John Starbuck
Dr. John Marlow Starbuck is the founder and owner of the Starbuck Law Firm. Starbuck holds numerous degrees including a B.A. from Indiana University Indianapolis, an M.A. from Penn State, a Ph.D. from Penn State, and a J.D. from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. Prior to beginning his legal career as an attorney, Starbuck was a researcher at the Indiana University School of Dentistry, a lecturer at Indiana University Northwest, and a professor at the University of Central Florida.
Before starting the Starbuck Law Firm, Starbuck worked as a prosecutor and focused on child support, juvenile delinquency, and felony cases. Starbuck also worked at a large law-firm that specialized in insurance defense. These positions provided Starbuck with first-hand knowledge and experience in understanding criminal, family law, and personal injury cases. Starbuck uses the comprehension and understanding gleaned from his prior experiences to benefit his clients.
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
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Free Consultation
Consultation is free. Most cases retainer-based. - Credit Cards Accepted
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Contingent Fees
Contingent fee arrangement on personal injury cases. -
Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Payment via check, credit, or debit cards is available through StarbuckLawFirm.com
- Indiana
- Indiana Supreme Court
- ID Number: 37588-79
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Associate Attorney
- Kightlinger & Gray
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- Focused on insurance defense law and personal injury law.
- Deputy Prosecutor
- Cass County Prosecutor's Office
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- Prosecuted and worked Juvenile law, Title IV-D and child support, F6/F5 Nonsupport of Dependents, and several other higher level felony cases including an attempted murder and several drug dealing cases.
- Professor
- University of Central Florida
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- Taught anthropology and statistics courses.
- Visiting Lecturer
- Indiana University - Indiana University-Northwest
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- Taught Anthropology undergraduate classes.
- Indiana University School of Dentistry
- Post-Doctoral Research (2014) | Craniofacial Morphometrics
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- Honors: Numerous publications.
- Activities: Supervised lab personnel and conducted research.
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- Pennsylvania State University - University Park
- Ph.D. (2012) | Biological Anthropology
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- Honors: National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Award
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- Pennsylvania State University - University Park
- M.A. (2009) | Anthropology
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- Honors: National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.
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- Indiana University - Indiana University/Purdue University at Indianapolis
- B.A. (2005) | Anthropology
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- Honors: Dean's List and Anthropology Academic Achievement Award.
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- Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Award
- National Science Foundation
- Graduate Research Fellowship
- National Science Foundation
- Website
- Starbuck Law Firm, LLC
