Osgood Lawyers

I handle appeals in all federal and Indiana state appellate courts, in both civil and criminal proceedings. Besides Indiana courts, I also practice regularly in the the United States Courts of Appeals for the Seventh and Eighth Circuits, and have also worked on appeals in most of the other federal circuits as well as the United States Supreme Court. Appealing a case requires different skills than preparing for a trial. On appeal, the court does not hear new evidence but looks only at the facts that were presented to the trial court. It decides the case based on the established facts...

Andrew J Thompson was licensed to practice in Indiana in 1990. He had previously passed the Uniform Certified Public Accounting examination in 1985, while working for KPMG Peat Marwick as a Tax Specialist. Mr. Thompson is an entrepreneur, long time estate planner, former trust officer, business owner, and experienced general practice attorney. The Thompson Law Office provides service to families and businesses with the goal of helping them achieve the best results in line with their goals. The practice is founded on a collaborative approach where the client always makes the decisions. Areas of practice...

Heidee Prosser is an Associate Immigration Attorney working with the firm at our Indianapolis office. She has been working in immigration law at different leading immigration law firms since 2017 and joined the Law Offices of Vivek Malik in early 2020. She has assisted in all aspects of immigration law, including business, family, asylum, DACA, U-Visas, and removal defense work. She has processed and filed applications, petitions, appeals, and motions with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the United States Department of State (DOS) and the United States Department of Labor (DOL).

Heidee graduated from St. Louis University School...

After graduation from law school, I began working as a law clerk for the Honorable Andrew P. Rodovich, who served as a Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana in Hammond, Lake County Indiana. I had a chance to see some of the best civil and criminal trial attorneys in action and deal with a broad and diverse range of legal issues, such as: environmental litigation, serious personal injury claims, civil rights claims, preliminary injunctions and complex criminal pre-trial motions. Following my service as a law clerk, I worked as Deputy Prosecutor for...

Michael Lakes joined our Indianapolis office in July of 2024. Before that, he was employed with the Indiana Department of Child Services providing legal services to field staff to help promote compliance with Indiana law and child welfare. As soon as he graduated from law school, Michael joined a general practice firm in Martinsville, IN where he represented clients in criminal, civil, and family law. Mr. Lakes was raised in Connersville, IN. He now lives in Indianapolis with his wife, son, and daughter. EDUCATION Indiana University McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, IN Juris Doctor, 2021 Full Tuition Award Student Bar Association 1L Representative Student Bar...

A native of Osceola, Indiana, Andrew has focused his practice in the area of Criminal Defense at the trial, appellate and post-conviction stages since his graduation from Indiana University School of law in 1998.

Attorney Adil Shah has made it his life’s mission to be an advocate for those in need. As a trial lawyer, he focuses on representing victims of catastrophic injuries and families mourning the loss of a loved one because of a wrongful death. In the wake of these unimaginable circumstances, a family not only needs skilled legal assistance, but a compassionate advocate to help in any way possible. When you are our client, you are part of our family, and that is exactly how you are treated by Adil and his team. Whether that means making house calls, coming to...

Stan Wruble was inspired to become a lawyer after reading To Kill a Mockingbird at a young age. Like Atticus Finch, he fights for people during the most difficult times of their lives. Stan has been fighting for those clients with toughness, tenacity, and compassion since 1997. He has represented clients charged across the spectrum of alleged crimes – misdemeanor through murder – in both state and federal courts. He has tried more than 60 cases to jury verdict. “I am beyond thankful that Stan was at my initial court hearing and offered me his help. He helped me get out...

Mr. French is a partner with the firm's Litigation Practice Group. Mr. French is a trial lawyer and certified mediator, who has represented clients in federal and state court lawsuits in many United States jurisdictions. Mr. French advises businesses and individuals of the strategies available to execute goals for resolution of disputes that require court intervention. Mr. French has represented clients in a wide variety of complex litigation matters, including class actions, intellectual property misappropriation, securities violations, commercial and business transactions, shareholder disputes, employee non-competes, real estate development disputes, and governmental enforcement proceedings.

Doug earned his law degree from Syracuse University, in 2002. At Syracuse, he graduated summa cum laude (1st in his class) and served as Editor-in-Chief of the Syracuse Law Review. Doug began his legal career as a litigator with two large Midwest law firms, where he practiced commercial litigation. In 2005, Doug started his own law practice, focused primarily on small business, divorce, family law and other business and personal legal services. In 2009, Doug began developing his mediation practice: Providence Mediation. As a mediator, Doug strives to help couples avoid the stress and expense that the traditional divorce process...

Nathan A. Leach is the managing partner at Herrin & Leach where his practice is devoted to family building through adoption and assisted reproductive technology matters. Nate is a proud fellow of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, an invitation-only national organization of attorneys who have distinguished themselves in the field of adoption law. Nate graduated with honors from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale in 2001 and the Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis in 2005. While in law school, Nate served as an editor for the Indiana Law Review. Nate has consistently been named a Rising Star by Indiana Super...

Philosophy: I Care About Your Legal Concerns. Sole practitioner of Little Law Office. Civil Litigation and Trial Practice experience. Involved in Indiana legal market since 1991. Adjunct Professor of Pre-Law at Marian University, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Spencer was born and raised in Florida, but has been a proud Indiana resident since coming to Bloomington to attend law school in 2003. Spencer represented indigent clients in the Community Legal Clinic while attending law school. After graduating from Indiana University School of Law in 2006, Spencer moved to Indianapolis and began his litigation career focusing on defending personal injury actions. Spencer also has experience litigating family law matters. However, Spencer soon realized his true passion was to spend his time fighting for severely injured individuals against insurance companies and large corporations. In 2010, Spencer proudly joined Hensley Legal...

Principle: Eugene C. Hollander Email:ehollander@eugenehollander.com Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Litigation; General Practice. Admitted: 1973, Indiana Law School: Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis, J.D. College: Indiana University, B.A. EUGENE C. HOLLANDER has been a practicing Indiana attorney for over 39 years (since 1973). During this time he has conducted over 120 major felony criminal and civil trials. He has prepared, filed and argued over 150 major felony criminal appeals, and civil appeals to the Indiana Court of Appeals, and the Indiana Supreme Court. For 17 years he served as a felony court public defender in the Superior Courts of Marion County, Indianapolis, Indiana. He has represented individuals...

James (Jamie) Edgar is a seasoned criminal defense lawyer with about 30 years trial experience. He practices in both State and Federal courts and has handled some of the most complicated criminal cases to be filed in these courts. He takes relatively few cases so that he and his professional staff and focus more exclusively on getting the best result for you. He also will help you identify the root causes behind your arrest to help make sure this is the last time you find yourself in a criminal courtroom.