WTBFS LAW - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Indianapolis
Ann Marie Waldron is a member at Waldron Tate Bowen Spandau LLC. Ann Marie focuses her practice on personal injury, medical malpractice, and business/real estate transactions and litigation. Ann Marie was selected as a Super Lawyer in 2020 and 2021.
Among her most notable successes, Ann Marie served as lead counsel in a case involving a client who suffered catastrophic injuries from an accident caused by a drunk driver that left the 32-year-old plaintiff a quadriplegic. Ann Marie and her team were able to secure a verdict of more than $35 million, which stands as one of the largest personal injury verdicts ever awarded in Indiana. This verdict was recognized as the 57 th highest jury verdict nationwide in 2017. In addition, she has handled numerous other claims in which she recovered substantial settlements and awards for her clients.
Ann Marie Waldron received her B.A. from the University of Notre Dame in 1991 and her J.D., magna cum laude, from Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis in 1995, where she served as the first Symposium Editor of the Indiana Law Review and was a member of the Order of the Barristers. Immediately following law school, she clerked for Hon. Robert H. Staton, Court of Appeals of Indiana.
Ann Marie is a member of the Indianapolis and Indiana State ( Past Chair, GP, Solo & Small Firm Section; Chair, Solo & Small Firm Conference) bar associations. She has been active in the Notre Dame Club Of Indianapolis and its Notre Dame Lawyers Committee.
In her spare time, she enjoys traveling and is an avid scuba diver, diving throughout the Caribbean, South America and on the Great Barrier Reef. When she isn't travelling she spends time golfing, watching sports, riding motorcycles and enjoying time with her husband as an empty nester now that their 6 children are grown.
Ann Marie and her husband are currently in the middle of completing the Great Loop on their boat MADMAKS' Inheritance. ("MADMAK" are the initials of their children, Misty, Adam, Drew, Miles, Amelia & Katie whose inheritance is being spent on the boat!). For more information about their journeys you can follow their blog at www.twoboatinglawyers.com
Benjamin A. Spandau is a member at Waldron Tate Bowen Spandau. Ben focuses his practice on commercial real estate, business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, financing law, and entity formation and maintenance. Ben was selected to the Rising Star List by Super Lawyers in 2020, 2021, and 2022.
Ben attended and graduated from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law where he competed in Moot Court. While clerking for two notable law firms in law school, Ben expanded his knowledge and experience in title and real estate matters. Prior to entering law school, Ben graduated from IUPUI with a Bachelor of Arts.
Ben has made his home in Moorseville, Indiana with his loving and supportive wife and son. Ben serves on many boards throughout Indianapolis and Indiana State bar associations where he champions for newly formed solo and small law firms and the continued expansion and evolution of the legal profession in general.
In his free time, Ben enjoys gardening where he grows everything from tropical plants to tomatoes to hops. Ben also enjoys brewing beer, and being active with his friends and family.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association
Brandon E. Tate is a member at Waldron Tate Bowen Spandau LLC. Brandon focuses his practice on trials, personal injury, wrongful death, Section 1983 constitutional violation claims against state and local entities (such as claims against the Indiana Department of Child Services and claims against cities and counties/police departments for police action shootings resulting in death, excessive force resulting in serious bodily injury, and deaths/catastrophic injuries of bystanders resulting from high- speed chases), and life insurance denials (both non-ERISA and ERISA policies). Brandon represents injured Hoosiers and their families throughout the State of Indiana striving to help them through their most difficult times with a drive to help those affected by an injury or loss. Brandon has been selected to the Rising Star List by Super Lawyers in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022.
Brandon was named the Max Goodwin Young Lawyer Award recipient by the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association for 2021.
Brandon regularly works with other attorneys around the state both formally as co- counsel and informally in the progression of the advancement of Indiana laws for injured Hoosiers. He is dedicated to the constitutional rights of open access to the courts and equal protection under the law for all persons in Indiana, and strives to protect those in all his cases looking to obtain verdicts that could effectuate change.
Brandon earned his Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. While in law school, Brandon earned the Pro Bono Program's Gold Level award, the Norman Lefstein Award of Excellence, for amassing more than two-hundred (200) Pro Bono hours. Brandon was also an active member of the international legal honor society, Phi Delta Phi, Wilkie Inn Chapter. Brandon earned his Bachelor of Science, cum laude, in Political Science with a minor in Economics from Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina. During his time at Clemson University, Brandon was a member of the National Political Science Honor Society, Pi Sigma Alpha.
Brandon is an active member of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association as a Sustaining Member and member of the Young Lawyers Section, Indiana State Bar Association as a Sustaining Member, and the Indianapolis Bar Association. Brandon currently serves on various committees for the ISBA Solo-Small Firm Conference, including serving as the vice-chair of the Conference, and is the chair of the ISBA Young Lawyer Section Council. Brandon has taught Bar Review courses preparing Indiana Bar Exam takers for the February and July Bar Exams. Brandon is involved in additional committees and events focusing on the development and transition of law students into practice of law and the development of young lawyers.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Attorney
- Member of the Indiana State Bar Association
Holt Hovde is an associate attorney at Waldron Tate Bowen Spandau LLC practicing in the areas of personal injury, medical malpractice, real estate, business, and construction.
Holt received his B.A. from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana and his J.D. from Indiana University McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis, Indiana. While at Indiana University Holt was a member of Sigma Chi and Steering Committee for the IU Student Foundation. As a member of the Steering Committee, Holt led major university projects and events that inspire support of Indiana University - including the nationally recognized Little 500. While at IU McKinney School of Law, Holt served as a note candidate and associate editor for the Indiana Health Law Review and worked as an extern for the honorable Robert Altice. Holt also clerked at Waldron Tate Bowen Spandau LLC during his final year of law school, where he gained valuable experience before joining the firm.
Holt Hovde is currently a member of the Indiana State Bar Association, Indianapolis Bar Association, and the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association. Holt is also a council member of the ISBA Young Lawyer Section Council. As a dedicated Hoosier and Indianapolis native, Holt plans to continuously expand his involvement in the Indianapolis community.
Holt Hovde is currently licensed to practice law in the State of Indiana.
When Holt is not working, he enjoys playing golf, traveling, spending time with friends and family, and taking care of his dog Rhett. Holt also enjoys cheering on his Indiana Hoosiers and Indianapolis Colts.
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Job Titles:
- Associate
- Attorney
- Member of the Indiana State Bar Association
Katie Piscione is an associate attorney at Waldron Tate Bowen Spandau LLC practicing in the areas of personal injury, medical malpractice, constitutional violations, real estate, business, and construction handling matters in state court and federal court having tried a jury through verdict in the Indiana Southern District Court.
Katie Piscione is a member of the Indiana State Bar Association, the Indianapolis Bar Association, and the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association. Katie is a committee member for the Solo Small Firm Conference of the ISBA and a member of the Young Lawyer Section Council of the ISBA.
Job Titles:
- Member of the American Bar Association
Kevin M. Bowen is a member at Waldron Tate Bowen Spandau LLC. Kevin focuses his practice on personal injury, wrongful death, and insurance claim litigation. Kevin represents injured Hoosiers and their families throughout the state of Indiana. Kevin has been recognized as a "Rising Star" by Indiana Super Lawyers® for the last six years (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022).
Kevin was born in Dearborn County and raised in the city of Lawrenceburg, Indiana. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Public Management from Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental Affairs. During his time at Indiana University, Kevin was a member of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity.
Kevin earned his Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, where he served as an Executive Member of the Environmental Law Society. While in law school, Kevin worked in the Indianapolis community as a Certified Legal Intern in the Indiana University Criminal Defense Clinic. Kevin was also a member of the International Legal Honor Society, Phi Delta Phi, Wilkie Inn Chapter, and served as Chairman of the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law section of the American Bar Association's Client Counseling Competition.
Kevin is an active member of the American Bar Association, Boone County Bar Association, Indiana State Bar Association (ISBA), Indianapolis Bar Association (IndyBar), and the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (ITLA). Kevin is a co-chair and committee member of various subcommittees of the ISBA Solo-Small Firm Conference Committee and the IndyBar Solo-Small Firm Committee. Kevin is currently the Vice-President of the Boone County Bar Association (BCBA). Kevin and his family reside in Zionsville.
Matt Land is Of-Counsel at Waldron Tate Bowen Spandau LLC. Matt's practice focuses on commercial real estate and business transactions, as well as appellate litigation and complex general litigation. The modern practice of law has led many attorneys to singularly focus on either transactions or litigation. However, Matt views these not as disparate disciplines, but two sides of a single coin. This understanding, that the practice of law is an integrated whole, came from his varied experiences as a lawyer, a business owner, and a soldier in the United States Army.
After law school, Matt began his practice at the Indiana Supreme Court as Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Justice Geoffrey G. Slaughter. It was here that he had the privilege of being trained by one of Indiana's great appellate judges and practitioners. Every day was spent debating, deciding, and then drafting the future of Indiana's legal landscape. However, Matt went to law school to advise clients-to counsel them. The honor of helping to decide the law for all Hoosiers was too far removed from his original goal of helping individual clients.
After leaving the Indiana Supreme Court, Matt joined a large national law firm's Commercial Real Estate group. Here he learned how business transactions are done at the highest level with a national firm of historic Indianapolis roots. During his tenure at a large national law firm, Matt was part of more than a billion dollars of transactions. However, the nature of a national practice brought with it two consequences that he wanted to avoid. First, he wanted clients that were more akin to who he was before law school-a hardworking business owner that grew something out of nothing. Second, at a national firm, the transaction attorney steps away when trouble arises and hands the reigns over to the litigator. Matt wanted to counsel his client no matter if they were forming a deal at the conference table or saving one in court.
With the lessons of the Supreme Court and Big Law in hand, Matt decided to create the practice he always wanted-a practice that takes the sophisticated nuance of a national transactions practice, tempers it with the practicality of an entrepreneur, and with the loyalty and duty of a soldier, stays by your side when it is time to go to court and fight.