Frederick R. (Rick) Hovde
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 43 years of experience
Product Liability
10201 N. Illinois Street, Suite 500, Indianapolis, IN 46290
About Frederick R. (Rick) Hovde
Practice Areas
- Product Liability
Education
- Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1980J.D.
- Honors: <i>cum laude</i>
- Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, 1977B.B.A.
- Major: Business
Representative Cases
- Hinshaw v. Board of Com'rs of Jay County, 611 N.E.2d 637 (Ind. 1993)
- State Sec. Ins. Co. v. Ottinger, 487 N.E.2d 446 (Ind.App. 2 Dist. 1985)
- Hottinger v. Trugreen Corp., 665 N.E.2d 593 (Ind.App. 1996)
- Schimizzi v. Illinois Farmers Ins. Co., 928 F.Supp. 760 (N.D.Ind. 1996)
- Kennedy v. Guess, 806 NE2d 776 (IND 2004)
- Balfour v. Kimberly Home Health Care, 830 NE2d 145 (Ind. App. 2005)
- Alli v. Eli Lilly & Co., 854 NE2d 372 (Ind. App. 2006)
- State Security Ins. Co. v. Otlinger (1985) 487 N.E. 2d 446
- Welch v. Young (2011) 950 N.E.2d 1283
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Indiana, 1980
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1980
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 1980
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1980
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1980
Other Affiliations
- American Association for Justice formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1988 - Present (Sustaining Member)
- Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1990 - Present (Member, Board of Directors)
- Indiana State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, 1982 - 1986 (Director)
- Indianapolis Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, 1986 - 1989 (Director)
- American Board of Trial Advocates, 1992 - Present (Member)
- Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Former Member)
- Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 2002 - 2003 (Past President)
- Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Executive Committee, 1995 - 2003
- American Bar Association
- Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Legislative committee (Chairman)
- Litigation Counsel of America
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Delta Theta
- Phi Delta Phi
Articles
Published Works
- Medical Malpractice in Indiana, National Business Institute Indiana, 1990
- Civil Trial Practice, Practice Skills, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Foundation, 1988
- Health Care Evidence in Low-Impact Injury, Professional Education Systems, 1992
- Litigating TMJ, Back and Neck Injury Cases, Professional Education Systems, 1993
- Analysis of Indiana Tort Reform 1995; the Effects of House Enrolled Act 1741, Indiana Law Review, Vol. 29, No. 2, 1995
- Punitive Damages, Indiana Continuing Legal Education, 1996
- Bad Faith, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1996
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