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Tricia Rose Tanoos has been practicing law since 2007 and joined the team at Cox, Zwerner, Gambill & Sullivan, LLP, in January 2018. Her legal experience includes extensive work with guardianships, estate settlement, estate planning, Medicaid planning, long-term care planning, special needs trusts, charitable  trusts and family trusts. She has litigated complex breach of fiduciary duty claims, real estate contract and employment law disputes and was published in the case of Estate of Ecker v. Estate of Samson, 59 N.E.3d 282 (. 2016). As a part-time Deputy Prosecutor in Vigo County for over ten years, Tricia handled all types of cases from minor infractions and juvenile court cases to felony jury trials. Tricia has spoken to local and statewide organizations on the topics of elder law and best legal practices at the Elder Law Institute, for Senior Education Ministries and to the Legal Secretaries of Indiana.. Tricia has served on several philanthropic boards as the Secretary of the Terre Haute Bar Association for ten years, President of the Dobbs Glen Homeowners Association for three years and Board Member of the Estate Planning Council of Central Illiana, Inc. Also, she is a member of the Indiana Chapter of the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys and a member of the Indiana State Bar Association.. In the Spring 2018, Tricia served on the Mock Trial Challenge Committee. The Terre Haute Bar Association joined with Ivy Tech, the Vigo County School Corporation, Cox Zwerner Gambill & Sullivan, LLP and the Vigo County Prosecutor’s Office to organize local Attorneys to go into 8th grade classrooms to teach the students what the rule of law is, where the law comes from and how to navigate our American justice system. The project will culminate in a Mock Trial on May 4th, 2018,  at the Vigo County Courthouse where the students act as the judges, prosecutors, defense counsel & jury.. In December 2006, Tricia graduated from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law and received her Bachelor of Arts from Butler University in December 2000 in the areas of English, Spanish and Secondary Education. While attending law school, she was employed by the Indiana Senate Democratic Caucus as the Intern Director and Caucus Assistant from 2001 – 2005.. Both Tricia and her husband, James Tanoos—a Clinical Associate Professor at Purdue Polytechnic—graduated high school in Terre Haute, Indiana. They have been married for 14 years and have three children—Michael (13); Lucia (9) & JJ (4).

Rowdy has an extensive trial background. He as handled over a thousand criminal cases as a former deputy prosecutor and as a criminal defense attorney. He has the legal knowledge to understand the complexities of any type of criminal case and the trial experience to aggressively defend the rights of the accused. Rowdy believes that the best defense is usually a good offense. He will aggressively test the prosecutor’s case and confront the State with all defenses that may be applicable. Rowdy has successfully tried cases involving Murder, Drug Crimes, Child Molesting, Burglary, Battery, Sexual Battery and other major felony cases. As a former deputy prosecutor, Rowdy knows exactly what is needed to defend his clients that are charged with a criminal offense. If you are charged with a crime call Rowdy to protect your legal rights.

Joel K. Modesitt was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, and has lived here his entire life. Joel graduated from West Vigo High School in 2009 and was ranked in the top 10 academically of his graduating class. In 2013, Joel earned a Bachelor of Science in Business degree from the Kelley School of Business at IUPUI where he majored in both accounting and finance.Joel graduated from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis in December of 2015. He completed a three-year law school curriculum in two and a half years.. Joel currently serves as as a Trial Deputy Prosecutor in Vigo County. He served as the Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for the Juvenile Division in Vigo County for a year. As an attorney with Modesitt Law Firm, PC, Joel's primary practice areas include Business Law, Estate Planning, Medicaid, Employment Law, and Personal Injury.

I provide clients with a different legal environment than they may have experienced inn the past. My focus is on helping clients make the best decisions that meet their unique interests. I take the time necessary for each client to understand the choices available to them and ALL of the consequences for those decisions.. I understand that each client has unique problems and unique needs. I take the time to get to know all of my clients and their issues; then devise at least two or more plans to improve their present situation. I do not dictate to my clients by forcing them into any plan that does not meet their best interest. Bankruptcy is not the only option, and I will aid the client in learning all options and the risks and rewards for each.

I grew up in Sullivan County, went to IU, and then to University of Louisville for Law School.  Afterwards I married and relocated to Parke County, Indiana where my wife and I raised three children.  Our oldest son is married and they have three children. I have enjoyed coaching basketball for a number of years.  I enjoy watching basketball games and discussing the teams strategy of play.  I also enjoy attending basketball games at the high school and college level, both for men and for women.. The most thing that I like about being an Attorney is helping other people during a difficult time in their life.  I like to make sure that my client's are treated fairly and in accordance with the terms outlined in our laws.

General practice attorney located in Terre Haute, Indiana licensed to practice law in Indiana and Tennessee. Practice areas include criminal defense, chapter 7 & chapter 13 bankruptcy, contract law, contract disputes, non-compete agreements, tortious interference with contractual relations, small business law, wills, contested wills, trusts, estate administration, divorce, and general litigation.

Christopher P. Shema is a 1980 graduate of the George Mason University School of Business Administration where he was awarded a Bachelor of Science Degree. In 1988 he graduated from the College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law in Williamsburg, Virginia with a Doctor of Jurisprudence Degree. The same year Mr. Shema was first admitted to the practice of law in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Christopher P. Shema is a member of the Indiana State Bar, and can litigate in all of Indiana's Trial and Appellate Courts. He is also admitted to practice in Federal Courts in the Southern District of Indiana and the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He maintains an associate membership in the Virginia State Bar and is an active member of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA), the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), and the Terre Haute Bar Association.