Indiana Commercial Court Rule 5 allows the Court to appoint a neutral who has special skills or training appropriate to perform the tasks that are ordered by the Court. The parties can consent to the appointment or, after a hearing has been held, the Court can appoint a neutral if appointment will materially assist the Court in resolving the case in a just and timely manner, and the anticipated costs associated are proportionate to the value of the case and will not be unduly burdensome to any party.
Find a neutral using the information below or find more information about each neutral in the Commercial Courts Neutrals Directory [PDF, 210.49 KB].
| Name | Firm | Location | Hourly rate | Experience areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Anderson | Barnes & Thornburg LLP | Fort Wayne | $350 | Discovery, E-discovery, Settlement |
| Jerry M. Barr | Jerry M. Barr, Attorney at Law | Noblesville | $300 | Discovery, E-discovery, Settlement |
| Bill Baten | Van Winkle Baten Dispute Resolution | Carmel | $575 | Settlement, Discovery, Receiver, Arbitrator |
| Edward Beck | Shambaugh Kast Beck and Williams LLP | Fort Wayne | $350 | Discovery, Settlement, Arbitration |
| Raymond Biederman | Mattingly Burke Cohen & Biederman LLP | Indianapolis | $370 | Discovery, E-discovery, Settlement |
| Dwight Born | Terrell Born Sullivan & Fiester, LLP | Evansville | $300 | Discovery, E-discovery, Settlement |
| James Boyers | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP | Indianapolis | $450 | Discovery, E-discovery |
| Thomas Brodnik | McNeely Law LLP | Indianapolis | $400 | Discovery, Settlement |
| James Casey | Ziemer Stayman Weitzel & Shoulders, LLP | Evansville | $300 | Discovery, Settlement |
| Douglas Church | Church Church Hittle + Antrim | Noblesville | $350 | Discovery, Settlement, litigation generally |
| E. Davis Coots | Coots, Henke & Wheeler | Carmel | $350 | Discovery, Settlement, trial prep, |
| Dina Cox | Lewis Wagner, LLP | Indianapolis | $385 | Discovery, E-discovery, Settlement, Multi-party litigation, mass torts, class actions, professional liability, products liability, personal injury, toxic torts, |
| Shawn Cox | Hodges and Davis P.C. | Merrillville and Rensselaer | $350 | Discovery, Settlement, Bankruptcy and bankruptcy litigation, ownership and non-competition disputes |
| Megan Craig | Craig & Craig, LLC | Merrillville | $300-425 | Discovery, Settlement, Motion Practice |
| Steven David | Church, Church, Hittle + Antrim | Fishers | $300 | Discovery, E-discovery, Settlement |
| Robert Eherenman | HallerColvin PC | Fort Wayne | $325 | Discovery, E-discovery, Settlement |
| Daniel Freeland | Daniel L. Freeland & Associates, P.C. | Highland | $300 | Discovery, Settlement |
| Helen Geib | Hoover Hull Turner LLP | Indianapolis | $405 | Discovery, E-discovery |
| Schuyler Geller | Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP | Merrillville | $300 | Discovery, E-discovery, Settlement |
| Rachel Guin | Rothberg Logan & Warsco, LLP | Fort Wayne | $250 | Discovery, E-discovery, Settlement |
| David Herzog | Hoover Hull Turner LLP | Indianapolis | Flexible | Discovery, Settlement, LLCs, LLPs, and other closely held businesses, corporate governance, derivative cases, securities laws, legal and other professional malpractice |
| Douglas Johnston | Tourkow, Crell, Rosenblatt & Johnston | Fort Wayne | $400 | Discovery, E-discovery, Settlement, Litigation |
| Randy Kammeyer | Hawk Haynie Kammeyer & Smith | Fort Wayne | $350 | Settlement |
| Robert Keen | Barrett McNagny LLP | Fort Wayne | $395 | Discovery, Settlement |
| John LaDue | SouthBank Legal | South Bend | $500 | Discovery, E-discovery, Settlement |
| Lindsay Lepley | Burt, Blee, Dixon, Sutton & Bloom, LLP | Fort Wayne | $300 | Discovery, E-discovery, Settlement |
| Jeffry Lind | Lind & Felling | Terre Haute | $325 | Settlement |
| Michael Michmerhuizen | Barrett McNagny LLP | Fort Wayne | $375 | Discovery, E-discovery, Settlement, Appellate Mediation |
| Shane Mulholland | Burt Blee | Fort Wayne | $350 | Discovery, E-discovery, Settlement, business disputes and valuations |
| Jacquelyn Pillar | Crist, Sears & Zic, LLP | Crown Point | $275 | Discovery, Settlement |
| William Ramsey | Barrett McNagny LLLP | Fort Wayne | $375 | Discovery, Settlement, E-discovery |
| Robert Reiling | Reiling,Teder&Schrier | Lafayette | $330 | Settlement |
| James Riley | Riley Bennett Egloff LLP | Indianapolis | $450 | Discovery, Settlement, Case Management, Arbitration, and Motion Practice |
| Peter Sacopulos | Sacopulos Johnson Sacopulos | Terre Haute | $375 | Discovery, E-discovery, Settlement |
| Sarah Schreiber | HallerColvin | Fort Wayne | $260 | Discovery, E-discovery |
| James Schrier | Reiling Teder & Schrier, LLC | Lafayette | $330 | Discovery, Settlement |
| Steven Shine | Shine & Hardin, LLP | Fort Wayne | $350 | Settlement |
| Kevin Steele | Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP | Valparaiso | $300 | Discovery, E-discovery, Settlement |
| Anthony Stites | Barrett McNagny LLP | Fort Wayne | $350 | Discovery, Settlement |
| David Temple | Van Winkle Baten Dispute Resolution | Carmel | $400 | E-discovery, Discovery, Settlement |
| John Trimble | Lewis Wagner, LLP | Indianapolis | $465 | Discovery, Settlement, Case management/insurance coverage issues |
| Jennifer Wright (formerly Tudor) | Barnes & Thornburg LLP | Indianapolis | $450-550 | Discovery, E-discovery, Legal Hold and Preservation |
| Scott Yahne | Yahne.Law, P.C. | Valparaiso | $300 | Settlement, Business and Real Estate |
This directory serves as a guide to assist in the selection of a Commercial Court appointed neutral. However, a neutral is not required to be included in this directory to be eligible for appointment by a Commercial Court.
The Court Appointed Neutrals Directory will be updated annually. If you are interested in being included in the Commercial Court Appointed Neutrals Directory, please email Amanda Wishin (amanda.wishin@courts.in.gov) for more information.