Several Michiana professionals were named to Super Lawyers' annual list of the top lawyers in Indiana.
Super Lawyers was founded in 1991 and uses a patent-protected process to select the top lawyers in each state and Washington, D.C. The list was compiled through a research and review process.
Lawyers on the Super Lawyers' annual list were finalized on Aug. 23. Only lawyers who verified their data were included in the list. Only 5% of attorneys are listed on Super Lawyers' list each year.
Lawyers from Michiana on the list include:
Alternative dispute resolution:
- Philip Kalamaros, Kalamaros, Mishawaka
Bankruptcy:
- William Jonas Jr., May Oberfell Lorber, Mishawaka
Business litigation:
- Timothy Curran, SouthBank Legal, South Bend
- Brent Inabnit, Sopko • Nussbaum • Inabnit • Kaczmarek, South Bend
- Patrick Murphy, Murphy Rice, Mishawaka
Civil Litigation – defense:
- Lyle Hardman, Hunt Suedhoff Kearney, South Bend
- Georgianne Walker, May Oberfell Lorber, Mishawaka
- SarahBrown, Barnes & Thornburg, South Bend
Creditor debtor rights:
- David Jones, Law Office of David P. Jones, La Porte
Employee benefits:
- Richard Urda Jr., May Oberfell Lorber, Mishawaka
Environmental:
- Daniel Cory, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun, South Bend
Estate planning and probate:
- Anthony Novak, Newby Lewis Kaminski & Jones, La Porte
Family law:
- Thomas Stipp, Stipp Law, South Bend
Personal injury general – defense:
- Jerry Huelat, Huelat & Mack, La Porte
Personal injury general – plaintiff:
- Edward Chester, Chester Law Office, Elkhart
- Andrew Jones, Jones Law Office, South Bend
- Franklin Julian Jr., Sweeney Julian, South Bend
- Richard Morgan, Pfeifer Morgan & Stesiak, South Bend
- Jeffrey Stesiak, Pfeifer Morgan & Stesiak, South Bend
- James Barth, Pfeifer Morgan & Stesiak, South Bend
Personal injury general – medical malpractice:
- David McTigue, Herendeen Kowals & McTigue, South Bend
Real estate
- Mitchell Heppenheimer, Heppenheimer & Korpal, South Bend
- Alex Bowman, Krieg DeVault, Mishawaka
State, local and municipal:
- Shaw Friedman, Friedman & Associates, La Porte
