Putnamville Lawyers

Howard is a native of Fort Wayne, Indiana. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Indiana University in 1989. Howard graduated from Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis with a J.D. degree in 1993. Following law school, he received a prestigious offer to serve as a judicial law clerk on the Indiana Supreme Court. While at the Court from 1993- 1994, he worked for the Honorable Richard M. Givan wherein he analyzed and researched legal issues on appeal and drafted memoranda for published majority opinions. Howard is a founder and partner of Coleman Stevenson & Montel, LLP where he...

Morgan is a graduate of Carthage College, a liberal arts school in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where she received her BA in Psychology with a minor in Business Administration. She earned her law degree from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law while working full-time in the legal department of a local trucking company. After law school, Morgan gained valuable experience in both insurance defense and criminal defense before joining Harshman Ponist. Morgan specializes in business and commercial transactions, entity formation, LLCs, corporate law, and nonprofit organizations, with a focus on tax-exempt and 501(c)(3) organizations. Her background in an in-house legal...

Keith lives in Carmel, Indiana with his wife and four children. He represents individual and institutional investors in disputes against their broker or brokerage firm.

Steele Legal Group is a general practice law firm specializing in Family Law, Personal Injury cases and Civil Litigation. Owned and operated by attorney David J. Steele, the Steele Legal Group provides professional and aggressive legal representation for every client. For just under a decade I have guided my representation of clients based on three very simple concepts where I see other attorneys fail. First, every phone call gets returned, with neither exception nor fail. Second, your file will never sit idly on my desk collecting dust. Once retained by a client, I ensure that...

Clifton Dennis was admitted to the Indiana State Bar in October 2009. He received his law degree from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 2009. In addition, Clifton received his undergraduate degree from Indiana University-Bloomington with distinction in 2006, receiving his Bachelors of Science in Public Affairs, with a concentration in Legal Studies.

Clifton is a member of the Indiana Bar Association, the Indianapolis Bar Association, and the Former President of the Indiana Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA).

He has volunteered for such organizations as the Ruth Lilly...

I have lived and worked my whole life in Indianapolis, and I am extremely proud to be a Hoosier. I care very deeply about my community and the people that live in it.

I have spent my entire legal career representing individuals who have been injured and families who have lost a loved one, and I purposefully chose this area of law because it affords me the opportunity and the privilege to make a real and meaningful difference in the lives of people from all walks of life. I am deeply fulfilled when I am able to help make life a...

FRANK DEVEAU serves as co-chair of Taft's Environmental Practice and represents clients in relation to all aspects of environmental law. He advises and defends clients in relation to environmental litigation involving private parties, and federal and state government. He has assisted clients in administrative proceedings, obtaining and maintaining compliance with solid and hazardous waste permits, air permits, CFO, CAFO and water discharge permits. Mr. Deveau authored The Indiana Guide to Underground Storage Tanks (Published by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce) which has been utilized by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management and private practitioners throughout Indiana. He also routinely advises...

I am a 1984 graduate of the Indiana University School of Law in Bloomington. I have focused on criminal defense and family law for the majority of my thirty years of experience. I have handled many jury trials and filed many appeals before the Court of Appeals and the Indiana Supreme Court. I have been a speaker on multiple occasions covering topics of motions practice, speedy trial rights, evidentiary issues, and due process analysis. I have worked for the firms of McClure and Kammen, Laudig George, Rutherford & Sipes and Ice Miller obtaining experience and knowledge in...

I founded Hankins Law after working in the Washington, D.C. area as an attorney for a well-respected, litigation-focused law firm. While in D.C., I handled complex proceedings, which often required the interpretation of complicated business and estate planning documents. During my practice, I consistently observed a need in the legal field for accessible attorneys offering individualized counsel and real-world options to resolve legal issues. Legal problems are unique, and solutions must be tailored to each specific issue. With this in mind, I founded Hankins Law. I can assure any prospective...

Steven graduated from the University of Utah in 2003 with degrees in Political Science and Public Relations. In 2009, he graduated from Indiana University Robert McKinney School of Law. That same year, he was admitted to the Indiana State Bar and the Southern District of Indiana Federal Court. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Indiana State Bar Association, and the Indianapolis Bar Association. Steven concentrates his practice in criminal defense, including OWI Defense. Family Law where he focuses on divorce and custody cases. He also handles personal injury cases. Steven...

Taylor was born and raised in Southern Indiana. He is the second of five children. At the age of five tragedy struck the Ivy household when his father was severely injured in an ATV accident. Because of this traumatic experience, Taylor decided he wanted to help families impacted by injuries the way his was. Growing up on the White River, Taylor spent a lot of his childhood fishing, hunting, and helping his grandparents around the cabin. At the age of thirteen he went to work in the melon fields of Owensville, Indiana. In high school he attended the Southern Indiana Career...

Norman was born in Indianapolis, Indiana where he attended Crooked Creek Elementary School and Westlane Junior High. Norman and his family moved to Nashville, Tennessee when he was 12 years of age. While in Nashville Norman attended Whites Creek High School where he was inducted into the National Honor Society. Throughout his entire high school career he participated in track and field. During freshmen tryouts, he ran a 4.39 second forty yard dash and a 9.6 second one hundred yard dash when qualifying for the team. His events included the 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, 400 meter...

I was born and raised in Southport, Indiana and a proud graduate of Southport High School. I later graduated with distinction from Kelley School of Business before resuming my studies at Indiana University McKinney School of Law. I am a member of Greenwood Christian Church, volunteer for the Neighborhood Legal Christian Legal Clinic, and on the Board of Directors for the Aeronautical Center of Technology located at the Greenwood Airport. My focus is on labor and employment law, though I have years of experience in personal injury, business law, and real estate and probate matters. I have been representing clients throughout...

Our firm handles personal injury, bankruptcy, social security disability, estate planning, Wills and Estates, Immigration, real estate and criminal defense matters. Scott E. Racop is a graduate of Indiana State University (BA) and Indiana University School of Law Bloomington (JD). Mr. Racop has 27 years of legal experience. Mr. Racop established Racop Law Offices, P.C. in 1996. Mr. Racop has extensive jury trial experience in both civil and criminal cases and is admitted to practice in the Southern and Northern District Courts of Indiana, the Southern and Central Districts Courts of Illinois, the State of Indiana, and the 7th Circuit...

My solo practice serves consumers in the south metro Indianapolis area, extending into the adjacent rural communities. The focus of my practice is consumer debt. I possess experience representing both consumer creditors and consumer debtors. As a result, I understand the practical realities of the consumer debt legal environment quite well. Prospective clients are evaluated for the suitability of a bankruptcy filing, but also counseled on the availability of alternative and complimentary courses of action. I practice foreclosures for defense and diversion into loan modification or other appropriate lender loss mitigation programs. I represent...

Randy Sevenish is an Indiana personal injury lawyer who has devoted his practice to defending the rights of accident victims throughout the state of Indiana, whether involved in auto, truck or motorcycle cases. A former police Captain, Randy has devoted his life's work to defending citizens and holding those who cause injuries through negligence and insurance companies who try to deny rightful compensation accountable for their actions.

John has a B.A. in Spanish and Communications from the University of Louisville and worked as an editor for a decade before returning to school and earning his J.D. from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law. He is a member of Kentucky Bar Association and the Kentucky Justice Association.

Kaitlin Coons holds a B.A. with triple majors in Psychology, Communications, and Telecommunications from Indiana University and a J.D. from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. In law school, she served as the Assistant Chief Justice for her school’s moot court tournament and a tutor for the Dean’s Tutorial Society in Civil Procedure. She has experience in a wide variety of practice areas including: subrogation, criminal law, intellectual property, business law, and litigation. Kaitlin is licensed to practice in Indiana.

Employment and business litigator in Indiana.

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...

Since 1992, I have advised business clients and executives regarding business disputes and represented them in court and arbitration. I work collaboratively with clients to achieve cost-effective resolutions of disputes, whether in litigation, arbitration, mediation or otherwise. I regularly counsel and advise media organizations on media law issues, including rights of access and litigation avoidance, and represent media organizations in litigation involving the First Amendment, defamation, rights of privacy and publicity and copyright and trademark enforcement. I defend banks and financial institutions in litigation, as well as attorneys, insurance brokers and other professionals against claims of negligence...