F. Boyd Hovde
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Founder at Hovde Dassow + Deets
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 64 years of experience
Personal Injury
10201 N. Illinois Street, Suite 500, Indianapolis, IN 46290
About F. Boyd Hovde
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
Education
- The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1959J.D.
- Honors: With Honors
- Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, 1956Bachelor of Arts
- Honors: Honors
Representative Cases
- Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. v. Day, 224 N.E.2d 520 (Ind.App. 1 Div. 1967)
- Britt v. Sears, 277 N.E.2d 20 (Ind.App. 2 Div. 1971)
- Brooks v. Robinson, 284 N.E.2d 794 (Ind. 1972)
- Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. v. Pennsylvania R. Co., 322 F.2d 963 (C.A.7 (Ind.) 1963)
- Ruckman & Hansen, Inc. v. Contracting & Material Co., 328 F.2d 744 (C.A.7 (Ind.) 1964)
- Gillam v. J. C. Penney Co., 341 F.2d 457 (C.A.7 (Ind.) 1965)
- State v. Collier, 331 N.E.2d 784 (Ind.App. 1 Dist. 1975)
- Miskunas v. Union Carbide, 399 F.2d 847, cert. den. 895 ct. 718 (7th Cir. 1968)
- Chambers v. Osteonics Corp., 109 F.3d 1243 (7th Cir. 1997)
- Poehlman v. Feferman,, 717 NE2d 578 (Ind. 1999)
- Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. v. Day, 224 N.E.2d 520 (Ind.App. 1 Div. 1967)
- Britt v. Sears, 277 N.E.2d 20 (Ind.App. 2 Div. 1971)
- Brooks v. Robinson, 284 N.E.2d 794 (Ind. 1972)
- Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. v. Pennsylvania R. Co., 322 F.2d 963 (C.A.7 (Ind.) 1963)
- Ruckman & Hansen, Inc. v. Contracting & Material Co., 328 F.2d 744 (C.A.7 (Ind.) 1964)
- Gillam v. J. C. Penney Co., 341 F.2d 457 (C.A.7 (Ind.) 1965)
- State v. Collier, 331 N.E.2d 784 (Ind.App. 1 Dist. 1975)
- Miskunas v. Union Carbide, 399 F.2d 847, cert. den. 895 ct. 718 (7th Cir. 1968)
- Chambers v. Osteonics Corp., 109 F.3d 1243 (7th Cir. 1997)
- Poehlman v. Feferman,, 717 NE2d 578 (Ind. 1999)
Classes and Seminars
- Board of Visitors, Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Indiana, 1959
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1959
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 1966
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1960
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1977
Other Affiliations
- Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1970 - Present (Board of Directors)
- Indianapolis Bar Association, 1959 - Present (Past President)
- Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1976 - 1977 (Past President)
- Indianapolis Bar Association, 1979 (Treasurer)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1959 - Present (Member)
- American College of Trial Lawyers (Member)
- International Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member)
- Indiana Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness, 1976 - 2000 (Member)
- Indiana Supreme Court Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, 1980 - 1992 (Member)
- Indiana State Bar Association (Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)
- Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (Member and Lifetime Director)
- Indianapolis Bar Association, 1979 (Vice-President)
- Indianapolis Bar Association, 1979 (President)
- College of Fellows of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1981 - Present (Member)
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Delta Pi
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Nick30 years of experiencePersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Product Liability
- 5 years of experiencePersonal Injury, Wrongful Death, Medical Malpractice, Intellectual Property
Nearby Lawyers
- Personal Injury
- 0.8 mile away
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