Biographies

PARTNERS

JOHN W. VAN BUSKIRK, jvanbuskirk@sdsfirm.com, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, May 20, 1952; admitted to bar 1978, Indiana . Education: Indiana University (B.A. 1974, J.D. 1978). Lecturer in Law, Indiana University School of Business, 1981-1988; Law Clerk, Indiana Court of Appeals, First District, 1977-1978; Chairman, Land Use Section, Indianapolis Bar Association, 1990. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations.

RICHARD W. DYAR, rdyar@sdsfirm.com, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, March 18, 1955; admitted to bar 1981, Indiana and Florida . Education: Indiana University (A.B. 1977, M.B.A. 1981, J.D. 1981). Member: Indianapolis, State of Indiana, Florida and American Bar Associations.

PATRICIA SEASOR BAILEY, pbailey@sdsfirm.com, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, March 22, 1956; admitted to bar 1981, Indiana . Education: Anderson College (B.S.W., B.A. 1978); Indiana University (J.D. 1981). Phi Alpha Delta; Note and Development Editor, Indiana Law Review, 1980-1981; Lecturer in Legal Writing, Indiana University School of Law, 1981-1982. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations.

BRIAN J. TUOHY, btuohy@sdsfirm.com, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, September 7, 1955; admitted to bar 1984, Indiana and U.S. District Court. Education: Indiana University (B.S. 1977, J.D. 1983). Licensed Indiana Real Estate Broker, 1978; Guest lecturer, Broker Orientation Seminars for Indianapolis Metropolitan Board of Realtors. Past Chairman Land Use Section of the Indianapolis Bar Association; member of the Board of Directors of the Marion County Public Defender Agency.   Representation and practice areas include real estate development, real estate litigation, zoning, variance and related governmental approvals.  Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations and Indiana Trial Lawyers Association. Indiana Super Lawyer, 2005 and 2006.

MARK A. BAILEY, mbailey@sdsfirm.com, born Anderson, Indiana, May 29, 1955; admitted to bar 1986, Indiana and U. S. District Court. Education: Anderson College (B.A. 1977); Indiana University (J.D., M.B.A. 1985)' Ball State University (M.A. 1986). Phi Alpha Delta; Beta Gamma Sigma; Associate Editor, Indiana Law Review, 1985; Moot Court Board of Barristers; Administrative Assistant to the Governor of Indiana, 1983-1985. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations.

LEWIS E. WILLIS, JR., lwillis@sdsfirm.com, born in Bridgeton, New Jersey, June 6, 1962; admitted to bar 1987, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A. 1984); Valparaiso University School of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1987). Valparaiso University Law Review (1987). Representation and practice areas include business development, planning and formation, and residential and commercial real estate development. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations.

THOMAS A. BRODNIK, tbrodnik@sdsfirm.com, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, July 23, 1959; admitted to bar 1989, Indiana, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana and Central and Southern Districts of California; Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, 1995. Education: Marion College (B.S. in Accounting 1982); Indiana University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1989). Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California.

JOHN J. MOORE, jjmoore@sdsfirm.com, born in Houston, Texas, March 21, 1972; admitted to bar 1998, Indiana; 2005, North Carolina . Education: Indiana University (B.S. 1993, cum laude; University of Minnesota (J.D. 1997). Intellectual Property Moot Court . Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State, North Carolina and American Bar Associations. Presenter, Land Use and Zoning Law Litigation in Indiana, 2004.

SENIOR COUNSEL

JOHN C. STARK, jstark@sdsfirm.com, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, January 2, 1935; admitted to bar 1964, Indiana. Education: DePauw University (A.B. 1955); Indiana University (J.D. 1964). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif; Associate Editor, Indiana Law Journal, 1963-1964. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Bar Association of the Seventh Federal Court. Author of numerous articles dealing with business organizations, banking law and financing.

CLARENCE H. DONINGER, cdoninger@sdsfirm.com, born in Evansville, Indiana, October 8, 1935; admitted to bar 1960, Indiana . Education: Indiana University (B.S. 1957; J.D. 1960). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif; Beta Gamma Sigma; Board of Editors, Indiana Law Journal, 1959-1960; President, Indiana University Club of Indianapolis, 1964-1965; President, Legal Services Organization of Indiana, Inc., 1975-1977; President of Indiana University Varsity Club, 1982-1983. Director of Athletics at Indiana University, 1991-2001. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations.

ASSOCIATES

JEANNE M. HAMILTON, jhamilton@sdsfirm.com , born in Indianapolis, Indiana, September 15, 1966; admitted to bar 1991, Indiana,  United States District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana.  Education:  Xavier University (B.A. 1988); Indiana University School of Law (J.D. 1991). Former Judge, Hancock County (Indiana) Superior Court. Member:  Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations.

ANTHONY B. RATLIFF, aratliff@sdsfirm.com, born in Pikeville, Kentucky, November 13,1969; admitted to bar 1994, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Morehead State University (B.A. 1991, magna cum laude); Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis (J.D. 1994, cum laude). Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute.

DANICA L. EYLER, deyler@sdsfirm.com, born in Vincennes, Indiana February 7, 1979; admitted to bar 2004, Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 2001); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations.

CYNTHIA M. VAN VOOREN, cvanvooren@sdsfirm.com, born in Mishawaka, Indiana, March 29, 1979; admitted to bar 2005, Indiana, United States District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A. 2001); Indiana University School of Law (J.D. 2005). Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Assocations.

COUNSEL

BRUCE E. SMITH, bsmith@sdsfirm.com, born in South Bend, Indiana, September 2, 1947; admitted to bar 1972, Indiana . Education: Indiana University (A.B. 1969); University of Michigan (J.D. 1972). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations.

RICHARD B. KAUFMAN, rkaufman@sdsfirm.com, born in Evanston, Illinois, August 20, 1958; admitted to bar1983, Indiana; Seventh Circuit, 2002. Education: DePauw University (B.A. 1980); Indiana University (J.D. 1983). Board of Editors, Indiana Law Journal, Vol. 58, 1982-1983; Law Clerk, Hon. Robert L. Bayt, United States Bankruptcy Judge, Southern District of Indiana, 1985-1987. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations.

GREGORY S. FEHRIBACH, gregoryfehribach@ameritech.net, born in Lafayette, Indiana, August 21, 1958; admitted to bar 1986, Indiana . Education: Ball State University (B.S. 1981; M.A. 1983); Ohio Northern University (J.D. 1985). Attended International Program, Notre Dame, London, England, 1984. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute.

ROBERT D. MAAS, rmaas@sdsfirm.com, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, April 12, 1952; admitted to bar 1982, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1984. Education: Indiana University (A.B. 1974, J.D. 1982). Associate Editor, Indiana Law Review, 1980; Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association 1982 – present; Civil Mediator, Indiana, 1993 – present. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana and American (Insurance Coverage Litigation, Property Insurance Law, and Appellate Advocacy Committees) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute.