Over the past four decades, Brian has become one of Indiana’s most highly-respected trust and estate litigators. He describes himself as a “specialized generalist,” because of his diverse areas of expertise.
Brian is an accomplished litigator, but his greatest professional love is mediation. He relishes the opportunity to resolve a complex legal situation in a single day—and to help the people involved avoid expensive, messy, and emotionally draining litigation.
Brian’s colleagues admire his unrivaled gift for understanding people’s needs and charting a course that allows both sides to leave mediation feeling satisfied. His track record proves that ability. He has settled nearly 1,000 trust and estate cases and hundreds of real estate, commercial, and professional malpractice cases, with a success rate of more than 90 percent.
Named to the distinguished list of Indiana Super Lawyers every year since 2009 and to that publication’s Top 50 list for more than a decade, Brian has represented financial institutions and other fiduciaries in some of the state’s most high-profile cases, including the estates of Indianapolis Colts owner Robert Irsay and commercial property mogul Melvin Simon.
Brian is a frequent speaker and author on important topics related to trust and estate mediation and litigation, giving regular presentations to the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), the Indiana State Bar Association, and the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (ICLEF). As a recognized expert in the field of trust and estate law, he is regularly asked to consult or testify as an expert witness in cases involving trusts, estates, commercial law, malpractice, and civil procedure.
Outside of the office, Brian enjoys spending time with his grandchildren, golfing, playing guitar, and writing music for guitar and voice performance. He and his wife are avid supporters of the Indianapolis Children’s Choir, where two of his children sang for many years.
Over the past four decades, Brian has become one of Indiana’s most highly-respected trust and estate litigators. He describes himself as a “specialized generalist,” because of his diverse areas of expertise.
Brian is an accomplished litigator, but his greatest professional love is mediation. He relishes the opportunity to resolve a complex legal situation in a single day—and to help the people involved avoid expensive, messy, and emotionally draining litigation.
Brian’s colleagues admire his unrivaled gift for understanding people’s needs and charting a course that allows both sides to leave mediation feeling satisfied. His track record proves that ability. He has settled nearly 1,000 trust and estate cases and hundreds of real estate, commercial, and professional malpractice cases, with a success rate of more than 90 percent.
Named to the distinguished list of Indiana Super Lawyers every year since 2009 and to that publication’s Top 50 list for more than a decade, Brian has represented financial institutions and other fiduciaries in some of the state’s most high-profile cases, including the estates of Indianapolis Colts owner Robert Irsay and commercial property mogul Melvin Simon.
Brian is a frequent speaker and author on important topics related to trust and estate mediation and litigation, giving regular presentations to the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), the Indiana State Bar Association, and the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (ICLEF). As a recognized expert in the field of trust and estate law, he is regularly asked to consult or testify as an expert witness in cases involving trusts, estates, commercial law, malpractice, and civil procedure.
Outside of the office, Brian enjoys spending time with his grandchildren, golfing, playing guitar, and writing music for guitar and voice performance. He and his wife are avid supporters of the Indianapolis Children’s Choir, where two of his children sang for many years.
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