of state and national organizations. Over the years, he has been a member of the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Association, the National District Attorneys Association, the National Association for Criminal Defense Attorneys, the National College for DUI Defense, the International Association of Prosecutors, and the International Association of Forensic Nurses.. His eye for detail, his knowledge of forensics and trial strategy, his insight into the politics of government administration, and his ability to relate to the diversity of a city, enable Gevers to synthesize facts and circumstances into a compelling presentation.. A graduate of Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, and Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana, Gevers retains connections across the United States with former classmates working in varied industries. As a former Dean of Career Services, Gevers maintains contact with former students and faculty members in every region of the country.

Ted Storer is a civil litigator who tries cases in federal and state courts in Indiana.  Ted has represented numerous clients in jury trials and cases tried to a judge.  Ted has the experience to represent individuals, small businesses and large corporations. He has represented financial institutions in complex collection matters, owners and contractors in construction disputes and businesses in commercial litigation. He has also litigated non-compete cases where the results can significantly impact the businesses and employees subject to the restrictive covenants.. Ted regularly represents clients in human resource matters including harassment and discrimination based on race, age, disability, or gender.  He has assisted clients in resolving disputes over statutory leaves, including the difficult coordination of FMLA, disability and worker’s compensation claims. Ted has tried discrimination cases and represented clients before the EEOC and local employment practice agencies.. Ted’s practice is resolution-focused when possible, but, in those cases where a reasonable resolution is not possible, he has been lead counsel in many jury trials and trials to the bench.. Outside of litigation, Ted also advises clients on other issues related to employment.  He has negotiated and drafted severance packages, and regularly assists employers in creating policies and handbooks to guide their employment practices. Ted has also helped clients by drafting agreements to protect legitimate business interests through restrictive covenants, non-compete agreements and confidentiality and proprietary information contracts.. Ted received his undergraduate degree from Indiana University, Bloomington. He then attended the Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law where he received his J.D. and graduated with distinction.

Serving and Caring for Clients in Allen County Indiana.  The Client First approach has been a hallmark of Boyer & Boyer service.  To seek an attorney with purpose and a client first approach contact R. David Boyer, II

Sean Arata was born and raised in Fort Wayne, and is a proud graduate of South Side High School. He attended Indiana University and received a degree in Journalism. He then went on to the University of Oregon to obtain his law degree, where he was the graduation speaker for his class. During law school, he became certified in mediation for the state of Oregon.. Outside of law, he is heavily involved in the arts, serving as a board member at Arena Dinner Theatre, as well as acting on stages throughout Fort Wayne. He is also a member of the band Downstait, who toured nationally for over a decade, and can be heard on MTV, WWE, AEW, at sporting events, and on video games and commercials.. Sean moved back to Indiana and was admitted to practice law in 2018. He is admitted to practice in Indiana, and before the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Indiana.. He primarily practices Criminal Defense, but also handles Expungements, Protective Orders, Specialized Driving Privileges, and Traffic Infractions, including CDL drivers.

Patrick is a former land use planner and regularly represents clients with zoning and development issues.  While representing primarily developers, Patrick will also represent opponents of certain large, complex development proposals such as wind farms and confined feeding operations.  Areas of practice include commmercial and industrial development, single family residential development with a concentration on issues involving condominium development and organization.  Patrick also represents the public entities involved in planning and zoning such as plan commissions, boards of zoning appeals and redevelopment commissions.  He regularly handles commercial transactions and leasing for various clients.  Patrick also represents a large number of neighborhood and condominium associations, including amending and updating restrictive covenants and condominium declarations.

My law practice focuses broadly on trust and estate matters in both the planning and administration stages.  My practice includes income tax, in addition to, transfer tax planning.  I represent corporate and individual fiduciaries outside of court and also before the court for various matters including petitions for instruction, modifications, approval of accounts or termination and discharge.  I also represent beneficiaries of trusts or estates to assert beneficial interests in property and damages for breaches of trust.  I represent petitioners in guardianship proceedings to obtain court authority to help an incapacitated person.  I am licensed to practice law in both Indiana and Ohio and before the United States Tax Court.  I am board certified as an Indiana trust and estate lawyer by the Trust and Estate Specialty Board.  I am AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell.. I have extensive accounting and tax background from my education and work experience more than a dozen years before I became a licensed attorney.  A natural progression of my passion for problem solving continues today in helping individuals plan their estates, helping with administration issues and effectively avoiding (or efficiently resolving) disputes or disagreements along the way.

Matt Chapel is not your typical Attorney. He is a veteran and, as a trial lawyer, he has a winning track record of bringing results to his clients. Most importantly, he takes your case personally and you can be confident that he will use his trial experience, as well as his experience as a Marine to give your case the attention it deserves for the best possible results.

Mark Bains focuses his practice in the areas of real estate law and civil litigation. Mark’s real estate practice involves representing buyers and sellers in negotiating and drafting agreements in connection with commercial and residential real estate transactions and representing clients in the redevelopment and rezoning of real estate. His litigation practice includes representing clients in a wide variety of commercial, real estate, construction, and insurance defense litigation.

Logan is an attorney with Carson LLP's business group. Logan primarily focuses on real estate matters, including the representation of buyers and sellers in commercial and residential real estate transactions; preparation and negotiation of commercial and residential leases; preparation of restrictive covenants and creation of homeowners’ associations; facilitation of real estate development projects; and related matters such as licensing, zoning, permitting, and easements.. Logan also works alongside Carson’s business clients, assisting with a wide variety of management/governance, transactional, employment, and taxation matters, spanning numerous industries such construction, retail, aviation, medical, and automotive. Logan is also involved in Carson’s municipal law practice. He often assists with a wide assortment of legal issues impacting regional economic redevelopment entities, regional sewer districts, political subdivisions, and town and county government entities. From time to time, Logan also assists Carson’s family law team through his legal research and writing skills.. Originally from Goshen, Indiana, Logan attended Ball State University to obtain his undergraduate degree and Michigan State University College of Law for law school. During law school, Logan worked as a teaching assistant for legal research and writing classes. He also worked in the law school’s tax clinic, assisting low-income clients navigate their way through complex tax disputes with the IRS. Prior to and through law school, Logan enlisted and served in the US Air Force, with the 122nd Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne.. During his time in the Air National Guard, Logan gained a love for the Fort Wayne community and decided to make the cultural and economic center of northeastern Indiana his home. Outside of work, Logan enjoys spending time exploring the area with his fiancé, Jaren, and his two dogs, Nyx and Nina.

Kevin K. Fitzharris concentrates his litigation practice in the areas of commercial litigation, alternative dispute resolution, insurance defense, product liability, worker’s compensation, and media law. He frequently serves as a mediator and has represented major litigants in numerous jury trials, bench trials, mediations, arbitrations, and worker’s compensation hearings.

Jerod Adler is a trial lawyer who focuses his litigation practice in the areas of commercial litigation, insurance defense, premises liability, products liability, and contract disputes. Prior to joining Barrett McNagny, Jerod served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Theresa L. Springmann, District Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, for two years.. A member of the Allen County Bar Association, the Indiana State Bar Association, and the Lawyers’ Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation, Jerod grew up on a farm in rural Decatur and earned the rank of Eagle Scout as a youth. He enjoys outdoor activities and moonlights as a sports official in his spare time.. Jerod received his B.S., summa cum laude, in Social Studies Education from Indiana State University in 2005. He was a President’s Scholar and Honor’s Program Graduate, as well as a member of Indiana State’s men’s varsity basketball team. Jerod received his M.S. in History from Indiana State in 2008 and is an alumnus of the Frank C. Munson Institute of American Maritime Studies at Mystic Seaport. Prior to attending law school, Jerod played professional basketball in Europe and, after his basketball career ended, he taught middle and high school social studies.. Jerod received his J.D., cum laude, in 2013 from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Bloomington, where he also served as the Editor-in-Chief for the Indiana Law Journal, Vol. 88, 2012-2013. Jerod is admitted to practice in all Indiana state courts, the U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Jeremy N. Gayed focuses his practice on patent litigation, licensing, and prosecution, as well as trademark services and general intellectual property and commercial litigation. Mr. Gayed handles a broad variety of patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, unfair competition, breach of contract, and ERISA litigation matters.

Jennifer Hitchcock is civil litigator devoted to representing clients who are facing challenging legal situations.  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 general practice attorney she represents clients requiring representation through landlord/tenant disputes, contract disputes, and many other areas.  As a former nurse, she has a unique ability to connect with and counsel her clients, and guide them through the complexities of the legal landscape.

I enjoy my family law practice and am thankful for the opportunity to help moms, dads, and couples through some of life's more challenging times.  Whether you are facing a  divorce, annulment, or  legal separation or need help obtaining or modifying child support, parenting time, or custody, I can help,  I routinely resolve paternity disputes, relocation issues, college contribution, emancipation, support modifications, and a variety of other family law issues. In 2013, I was fortunate to be named a "Top Lawyer" in Fort Wayne in the area of family law.. In 2013, I also became registered as a Domestic Relations Mediator to help families mediate their disputes in family law matters and, in particular, help parents resolve family disputes before a matter is filed in court.. In 2014, I completed training in a new and evolving type of divorce: collaborative divorce.  Collaborative divorce is a growing trend and allows the participants to become much more directly involved with the decisionmaking and outcome of their divorce.  Husbands and Wifes work with the lawyer to create their own financial plan, parenting time arrangement or custody plans , rather than asking a Judge to make these important family decisions for them.

Issues in Family Law tend to be very emotionally charged. That's why it is important to have an attorney who has the experience and expertise to help protect your interests calmly and effectively. So whether your are dealing with an unexpected divorce or the attempt to complete a family adoption proceedings, I will be able to help - whether by working toward the amicable resolution of an issue or by applying his litigation experience in court.

I was named after my grandfather.  He was a Navy man.  My dad was a Navy man too; he's a disabled Vietnam veteran.  My mother was a stay-at-home mom for a while.  She went to work once my younger brother started school.  I've always admired how she did it.  My dad was gone for long stretches of time during my life due to his naval obligations and my mom had to often play the role of both parents and hold the family together.  My parents are still married; they celebrated their 42nd anniversary on June 24, 2014.. I was fortunate to see many interesting places growing up, and I quickly learned how to make new friends wherever we ended up.  I learned a lot of life skills from my parents:  the discipline, focus and methodic way of approaching life from my dad and hard work, grit and the importance of family from my mom.. When my dad deployed to the Persian Gulf in Operation Desert Storm we moved to the small town of Columbia City.  My paternal grandparents lived in the Columbia City area and my maternal grandparents lived on Blue Lake, just outside of Churubusco.. I attended college at Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne.  I later attended Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan.  After graduating  law school I decided to open my own practice in Fort Wayne because this town truly feels like home to me.  I worked as a deputy public defender in Allen County for about three years; I gave that gig up to focus on my thriving private practice.. I am active in the Fort Wayne community.  I do volunteer work for Riverfront Fort Wayne and the Three Rivers Festival.  I attend Pathway Community Church on the north side of town.. I am a fitness buff and work out 5 times a week.  I also jog (more like plod) when I can.  I am currently training to run my first half-marathon this September during the Fort for Fitness.. I enjoy what I do because I have the opportunity to help people when they are often at their lowest point in life.  My goal is to not only advocate for my clients but also to educate and prepare them to start in a new direction.  What I mean by this is that I don't just explain what the law is.  I help folks with all the practical aspects that occur in their life as they are intertwined with the legal system.. My ultimate goal is to provide folks with as much information as I can, so that they can make well-informed decisions; even if it means providing answers to the tough questions that they need answered.  We may not always see eye-to-eye and that's o.k.; I think that playing the role of the "yes man" to my clients is a severe disservice to them.. In sum, I look forward to helping those who are down on their luck by providing relevant information, practical knowledge and direction to get them to where they need to be.

I was born and raised in Anderson, Indiana, the son of a carpenter and a homemaker.  I attended Lapel High School in Lapel, Indiana and then went on to Indiana University and obtained a degree in Telecommunications and English.  During the summers between school I worked for my dad's construction company.  At IU, I worked toward my dream of being a TV broadcaster.  But somewhere on the way, Law became my calling.  In Law School at Valparaiso University, I developed a passion for criminal law when I interned with a criminal defense lawyer in Porter County.. After graduation from law school, I took my first job as a law clerk for the Honorable Judge Daniel Heath of the Allen County Superior Court.  I then went to work for a criminal defense firm in Fort Wayne before starting my own firm along with others, in 2001.  Since then, Jeffrey Terrill and Albert Anzini, III have joined us.  We continue to defend the accused with passion.. I am happily married since 1999 and have three children who are my purpose in life.  I am a tortured Chicago Cubs fan as well, but love every minute of it.

I joined Rothberg Logan & Warsco in 2016 as a member of the firm’s litigation practice group. My practice focuses on medical malpractice defense and insurance defense, with second-chair jury trial experience.. I received her B.S. in Occupational Health Science (Industrial Hygiene) from Purdue University. She earned her J.D., cum laude, from Valparaiso University School of Law where I was awarded the 2016 Scribes Award for outstanding legal writing, selected by several faculty members in the Legal Writing Department.. While in law school, I was a Board Member of the Moot Court Society and awarded Best Oralist at the 2015 Sutherland Cup Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition in Washington, D.C., hosted by The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law. I also served as Associate Editor of the Valparaiso Law Review and was awarded the Dedicated Service Award for above and beyond service to the law review. She received recognition as the Case Comment Competition winner, with a published Case Comment. I was an extern to The Honorable Christopher A. Nuechterlein in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana and a certified intern with the Valparaiso University School of Law Mediation Clinic.. Prior to law school, I served as a United States Peace Corps Volunteer in Guatemala working with rural schools to implement and maintain healthy habits. While serving in the Peace Corps, I received a certification for Advanced Level Spanish language skills.

I have nearly twelve years of experience and familiarity with complex real estate transactions. This experience includes representing businesses and individuals in connection with the acquisition, disposition, leasing, financing, and development of real estate, including drafting and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, leases, loan documents, easements, construction contracts, and development agreements. My experience also includes (i) representing and advising real estate investors in connection with tax-deferred exchanges of real estate; (ii) representing businesses and individuals in appeals of assessed value of real estate, including proceedings before local property tax assessment boards of appeal, the Indiana Board of Tax Review, and the Indiana Tax Court; (iii) representing real estate developers before city and county boards of zoning appeals and plan commissions, including rezoning requests, development plan approvals, and variances; and (iv) the litigation of real estate matters, including foreclosures, annexations, utility matters, quiet title actions, contract disputes and evictions.

I am a native of Fort Wayne, Indiana and graduated from Bishop Dwenger High School. I was fortunate enough to receive an Evans Scholarship for college from my experience as a caddie and academic standing. I utilized my business degree by working for Lincoln Financial Group in its Fort Wayne Reinsurance Department before beginning law school. Prior to joining the firm, I had the opportunity to clerk for the Honorable Judge Craig Bobay and the Honorable Judge Thomas J. Felts for Allen Circuit Court in Fort Wayne and to work in the Corporate Legal Affairs Division of Luxottica Retail in Mason, Ohio.  I am trained in Collaborative Law to compliment my domestic relations area of practice for dissolutions.

I am a business lawyer with the Fort Wayne, Indiana law firm Barnes & Thornburg, LLP. My practice consists of counseling businesses — in legal and business issues — in the growth and success of their ventures. There is really no area of business law I don’t do (with the exception of patent prosecution), but my passion is for mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, real estate transactions and other transactions involving the buying, selling and expansion or winding down of business. Within those types of transactions are many areas of law — including, tax, employment, real estate, trademark, copyright, licensing, franchising and nonprofit law.

I am a 2011 graduate of the University of Notre Dame and a 2014 graduate of Michigan State University College of Law. Presently, I am a Partner Podlaski, LLP () in Fort Wayne, IN. I am apart of Podlaski LLP's business and litigation groups. I routinely assist businesses with everything from corporate formation to succession planning. As a litigator, I specialize in employment/labor, complex commercial, construction, contract dispute, criminal law and domestic relations matters.