Estate, trust, business, and elder law attorney. Practicing with Jennifer J. Hawkins as a law partner for 30 years and a marriage partner for 35 years.
Admitted to practice law in Indiana (1992) and Illinois (2012).
Illinois State Bar Association: Member, Business Advice and Financial Planning; Elder Law; Real Estate Law; Trusts and Estates; and Alternative Dispute Resolution Sections.
Indiana State Bar Association: Member and Past Chair of the Probate, Trust & Real Property Section; Member of Elder Law, Business Law, and Agricultural Law Sections
Sullivan County Bar Association: Member
Terre Haute Bar Association: Member
INDIANA LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING AND ADVOCACY CONTRIBUTIONS:
PUBLICATION:
Henry's Indiana Probate Law and Practice, John A. Cremer, Daniel R. Gordon, James W. Martin, and Jeff R. Hawkins, Matthew Bender, 2021-Present
PUBLISHED ARTICLES:
- 2015 Annual Report of the President of the Indiana State Bar Association, ISBA Prez Blog, Indiana State Bar Association, 2015
- LegalZoom, Avvo, Other Companies: Friends or Foes? NCBP Panel Suggests a New View, ISBA Prez Blog, Indiana State Bar Association, 2015
- Entrepreneurial Leadership, Res Gestae, Indiana State Bar Association, 2015
- Partnership – It Can Be Bigger Than You Think, Res Gestae, Indiana State Bar Association, 2015
- TCBAB (Taking Care of Bar Association Business), ISBA Prez Blog, Indiana State Bar Association, 2015
- Let’s Celebrate Independence, ISBA Prez Blog, Indiana State Bar Association, 2015
- Indiana Lawyers, United and Strong, Res Gestae, Indiana State Bar Association, 2015
- I Checked All 3 Boxes on My Online ISBA Membership Renewal, ISBA Prez Blog, Indiana State Bar Association, 2015
- Problems? Become Part of the Solution!, Res Gestae, Indiana State Bar Association, 2015
- LDA Class 4: Ready for the Baton, ISBA Prez Blog, Indiana State Bar Association, 2015
- Hilltop Experiences of a Hoosier Lawyer, ISBA Prez Blog, Indiana State Bar Association, 2015
- Professional Liability Insurance Coverage: Setting the Record Straight, Res Gestae, Indiana State Bar Association, 2015
- Indiana Lawyers: A High Standard of Professional Conduct, ISBA Prez Blog, Indiana State Bar Association, 2015
- Those Were the Days, Res Gestae, Indiana State Bar Association, 2015
- 2015 Indiana Civic Health Index, ISBA Prez Blog, Indiana State Bar Association, 2015
- Forums: How We Communicate Now, ISBA Prez Blog, Indiana State Bar Association, 2015
- Engaging, Empowering & Launching Young Lawyers, ISBA Prez Blog, Indiana State Bar Association, 2015
- Building Bridges, ISBA Prez Blog, Indiana State Bar Association, 2015
- Let’s Keep the State of the Bench and Bar Sound, ISBA Prez Blog, Indiana State Bar Association, 2015
- Let’s Talk about Lawyer Mental Health, Res Gestae, Indiana State Bar Association, 2015
- A Holiday Wish for Peace and Joy, ISBA Prez Blog, Indiana State Bar Association, 2014
- A Force of One, Res Gestae, Indiana State Bar Association, 2014
- What Are We Defending, and from Whom?, ISBA Prez Blog, Indiana State Bar Association, 2014
- Adapt & Overcome, Res Gestae, Indiana State Bar Association, 2014
- Own It, Res Gestae, Indiana State Bar Association, 2014
- The Bar Presidency On-Ramp, ABA Life of a Leader Blog, 2014
- The Bar Leadership Ride of a Lifetime: How it Began, ABA Life of a Leader Blog, 2014
- Indiana Matrimonial Trusts: TBE Plus, Res Gestae, Indiana State Bar Association, 2011
CONTINUING EDUCATION ARTICLES & PRESENTATIONS:
- Indiana Real and Personal Property Title Passage and Creditors Rights, Indiana State Bar Association, 2022
- Creditors’ Claim Enforcement Against Decedents’ Property, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2022
- Sign Here – Executing Estate Plan Documents, Author and Co-Presenter with Elizabeth A. Homes and Mary A. Slade, Indiana State Bar Association, 2021
- Execution, Recordation, and Creditor Issues in 2020 Real Estate and Other Asset Transfers, Indianapolis Bar Association, 2020
- 2020 Title Passage & Creditors’ Rights against Decedents’ Assets, Elkhart County Estate Planning Council, 2020
- 2019 Procedural Changes for Decedents' Asset Transfers and Creditor Claims, District 10 Pro Bono Project, 2019
- Summary of Creditors' Rights in Estate Recovery – Co-Presenter with John S. Phillip, Indiana State Bar Association, 2019
- 2019 Indiana Probate Bill: New & Improved Systems to Transfer & Collect Decedents’ Assets, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2019
- 2019 Procedural Changes for Decedents' Asset Transfers and Creditor Claims, Indiana State Bar Association, 2019
- 2019 Procedural Changes for Decedents' Asset Transfers and Creditor Claims, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2019
- Collections Against Decedents’ Estates & Nonprobate Transferees After SEA 247, Indianapolis Bar Association, 2018
- Collections Against Decedents’ Estates & Nonprobate Transferees After SEA 247, Indiana State Bar Association, 2018
- Trust Issues and Guidelines For Indiana County Auditors, Assessors, and Recorders – Co-Presenter with Jeffrey S. Dible, Indiana County Assessors' Association, 2017
- Tips from the GP Hall of Fame, Indiana State Bar Association, 2016
- Planning to Make Long-Term Care Less Critical, Indiana State Bar Association, 2016
- Zooming and Rocketing Toward LLLTs and Other Competitive Challenges, Indiana State Bar Association, 2015
- Estate Planning After Death of Death Taxes, Ft. Wayne Estate Planning Council, 2014
- Farm Family Conflict: Keeping it Together when Everyone is Losing It, Midwest Women in Agriculture Conference, 2014
- More Ethics Matters for Elder Law Attorneys - Discussion with Jeff R. Hawkins and Jeffrey S. Dible, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2013
- Look Before You Leap, Indiana State Bar Association, 2013
- Estate Planning After Death of Death Taxes, Indiana State Bar Association, 2013
- Hot Tips in Estate Planning, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2012
- Estate Planning After the Death of Death Taxes, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2012
- Unification of Two Attorneys' Practices – Co-Presenter with Jennifer J. Hawkins, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2012
- Oil, Gas & CBM - Owning, Sharing & Leasing, Indiana Farm Bureau, 2012
- Hot Tips in Estate Planning, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2011
- Personal Asset Protection, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2011
- Medicaid Perspectives on Asset Ownership & Estate Recovery in Transition, Indiana State Bar Association 2011
- Wealth Transfer Tips, Tricks & Taxes, Indiana State Bar Association, 2011
- Indiana Transfer on Death Act, Estate Planning Council of Illiana, 2010
- Indiana Transfer on Death Act, Stock Yards Bank: 2010 Estate & Tax Seminar, 2010
- Creative Non-Probate Strategies in Long-Term Care Planning, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2010
- Indiana Transfer on Death Act, Indianapolis Bar Association, 2010
- Multiparty Accounts and Transfer on Death Property Act, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2009
- Elder Law Ethics, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2008
- 2008 Ethics Review, Sullivan County Bar Association, 2008
- Guardianship Law, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2008
- A Plumber’s Guide to Business Succession Planning, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2007
- Law Firm Management, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2007
- Guardianship Law, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2007
- Elder Law Ethics (Elder Law Institute), Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2004
- Elder Law Ethics (Masters Series), Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2003
- Debate on Professional Liability Insurance, Indiana State Bar Association, 2003
- Estate Planning and Administration Update, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2002
- Business Entity Formation, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2002
- Estate Planning Update, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2001
- Planning Your First Wealth Plan Under $675,000, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2001
- If the Recorder’s Records Could Only Speak, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1997
- Probate Administration and Guardianships, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1995
- Estate Planning and Probate Administration, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1993-94