Berne Lawyers

Chris gained vast experience in consumer law, debt and creditor resolution, landlord-tenant issues, as well as family law and civil litigation while working as an attorney in the Indianapolis area the past 15 years. Raised in Plymouth, Indiana, Chris obtained a Psychology degree from DePauw University, where he played college baseball and met his wife, Jennifer. They have two children, a daughter, and son, and love taking trips as a family to Disney, Universal Studios and Ft. Myers Beach. Chris graduated from Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis in 2001. At Hostetter & O’Hara, Chris focused on...

I handle a wide variety of legal issues for my clients including real estate issues, tax liens, business law, collections, accidents and personal injury. I focus on helping people who are having financial difficulties and are considering bankruptcy.I don’t just file paperwork for my clients but work with them to develop a plan to get their creditors off their back and for them to get back on their feet and get a fresh start. I will pursue your creditors who are breaking the law and I am successful in winning money damages for my clients. If you are...

During high school, Benjamin (“Ben”) Bentrup won numerous #1-in-state awards for his Spanish classes. After completing both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Spanish, he embarked upon a ten-year teaching career. Concerned about the state of religious freedom in our country, he decided to enter law school and subsequently graduated in the top quartile from Ave Maria School of Law. In law school, Ben achieved the Dean’s List twice, and scored above an A- average combined (graded on a class curve) on his research papers. He won the CALI Award for Excellence in Bioethics (top grade in class),...

Providing no-nonsense legal representation at a reasonable price for more than 25 years.

Chadwick Hill was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was admitted to the bar in 1997. His undergraduate degree was obtained from Saint Louis University and his law degree from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Detroit, Michigan in 1997.

He joined Garrison Law Firm in 2010 and has concentrated his practice in the areas of criminal and civil litigation, personal injury, and entertainment representation. Mr. Hill has litigation experience in both state and federal courts. He also represents personalities in the areas of motor sports (IndyCar series), boxing, and music industries.

Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Greg Garrison was admitted to the bar in Indiana in 1973. His undergraduate and law degrees were obtained from Indiana University in 1970 and 1973, respectively.

An experienced litigator, Greg has sat on both sides of the courtroom and has prosecuted a number of high profile criminal cases. Currently, his practice is concentrated on personal injury law, business and commercial trial work, and general litigation. In addition, he served for 20 years as a talk radio host on local WIBC.

Results-oriented, 24/7 communication and availability

Jennifer Naue attended IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law. After living in Indianapolis for a few years, Jennifer Naue practiced in White County and Benton County before making the move to Kosciusko County to be closer to her family. Jennifer invested in the community and strives for excellence in her legal representation. Jennifer Naue practices primarily in Kosciusko County and Marshall County, but for certain legal issues she can provide legal services across Indiana. Upon admission to practice law, Jennifer Naue began her legal career as a staff attorney for the Department of Child Services. After working for the State...

Kinas Law Office LLC and Mary Kinas provide timely service to employees and victims of work-related harassment and discrimination based on over 11 years of experience owning my own firm. Examples of recent matters handled: * review of employment contracts and severance agreements, with answers usually in 48 hours; * mediation of a pregnancy discrimination action with an award to my client; * unemployment compensation appeal hearing with a finding for my client; * race discrimination settlement involving dismissal from job in union shop Any contact with the law firm will be personally handled exclusively by Ms. Kinas.

I am a Hoosier, born and raised- most of my childhood was spent in Moonsville, Indiana on my Grandparent's and Great Grandparent's farm. I graduated from Anderson High School with an Academic Honors Diploma before attending Ball State University. I graduated from the Political Science Department's Legal Studies Program at Ball State University and was accepted to Thomas M. Cooley School of Law where I was awarded a Scholarship for Academic Performance. At Cooley I was a member of the U.S. Championship team for Client Counseling and Graduated Cum Laude with a specialization in Litigation in January of...

W. Scott Montross, born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 16, 1947, attended the University of Michigan on a full basketball scholarship, receiving his B.B.A. in 1969. Mr. Montross attended Indiana University and was awarded his J.D. degree in 1971.; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. District Courts, Southern District of Indiana, Southern District of Ohio and Southern District of Wisconsin.

Scott’s practice includes serious personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, products liability and aviation law.

He is a frequent lecturer and contributor on trial practice, as well as handling several landmark decisions before the Indiana Supreme and Appellate...

Belinda J. Kunczt was born in California, at Beale Air Force Base in 1971, and grew up in northern Indiana. She attended University of Miami, Florida and Ball State University where she played basketball receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Administration/Criminal Justice in 1995 from Ball State.

Her history with the firm is extensive. She started working at Montross Miller Muller Mendelson & Kennedy LLP in 1996 as a paralegal. She found helping patients injured by substandard medical care to be very rewarding. So rewarding, in fact, that she made the decision to go to law school. While in...

Nathan Miller, an Indianapolis native, graduated from Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School in 1994. He received his B.A. degree from Stetson University, DeLand, Florida in 1998 and his J.D. degree from Ohio Northern University Law School in 2002.

Nate serves clients with needs in the areas of complex medical malpractice, personal injury litigation, product liability and wrongful death.

Mr. Miller is a member of the Indianapolis Bar Association, Indiana State Bar Association, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association of Justice.

Craig Fugate is the managing partner and co-founder of the firm. Craig is a business, franchise and real estate attorney licensed to practice law in Indiana and Wisconsin. His practice focuses primarily on assisting franchisees with reviewing FDDs, franchise agreements and real estate agreementes, both leases and purcahse agreements. Craig was admitted to the bar in 2008. Since 2008, Craig has worked in and with small and medium sized companies as well as Fortune 500 companies. Craig also provides general counsel services to his clients, represents new and existing franchisees in franchise purchases and...

Amanda graduated from the Indiana University McKinney School of Law in 2009 after completing her MBA at Ball State University in 2006. Amanda is a Bankruptcy Lawyer, Commercial Real Estate Lawyer and a Nonprofit lawyer.

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...

Tamara is a 1986 graduate of the University of Notre Dame Law School and a partner in the law practice of Banik & Renner in Elkhart Indiana. Her practice focuses on Employment Discrimination, Bankruptcy (personal and business) and Social Security Disability. She has successfully represented employees in employment related matters involving major corporations such as Coca-Cola, Forrest River, Pharmacia-Upjohn, Memorial Hospital, Elkhart General Hospital, Teacher's Credit Union, and other national businesses as well as other Elkhart and South Bend Indiana businesses. The most successful representation occurs when an employee seeks guidance prior to being discharged! It is important...

Jason practices a diverse blend of litigation, including corporate, commercial, real estate, and criminal litigation. He represents consumers in bankruptcy proceedings and criminal defendants in both federal court as a member of the Criminal Justice Act Developmental Panel and state court. Jason also serves as an advisor to local government in Shelby County. In law school, Jason competed on the winning team in the Honorable Robert H. Staton Intramural Moot Court Competition, where he also won the Christopher M. Maine Advocacy Award for best advocate in the championship round. Jason has continued to use the skills he honed in law school...

John F. Townsend, III has exclusively represented individuals involved in accidents and the families of people killed due to the negligence of other people or corporations since 1996. John has taken numerous cases through jury trials and appeals. You pay no attorney fees unless we recover money on your behalf either through settlement or trial. Townsend & Townsend, LLP was founded in 1941 by John F. Townsend, Sr. and Earl C. Townsend, Jr.. Since then, three generations of Townsend attorneys have represented thousands of people in personal injury and wrongful death cases.

Michelle Smith Scott practices employment law in Indiana. She focuses on EEOC and federal employment discrimination claims. Michelle has a goal of providing legal advice that allows clients to obtain the best results and resolve their disputes in the most efficient manner. Michelle has helped individual clients and businesses and is often able to settle cases at the early stages of litigation to save the parties time, energy and expense.

Matthew W. Conrad is the founder of the Indianapolis law firm Conrad Legal LLC, where his practice is limited to personal bankruptcy matters under Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code.

Katherine Sheets is engaged in the general practice of law, with emphasis on civil litigation matters. Ms. Sheets graduated summa cum laude from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in May 2018 and also earned a Graduate Certificate in Advocacy Skills. During law school, Ms. Sheets was named to the Moot Court Society Order of the Barristers in the fall of 2016, served on the Moot Court Board as the Associate Justice for Scorekeeping, was an associate member of the Indiana International and Comparative Law Review, and advised first-year students through the Dean’s Tutorial Society. In addition,...

Katy Wrona is an estate planning lawyer serving Northern Indiana, including South Bend, Mishawaka, Granger, Elkhart, Goshen and surrounding areas, as well as Northwestern Ohio, including Bowling Green, Perrysburg, Toledo, Maumee, Grand Rapids and surrounding areas. Services include drafting of wills, living wills, trust documents, powers of attorney and real estate deeds. A native of Bowling Green, Ohio, Katy has lived in the South Bend area since 2002. Katy and her husband Brian reside with their family in Granger, Indiana.

Dr. Webster has practiced patent law in both the corporate and private practice arenas. He is the founder of TDW Patents & Consulting, LLC a firm that provides patent and trademark services and business consultation to assist inventors.

Katie focuses her practice on Insurance Defense, Insurance Coverage, and Estate Planning. She represents clients across the state of Indiana, both in state court and federal court. In her insurance defense practice, Katie has experience representing insureds in third party claims involving tort liability such as bodily injury and premises liability. In other cases, she represents insurance companies in first party claims brought by insureds. Katie also assists clients in developing a comprehensive estate plan, working closely with clients and their families. This includes drafting wills, trusts, guardianships, powers of attorney, healthcare powers of attorney, and living wills.

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Richard Shea graduated from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona with a Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel & Restaurant Management in 1995 and received his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Indiana University School of Law Bloomington in 1998. Since 1999 he has concentrated his practice in the field of Consumer Bankruptcy. Richard is a member of the Indianapolis Bar Association, the Indiana State Bar Association and the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys. He has served on the Local Rules and Procedures Advisory Committee of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana and has taught at bankruptcy...