Firm: Beers Mallers Backs & Salin LLP
Practice Areas: Elder
Firm: Garrison Law Firm, LLC
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
A native of Indiana, I could only call Indiana home. I was raised by my grandparents in Plymouth, Indiana. As a basketball and baseball player in highschool, I earned a scholarship on to college. After an injury, I had to work to make it through school. I graduated earning top honors through college and law school. Upon graduation, I started working for the State of Indiana as a prosecutor and since have been through more than 100 jury trials fighting from both sides of the aisle.. If you are looking for a Criminal Defense Lawyer or Family Law Attorney in Anderson or Indianapolis, go with an attorney experienced at getting results and loves the heat in the kitchen.
Ciyou & Associates, P.C.
Firm: Ciyou & Associates, P.C.
320 N Meridian St , Indianapolis , Indiana 46204
Practice Areas: Divorce & Family, Criminal Defense
Firm: Gardner & Rans, P.C.
Practice Areas: Litigation
I am a Partner at Gardner & Rans, P.C. My practice focuses on personal injury litigation, insurance defense and coverage, business and construction litigation,and appeals. I am admitted to practice law in the State of Indiana, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, and the U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit.
Firm: Shema Law Firm
Practice Areas: Adoption, Bankruptcy, Child Custody & Visitation, Child Support, Criminal Defense , Divorce, Medical Malpractice, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice
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.
Firm: The Law Office of Weiss & Schmidgall, PC
Practice Areas: Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
For more than fifteen years, Christopher Schmidgall has protected the lives of people who find themselves caught in the tangled machinery of criminal prosecution. With the skill and determination he’s demonstrated throughout his life, Chris offers them the help they need to get their lives back in order.. Not long after graduating from Valparaiso University Law School, he set to work defending the rights of people who otherwise couldn’t pay for his service. It’s a role he’s proudly kept for the past decade as a public defender in Gary City Court.. He now regularly sits as a judge pro tem, while also making sure that his clients can go about their daily lives without the terrible stress that one small mistake may have brought into it.. A devoted husband, father and congregant of Christ Lutheran Church, Chris believes in carrying forward the principles of Garry Weiss, and builds his life around ably serving his clients and neighbors.
Firm: May, Oberfell & Lorber
Practice Areas: Corporate , Immigration & Naturalization , Intellectual Property , Labor , Employment & Labor
Firm: Stucky, Lauer & Young, LLP
Practice Areas: Mediation
Christopher L. LaPan focuses his practice in family law, domestic relations mediation, civil disputes, and personal injury. 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 in the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. In addition to his undergraduate and law degrees, he also holds a Master's 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 as a married couple to life post-divorce. Chris also regularly represents clients in custody and support matters, paternity actions, actions for contempt, protective orders, and parenting time disputes. Aside from family law and civil litigation, Chris has a significant mediation practice, frequently serves as a Guardian ad Litem in custody and guardianship matters, and serves as an advocate for the injured.
Practice Areas: Business, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Contracts, Lawsuits & Disputes
Chris’ legal career has been informed by his experience in entrepreneurship and startup business ventures. With a Bachelor’s in Business Finance, Chris brings a methodical, analytical approach to the practice of law. Whether preparing contracts, negotiating deals, or advocating in the courtroom, he navigates every legal challenge with attention to detail, clarity, and purpose.
Firm: Cage Law Office
Practice Areas: Contracts, Criminal Defense
Firm: Byer & Byer
Practice Areas: Probate
Firm: Bandemer Law, LLC
116 E. Berry St, Ste 500 , Fort Wayne , Indiana 46802
Practice Areas: State & Local Law, Divorce, Child Support, Landlord & Tenant, Criminal Defense, State, Local And Municipal Law
After law school, I worked for Judges Avery and Boyer in the Allen Superior Court. My experience as a law clerk helped prepare for handling your case. I'm interested in helping people through difficult times in an efficient and effective manner.
Firm: Christopher L. Arrington, Attorney at Law, P.C.
97 South Washington Street , Danville , Indiana 46122
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation
I was born and raised in Muncie, Indiana. I graduated Summa Cum Laude from Ball State University with a degree in Accounting. Before law school I worked as an associate auditor at an accounting firm in Indianapolis. I audited Insurance companies nationwide for their respective insurance regulatory commissions. During law school I was an Executive Board Member of the Indiana Health Law Review.. Before starting my own practice I worked as a law clerk at a Trust and Estate law firm, helping clients protect their wealth through proper estate planning techniques, and as a law clerk at the Marion County Prosecutors office helping prosecute all levels of misdemeanor and felony crimes.. My office is located on the historic downtown square of Danville, IN. I serve clients all over central Indiana. My practice focuses mostly in the area of family law, criminal law, business law and trust and estate law. I am licensed to practice law in Indiana and Tennessee. I am also admitted to practice in federal court in both the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana.
Firm: Campbell Kyle Proffitt LLP
198 South Ninth Street PO Box 2020 , Noblesville , Indiana 46061
Practice Areas: Business & Commercial,Civil
Firm: Law Office of Christine A. Majewski
Practice Areas: Family
All of my life experiences prepared me to be a lawyer and help people. I grew up in a family with an extremely high work ethic, which led to my own personal conviction to strive for excellence in all I do. In high school, I volunteered at a nursing home, where the values I already knew from my family and faith, those of having a deep sense of care and compassion for people, was reinforced.. In college, I continued volunteer work in mental health centers as I pursued my major in Psychology. It was at the mental health centers that I gained an understanding and empathy for those who suffer from mental health and addictions issues, as well as the impact it has on the entire family.. Also in college, I served as President of our Senior Class and Vice-President of our Junior Class, which helped develop confidence and leadership skills that make a difference in the type of attorney that I am today. Serving as a Resident Assistant in the dorms also helped strengthen my leadership abilities and my abilities to be responsible for many things at once.. Surprisingly, and having no idea of what the future would hold, the experiences that probably most prepared me for the courtroom was serving in lead roles in two college theatrical productions and one college musical production. In addition, writing several articles that were published in the College Literary Arts Magazine allowed me to learn and utilize writing skills that would also help me to be the best attorney that I could be.. After college, I worked in a community mental health center, first in an addictions recovery program, and then doing initial assessments of patients in the intake unit. There, I learned the skills of questioning, listening, assessing, demonstrating empathy, and problem-solving, all helpful skills to have as a lawyer. Additionally, my core belief in the worth and value of every person was reinforced, as was my belief in showing compassion to hurting people.. Although many of my experiences demonstrate the number one reason I do what I do, which is to HELP people, these experiences in and of themselves are not the only things that formed me into the lawyer that I am. It is true that I have a compassionate heart, but I also have the intellect and the relational abilities that combine and complement one another. I have been blessed with a work ethic wherein I strive for excellence in all I do. Additionally, I have been blessed with the intellectual ability that helps me serve others, graduating magna cum laude and scoring in the top 4% in the country on the Law School Admission Test.. Before going into private practice, I worked in a local small firm, and then for 8 years as the Attorney for the Elkhart County Department of Child Services. The experiences and knowledge that I took from that job alone could fill a book! Suffice it to say that the experience of working in the area of child abuse and neglect was yet another life experience that had a huge impact on me and the type of lawyer I am today.. Now in private practice, I have been blessed to work with the most awesome “team” of attorneys, paralegals, and support staff, who share my belief in the value of people and in the belief that our purpose is to help those who need our help with their legal matters. That is why we are here, and that is why we do what we do. Together, we have strength and synergy to help people in a way that none of us could do alone.
Christie Farrell Lee & Bell
Firm: Christie Farrell Lee & Bell
Practice Areas: Personal Injury
Firm: Godfrey Law Offices
Practice Areas: Estate Planning
In some ways my second career is very close to my first one. If preparation and looking out for one another made us good enough to win Super Bowl XXI, it is even more valuable to me now as a legal counselor. My first career is long over, but many of the good habits I learned from it have stayed with me. Our planning process is called Sideline to Sideline because it is complete, not leaving things for others to do later. And because it is complete our clients are rewarded with smooth transitions.. Winning has always required more than just rolling out of bed in the morning. By taking a proactive approach our clients and their families meet life's challeges with grace and confidence.
Chilcote, Kibbe & Hillery
Firm: Chilcote, Kibbe & Hillery
Practice Areas: General Litigation
Cheesebourough & Boruta LPA Attorneys At Law
Firm: Cheesebourough & Boruta LPA Attorneys At Law
Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law, Financial Advising,
Firm: Lorch Naville Ward LLC
Practice Areas: Family
Claire Lorch Hagedorn is a New Albany native and honor graduate of Assumption High School in Louisville. She earned her undergraduate degree in English and Spanish from Centre College in Danville, Ky and her law degree from The University of Dayton School of Law.. In college she earned membership in Sigma Delta Pi, a Spanish honor society; the dean’s list for academic achievement; and was an officer of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. While in law school, Hagedorn received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for achieving the semester’s highest grade in Law and Education class. She also volunteered for the Montgomery County (Ohio) Public Defender’s Office in the juvenile division.. Leading up to her formal affiliation with Lorch & Naville, Hagedorn served as their law clerk in the summer of 2010 and as a clerk for Floyd County Circuit Court Judge J. Terrence Cody, in the summer of 2009.. Hagedorn is currently a member of the New Albany and Indiana State Bar Associations as well as the Sherman Minton American Inn of Court, a local group within a national consortium that convenes judges, lawyers, law professors and law students to discuss matters of ethics, skills and professionalism. She is also a member of the New Albany Rotary Club, an international service organization.
