Background
Yoder, Thomas W. was born in 1927 in Pullman, Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
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Thomas W. Yoder
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Washington State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1949). University of Chicago (Juris Doctor, 1952).
Career
Burrell vs Meads, 569 North.E.2d 637; Ford Motor Credit Company vs Garner, 688 F.Supp. 435; I&M vs Terre Haute Industries, 507 North.E. 2d 588, 525 North.E.2d 1247; Ray vs I&M, 606 F.Supp. 757; 758 F2d 1148Worked at Miller Carson Boxberger & Murphy (Fort Wayne, Indiana) specializing in General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Corporation, Banking, Public Utility, Probate and Estate Planning, Family Law, Transportation Law and Administration, Civil Rights, Real Estate, Labor, Insurance, Environmental, Commercial and Creditors Rights and Bankruptcy Law. Admitted to the bar, 1953, Indiana and United States.
District Court, Southern District of Indiana.
1955, United States. District Court, Northern District of Indiana. 1958, United States. District Court, Northern District of Ohio.
1963, United States. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
1970, United States. Supreme Court. Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi.
Author: "Eminent Domain in Indiana," Indiana State Bar Association, 1966, 1976, 1984. "Defending Claims for Punitive Damages," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1989.
"Recent Developments in the Law of Occupier Liability: The Defendant"s Viewpoint," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1990.
Company-Author: "The Attorneys Guide to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals," Seventh Circuit Bar Association and ATS-Continuing legal education, State Bar of Wisconsin, 1987. Member: Allen County, Indiana State (Board of Managers, 1971-1973) Seventh Circuit (Board of Governors, 1987-1993. Committee on Rules and Practice, 1978-1987).
And American (Member, Sections on Litigation, Torts and Insurance Practice and Public Utilities) Bar Associations.
Indiana Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1975. Member, Board of Directors, 1972-1993.
Chairman, Amicus Committee, 1990-1993). Defense Research Institute and Trial Lawyers Association.
Fellow, Indiana Bar Foundation.
Diplomat, Indiana Defense Trial Counsel. Foreign over 40 years Miller Carson Boxberger & Murphy has represented a variety of business enterprises, corporations, banks and individual entrepreneurs. In addition to its corporate work, the firm represents a wide variety of insurance companies in its highly sophisticated insurance defense practice.
The firm has a state-wide presence with a branch office in Bloomington.
Attorneys licensed to practice in Indiana, Ohio and Illinois. And enjoys membership in Commercial Law Affiliates (College Language Association) providing business clients legal services nationally and internationally through affiliated firms.
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Membership
Member: Allen County, Indiana State (Board of Managers, 1971-1973) Seventh Circuit (Board of Governors, 1987-1993. Committee on Rules and Practice, 1978-1987). And American (Member, Sections on Litigation, Torts and Insurance Practice and Public Utilities) Bar Associations.
Indiana Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1975.
Member, Board of Directors, 1972-1993. Chairman, Amicus Committee, 1990-1993).
Defense Research Institute and Trial Lawyers Association. Fellow, Indiana Bar Foundation.
Diplomat, Indiana Defense Trial Counsel.
Fellow, Indiana Bar Foundation. Diplomat, Indiana Defense Trial Counsel.
