Background
Cunningham, William J. was born on October 9, 1951 in Bay Shore, New York, United States.
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William J. Cunningham
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University of Notre Dame (Bachelor of Arts, 1973). Loyola University (Juris Doctor, 1976).
Career
Art Hill Ford, Inc. v. Callender, 423 NE 2d 601 (1981), Supreme Court of Indiana (Plaintiff's Counsel-Landmark Punitive Damage Case); Planned Parenthood of Northwest Indiana, Inc. v. Vines, 543 NE 2d 654 (1989), (Plaintiff's Counsel-Landmark Medical Malpractice Standard Case).Worked at Hilbrich, Cunningham & Schwerd (Highland, Indiana) specializing in General Civil and Criminal Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Trials and Appeals. Estate Planning and Probate, Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice, Real Estate, Litigation, Family Law, Criminal (Traffic, Misdemeanors and Felonies), Church Law, Municipal Government, Environmental Law, Admiralty and Shipboard Cases, Corporations, Banking and Creditor's Rights. Admitted to the bar, 1976, Indiana and United States.
District Court, Southern District of Indiana. 1980, United States. District Court, Northern District of Indiana. 1992, United States. Tax Court.
Staff Member, Loyola Law Review. Author: "Deportation Based Upon Fraudulent Entry: A Limitation of the Waiver Provision," 21 Loyola Law Review No. 6 (1975); Chapter 3, "Clergy Malpractice in Indiana" and Chapter 14, "Restrictions on Political and Legislative Activities of Churches," Indiana Pastor's Legal Handbook (1988).
Member: National Diocesan Attorneys Association, 1987-1993. Lake Michigan Marina Advisory Commission, 1988-1990. President: Ogden Dunes Home Association, 1984-1986.
Ogden Dunes Town Council, 1991. Town Councilman, Ogden Dunes, Indiana, 1988-1991. Member: Indiana State and American Bar Associations.
Hilbrich, Cunningham & Schwerd has evolved from the original law firm founded by John F. Hilbrich in 1952 and has practiced continually in Northwest Indiana from said time. The firm does a large concentration of Estate Planning and Probate, Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice. But also represents many community based institutions and businesses including Banks, Savings and Loans, Churches, Schools, Municipal Councils, Boards and Commissions and Medical organizations.
Hilbrich, Cunningham & Schwerd is a full service firm with a long civic and professional history.
Membership
Member: National Diocesan Attorneys Association, 1987-1993. Lake Michigan Marina Advisory Commission, 1988-1990.
