Nicholas C. Deets - Indianapolis, IN

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana, 1993
    J.D.
    Honors: cum laude
    Honors: Member, American Bar Association Moot Court Team
    Law Journal: Journal of Global Legal Studies, Managing Editor

• Non Legal Education

  • Purdue University, 1989
    Honors: B.S.I.M.

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner, since 2000

Past Positions

• ICE MILLER in Indianapolis, IN, Associate, 1993 - 1995
• Coffield, Ungaretti & Harris, Chicago, IL, Clerk 1992, 1993
• Honorable Michael S. Kanne of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Clerk, 1992

Representative Cases

• Glover v. Allstate Insurance Co., 153 N.E.3d 1114 (Ind. 2020)
• Miller v. Patel et al., 174 N.E.3d 1061 (Ind. 2021)
• Tyus v. Indianapolis Power & Light Co., 134 N.E.3d 389 (Ind. Ct. App. 2019), trans. denied.
• NCAA v. Finnerty, 191 N.E.2d 211 (Ind. 2022)
• Cadorath Aero., LLC v. Ricks, 133 N.E.3d 782 (Ind. Ct. App. 2019)
• Campbell Hausfeld/Fetzer Co. v. Johnson, 109 N.E.2d 953 (Ind. 2018)
• Scribbles v. Wedgewood, 101 N.E.3d 844 (Ind. Ct. App. 2018), trans. denied.
• Angel Shores Mobile Home Park v. Crays, 78 N.E.3d 718 (Ind. Ct. App. 2017)
• Staples the Office Superstore, Inc. v. Wright, 95 N.E.3d 212 (Ind. Ct. App. 2017)
• ABC Radiology, P.C. v. Gearhart, 69 N.E.3d 545 (Ind. Ct. App. 2017), transfer denied.
• Shelton v. Kroger Ltd. Partnership I, 58 N.E.3d 229 (Ind. Ct. App. 2016), trans. denied.
• Eads v. Turner, 44 N.E.3d 842 (Ind. Ct. App. 2015)
• Inman v. State Farm Mutual Ins. Co., 981 N.E.2d 1202 (Ind. 2012)
• Kosarko v. Padula, 979 N.E.2d 144 (Ind. 2012)
• Brown-Day v. Allstate Insurance Co., 915 N.E.2d 548 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009), trans. denied.
• Burnett v. Columbus McKinnon Corp., 405 N.Y.S.2d 405 (4th Dept. 2009)
• Barnett v. Clark, 889 N.E.2d 281 (Ind. 2008)
• Allstate Ins. Co. v. Keltner, 842 N.E.2d 879 (Ind. Ct. App. 2006)
• State Farm Ins. Co. v. C.W., 2010 WL 597930 (N.D. Ind. 2006)
• Allstate Ins. Co. v. Tozer, 298 F.Supp2d 765 (S.D. Ind. 2005)
• Jennings v. St. Vincent Hospital & Health, 832 N.E.2d 1044 (Ind. Ct. App. 2005)
• Turner v. Buske Lines Inc., 2006 WL 566108 (S.D. Ind. 2006)
• Knox v. American General Life Ins. Co., 2003 WL 22056301 (S.D. Ind. 2003)
• Kincaid v. State of Indiana, 757 N.E.2d 713 (Ind. Ct. App. 2001)
• Potts, M.D. v. Williams, 746 N.E.2d 1000 (Ind. Ct. App. 2001)
• Sales v. State of Indiana, 714 N.E.2d 1121 (Ind. Ct. App. 1999)
• Christian v. State of Indiana. 710 N.E.2d 582 (Ind. Ct. App. 1999)

Published Works

Articles

• Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Law, Practice Tips and Application, National Business Institute (2007)
  
• Opening Statements, Indiana Trial Lawyers Annual Institute (2008)
  
• Effective Closing Arguments on behalf of the Plaintiff, Indianapolis Bar Association (2011)
  
• Partial Settlements in Cases Involving Vicarious Liability, Verdict Volume 32, No. 3 (2011)
  
• Partial Settlements in Cases Involving Vicarious Liability, Indiana Trial Lawyers Annual Institute (2011)
  
• Admissibility of Contract Terms and Policy Limits in Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Trials, Indiana Trial Lawyers Annual Institute (2014)
• Effective Closing Arguments on behalf of the Plaintiff, The Allen County Bar Association (2011)
• State Court Venue under Indiana Trial Rule 75, Verdict Volume 37, No. 3 (2016)
• Employing Indiana’s Lien Reduction Statute to Maximize Your Client’s Recovery, Indiana Trial Lawyers Annual Institute (2016)
• Trial of the Wrongful Death Case – Plaintiff’s Perspective on Maximizing Damages, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (2018)
• The Care and Feeding of Experts, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (2019)
• “Ordinary Negligence v. Medical Malpractice”, Indiana Medical Malpractice Update, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (2022)
• Indiana Trial Lawyers’ Association, Annual Institute, Chair (2019)
• Maximizing Recoveries in Cases with Multiple UIM Policies, Indiana Trial Lawyers Annual Institute (2020)
• Complying with the Legal, Ethical, and Practical Issues in Discovery, Handling Blanket Objections and Privilege Logs. Verdict, Volume 40, No. 3 (2022)
• Is Your Case Ordinary Negligence or Medical Malpractice? Verdict Volume 40, No. 4 (2022)

Bar Admissions

• Indiana, 1993
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 1993
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1993
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1993
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2003

Other Affiliations

• American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow, State Committee Member)
• International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
• American Board of Trial Advocates, Indiana Chapter (Past President)
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, Amicus Curiae Committee)
• Litigation Counsel of America (Fellow)
• Indiana State Bar Association (Life Fellow)
• Indiana Bar Foundation (Life Fellow)