NLKJ - Key Persons
Anthony focuses on business and corporate law, estate planning, probate, real estate and land use. He assists his business clients in forming or purchasing a business. He provides estate planning by drafting Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney and other advance directives. Through his practice in estate administration, he provide guidance to families of the deceased. He also assists clients with their real estate needs and issues, such as zoning, property tax, landlord-tenant disputes, mortgage foreclosures and the sale or purchase of real estate.
Practice Areas
Corporate / Business Law, Estate Planning / Elder Law, Medicaid planning and Guardianships for adults and children, Real Estate
David has successfully overseen both plaintiff and defense work in cases involving injury or death from vehicle accidents, product defects and slip/fall accidents. He also has extensive experience in medical malpractice claims. David has represented at trial individuals in state and federal criminal cases including murder, drug offenses, kidnapping, burglary, robbery, fraud, forgery, driving while intoxicated, arson, battery, wire fraud, white collar crimes and Controlled Substance Act offenses. He was a La Porte County Public Defender for over twenty-five years. David is also an experienced certified mediator, acting as a mediator in numerous civil cases.
Practice Areas
Criminal Law, Litigation, Mediation, Personal Injury
Jim provides thoughtful, comprehensive succession plans for clients who are business owners. Jim assists clients in estate planning, including the preparation of trusts, Wills and advanced directives. Jim will prepare estate planning documents which are understandable and tailored to meet the needs of his clients. Jim also counsels business owners regarding mergers, acquisitions, and the sale of businesses, as well as clients interested in starting new businesses. Jim has formed hundreds of business entities and has routinely helped clients with the sale or purchase of real estate, both commercial and domestic. In addition, Jim has extensive experience in preparing federal estate tax returns and in counseling clients in Medicaid planning and transactions related to it.
Practice Areas
Corporate / Business Law, Estate Planning / Elder Law, Medicaid planning and Guardianships for adults and children, Real Estate
Kristina practices family law, representing clients in domestic relation matters involving divorce, legal separation, paternity, child custody, parenting time disputes, child support, guardianships, grandparent visitation actions, protective order proceedings and appellate proceedings. Kristina also practices adoption law and has experience with various types of adoptions, including newborn adoption, foster parent adoptions, stepparent adoptions, interstate adoptions and finalization of international adoptions. She has tried hundreds of divorce and paternity proceedings and has also successfully mediated numerous divorce proceedings to resolution. She also advised clients of health care regulations and represents health care providers in medical malpractice claims.
Practice Areas
Family Law, Litigation
Martin is now retired from the practice of law. He represented clients in a variety of complex litigation matters involving Civil Litigation, Business Litigation, Criminal Defense (including complex "white collar" crimes), Insurance Defense, Government Agency Defense, and Employment and Civil Rights cases. He tried civil and criminal cases in both state and federal courts.
Practice Areas
Real Estate, Corporate / Business Law, Estate Planning / Elder Law, Litigation
Matt takes whatever steps are necessary to understand your situation, including your goals and objectives, so that he can respond appropriately and cost-effectively to your legal needs. He represents clients in real estate and business transactions, as well as in lawsuits involving real estate and business disputes. He assists clients in the purchase, sale, and leasing of real estate and in business mergers and acquisitions. He provides guidance to clients forming partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies. He also provides estate planning, including drafting wills, trusts, powers of attorney, living wills, and other advance directives, as well as probate matters. Matt is an experienced litigator and tries cases before juries and judges in state and federal courts. He also represents clients before administrative agencies and handles mediations and arbitrations.
Practice Areas
Corporate / Business Law, Estate Planning / Elder Law, Litigation, Real Estate
Nick has extensive experience in representing clients for claims of personal injury, property damage and wrongful death in both state and federal courts. Nick also has experience representing employers and employees in employment matters in state and federal courts, and employers in labor negotiations. He is knowledgeable in age, sex and disability employment claims as well as claims alleging violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. A former deputy public defender for La Porte County, Nick now serves as a federal public defender under the Criminal Justice Act for the Northern District of Indiana. He is also experienced in appellate work and has argued before the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the Indiana Court of Appeals, and the Indiana Supreme Court. In addition, Nick represents various school corporations and serves as the City Attorney for the City of La Porte.
Practice Areas
Criminal Law, Labor and Employment Law, Litigation, Personal Injury, School Law and Municipal Law
Bill is sensitive to the many and complex ways school administrators are challenged. He uses a team approach utilizing multiple NLKJ attorneys to provide sound advice and protection to his school clients. He represents thirteen (13) public school corporations as well as private schools. Because of his experience in school law, he has been a frequent speaker at the Indiana School Board Association's School Law Seminar and the Indiana School Board Association's Summer Academy. Bill is the current chairman of the Indiana Council of School Attorneys (I-COSA).
Practice Areas
School Law and Municipal Law