George "Jay" Hoffman, III, born DeMotte, Indiana, November 11, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Indiana; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Preparatory education, DePauw University (B.A., History, 1989); legal education, Valparaiso University School of Law (J.D., 1992). Fraternity: Delta Theta Phi. Listed in, The Best Lawyers in America®, 2002-. Named in: Indiana Super Lawyers®, Indianapolis Monthly Magazine, 2003-; Top Lawyers in Indiana, Indiana Business Magazine, 2007-. Adjunct Professor: Constitutional Law, Franklin College, 2003; Political Science, 2004. Author/Speaker: "Mistakes Young Lawyers Make In Trial," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (1999); "What Every Lawyer Needs To Know About DWI" (1999); "Representing Criminally Accused Citizens," Philo-Atkinson 21-Hour Seminar (2002); "Care & Feeding of Expert Witnesses," Hazard Information Foundation (2003-2004); "Clarence Darrow: Crimes, Causes, and the Courtroom," Leopold and Loeb Trial, Franklin College Continuing Education Seminar (September 2003); "Use of Safety Engineering Principles to Prove Medical Negligence and to Improve Health Care Delivery," Hazard Information Foundation, Inc. Workshop, Sierra Vista, Arizona (February 2004); "Proving Medical Negligence and Improving Health Care Delivery," Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (March 2005); "Crossover from Civil to Criminal: A Distinction with a Difference," Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Vail, Colorado (January 2008); "Getting the Most out of Your Evidence," National Business Institute Seminar (May 2008); "Personal Injuries from Start to Finish," ITLA Seminar (September 2008); "OPENING THE DOORS, Beginning Your Practice in Civil Trial Applications, Family Law and Criminal Law," ICLEF Seminar (October 2008); "Winning Your First Trial," National Business Institute Seminar (May 2009); "Medical Malpractice Cases from Intake to Finish," ICLEF Seminar (May 2010); "Maintaining an Ethical Personal Injury Practice," National Business Institute Seminar (March 2011); Advanced Medical Malpractice," ICLEF Seminar (June 2011); "Medical Malpractice Masters," ICLEF Seminar (June 2011); "Surprise at Trial", ICLEF Seminar, (December 2011); "Premises Liability: Intake, Screening, Investigation and Preservation", ICLEF Seminar, (January 2012); "Mastering the Maze of Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Coverage," ISTA Seminar (December 2012); "Don't Gable Your Practice," ITLA Seminar (November 2013); Philo Seminar (September 2014); "Melvin Belli TAO of Roy Fearlessly Defending Monsters," Montreal (July 2015); ICLEF Seminar (October 2015); "Discovery and Trial Disputes," ICLEF Seminar (December 2015); "Screening Intake Investigation and Workup," ICLEF Seminar (August 2017); "Personal Injury Deskbook," ICLEF Seminar (June 2018). Member: Johnson County Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association; American Bar Association; Indiana Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice; Indiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates (President, 2009); Melvin M. Belli Society. E−Mail: George "Jay" Hoffman, III
Brian T. Newcomb, born Beech Grove, Indiana, March 22, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Indiana; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Preparatory education, Indiana University (B.G.S., 1993); legal education, Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 1997). Member: Indianapolis Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association; Indiana Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. E−Mail: Brian T. Newcomb