Family Law

• Divorce
• Adoption
• Guardianship
• Child Abuse
  To respond about a victim of a crime if the victim agrees.  Where the victim is a child abuse victim or adult abuse victim, there are other rules that apply regarding reporting to law enforcement officials.

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  Negotiation is an effective tool to use in criminal matters. Even if unsuccessful, it can provide a gauge on the State’s evidence and relative strength of the case. If negotiation is successful, it can provide certainty and peace of mind in the resolution of the case.
• Wrongful Death
  Jones • Wallace, LLC practices in a wide range of practice areas such as business administration, government, environmental law, labor and employment, real estate, private clients, criminal law, litigation, appellate practice, personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, civil rights, probate law, estate planning and health law.
• Fraud
  Philip Esformes, once titled the “King†of Medicare fraud was sentenced to 20 years in prison last year by a federal judge in Miami.  The estimated amount involved in his fraud was 1.3 billion Medicaid/Medicare dollars.  It was called the largest single criminal healthcare fraud case ever brought.
• Murder
  In Indiana, bail must be set for every charge, except murder and treason. This is another vital process, as pre-trial detention can disrupt employment, family, and housing responsibilities. We will argue for reasonable bail conditions to ensure that your life is minimally disrupted while the matter is pending.
• Restraining Order
  Every criminal case is a serious matter. There are lifelong consequences for any person accused or convicted of committing a crime. Besides the direct possibility of incarceration and/or fines, there are a number of other consequences including embarrassing disclosures to prospective employers, denial of state benefits, denial of financial aid, supervised parenting time, loss of driving privileges, loss of firearms, restraining orders, forfeiture of property, disenfranchisement, and deportation.
• Money Laundering
  As part of the indictment, it was charged that kickbacks were exchanged between Esformes and corrupt medical professionals, with high-end escorts flown to Orlando and chauffeured in limousines for liaisons with Esformes at the Ritz Carlton Hotel.  Esformes drove a $1.6 million Ferrari Aperta and it was alleged that he used $300,000 of the stolen proceeds to bribe the head men’s basketball coach at University of Pennsylvania to admit Esformes’ son.  The coach at the University of Pennsylvania pled guilty to money laundering and testified against Esformes at the Miami trial.  A jury convicted Esformes of paying bribes, money laundering and other crimes.  At the time of his sentencing Esformes said “there is no one to blame but myself.â€
• Extortion
  Reports continue of medical practices having their data hijacked electronically and having to decide whether to pay extortion money to the hackers to hopefully regain control of their data.  The latest public report is of an Ohio urology group who reportedly paid $75,000 to hackers in ransom to regain control of its computer system and its data.

Business and Corporate Law

• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Business Disputes
  When you are searching for solid legal advice, look to the legal team at Jones Wallace. Our attorneys and support staff have a depth and breadth of experience in an array of issues and can provide businesses and individuals with counsel that satisfies their legal needs. We provide legal services for a variety of areas, including business law, labor and employment, government, real estate, litigation, and personal law.
• Intellectual Property

Employment Law

• Employment Contract
  We also suggest that physicians who are employees insist on a new contract rather than letting their old contract rollover year after year.  The reason is simple, the new Indiana rules on physician non-competes only apply to agreements originally entered into on or after July 1, 2020.  This may mean that annual rollover contracts entered into in 2019 or before, do not have to comply with the Indiana requirements for physician non-compete agreements that are in new physician employment agreements.
• Non-compete Agreement
  Since July 1, 2020, Indiana law has required that any physician non-compete agreement contain five provisions intended to make non-compete agreements less awful.

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  For those seeking counsel in real estate matters, our areas of expertise include: Construction, Development, Land Use, Litigation and more.
• Land Use and Zoning

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Since 1976, our litigators have effectively and efficiently represented clients in federal and state courts in business litigation, municipal law, employment law, personal injury and a variety of complex litigation.
• Medical Malpractice
  Although Indiana’s Medical Malpractice Act (MMA) has been around for years, new questions arise.  Recently the United States Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals sent two questions to Indiana Supreme Court for clarification of the MMA.  The first question asked by the Seventh Circuit is whether Indiana’s MMA prohibits Indiana’s Patient Compensation Fund from contesting whether the MMA applies to a claim

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  We handle many private matters for individuals, including: Adoption, Custody, Divorce, Domestic Partnership, Estate Planning and more.
• Wills
• Probate
  Probate law requires a person to present the decedent’s will to the court. The court appoints a personal representative to administer the assets of the estate. The personal representative is responsible for collecting the decedent’s assets for his/her heirs.

Finance Law

• Tax Law