Curtis E. Shirley
1905 South New Market Street, Suite 200, Carmel, IN 46032
About Curtis E. Shirley
Practice Areas
- Wills
Education
- Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1991J.D.
- Honors: <i>summa cum laude</i>
- Honors: Cale J. Holder Fellow, 1991
- Honors: Alumni Scholar, 1990
- Honors: Harold R. Woodward Fellow, Lloyd Balfour International Scholar, 1989
Show More - Indiana University, Bloomington, 1985M.M.
- University of Evansville, 1983B.M.E.
Representative Cases
- Keith v. Dooley, 802 N.E.2d 54 (Ind.App. 2004)
Classes and Seminars
- Adjunct Professor of Law, Advanced Probate Litigation, and Trusts & Estates, Indiana University in Indianapolis
- “The Merits and Challenges of Pro Bono Representation”, Res Gestae, Vl.63 No.11 (2020)
- “Significant History of the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights in England, 1600-1700”, Indianapolis Law Club (2009)
- “A Report on the Costs of Justice”, Indianapolis Law Club (2008)
- “Estate Planning Under the Guardianship Code”, ICLEF (2006)
- “Will Contests”, ICLEF (2006)
- “The Legacy of Lawrence W. Inlow”, ICLEF (2004)
- "Evidentiary Matters in Estate, Trust and Tax Litigation", ICLEF (2002)
- "Taxation in Contested Estates", ICLEF (2001)
- "Trust Litigation", ICLEF (1999)
- "Tortious Interference with an Expectancy", Res Gestae, Vl.41 No.4 (1997)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Indiana
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Indiana
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Indiana
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
- United States Supreme Court
- U.S. Tax Court
Other Affiliations
- Indianapolis Legal Aid Society (Chairman of the Board)
- Indianapolis Legal Aid Society, 1993 - Present (Member)
- Indianapolis Legal Aid Foundation (Director)
- Extended Hand Prison Ministries (Chairman of the Board)
- Sinfonia Foundation (Former Director)
- Seventh Circuit (Member)
- Indiana State Bar Association (Member)
- Indianapolis Bar Association (Member)
- Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- Estate Planning Council of Indianapolis (Member)
Past Positions
- Honorable James E. Noland, United States District Court, Clerk, 1991 - 1992
- Honorable Daniel A. Manion, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Clerk, 1992 - 1993
- Cremer, Miller & Burroughs, Partner, 1993 - 2000
Fees
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
Nearby Lawyers
- Wills
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