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• Successfully defended Indiana city in discrimination and retaliation claims in United States District Court.
• Defeated large Indianapolis law firm in original action before Indiana Supreme Court.
• Successfully defended landlord in mold litigation matter.
• Won judgment to specifically enforce land purchase agreement.
• Successfully represented clients at trial in both setting aside and upholding prenuptial agreements.
• Won judgment in favor of client in lease option dispute.
• Successfully represented clients in personal injury cases, including automobile accidents, construction site negligence, hazing, and negligent and tortious activities.
• Represent corporate clients in contract disputes, collections of debt, and various employment related issues.
• Obtained release of highly confidential adoption records to secure critical medical history information for client with health care needs.
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• Wills and Trusts. Represent individuals and families in planning the transfer of assets at their death, while minimizing taxes and administrative burdens.
• Health Care Planning. Assist clients in preparing for possible incapacitation through the preparation of health care powers of attorney, general powers of attorney, and living wills.
• Life Planning. Advise clients on issues of wealth preservation for children, prenuptial and cohabitation agreements, and protecting the assets of children from prior relationships.
• Adoptions. Successfully assisted families and step-parents in the adoption of children.
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Business Formation and Acquisition
• Choice of entity. Advise clients on choice of entity considerations, including S-corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships.
• Business formation. Represent clients in business formation, issuance of shares, tax elections, and governmental reporting requirements.
• Business Acquisitions. Negotiate business acquisitions on behalf of clients, including advising on structure and financing issues and drafting asset and stock purchase agreements, real property transfer documents, and financing documents. Representative transactions include acquisition of veterinary clinic, purchase of restaurant, and purchase of technology company.
Business Operations
• Non-Compete Agreements. Advise clients on industry specific issues relating to non-compete agreements, including enforceability, scope, duration, and modification. Represent clients in drafting enforceable non-compete agreements for key employees and sales people.
• Shareholder Agreements. Advise clients on business and succession planning and the use of buy-sell agreements, estate planning, and financial planning. Represent clients in drafting agreements to retain control of closely-held corporations in the event of shareholder death, divorce, or disability.
• Operational Agreements. Negotiate and draft product license agreements, confidentiality agreements, covenants not to compete, product distribution agreements, marketing and distribution agreements, and specific contracts to enable business objectives to be completed.
Software and Technology
• Licensing. Represent software developers in drafting software license agreements.
• Development. Represent clients in negotiating and drafting software development, modification, and maintenance agreements.
• Confidentiality and protection of assets. Advise clients in protecting confidentiality and non-disclosure of technology, including software, source code, and applications, including in transactions with vendors, developers, partners, and distributors.
Municipalities
• Finance and Economic Development. Represented Indiana city in drafting transaction and financing documents to secure government loans and grants for job training program for the benefit of local employers.
• Grants and Equipment. Represented Indiana city in obtaining Indiana’s largest IDEM grant for purchase of heavy equipment for use in recycling program.
• Governance and new laws. Represented Indiana city in drafting new laws to protect the safety of citizens in public areas. Advised city on United States and Indiana constitutional limits on scope of city ordinances.
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