Real Estate

If you are considering buying or selling real estate, buying tax liens in Indiana, quieting title, preparing contracts, leases, lease purchase options, you should give me a call. I can advise you to help you avoid the pitfalls and protect your investment and assets. I handle hundreds of these cases a year, all over Indiana, and I am sure I can help you.

• Broker & Transaction Litigation
• Buying & Selling
• Construction Contracts
• Construction Defects
• Conveyancing
• Eminent Domain
• Homeowners' Associations
• Insurance
• Land Contracts
• Mechanics' Liens
• Mortgages
• Property Taxes
• Real Estate Loans
• Title Insurance
• Title Litigation
• Landlord
• Tenant

• Broker & Transaction Litigation
• Building Codes
• Construction Contracts
• Construction Defects
• Conveyancing
• Eminent Domain
• Homeowners' Associations
• Insurance
• Land Contracts
• Mechanics' Liens
• Mortgages
• Property Taxes
• Real Estate Loans
• Title Insurance
• Title Litigation
• Landlord
• Tenant

Bankruptcy

I welcome all new clients. Everyone has a unique situation and different needs. We are willing to discuss your personal situation, and develop a strategy and game plan to take care of your specific needs.

• Chapter 13
• Chapter 7
• Collections & Repossessions
• Credit Disputes
• Debt Relief
• Garnishments
• Chapter 11
• Business Bankruptcy
• Credit Repair
• Credit Restoration
• Creditor Harassment
• Personal Bankruptcy
• Foreclosures

IN, May 1981
Bar Number: 12644 98

I am admitted to practice in Indiana by the Indiana Supreme Court and the United States Federal Courts in the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana.

Indiana State Bar Association, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys.

I typically complete three to four times the required number of continuing education hours each year in order to increase my knowledge and effectiveness in representing my clients.

I have taken many clients through Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy to give them a fresh start. I do more for clients than most bankruptcy attorneys, turning the tables on creditors and winning money for my clients.

Just recently, I won settlements of $8,000 and $5,000 for two of my bankruptcy clients against their creditors. The creditors harassed my clients by attempting to collect debts while my clients were in bankruptcy or had debts that had been discharged in bankruptcy. I aggressively pursue creditors who violate Federal law in collecting debt under the Fair Debt Collection Protection Act (FDCPA), violate the bankruptcy stay of collection proceedings during the bankruptcy, violate the bankruptcy court order discharging debt or fail to properly record the discharge of debts with the credit reporting agencies.

In the area of real estate law, in the last two years, I have argued my clients' cases in courts throughout Indiana, from Lake County in northwest Indiana, to Vanderburgh County in the southwest, to Stueben County in the northeast, to Dearborn County in the southeast and many points in between. I have represented dozens of clients and won hundreds of thousands of dollars and obtained deeds for property worth much more.

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Indiana

I have been practicing law in East Central Indiana since 2004 and have represented a wide range of individual and business clients all over the state of Indiana. I opened my new office at its current location in Connersville in November 2007.

I focus on helping you take care of your financial and legal needs. While my firm is a general practice handling a wide variety of legal issues for my clients, I focus on helping people who are having financial difficulties and are considering bankruptcy. I do not just file paperwork for my clients, but work with them to develop a plan to get creditors off their backs. I help clients get back on their feet for a fresh start.

I will pursue creditors who are breaking the law and am successful in winning monetary damages for my clients.

A large part of my practice is in real estate. I prepare and handle property title and transfer through deeds, contracts, leases, quiet title actions and particularly tax liens and tax deeds. I am one of a handful of attorneys who represent clients across the state with their tax lien purchases, petitioning for deed or defending title.

I began my private practice in Noblesville, Indiana in 1981. I have worked in a number of different fields including the insurance, computer, real estate and title search industries. I have also worked for religious, charitable and community organizations.

Judge Pro Tem for the Fayette County Circuit Court; Appointed by the Fayette County Circuit and Superior Courts as Pauper Attorney for Fayette County; Pro Bono work.

Office Manager: Heather Gill.

(888) 313-7222

Monday through Friday
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturdays and evenings by appointment

Yes

Every client and each case is different, and I like to review and discuss all the necessary information before I discuss fees. My bankruptcy services are typically based upon fixed-price fees established by the bankruptcy court order of fees and are very reasonable.

I hope to establish a long-term relationship with my clients, and to win settlements and damage awards far greater than their initial fees.

I do not charge hourly rates for bankruptcy services. Lawsuits filed against creditors on behalf of our clients are on a contingency fee basis so there are no extra costs or fees to our clients.

Yes, I offer a free initial consultation. Initial consultations are usually thirty minutes to one hour in which I answer all the initial questions that people have about their financial situation. Sometimes in my initial consultation, I discover that bankruptcy is not an option and we explore other alternatives.

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