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NEWS

Congratulations to Tom Schultz and Peter Pogue for being selected for inclusion on the 2010 Indiana Super Lawyers list. It is the fourth consecutive year that they have been selected by their peers. Only five percent of Indiana attorneys are chosen each year.

Also, congratulations to Kirk LeBlanc and Kori McOmber for also being recognized for the second consecutive year as “Rising Stars” which is a recognition of SuperLawyers under the age of 40.

We are pleased to announce that J. Kirk LeBlanc has joined the partnership at Schultz & Pogue, LLP. Kirk has enjoyed a successful law career here in Indiana for the past eight years, concentrating in the areas of Food Bourne Illness, Trucking, Construction, Commercial, Auto and Premises Liability as well as other areas of Civil Litigation. Kirk has successfully represented clients in 90 of the 92 counties in Indiana as well as in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Florida. Kirk was selected for inclusion on the 2010 Indiana Super Lawyers Rising Stars List, which recognizes the top lawyers in Indiana under the age of 40. This was the second year in a row that Kirk was selected a Rising Star. We are excited that Kirk chose to join our firm and look forward to many successful years working with him.

Tom Schultz recently had his 3rd successful jury trial of the year. In the case of Lausten v Knight, defendant admitted liability and the jury returned a verdict for less than ½ what was offered.

Tom Schultz has been elected as State Representative for Indiana for The Defense Research Institute(DRI). DRI is the largest organization of defense lawyers who practice civil litigation in the United States. Tom is also currently serving as President of the Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana which is the largest organization of defense lawyers in the state.

Tom Schultz recently spoke at the DRI Annual Meeting in Chicago on the topic of “Internet Marketing in the 21St Century.”