Charles V. Vaughan, born Lafayette, Indiana, October 11, 1955; admitted to bar, 1985, Indiana; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Preparatory education, Purdue University; Florida Atlantic University (B.B.A., 1978); legal education, Valparaiso University School of Law (J.D., 1985). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Board Certified, Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2001. Adjunct Professor of Law, Trial Practice, Valparaiso University School of Law, 1997-. Faculty, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 2001-. Named in: Indiana Super Lawyers®, Plaintiff Personal Injury, Indianapolis Monthly Magazine, 2005-; Leading Plaintiff's Lawyers in America, The Lawdragon 3000, 2007-; Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in Indiana, The National Trial Lawyers, 2018-; Top 10, Trucking Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2020-. Listed in, The Best Lawyers in America®, Personal Injury Litigation, 2008-; Best Lawyers®, Lawyer of the Year, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Carmel, Indiana, 2020-. Member: Tippecanoe County Bar Association (Secretary, 1996-1997); Indiana State Bar Association; American Bar Association; Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (Sustaining member; College of Fellows); American Association for Justice; National Institute for Trial Advocacy Advocates Association; Million Dollar Advocates Forum; Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum; Litigation Council of America (Charter Fellow, State Delegation Co-Chair for Indiana, 2007-).