Kent M. Frandsen - Indianapolis, IN

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

Current Employment Position(s)

• Senior Counsel

Pro Bono Activities

• The Community Foundation of Boone County
• Ulen Country Club
• Crooked Stick Golf Club
• Boone County Economic Development Corporation
• Greater Lebanon Community Vision Committee
• Boone County Chamber of Commerce

Representative Cases

• Clark County REMC v. Reis, 178 N.E.3d 315 (Ind. 2021) [in an issue of first impression, Supreme Court entered judgment in favor of REMC in a dispute over fringe benefits]
• Benefiel v. Wright Hardware, 128 N.E.3d 458 (Ind. App. 2019) [reversing a defense verdict in a wrongful death suit because of improper expert testimony]
• Boyland v. Castle Farms, Inc., 71 N.E.3d 81 (Ind. App. 2017) [upholding an adverse possession judgment in a boundary dispute]
• D.Z. v. State, 100 N.E.3d 246 (Ind. 2018) [filed successful amicus brief in Supreme Court's reversal of court of appeals decision imposing Miranda obligations in school misconduct investigation]
• SCI Propane v. Frederick, 15 N.E.3d 1015 (Ind. 2015) [in a case of first impression, Supreme Court set aside a multi-million dollar award of attorney's fees in an action under the Indiana general wrongful death statute]
• Pope v. Central Indiana Power, 937 N.E.2d 1242 (Ind. App. 2010) [affirming the entry of a directed verdict for electric utility in negligence case]
• Deiss v. Greenhouse Development, 926 N.E.2d 63 (Ind. App. 2010) [affirming a board of zoning appeals' construction of term "drive-through" facilities in a local zoning ordinance]
• Porter Dev. v. First Nat'l Bank, Valparaiso, 866 N.E.2d 775 (Ind. 2007) [mandating the award of attorney fees to a bank which had initiated an interpleader action]
• Babyback's Int'l v. Coca-Cola Enterprises, 841 N.E.2d 557 (Ind. 2006) [Supreme Court rejected part performance and promissory estoppel as exceptions to Indiana's statute of frauds in multi-year contract setting]
• Biomet v. Barnes & Thornburg, 791 N.E.2d 760 (Ind. App. 2003) [in a case of first Impression, Indiana courts adopted the "continuous representation"rule to toll the statute of limitations for legal malpractice]
• Jay County REMC v. Wabash Valley Power Assn., 692 N.E.2d 905 (Ind. App. 1998) [affirming an injunction prohibiting electric distribution cooperative from withdrawing from a generation and transmission cooperative]
• Lueder v. NIPSCO, 633 N.E.2d 1340 (Ind. App. 1997) [reversing a defense verdict based on incorrect jury instructions in negligence action involving injuries from a power line contact]
• Bradley v. Eagle-Union Schools, 647 N.E.2d 672 (Ind. App. 1995) [rejecting a landowner's challenge to school district's right to engage in pre-eminent domain testing of land]
• Lantis v. Astec Industries, 648 F.2d 1118 (7th Cir. 1981) [reversing a defense verdict in a products liability case due to incorrect jury instructions]

Published Works

Articles

• Mr. Frandsen has made numerous presentations on topics of tort law, education, electric utility, and insurance to attorneys and other professionals
  Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, National Business Institute, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Indiana School Boards Association, National Rural Electric Cooperatives Association and Indiana Arborists Association.

Bar Admissions

• Indiana, 1975
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1976
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1975
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 1977

Other Affiliations

• American Bar Association (Member)
• Indiana State Bar Association (Member)
• Boone County Bar Association (Past President)
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
• American Association for Justice
• National Association of School Attorneys
• Indiana Council of School Attorneys