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Hume Smith Geddes Green & Simmons, LLP | | 54 Monument Circle, Fourth Floor | | Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2996 |
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| 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. |
| 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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