An accomplished litigator, Rich leverages immense experience in high-pressure, high-stakes cases at both the trial and appellate levels. Recent cases have involved multi-million-dollar business disputes, including shareholder disputes, contract disputes, lease/land use disputes, and supply chain disputes. Rich has significant experience in “stop ship” issues on behalf of manufacturers in Indiana. He also has extensive experience representing billboard companies in Indiana and beyond, including on First Amendment and eminent domain issues. In 2022, he represented Indiana’s sitting Governor before the Indiana Supreme Court on a separation-of-powers dispute between the state’s executive and legislative branches. Rich has represented the Indiana Department of Insurance for more than 20 years, including representing the Patient’s Compensation Fund on multi-plaintiff lawsuits, as well as various cases in which statutory construction is a central issue.
Rich thrives on creativity and developing unique solutions that prove to be both effective and efficient. He advocates aggressively for clients, while simultaneously respecting the profession and professionalism, which earned him the prestigious Professionalism Award from the Indiana State Bar Association in 2011.
For years, Rich has been actively involved in raising money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), helping raise more than $225,000 in 10 weeks in 2017, resulting in his designation as “Man of the Year” from LLS. In his spare time, Rich enjoys playing ice hockey, golfing, and walking. He is married with two adult children.
An accomplished litigator, Rich leverages immense experience in high-pressure, high-stakes cases at both the trial and appellate levels. Recent cases have involved multi-million-dollar business disputes, including shareholder disputes, contract disputes, lease/land use disputes, and supply chain disputes. Rich has significant experience in “stop ship” issues on behalf of manufacturers in Indiana. He also has extensive experience representing billboard companies in Indiana and beyond, including on First Amendment and eminent domain issues. In 2022, he represented Indiana’s sitting Governor before the Indiana Supreme Court on a separation-of-powers dispute between the state’s executive and legislative branches. Rich has represented the Indiana Department of Insurance for more than 20 years, including representing the Patient’s Compensation Fund on multi-plaintiff lawsuits, as well as various cases in which statutory construction is a central issue.
Rich thrives on creativity and developing unique solutions that prove to be both effective and efficient. He advocates aggressively for clients, while simultaneously respecting the profession and professionalism, which earned him the prestigious Professionalism Award from the Indiana State Bar Association in 2011.
For years, Rich has been actively involved in raising money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), helping raise more than $225,000 in 10 weeks in 2017, resulting in his designation as “Man of the Year” from LLS. In his spare time, Rich enjoys playing ice hockey, golfing, and walking. He is married with two adult children.
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