
- Of Counsel
Areas of Practice
- Probate
- Business
- Corporate
- Contract
Bar Admissions
- Indiana, 1966
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1966
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1981
Education
- Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Doctor of Jurisprudence - 1966
- Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana
- B.S., Bachelor of Science - 1962
- Major: History and Political Science
Classes/Seminars
- Seminar Instructor, “Rules of Professional Conduct – Fees”, ICLEF
- Seminar Instructor, ”Ethics Issues – Municipal Law”, ICLEF
- Seminar Instructor, “Indiana Corporation and Partnership Law”, ICLEF
Honors and Awards
- American Cancer Society, Marion County “Man of the Year”, 1974
- American Cancer Society, National Certificate of Merit, 1971, 1974 and 1975
- Awarded Jaycee Life Senatorship, 1976
- SAGAMORE OF THE WABASH, by Governor of Indiana, 1981
- KENTUCKY COLONEL Award, by Governor of Kentucky, 1984 and 1985
- Indianapolis Bar Association Distinguished Fellow, 1985
- Boy Scouts of America Board of Directors, Life Member, 1987
- Distinguished President Award, Kiwanis International, 1988
- Life Membership Award, National Eagle Scout Association, 1994
- Voted into NORTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL HALL OF FAME, 1999
- Voted to Life Membership by Salvation Army (International), 2003
- Golden Career Award, Indiana State Bar Association, 2016
- Voted to Life Membership by Kiwanis Club of Indianapolis, 2017
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Indiana State Bar Association
- Indianapolis Bar Association
Past Employment Positions
- Blythe & Ost, 1994 – 2018
- Butler, Brown & Blythe, 1984 – 1994
- Marion County Prosecutor’s Office, Deputy Prosecutor (part-time), 1966 – 1968
- Indiana House of Representatives, Majority Attorney (Assistant), 1967 – 1969
- U.S. Congressional Staff Assistant to Richard Roudebush, 1965 – 1969