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Hume Smith Geddes Green & Simmons, LLP
54 Monument Circle, Fourth Floor
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2996
Telephone: 317-632-4402
Fax: 317-632-5595
E-Mail: (first initial) (last name) @humesmith.com


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Established: 1951
Insurance Defense, Arbitration, Commercial Liability, First and Third Party Defense, Mediation, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Professional Liability, Property and Casualty, Toxic Torts, Insurance Coverage, Construction Litigation
Firm Profile
Hume Smith Geddes Green & Simmons, LLP is a law partnership founded in 1951. The firm provides legal counsel to insurance companies and their insureds in all areas of first and third party litigation. With its central location in Indianapolis, the firm represents clients throughout Indiana in both State and Federal Courts.

Client Information
Insurance Company Clients
ACE USAAdmiral Insurance Company
ALLIED Property and Casualty Insurance CompanyAmerican Equity Insurance Company
Berkley Specialty Underwriting Managers, LLCCarolina Casualty Insurance Company
Catlin Specialty Insurance CompanyCNA Insurance Company
Colony Insurance CompanyDPIC Companies, Inc.
Essex Insurance CompanyFarmland Mutual Insurance Company
Fireman's Fund Specialty GroupFreedom Specialty Insurance Company
Fulcrum Insurance CompanyGeneral Casualty Insurance Company
Horace Mann Insurance CompanyIllinois Casualty Company
Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance CompanyKemper Insurance Companies
Kentucky Insurance CompanyKentucky National Insurance Company
Markel SouthwestMetropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Company
Mid-Century Insurance CompanyNational Continental Insurance Company
Nationwide InsuranceNautilus Insurance Company
Ohio Casualty GroupProgressive Insurance Company
Protective Insurance CompanyQBE Regional Insurance Group
Resolute Management, Inc.Sagamore Insurance Company
St. Paul TravelersScottsdale Insurance Company
State Farm Fire and Casualty CompanyTitan Indemnity Company
Victoria Fire & Casualty CompanyWestern Heritage Insurance Company
XL Insurance Company
Non-Insurance Company Clients
Associated Claims Enterprises, Inc.Cambridge Integrated Services
Cavell USA, Inc.Crawford & Company
ELCO Administrative ServicesGAB Robins North America, Inc.
Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.Indiana Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association
Protective Adjustment CompanySecuritas Security Services USA, Inc.
Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.Western Continent Claims Association
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Personnel Information
Firm Members
JOHN T. HUME, III — 1933 — Indiana University, B.S., 1955; J.D., 1958 — Delta Theta Phi — Admitted to Bar, 1958, Indiana; 1958, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana; 1970, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1975, U.S. Supreme Court — Member American, Indiana State and Indianapolis Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana (President, 1991-); Christian Legal Society; Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel — Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation - E-Mail: jhume@humesmith.com
GORDON SMITH — (1933-2010)
ROBERT W. GEDDES — 1929 — Indiana University, B.S., 1956; J.D., 1962 — Phi Delta Phi — Admitted to Bar, 1962, Indiana; 1962, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court — Member Indiana State and Indianapolis Bar Associations — Former Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1962-1965; U.S. Commissioner, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, 1966-1971; U.S. Magistrate, 1971-1973 — Practice Areas: Litigation; Mediation; Arbitration - E-Mail: rgeddes@humesmith.com
JOHN C. GREEN — 1942 — Indiana University, B.S., 1965; J.D., 1969 — Phi Delta Phi — Admitted to Bar, 1969, Indiana; 1969, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana — Member Indiana State and Indianapolis Bar Associations; Indiana Trial Lawyers Association; Association of American Trial Lawyers — Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Litigation; Mediation - E-Mail: jgreen@humesmith.com
MICHAEL E. SIMMONS — 1954 — Indiana University, B.S., 1976; J.D. (magna cum laude), 1979 — Phi Delta Phi — Admitted to Bar, 1979, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Supreme Court; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit — Member Indiana State and Indianapolis Bar Associations; Indiana Trial Lawyers Association; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; American Association for Justice; Defense Research Institute — Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Litigation; Arbitration; Mediation; Insurance Coverage; Trucking Law - E-Mail: msimmons@humesmith.com
ANDREW P. WIRICK — 1961 — DePauw University, B.A., 1983; Indiana University, J.D., 1986 — Admitted to Bar, 1986, Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit — Member Federal, Indiana State and Indianapolis Bar Associations; Indiana Municipal Lawyers Association, Indiana Association of Cities and Towns, Indiana Association of Counties; Defense Research Institute — Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Employment Law; Governmental Liability; Personal Injury - E-Mail: awirick@humesmith.com
EDWARD F. HARNEY, JR. — 1967 — Purdue University, B.A., 1990; Valparaiso University, J.D. (magna cum laude), 1993 — Admitted to Bar, 1993, Indiana; Illinois; 1993, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 2002, U.S. District Court, Central and Northern Districts of Illinois — Member Indiana State and Indianapolis Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; Defense Research Institute — Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; First and Third Party Defense; Bad Faith; Toxic Torts - E-Mail: eharney@humesmith.com
THEODORE J. BLANFORD — 1949 — Indiana University, B.S., 1977; J.D., 1984 — Admitted to Bar, 1984, Indiana; 1984, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit — Member Indiana State and Indianapolis Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; Defense Research Institute — Indiana National Guard (Retired) — Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Legal Malpractice; Environmental Law - E-Mail: tblanford@humesmith.com
MICHAEL R. BAIN — 1968 — Indiana University-Bloomington, B.A., 1991; Indiana University-Indianapolis, J.D., 1994 — Admitted to Bar, 1994, Indiana; 1994, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court — Member Indiana State and Indianapolis Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; Defense Research Institute — Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Construction Litigation; Insurance Defense; Bad Faith - E-Mail: mbain@humesmith.com
CHRISTOPHER D. CODY — 1978 — Wake Forest University, B.A., 2000; Indiana University, J.D., 2003 — Order of the Barristers — Admitted to Bar, 2003, Indiana; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana — Member Indianapolis Bar Association — Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Premises Liability; Employment Law; Civil Rights - E-Mail: ccody@humesmith.com
LAURA E. TRULOCK — 1978 — Indiana University, B.A., 2000; J.D., 2003 — Admitted to Bar, 2003, Indiana; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana — Member American, Indiana State and Indianapolis Bar Associations; Indiana Trial Lawyers Association — Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury - E-Mail: ltrulock@humesmith.com
CHRISTOPHER A. PEARCY — 1978 — Indiana University-Bloomington, B.S. (with distinction), 2000; Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington, J.D., 2003 — Admitted to Bar, 2004, Indiana; 2005, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana — Member American, Indiana State and Hamilton County Bar Associations — Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Business Law; Personal Injury - E-Mail: cpearcy@humesmith.com
SETH R. WILSON — 1980 — Taylor University, B.A., 2003; Regent University, J.D., 2006 — Admitted to Bar, 2006, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana — Member American, Indiana State and Indianapolis Bar Associations; Christian Legal Society — Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Workers' Compensation; Mass Tort - E-Mail: swilson@humesmith.com
MARK M. HOLDRIDGE — 1977 — Colgate University, B.A., 1999; Thomas M. Cooley Law School, J.D., 2006 — Admitted to Bar, 2006, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana — Member Indiana State and Indianapolis Bar Associations; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana — Practice Areas: Insurance Defense - E-Mail: mholdridge@humesmith.com
SAMUEL D. ELLINGWOOD — 1979 — Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, B.A. (with distinction), 2001; Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis, J.D., 2005 — Admitted to Bar, 2005, Indiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana — Member Indianapolis Bar Association; Sagamore American Inns of Court — Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Employment Law; Business Law - E-Mail: sellingwood@humesmith.com


 

 

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