Ronald J. Waicukauski - Indianapolis, IN

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • George Washington University National Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia
    LL.M. - Law
    Honors: summa cum laude
  • Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
    B.S.
    Honors: cum laude
    Major: Speech

Current Employment Position(s)

• Attorney

Past Positions

• U.S. Marine Corps, Captain and Judge Advocate, 1973 - 1977
• Barnes & Thornburg, Associate, 1977 - 1979
• Indiana University, Assistant Professor of Law, 1979 - 1982
• Monroe County, Indiana, Prosecuting Attorney, 1983 - 1986

Classes and Seminars

• Class Actions: New Rules, New Decisions and Their Implications for Indiana Lawyers, Bench Bar Conference of the Indianapolis Bar Association, 2004
  
• Updates on Indiana Law, Indianapolis Law Club, 2004 - 2007
  
• Trying the Catastrophic Injury Case (Seminar Chair), ICLEF, 2003
  
• Battle of the Titans: Daubert Hearing, DTCI, 2000
  
• The Art of Argument, ABA, 1998
  
• Trial Advocacy, I.U. School of Law - Indianapolis (Adjunct Faculty), 1987 - 1990
  
• Trial Advocacy Skills Workshop, NITA, 1986 - 1989

Representative Cases

• Finnegan v. Myers (2015)—Represented family in civil rights case against DCS personnel, child abuse pediatrician and Indiana State Police officer; jury trial resulted in $31 million verdict for plaintiffs.
• Barfield v. Sho-Me Power Electric Cooperative (2018)—Represented a class of Missouri landowners against trespassing electric company; first jury trial resulted in a verdict of $79 million; after reversal by the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, retrial resulted in a jury verdict of $130.5 million which was also reversed, followed by $25 million settlement.
• Gumwood v. Simon Property Group (2018)—Represented shopping center developer in antitrust suit; jury trial resulted in verdict for plaintiff which was followed by confidential settlement.
• Wine and Canvas v. Muylle (2015)—Represented defendant Muylle in suit for trademark infringement; jury trial resulted in verdict for Muylle on Wine & Canvas’ trademark claims and in favor of Muylle on counterclaim for abuse of process; as a result of verdict, Muylle now owns Wine & Canvas.
• Ping v Ramey (2021)—Represented plaintiff in suit against ex-husband and his girlfriend on claim for false reporting to DCS; jury trial resulted in verdict totaling $201,500; affirmed on appeal.
• Hayes Lemmerz Intern., Inc. v. Law Firm (2011)—Represented plaintiff in legal malpractice case, resulting in judgment for substantial damages following bench trial; matter settled on appeal for confidential amount.
• Lite Machines v. Clary (2006)—Represented small business in legal malpractice case; jury trial resulted in $3.6 million verdict for plaintiff; affirmed on appeal.

Published Works

Articles

• The Winning Argument, co-author, ABA, 2001
  
• Learning The Craft, Litigation Journal, Spring, 1998
  
• Ethos and the Art of Argument, co-author, Litigation Journal, Fall, 1999
  
• Quality Practice Management: A Manual for Law Firms, co-author, IADC, 1995
  
• Law and Amateur Sports, editor, Ind. Univ. Press, 1982
  
• Classical Rhetoric and the Modern Trial Lawyer, Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Indiana, 1973
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1977
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1977
• U.S. Supreme Court

Other Affiliations

• Indianapolis American Inn of Court (President, 1997-1999)
• American Bar Association, Litigation Section (Co-Chair, Training the Advocate Committee, 1996-1999)
• International Association of Defense Counsel (Chair, CLE Board, 1998-2000)
• Indiana State Bar Association (Chair, Pre-Suit Mediation Committee, 1994-1997)
• Indianapolis Bar Association
• Indianapolis Law Club
• Indianapolis Downtown Rotary Club