Robert W. York - Indianapolis, IN

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1973
    J.D.
    Honors: cum laude

• Non Legal Education

  • Indiana University-Fort Wayne, 1969
    B.S., Bachelor of Science

Current Employment Position(s)

• Attorney

Past Positions

• State of Indiana, Administrative Law Judge, 1974 - 1984
• Intern, Attorney General, State of Indiana, 1970-1972
• Intern, Marion County Prosecuting Attorney, 1972-1973
• Marion County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, 1973-1974
• Frequent Special Judge, major felony jury trials, 1992-2011, 2016-2018
• Frequent Hearing Officer, attorney discipline matters, 2013-2020, 2022-23
• Frequent court-appointed estate, guardian and trust fiduciary, Mediator

Classes and Seminars

• Five Key Practice Tips Regarding Attorney’s Fees in Probate Cases:“ 90 Hot Tips in Estate Practice, ICLEF Seminar, Indianapolis, IN, December 21, 2022
  
• Tips on Obtaining or Opposing attorney’s Fees in Will and Trust Contests:” 120 Hot Tips in Estate Practice, ICLEF Seminar, Indianapolis, IN, December 22, 2020
  
• “Motion Practice – Oral Arguments,” IBA Seminar, Las Vegas, 2010
  
• “Evidence in Probate/Trust Litigation,” ICLEF Seminar, Indianapolis, IN, November 18, 2011
  
• “Five Key Cases of 2011: 120 Hot Tips in Estate Practice,” ICLEF Seminar, Indianapolis, IN, December 20, 2011
  
• “New Marion County Local Probate Rules and Forms,” IBA Seminar, Indianapolis, IN, January 25, 2012
  
• “Jury Trials in Will Contest Actions,” IBA Seminar, Sedona, AZ, November 16, 2012
  
• “Claims Against Decedents’ Estates,” IBA Seminar, Sedona, AZ, November 16, 2012
  
• “Five Key Cases of 2012: 120 Hot Tips in Estate Practice,” ICLEF Seminar, Indianapolis, IN, December 21, 2012
  
• “Traps for the Non-Probate Practitioner,” IBA Seminar, Louisville, KY, June 14, 2013
  
• “Estate & Trust Litigation,” ICLEF Seminar, Indianapolis, IN, July 16, 2013
  
• “Pitfalls for the Non-Probate Practitioner,” IBA Seminar, Indianapolis, IN, December 5, 2013
  
• “Five Key Cases of 2013: 120 Hot Tips in Estate Practice,” ICLEF Seminar, Indianapolis, IN, December 20, 2013
  
• “Five Key Cases of 2014: 120 Hot Tips in Estate Practice,” ICLEF Seminar, Indianapolis, IN, December 22, 2014
  
• “Five Key Cases of 2015: 120 Hot Tips in Estate Practice,” ICLEF Seminar, Indianapolis, IN, December 22, 2015
  
• “York's Top Ten Probate Decisions - With Practice Pointers,” ICLEF Seminar, Indianapolis, IN, March 24, 2016
  
• “Five Key Cases of 2016: 120 Hot Tips in Estate Practice,” ICLEF Seminar, Indianapolis, IN, December 21, 2016
  
• “Evidentiary Problems in Probate Litigation: Probate & Trust Litigation,” ICLEF Seminar, August 22, 2017
  
• “Five Key Cases of 2017: 120 Hot Tips in Estate Practice,” ICLEF Seminar, Indianapolis, IN, December 20, 2017
  
• "Five Tips on Managing Abusive and Vexatious Litigation:" 120 Hot Tips in Estate Practice, ICLEF Seminar, Indianapolis, IN, December 19, 2018

Published Works

Articles

• “Top Ten Rules To Follow In First Probate Case,” ISBA Women in the Law Bench/Bar Retreat, Culver, Indiana, March 5, 2011
  
• Editor, Verdict Law Journal, 1986-1998
  

Bar Admissions

• Indiana, 1973
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 1973
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1973
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1991
• U.S. Tax Court, 1984
• U.S. District Court District of Wyoming, 2012

Other Affiliations

• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association Emeritus Director, 1999-2026
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, College of Fellows, 1993-2026
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, President, 1998 - 1999
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Officer, 1993 - Present
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1983 - 2026 (Member, Board of Directors)
• American Association of Justice (Member)
• Civil Justice Foundation (Member)
• Head Injury Foundation of Indiana (Member)
• Trial Lawyers For Public Justice (Member)
• American Bar Association, 1973 - 2025 (Member)
• Indiana State Bar Association, 1973 - 2026 (Member)
• Indianapolis Bar Association, Member, Board of Directors, 2006-2012, 2014
• Indianapolis Bar Association (Senior Chairman, Senior Counsel Division)
• Litigation Counsel of America (Fellow)
• Hamilton County Bar Association (Member)
• State Chairman Law-Pac Fund Development Committee, 1983 - 1986
• Citizen's Commission for the Future of Indiana Courts, 1997
• Indian Lake Country Club, Inc., 2007 (President)
• Indianapolis Bar Association, Vice-President, 2008, 2014
• Indianapolis Bar Association, Chair various committees, 2006-2026
• Chairman, Marion County Local Probate Rules Committee, 2009-2014
• Continuing Member, Diversity Law Institute
• Continuing Member, Trial Law Institute