Frederick R. (Rick) Hovde - Indianapolis, IN

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1980
    J.D.
    Honors: cum laude

• Non Legal Education

  • Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, 1977
    B.B.A.
    Major: Business

Current Employment Position(s)

• Founder

Pro Bono Activities

• Indiana Bar Foundation

Representative Cases

• Hinshaw v. Board of Com'rs of Jay County
  • Citation: 611 N.E.2d 637
  • Court: Ind.
  • Year: 1993
  • Serial Number: 1993081599
• State Sec. Ins. Co. v. Ottinger
  • Citation: 487 N.E.2d 446
  • Court: Ind. App. 2 Dist.
  • Year: 1985
  • Serial Number: 1986100509
• Hottinger v. Trugreen Corp.
  • Citation: 665 N.E.2d 593
  • Court: Ind. App.
  • Year: 1996
  • Serial Number: 1996110254
• Schimizzi v. Illinois Farmers Ins. Co.
  • Citation: 928 F.Supp. 760
  • Court: N.D. Ind.
  • Year: 1996
  • Serial Number: 1996126038
• Kennedy v. Guess
  • Citation: 806 NE2d 776
  • Court: IND
  • Year: 2004
• Balfour v. Kimberly Home Health Care
  • Citation: 830 NE2d 145
  • Court: Ind. App.
  • Year: 2005
• Alli v. Eli Lilly & Co.
  • Citation: 854 NE2d 372
  • Court: Ind. App.
  • Year: 2006
• State Security Ins. Co. v. Otlinger (1985) 487 N.E. 2d 446
• Welch v. Young (2011) 950 N.E.2d 1283

Published Works

Articles

• Medical Malpractice in Indiana, National Business Institute Indiana, 1990
  
• Civil Trial Practice, Practice Skills, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Foundation, 1988
  
• Health Care Evidence in Low-Impact Injury, Professional Education Systems, 1992
  
• Litigating TMJ, Back and Neck Injury Cases, Professional Education Systems, 1993
  
• Analysis of Indiana Tort Reform 1995; the Effects of House Enrolled Act 1741, Indiana Law Review, Vol. 29, No. 2, 1995
  
• Punitive Damages, Indiana Continuing Legal Education, 1996
• Bad Faith, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1996

Bar Admissions

• Indiana, 1980
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1980
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 1980
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1980
• U.S. Federal Courts, 1980

Other Affiliations

• American Association for Justice formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1988 - Present (Sustaining Member)
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1990 - Present (Member, Board of Directors)
• Indiana State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, 1982 - 1986 (Director)
• Indianapolis Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, 1986 - 1989 (Director)
• American Board of Trial Advocates, 1992 - Present (Member)
• Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Former Member)
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 2002 - 2003 (Past President)
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Executive Committee, 1995 - 2003
• American Bar Association
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Legislative committee (Chairman)
• Litigation Counsel of America

Fraternities and Sororities

• Phi Delta Theta
• Phi Delta Phi