Family Law

• Divorce
• Child Support
• Child Custody and Visitation
  Tom has authored many articles in professional journals in the areas of civil litigation, structured settlement proposals, immigration law, medical malpractice and other personal injury litigation, international child custody disputes, and international business.
• Adoption
• Premarital Agreement
• Guardianship
• Legal Separation

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  Speaker: "Dispute Resolutions Colloquium," "Immigration Law for the Criminal Defense Attorney," Marion County Bar Association, September 2010
• DUI/DWI
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• Wrongful Death
  Jim's experience with wrongful death claims has been extensive. He has litigated complex claims including trucking accidents, drownings, gas explosions, motor vehicle accidents, scaffold accidents, industrial worksite accidents, boating accidents, and fire losses, among others.
• Fraud
• Restraining Order
  Student and athletic discipline matters, including misconduct, suspensions, expulsions, and defense against actions seeking restraining orders

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Lewis Kappes provides a wide range of legal services to help medical providers start, manage, and grow medical practices. We understand the issues involved in setting up new medical clinics and physician practices. We help with partnership agreements, shareholder agreements, management agreements, ancillary investment agreements, office leases and vendor contracts.
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Business Disputes
  Anne Becker is a director and a member of the firm's energy and utility law group. Anne represents regulated and unregulated utilities, newly formed corporations, customer groups, industrial entities and others, before state agencies, courts and federal administrative bodies. As part of the energy and utility law group, Anne works with municipalities, consumers and renewable developers with drafting supply and other agreements as well as representation involving contract disputes with utilities and utility rate setting.
• Business Transactions
  Our attorneys work with banks, lenders, and businesses nationwide to close loans, negotiate title insurance, analyze business transactions, and guide clients throughout the closing process. Throughout a client-focused and collaborative approach, our attorneys provide knowledge, service, and insight for clients across the country.
• Construction Contracts
  Bob’s education law practice includes representation of school corporations as general counsel, and on special matters, including, but not limited to, employment law, student discipline, commercial and construction contracts, school construction finance, public bidding, public meeting and access to records, issues, and policy development.
• Trade Secrets
• Intellectual Property

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
  Guidance on interplay of Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), sick leave, long term disability and workers compensation issues
• Wrongful Termination
• Employment Discrimination
  Matthew (Matt) Tarkington is a member of the firm's appellate and civil litigation groups. He represents clients in both federal and state proceedings. He has experience at all levels of the legal system: administrative actions, trials, and appeals. Matt's practice focuses on business and commercial litigation as well as health care matters. He has represented clients in matters concerning covenants not to compete, employment discrimination, breach of fiduciary duties, interference with contractual relationships, lender liability claims, partnership and shareholder disputes, and trade secret violations as well as many other general business issues.
• Employment Contract
  Lewis Kappes represents both employers and individuals in matters and disputes related to employment contracts (including independent contractor agreements), severance and separation agreements, and non-compete agreements.
• Employment Litigation
  Lewis Kappes attorneys serve as counsel to numerous businesses with respect to their legal needs, including corporate compliance, contracts, licensing, real estate, and employment issues. Some of our business services include...
• Non-compete Agreement
  Day-to-day practice management services, including drafting and amending employee handbooks, professional licensure and credentialing, professional liability insurance, physician employment agreements, non-compete agreements (drafting and enforcement), non-solicitation agreements, FMLA, EEOC claims, and unemployment compensation claims and defenses
• Severance Agreement
  Labor and employment counsel including defense of discrimination claims, non-competition provisions in employment contracts, severance agreements, and other related HR management and advice
• Sexual Harassment
  Susan is a frequent author and speaker, writing dozens of articles and conducting numerous presentations and in-house training programs for school and education organizations across the state. Her topics include school employment law, student discipline, collective bargaining, sexual harassment in schools, educational hiring, special education student issues under the IDEA, Section 504 and other state and federal laws, and negotiating contracts. She has presented to numerous organizations, including the Indiana School Boards Association, the Indiana Association of School Business Officials, the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents, the Indiana Council of Administrators of Special Education, Indiana State University, Butler University, Lorman Education Services, the Professional Development Network and many specialized presentations to individual school corporations.

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  His municipal law experience includes ongoing service as a city redevelopment commission attorney, and representation of municipalities in real estate matters, local counsel on municipal bond issues, intergovernmental disputes, contract review and development, and commercial litigation.
• Premises Liability
• Construction Litigation
  Tammy L. Ortman is a director at Lewis Kappes. After nearly twenty years of real estate and commercial construction industry experience, her practice focus is in the areas of title insurance defense, commercial real estate transactions and construction litigation. She represents national underwriters for coverage matters as well as policy claims from the transaction through civil litigation. In addition, Ms. Ortman assists business clients through real estate buy/sell, financing, development and construction matters as well as day-to-day operations.
• Real Estate Transactions
  Our attorneys have substantial experience in a variety of corporate, commercial, and real estate transactions. Lewis Kappes regularly counsels clients on matters such as negotiating and drafting agreements, the formation of business entities, advising closely-held businesses, and handling real estate issues. Our attorneys in related practice areas such as environmental, real estate, lending and finance, and labor and employment, provide unique advantages to our business clients through a wide range of depth and experience in multiple practice areas.
• Eminent Domain
  Civil litigation matters he has handled include: disputes among owners of businesses; government land condemnation through eminent domain; state securities litigation; breach of contract; breach of fiduciary duty; non-compete violations and defense; civil rights; employment related litigation and many other complex disputes.
• Land Use and Zoning

Immigration Law

• Family Immigration
  Thomas (Tom) Ruge's experience in immigration law includes assisting employers seeking to hire foreign employees through L, H, TN, E and permanent visas; visa portability to new employers; deportation and removal defense; adjustment of status; consular process for immigrant and non-immigrant visas; all aspects of immigration compliance for employers and individuals; family immigration; immigration consequences of criminal convictions; post-conviction remedies to ameliorate adverse immigration consequences; representation of the Country of Mexico's consular office in Indianapolis; and certification as an international commercial arbitration neutral.
• Employment Immigration
  Ryan is a corporate immigration lawyer and the Honorary Consul of Portugal to the State of Indiana. Ryan manages corporate, investment, and employment-based immigration matters for public and privately held companies as well as for non-profit organizations across numerous industries, including manufacturing, engineering, logistics, information services and technology, energy, transportation, health care, retail, food and agriculture, professional sports, and higher education. He has counseled small, mid-size, and Fortune 500 U.S. and international companies on corporate, investment, and employment-based immigration issues for over a decade and also has extensive experience in familial adjustment of status and naturalization matters.
• Student Visas
• Investor Visas
  E Visas: Treaty/Trader/Investor Visas (EB-1, EB-2, EB-3, and EB-5) – employment-based permanent immigration including PERM and PERM special handling labor certifications
• Removal Defense
  Dallin is a director in the immigration group. In his practice, he handles various types of immigration cases and matters such as Removal Defense; Immigration Bond Hearings; Negotiations with Federal ICE Officers; Citizenship; Consular Processing; Waivers of Inadmissibility; Adjustment of Status; Family Petitions; Special Immigrant Juveniles; Asylum; Religious Worker Visas; F-1 Visas; and Employment-Based Petitions.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  When legal issues arise that impact your finances or family, you need a trusted and experienced advocate on your side. Lewis Kappes provides a broad range of legal services to individuals and families to help them achieve their goals. We assist clients with family law matters, estate planning, personal injury cases, and development of professional agreements and contracts. We offer extensive experience in these areas of the law, and are sensitive to the special needs and interests raised by legal proceedings concerned with family relationships and changes in life circumstances.
• Medical Malpractice
• Auto Accidents

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Whatever estate goals you are pursuing, we can help you create the legal outcomes you seek while minimizing any tax liabilities that could affect you. Our attorneys will help you legally protect your legacy and will work closely with you to address your unique estate needs to reflect your priorities. Our estate planning services can support you with...
• Wills
• Trusts
• Probate

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
  One of our attorneys serves as a Chapter 7 Panel Trustee. As a panel trustee, he has been involved in all forms of individual and business bankruptcy matters.
• Foreclosure
  Paula Glanzman Goldberg (licensed in Indiana, Illinois, New York and the District of Columbia) is Of Counsel in the firm’s lending and finance practice group. Paula has experience in a broad range of commercial litigation matters involving real estate, mortgage foreclosures, bankruptcy, commercial sales, and post-judgment proceedings in state and federal courts.
• Tax Law