Brian K Carroll - Evansville, IN

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1982
    J.D.
    Honors: cum laude

• Non Legal Education

  • Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1978
    B.S.

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

References

• Old Nation Bank

• Fifth Third Bank – Westside

• Helfrich Real Estate 

• Karen Schenk & Associates 

Frequent Case Types

Most cases selected for types of cases I often handle.

• Elder Law in Evansville, IN

Classes and Seminars

• Indiana Dormant Minerals Act, ICLEF, Mineral Law of Indiana, 1984
  
• Real Estate Litigation, ICLEF, Out of Country Seminar, 1988
  
• Real Estate, ICLEF Practice Skills, 1991
  
• Co-Chair, Real Estate, ICLEF, 1992
  
• Drafting to Avoid the Will Contest and Other Estate Litigation, ICLEF, Basic Will Drafting, 1994
  
• Planning Your First Probate Estate Administration Recovery of Estate Assets, ICLEF, 1997
  
• Untrustworthy Non-Probate Transfer - Creditor's Rights, ICLEF, 1998
  
• Simple Will Drafting, ICLEF, Will and Trust Drafting Institute, 1999
  
• Disclaimers and Post Mortem Planning, Administrative Decisions- Revising Documents, ICLEF, 1999
  
• Co-Chair, The Process of Probate Practice, ICLEF, 2001
  
• Presenter, Protecting the Home, ICLEF, Elder Law Veterans Benefits, 2004

Representative Clients

• Lic's, Inc.

• Lensing Wholesale, Incorporated

• Donut Bank, Inc.

Representative Cases

• State v. Omega Painting, Inc.
  • Citation: 464 N.E.2d 940
  • Court: Ind.App. 1 Dist.
  • Year: 1984
• Wats/800, Inc. v. Voice America
  • Citation: 867 F.Supp. 811
  • Court: S.D.Ind.
  • Year: 1993
• Edwardsville Nat. Bank & Trust Co. v. Marion Laboratories, Inc.
  • Citation: 808 F.2d 648
  • Court: C.A.7
  • Year: 1987
• Carl Subler Trucking, Inc. v. Splittorff
  • Citation: 482 N.E.2d 295
  • Court: Ind.App. 1 Dist.
  • Year: 1985
• Kite v. Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.
  • Citation: 761 F.Supp. 597
  • Court: S.D.Ind.
  • Year: 1989
• Matter of Estate of Kirby
  • Citation: 498 N.E.2d 64
  • Court: Ind.App. 1 Dist.
  • Year: 1986
• Huntingburg Production Credit Ass'n v. Griese
  • Citation: 456 N.E.2d 448
  • Court: Ind.App. 1 Dist.
  • Year: 1983

Published Works

Articles

• "Avoiding the Will Contest" (Co-Author), Res Gestae, May, 1994
  
• Probate and Property (Co-Author), May/June, 1994
  
• "Yours, Mine and Ours, Estate Planning for Previously Married Couples", Res Gestae, June, 1997
  
• Divorce and Your Special Needs Child, Exceptional Parent, 2005
  
• Veterans Benefits, ICLEF, Elder Law Institute, 2004
  
• Estate Specialization Training, Life Insurance and Annuities, ICLEF, 2006 and 2007
• Succession Planning for Closely Held Business (Co-Presenter), ICLEF, Advanced Estate Planning Master’s Roundtable, 2008
• Choice of Entity in Indiana, ICLEF, Advanced Estate and Business Planning Roundtable, 2009
• “Ethical Issues for Elder Law Attorneys”, ICLEF, Elder Law Institute, 2016
• “Hot Tips: Issues from the Listserv”, ICLEF, Advanced Elder Law, 2017
• “What’s Up with ABLE Accounts”, 30th Annual EBA Estate and Business Planning Institute, 2019

Bar Admissions

• Indiana, 1982
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1982
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 1982
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1985

Specialties and Certifications

• Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation
• Indiana Certified Trust and Estate Specialist by the Trust and Estate Specialization Board
• VA Accredited Attorney

Other Affiliations

• Evansville Bar Association, Director, 1996 to 2000
• Evansville Bar Association, Chair, Probate Committee, 1997 to 1998
• Evansville Bar Association, Chair, Elder Law Committee, 2000 to 2003
• Indiana State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, Director, 1984 to 1993
• Chair, 1991 to 1992
• Indiana State Bar Association General Practice Section, Chair, 1993 to 1994
• Indiana State Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, Director, 1985-1994, Chair 1992-1993
• Indiana State Bar Association, Delegate, House of Delegates, 1998 to 2005
• Evansville Estate and Business Planning Council, Member
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Member
• Hearing Officer - City of Evansville Department of Code Enforcement, 2000-2004
• Special Needs Alliance, Member
• Indiana Disciplinary Commission, Member, 2014 to Present, Chair 2019-2020

Fraternities and Sororities

• Phi Delta Phi