Scott County Business Lawyers

Attorney Richard Schwartz focuses his practice primarily on bankruptcy law and debt reorganization.

Mr. Schwartz has more than 3 decades of experience helping clients find relief from their overwhelming debt and over the course of his legal career, Mr. Schwartz has represented the rights and interests of debtors, creditors and trustees in complex bankruptcy cases throughout the country.

He has extensive experience dealing with complex consumer and commercial bankruptcy issues, including reorganizations, workouts, negotiations, debtor-creditor relations, and more.

With offices in Louisville, Kentucky, and New Albany, Indiana you can call today to schedule your free consultation

I am partner with the Indiana Office of Boehl Stopher & Graves, LLP. I obtained my undergraduate degree from Indiana University Southeast where I was named Outstanding Student in Political Science for the academic year 1985-86. I graduated from the University of Louisville School of Law in 1989 after receiving a law scholarship. I served as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for Clark County, Indiana from 1990 to 1998, handling major Felony cases, including several murder trials.

My practice concentrates on all types of civil insurance defense litigation including premises liability, auto and truck accidents, fires and construction accidents....

My name is Samuel C. Arp II. I am a disabled Indiana State Police Officer. In 2006, I was injured when a drunk driver struck my patrol car. Ultimately, my career ended and I decided to pursue a career in Law. Upon graduating from Law School, I clerked for a family law firm in Jeffersonville Indiana. I left there to take a position with the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor's office where I functioned as a Felony Trial Deputy over the South Western Indiana Joint Drug Task Force. I now am a solo practitioner in Bedford Indiana and focus on Family Law...

I am originally from Knoxville, TN. I moved to Louisville for law school and I loved the city. In law school, I was very interested in the classes I took on business law. My practice is generally related to defense and litigation. My personal hobbies include running (3 marathons), woodworking and sports.

I am a graduate of the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law, graduating in top 10% of law school class and selected Brandeis Society, with top class grades Book Awards. I am a Certified Public Accountant CPA. I practice in areas of Automobile Accidents, Wills, Trusts and Probate, Power of Attorney Living Wills, Health Care Appointment, Corporate and Limited Liability Company formation and consultation, Tax Matters, Criminal Law including drug charges and OWI DUI DWI and CDL Speeding Tickets.

I represent limited liability companies, corporations and individuals in business transactions such as business start-ups, business sales and reorganizations, real estate transactions, buy-sell agreements, business break-ups, and dissolutions. I frequently assist clients by drafting or negotiating contracts such as operating agreements, shareholder agreements, noncompetition agreements, employment agreements, leases, asset or stock purchase agreements, redemption agreements, and bylaws. I enjoy working with entrepreneurs and helping clients with business succession planning and personal estate planning. THIS IS AN ADVERTISEMENT

David Ferguson joined the firm in 1981. His practice areas include General Civil Litigation; Insurance Law -- defense and coverage issues; Real Estate -- commercial transactions, litigation, planning and zoning, and historic renovation; Business Litigation; School Law; and Employment Law. David is a member of the American and Indiana State Bar Associations, the Monroe County Bar Association, National School Boards Association, Indiana Council of School Attorneys, and the Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana. He is also a life member of the Fellows of the Indiana Bar Foundation. David sat on the Monroe County Parks and Recreation...

Registered Patent Attorney (US Patent and Trademark Office)

Jurisdictions: Indiana (1983) North Carolina (1984(inactive)) U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (1983) Northern District of Indiana (1983) Southern District of Indiana (1983) Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals (1983) Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (2010) Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (2006) Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals (2010) Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (2012) US Supreme Court (2016)

EDUCATION
School name Degree Graduated
Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington JD - Juris Doctor 1983
Purdue University B.A. 1980
Purdue University B.S. 1980

Dakota VanLeeuwen is a Managing Partner at VanLeeuwen Law, LLC. Dakota is from Chicago, Illinois and came to the Hoosier state ten years ago. She is a double Indiana University alumni graduating from IU with high honors and Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and Psychology and then graduating IU Maurer School of Law with distinction.

Dakota was a police officer at Indiana University Police Department for five and a half years based out of Bloomington Indiana. While in law school, she participated in Trial Advocacy and the Sherman Minton Moot Court Competition, clerked at Greene County Prosecutor’s Office and...

Ryan P. Dillon is a lifelong Hoosier and a resident of Johnson County since 2006. He grew up in rural Shelby County, where his family is actively involved in the agricultural community. He and his family currently reside in northern Johnson County. From an early age, Ryan has been involved with the Boy Scouts of America, earning the Eagle Scout Award in 2001. Ryan recently was recognized for twenty years of tenure in the organization, and currently serves as an Assistant Scoutmaster, a council volunteer, and the Vice President of the Firecrafter Alumni Association. Prior to attending law...

Matt is an experienced family law attorney, representing clients in divorce, custody, parenting time, paternity and child support matters. He has litigated disputes throughout Indiana, with a primary focus in Indianapolis and Hamilton County. In 2017, 2018, and 2019, Matt was named a “Rising Star” by Indiana Super Lawyers magazine. This designation is limited to 2.5% of Indiana attorneys 40 years old or younger or in practice 10 years or less.

Matt is also an experienced tax attorney, counseling and advising individuals and business owners in Federal and state tax matters, including tax disputes before the IRS...

An Indiana native, Robert J. Nice has practiced law in Indiana for three decades. With a legal career that began in 1985, he focuses his practice in the areas of Real Estate, Small Business, Business Litigation, General Litigation, Legal Malpractice, and Plaintiffs’ Personal Injury.

Following law school at Villanova University, Robert Nice was employed as an associate with a large Indianapolis law firm for six years before establishing his own firm in 1992. As the Managing Partner of The Nice Law Firm, LLP, he now rises to the challenge of operating five offices located throughout central Indiana. He is adept...

Mark focuses his law practice in the areas of estate planning, probate and trust administration, business formation and succession planning, business transactions, contracts and real estate law. Before beginning his legal career, Mark worked at Northwestern Mutual Life, where he implemented life and disability insurance plans for clients. After leaving Northwestern Mutual, Mark attended law school, where he earned Dean’s List recognition five times. Mark started his legal career at the Indiana Department of Revenue as an Inheritance Tax Attorney, where he audited inheritance tax returns and fielded telephone calls from attorney, CPA’s and trust officers on complex...

Jason M. Massaro is the owner of The Massaro Legal Group in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he focuses his practice primarily in complex business, commercial, contract, and real estate litigation. His experience ranges from counseling individuals as well as businesses of all sizes ranging from small to Fortune 500 companies in a variety of matters including litigation, contract issues, real estate matters, closely-held and minority shareholder disputes, Limited Liability Company (LLC) and partnership disputes, negotiations, corporate and partnership structuring, and corporate compliance. These litigations vary but often involve claims pertaining to trade secret violations, fraud, securities act violations, and...

Bob Stommel has been providing cost-effective representation to a broad range of Indiana and out-of-state clients, from individuals to large corporations, in the areas of employment law, business and commercial law, environmental law, general litigation, and mediation for over 30 years.

Mr. Mann has been selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers SuperLawyers Edition for 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. Mr. Mann is a Certified Family Law Specialist by the Family Law Certification Board. Many think this certification applies only to divorce, it also applies to custody, support, orders of protection (commonly called protective orders or peace bonds), visitation matters, adoptions, guardianships, juvenile matters such as paternity, criminal and Children in need of services. Mr. Mann and his firm are proud to have been one of the firms who represented Same-Sex couples who were successful in overturning...

Michael Smith advises clients with starting up new businesses, with buying and selling businesses, with negotiating contracts, with resolving internal disputes among the owners of businesses, and with protecting the rights of businesses and business owners through litigation. He is particularly experienced in creating and advising limited liability companies (or LLCs). His practice also includes tax exempt, nonprofit organizations, including 501(c)(3)'s. He also represents clients in appeals, both civil and criminal, and in seeking post-conviction remedies. Mike has served as an adjunct professor at the Indiana University law school in Indianapolis, and he frequently teaches continuing education courses for...

I was born and raised on a small family farm as the son of two high school math teachers. I had the great fortune of growing up next door to my grandparents. My grandfather taught me the meaning and rewards of a hard day's work. I used those lessons to excel both academically and personally resulting in the great honor of being named in the inaugural class of Indiana University’s Herbert Presidential Scholars. While in undergrad, I was fortunate enough to be granted the opportunity to work as a research assistant for Professor David C.W. Parker which gave me the...

Immigration: My goal is to get you lawful immigration status and help you learn how to maintain the status so you can become a U.S. Citizen.
I help with visa to work, visit or study and work with employers (and also individuals) who need help with visa for professionals like O, H1B, L, J waiver, P & O for Athletes, Artists, student reinstatement; Green Card based on employment or family sponsorship, hardship waivers; naturalization.

Advice is offered on immigration consequences of criminal conviction, plea deal with prosecution, consequences of divorce on marriage based green card, removal of condition, Waivers.

Immigration questions...

Doug Garner graduated from the University of Cincinnati Law School in 1991 and spent three years as a contract Public Defender in Hamilton County, Ohio. In 1994, he established a private practice in Dearborn County, Indiana and was a Public Defender in the Dearborn County Superior Court from 1994 through 2001.

Since 2001, Doug has continued his private practice focusing on Social Security and criminal defense. He also represents several non-profit organizations, small businesses, and the Dearborn County Solid Waste Management District. Doug was on the Indiana Public Defender Council Board of Directors from 1996 to 2008 and Chairman from 2006...

KENT FRANDSEN has practiced with the firm since 1977, concentrating in civil litigation, electric utility, zoning and land use, and education law. Following graduation from law school in 1975, Mr. Frandsen served as a law clerk to The Honorable James E. Noland, Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.

Mr. Frandsen has tried nearly 100 civil jury trials in state and federal courts, representing both plaintiffs and defendants. He has represented parties on appeal in over fifty cases in state and federal appellate courts. In three cases he has persuaded the Indiana Supreme Court...

Carol Nemeth Joven’s practice focuses on plaintiffs’ complex civil litigation, including antitrust and other business disputes, professional malpractice, civil rights, and personal injury. She has extensive experience as a litigator, having tried cases and argued appeals in state and federal courts. Carol formerly served as a Deputy Attorney General in the Office of the Attorney General of Indiana, where she represented the state, its agencies and employees in trial and appellate litigation, including over two hundred appeals. Carol also previously served as a Judicial Law Clerk for Judge John Baker of the Indiana Court of Appeals. Carol is actively involved...

Price Waicukauski Joven & Catlin, LLC is an Indianapolis based law firm focused on representing plaintiffs in complex cases. Our experienced lawyers practice in the following areas: Class Actions, Business Litigation, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Property Rights Litigation. Henry is the principal member at Price Waicukauski Joven & Catlin, LLC and has become the authority on class action, property rights, and personal injury litigation in Indianapolis.

Call: 317-429-0210 Email: Jason@wischmeyerlaw.com

As a personal injury, bankruptcy and business attorney, I have served as a trusted advisor and advocate clients for over 15 years serving them in a multitude of roles from boardrooms, negotiations, contracts and skilled advocacy in the courtroom. Providing cost-effective representation seeking resolutions to issues that make sense for my clients has been a staple in my representation.

I am a graduate of Indiana University School of Law and the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. I represents small businesses, large corporations, and individuals in a variety of legal matters throughout...

ALEASHA BOLING joined Parr Richey Frandsen Patterson Kruse in 2014 as an associate, concentrating her practice in the areas of utility and business law. Ms. Boling graduated summa cum laude from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in May 2014. During law school, Ms. Boling contributed to the Indiana Law Review, serving as a member of the Editorial Board in her final year, and advised lower-level students through the Dean’s Tutorial Society. In addition, she clerked for two law firms during law school, including Parr Richey.

Prior to attending law school, Ms. Boling was a...

J. Michael Deweese began as a law clerk in 2015 before joining the firm in 2016 as an Associate, concentrating his practice in the areas of utility and business law, including commercial and business litigation. Mr. Deweese graduated magna cum laude from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in May 2016. During his time in law school, Mr. Deweese served as a note development editor on the Indiana Law Review and advised lower-level students through the Dean’s Tutorial Society.

Prior to attending law school, Mr. Deweese graduated summa cum laude from Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus with a Bachelor...

Ned is a member of Cohen & Malad, LLP’s Mass Tort/Products Liability, Personal Injury, and Business Litigation teams. Ned has experience representing the victims of dangerous drugs and medical devices, aviation disasters, automobile and tractor trailer accidents, drownings, day-care negligence, and medical malpractice. Ned has also represented individuals and organizations in a variety of business disputes.

Ned has served on multiple trial teams, secured favorable decisions from multiple state and federal trial courts, and served in leadership roles in several multi-district litigations and class actions, including:

- Co-Lead of Narrative Committee; discovery and law & briefing committees, In Re: Zofran (Ondansetron)...

Attorney Nicholas E. Plopper has been practicing law since 2008, became partner at Plopper & Partners, LLP as of 2010. He is admitted to practice by the Indiana State Bar (2008); U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. His practice areas include: Estate Planning and Administration; Real Estate; Business Law; Corporate Law; Entertainment Law and Civil Litigation.

Nicholas Plopper completed his undergraduate studies from Indiana University in 1999 where he earned a B.A. in Telecommunications. He was awarded his Juris Doctorate from California Western School of Law in San Diego in 2006....

At Adler Law LLC, Michael J. Adler is committed to protecting and furthering the interests of individuals and businesses in a variety of legal matters. From his Indianapolis office, compassionate elder law lawyer Mr. Adler brings over 15 years of experience and substantial trial work to his practice, along with a reputation for integrity, professionalism, and dedication. Mr. Adler maintains strong ties to the community as a member of the Indianapolis Bar Association and a Vigo County Trial Deputy Prosecutor. In addition to assisting young families and senior citizens as an Indianapolis estate planning lawyer, he also is highly skilled...

RANDY HOLT practices in the areas of corporate law and governance, electric cooperative law, corporate formation, mergers and acquisitions, utility law, commercial contracts, real estate transactions and employment law. Mr. Holt has previous work experience in the areas of business administration, purchasing, human resources and labor relations in the public and private sector.

Mr. Holt is a member of the Indiana State Bar Association, the Indianapolis Bar Association, the Electric Cooperative Bar Association, and is a former consumer member of the Indiana Board of Accountancy. Mr. Holt is admitted to practice in the state of Indiana, the Northern and Southern Districts...

S. Adam Long is a native of Boonville, Indiana. Adam graduated from the University of Southern Indiana in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and received his J.D. in 2006 after attending St. Thomas University School of Law in Miami, Florida and Indiana University School of Law at Indianapolis. Adam was admitted to the Indiana bar in 2006 and has also been admitted practice before the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Indiana. In 2012, Adam became a Certified Family Law Mediator. Adam is the County Attorney for Warrick County, Indiana and shares the attorney...