ASSOCIATES
Jackson W. Beck, admitted to bar, 2020, Indiana. Preparatory education, Goshen College (B.A., 2013); University of Georgia (MHP, 2019); legal education, University of Georgia School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2018). Recipient: State Bar of Georgia Real Property Section Award, 2018; State Bar of Georgia Environmental Law Award, 2018. Real Estate Law; Environmental Law; Governmental Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Historic Preservation Law. E−Mail: Jackson W. Beck
Lauren M. Maxson, admitted to bar, 2016, Indiana. Preparatory education, Trine University (B.S.B.A., Accounting, summa cum laude, 2011); legal education, University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., cum laude 2016). Editor and Application Coordinator, Journal of Legislation. Educator, Financial and Managerial Accounting, Mendoza College of Business. Member: Goshen City Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association. Corporate Law; Employment Law; Real Estate Law; Estate Planning; Probate; Elder Law. E−Mail: Lauren M. Maxson
Jacob T. Palcic, admitted to bar, 2017, Indiana. Preparatory education, University of Notre Dame (B.A., cum laude, 2014); legal education, Duke University School of Law (J.D., 2017). Member: Goshen City Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association. Litigation; Governmental Law; Business Law; Employment Law. E−Mail: Jacob T. Palcic
Landon K. Richmond, admitted to bar, 2014, Indiana. Preparatory education, Purdue University (B.A., 2011); legal education, Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indiana University (J.D., 2014). Member: Goshen City Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association. Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Landlord and Tenant Law; Government Law. E−Mail: Landon K. Richmond
MEMBERS OF FIRM
Craig M. Buche, admitted to bar, 1985, Indiana. Preparatory education, Wabash College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1982); legal education, Valparaiso University School of Law (J.D., with high distinction, 1985). Honor Society: Phi Beta Kappa. Associate Note Editor, Valparaiso University Law Review, 1984-1985. National Moot Court Team, 1984-1985. Author: "State Implementation Plans Under the Clean Air Act: Continued Enforceability as Federal Law After State Court Invalidation on State Grounds," Valparaiso University Law Review, vol. 19 (1984-1985). Member: Goshen City Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association (Environmental Law Section). Corporate Law; Real Estate; Governmental Law; Environmental Law. E−Mail: Craig M. Buche
Denise C. Davis, admitted to bar, 1992, New York; 1994, Indiana. Preparatory education, University of Notre Dame (B.A., with honors, 1988); legal education, Notre Dame Law School (J.D., with honors, 1991). Member: Goshen City Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association; American Bar Association. Business Law; Corporate Law; Employment Law; Real Estate Law. E−Mail: Denise C. Davis
Michael F. DeBoni, admitted to bar, 1980, Indiana. Preparatory education, Indiana University (B.A., 1976); legal education, Notre Dame Law School (J.D., 1980). Registered Civil Mediator. Member: Goshen City Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association; American Bar Association; American Association for Justice. (Lt., JAGC, U.S. Navy, 1980-1985). Litigation; Governmental Law; Civil Rights Litigation; Employment Law. E−Mail: Michael F. DeBoni
B. Douglas Hayes, admitted to bar, 1989, Indiana; 2009, Florida. Preparatory education, Fort Wayne Bible College (B.Mus., summa cum laude, 1983); legal education, Notre Dame Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1989). Board Certified Indiana Trust and Estate Lawyer by the Trust and Estate Specialty Board. Author: Note, "Secular Humanism in Public School Textbooks: Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods (Except Thyself)," 63 Notre Dame L. Rev. 358 (1988); Case Comment, "Bankruptcy Law-The Standard for Rejecting Collective Bargaining Agreements in Bankruptcy: Labor Discovers it Ain't Necessarily So," 63 Notre Dame L. Rev. 79 (1988). Member: Goshen City Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association. Estate Planning; Trust Planning; Probate; Elder Law; Business Law. E−Mail: B. Douglas Hayes
Randall M. Jacobs, admitted to bar, 1988, Indiana; 2017, Michigan. Preparatory education, Goshen College (B.A., 1985); legal education, Indiana University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Board Certified Indiana Trust and Estate Lawyer by the Trust and Estate Specialty Board. Registered Indiana Courts Mediator. Member: Goshen City Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association (Vice-Chair, Probate, Trust & Real Property Section); American Bar Association; Elkhart County Estate Planning Council. Estate Planning; Trust Law; Probate; Nonprofit Organizations; Real Estate; Corporate Law; Civil Mediation. E−Mail: Randall M. Jacobs
Nathaniel M. Jordan, admitted to bar, 2002, Indiana. Preparatory education, Goshen College (B.A., 1998); legal education, Boston College Law School (J.D., 2002). Board member, Oaklawn Foundation for Mental Health Inc. Member: Goshen City Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; Defense Research Institute (DRI™). Civil Rights Law and Litigation; Governmental Law and Litigation; Employment Law and Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation. E−Mail: Nathaniel M. Jordan
Jeffrey L. Lund, admitted to bar, 2000, Indiana. Preparatory education, Kalamazoo College (B.A., 1995); Freie Universität Berlin (Hanns-Seidel Fellow, 1995-1997); legal education, Valparaiso University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Member: Goshen City Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association; American Bar Association. Languages: German. Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Employment Law; Insurance Defense. E−Mail: Jeffrey L. Lund
Mark A. Matthes, admitted to bar, 1992, Indiana. Preparatory education, Grace College (B.S., 1987); legal education, Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 1992). Member: Goshen City Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association; Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Directors). Insurance Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; General Litigation. E−Mail: Mark A. Matthes
Steven J. Olsen, admitted to bar, 2010, Indiana; 2011, Michigan. Preparatory education, University of Central Missouri (B.S.B.A., summa cum laude, 2006); Valparaiso University (M.B.A., summa cum laude, 2009); legal education, Valparaiso University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2010). Author: "Property: To Share or Not to Share," The Credit Professional (Spring 2017); "Understanding the Heritage of Our Community," Leading Business (Dec. 2013); The Ethical Ramifications of Developing Online Leads," ABA Bus. L. Sec. Young Law. Comm. Newsl. (Aug. 2013); "Protecting Religious Identity with American Trademark Law," 12 Chi.-Kent J. Intell. Prop. 129 (2013); "Social Media: Are You Linked In?," Ind. St. B. Ass'n Bus. L. Newsl. (Oct. 2012); "Comparative Advertising in the Internet Age: Understanding Current E-Commerce Forms of Trademark Use," ABA Landslide J., Issue 2.6 (2010); Note, "Mixed Signals in Trademark's 'Likelihood of Confusion Law: Does Quality Matter?'," 44 Val. U. L. Rev. 659 (2010). Member: Goshen City Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association; American Bar Association. Corporate Law; Appellate Practice; Employment Law; Trademark Law; Real Property; Copyright Law; Internet Law. E−Mail: Steven J. Olsen
David E. Swihart, admitted to bar, 1994, Indiana. Preparatory education, University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1991); legal education, Notre Dame Law School (J.D., 1994). Fraternity: Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Goshen City Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association; American Bar Association. Corporate Law; Real Estate; Business Law; Creditors' Rights. E−Mail: David E. Swihart
OF COUNSEL
George E. Buckingham, admitted to bar, 1963, Indiana. Preparatory education, Indiana University (B.S., 1960); legal education, Indiana University School of Law (J.D., 1963). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Board of Editors, Indiana Law Journal, 1962-1963. Law Clerk to Chief Judge John S. Hastings, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1963-1965. County Attorney, Elkhart County, Indiana, 1966-1977. Member: Goshen City Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association; American Bar Association; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Estate Planning; Trust Law; Probate; Corporate Law; Business Law; Real Estate Law. E−Mail: George E. Buckingham
Gregory A. Hartzler, admitted to bar, 1969, Indiana. Preparatory education, Goshen College (B.A., cum laude, 1966); legal education, Indiana University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1969). Order of the Coif. Writer and Note Editor, Indiana Law Journal, 1968-1969. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Elkhart County, Indiana, 1970-1974. Member: Goshen City Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association; American Bar Association. Charitable Organizations Law; Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Taxation; Employee Benefits. E−Mail: Gregory A. Hartzler
John D. Ulmer, admitted to bar, 1963, Indiana. Preparatory education, Michigan State University (B.A., 1960); legal education, Indiana University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1963). Honor Societies: Beta Gamma Sigma; Order of the Coif. Board of Editors, Indiana Law Journal, 1961-1963. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Elkhart County, Indiana, 1965-1969; Special Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Ford-Pinto Trial, 1980. Faculty, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1982-1983. Listed in, The Best Lawyers in America®, Business Litigation, Environmental Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation. Indiana Commission for Continuing Legal Education, 2009-2016. Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission, 2011-2014. Recipient: Legendary Lawyer Award, Indiana Bar Foundation, 2016. Reported Cases: Robinson v. Wroblewski, 704 N.E.2d 467 (Ind. 1998); Hayden v. University of Notre Dame, 716 N.E.2d 603 (Ind.App. 1999). Member: Goshen City Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association (Board of Managers, 1980-1982; Chairman, Civil Rights Law Committee, 1993-1994); Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 1987-); American Association for Justice; American College of Trial Lawyers (State Chair, 1998-2000); College of Fellows. Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; Environmental. E−Mail: John D. Ulmer
SENIOR COUNSEL
R. Gordon Lord, admitted to bar, 1973, Indiana. Preparatory education, Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1970); legal education, Indiana University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1973). Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Elkhart County, Indiana, 1973-1977; County Attorney, 1977-2018. Member: Goshen City Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association; American Bar Association. Corporate Law; Estate and Succession Planning; Business Law; Real Estate Law; Governmental Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use. E−Mail: R. Gordon Lord