Louis Buddy Yosha
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9102 North Meridian Street, Suite 535, Indianapolis, IN 46260
About Louis Buddy Yosha
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
Education
- University of Southern California Law Center, Los Angeles, California
- University of Alabama
- Indiana University
Representative Cases
- Jones v. Avis Rent-A-Car, Inc., Ind., Johnson Cty. Circ. Ct., No. 28421 (November 1979); Justice v. Avis Rent-A-Car, Inc., Ind. Marion Cty. Super. Ct., No. S577-1260 (February 1980);
- Delmar Broeker et ux. v. Miller Pipeline Corp., et al., Ind. Marion Cty. Super. Ct., No. S180-0028 (January 1982);
- Stephen Hall v. Ramada Inn Motel, Ind., Marion Cty. Super. Ct., No. S 182-1260 (June 1984);
- Schmidt v. National Rental Car (punitive damages awarded in a case involving defective brakes on a truck).
Classes and Seminars
- Guest lecturer, Indiana University Law School On civil litigation issues, 1973-1978
- Faculty, Indianapolis Bar Association Mini-Seminar Voir Dire (Selecting a Jury) “Voir Dire by Plaintiffs in Tort Cases”, August 1977
- Faculty, lecturer, teacher, Indianapolis Bar Association Mini Seminar Nuts and Bolts of a Lawsuit, February 1981
- Faculty, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum Personal Injury Trials in Indiana
- “Principles of Opening Statement and Final Argument – View from the Plaintiff”, September 1981
- Chairman, Faculty, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum Proof of Injury & Damages in Personal Injury Litigation with Trial Demonstration “Comments and Explanations of the Cases to be Presented”, June 1982
- Faculty, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association Basic Trial Advocacy Seminar “Voir Dire and Opening Statement”, July 1982
- Faculty, Institute at Ann Arbor, Michigan 34th Annual Advocacy Institute – Ann Arbor, MI Wrongful Death of a Spouse “Comparative Cross Examination of Defendant’s Physician Expert”; “Closing Argument; Plaintiff’s Rebuttal”, May 1983
- Teacher, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum Trial Advocacy Skills Workshop, May 1983
- Co-Chairman, Faculty, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum and Indiana State Bar Association Tort Litigation and Automobile Accident Reconstruction with Trial Demonstration “Punitive Damages: Preparation and Trial Strategy”, June 1983
- Faculty, Ann Arbor Advocacy Institute at the University of Michigan Law School, 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1987 Chairman, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum; A Legal Institute in Montego Bay, Jamaica Indiana’s New Comparative Negligence Law, March 1984
- Faculty, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum Trial Advocacy Skills Workshop, May 1984
- Faculty, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association Impact of Comparative Fault & Repeal of the Guest Statute on Automobile Liability Cases “Overview of Indiana’s Comparative Negligence Statute”, September 1984.
- Faculty, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum Strategies for Representing The Routine Negligence “Initiation of the Case”, October 1984
- Chairman, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association 20th Annual Institute, November 1984
- Faculty, Sponsored by several prominent law firms including the Law Firm of Livingston Dildine Haynie & Yoder, Fort Wayne, IN Comparative Fault Seminar “Comparative Fault – A Plaintiff’s Perspective”, November 1984
- Faculty, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum Strategies for Representing The Negligence Case “Processing the Case From Acceptance to Settlement – Plaintiff”, February 1985
- Chairman, Faculty, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum Indiana Law Update “Practicing Comparative Fault”, April 1985
- Faculty, Ann Arbor 36th Annual Advocacy Institute – Ann Arbor, MI; The Product Liability Case Involving the Brain Damaged Child “Direct Examination of Plaintiff, Comparative Cross Examination of Defendant, Sarah Wade” opposite Gerry Spence, May 1985
- Faculty, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum Jury Selection and the Visual Trial, April 1986.
- Faculty, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum Litigation of Injuries to the Head and Neck “Cross Examination of an Expert Witness in a Neck Injury Case”, June 1986
- Faculty, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum Practical Approaches to Cross Examination – Winning With Effective Cross Examination “General Principles of Cross Examination From the Plaintiff’s Perspective. Preparation for Cross Exam/ Specific Cross Exam Techniques”, September 1986
- Faculty, teacher, Michigan ICLE, Ann Arbor, Michigan Advanced Trial Advocacy Skills Workshop, October 1986
- Faculty, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association 22nd Annual Institute Legislative Update, “Insurance Crisis”, December 1986
- Faculty, 38th Annual Advocacy Institute – Ann Arbor Developing and Defending Wrongful Discharge Litigation, “Trial Demonstration: Comparative Cross Examination of Defendant Auto Franchiser”, May 1987
- Faculty, Indiana University Eleventh Annual Law Conference “Introduction to the Indiana Comparative Fault Act”, September 1987
- Chairman, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association 23rd Annual Institute Comparative Fault, December 1987
- Guest lecturer, Indiana University School ofLaw, Bloomington, Indiana Practitioner in Residency, several litigation lectures, civil litigation techniques. One week, October 1987 and 1988
- Faculty, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum and Indiana Bar Association Products Liability Update “The Effect of Comparative Fault on Products Liability Litigation”, May 1988
- Seminar Chair and Faculty, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum Civil Litigation Strategies and Trial Tactics, June 1990
- Chairman, Indiana State Bar Association Annual Meeting/Seminar Proving Damages: How To Try The Case, October 1990
- Moderator, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum seminar One Man Program, “Litigation Techniques & Practice Pointers”, August 1991
- Faculty, Indiana University at Bloomington Law School in conjunction with Law Day “Comparative Fault Update”, September 1991
- Faculty, The American Board of Trial Advocates The Masters In Trial, Trial Demonstration “Direct And Cross-Examination Techniques Of Defendant”, June 1992
- Faculty, National Education Network Seminar
- Cross-Examination principles “Winning In Court”, August 1992
- Chairman, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum “An Evening with The Judges”, July 1994
- Faculty and Seminar Chairman “The Practice of Law Under Tort Reform”, October 1995
- Faculty, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, litigation techniques
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Indiana, 1963
Other Affiliations
- Indiana Trial Lawyers’ Association (ITLA) (Past President)
- American Board of Trial Advocates (Past Vice President: Indiana Chapter)
- Indiana State Bar Association (Written Publications Committee for the ISBA monthly magazine, Res Gestae, (1985 – 1992)
- State Delegate, American Trial Lawyers Association (1988 – 1990)
- Member of the Board at the Indianapolis Bar Association, the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, American Trial Lawyers Association, Indiana Bar Association, American Judicature Society.
- Past American Bar Association representative (Legislative Committee representative from Indiana for Civil Litigation)
Articles
Published Works
- “Trial Report: Defending a Celebrity in a Breach of Employment Contract Case”, 37 Am Jur Trials, pages 597 to 638, 1988. Article analyzing the successful defense of Engelbert Humperdink in a trial for breach of contract after Mr. Humperdink was unable to perform due to a throat illness.
- “Processing The Case From Acceptance To Settlement, From the Plaintiff’s View”, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Manual; Strategies for Representing a Plaintiff in the Routine Negligence Case, 1984
- “Practicing Tort Law Under Indiana’s Comparative Fault Statute & New Guest Act”, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Manual; Indiana Law Update, 1985
- “Sample Cross Examination of Defendant’s Expert in Soft Tissue Damage and/or Herniated Disc Case; Hypothetical Fact Statement – Suspected Herniated Disc; Hypothetical Case in a Fact Statement/Brain Damage Case”, Proof Of Injury & Damages in Personal Injury Litigation; Indiana Continuing Legal Education Manual, 1982
- “Cross Examination of Defendant’s Expert in Soft Tissue Damage and/or Herniated Disc Case”, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Manual; Litigation of Injuries & Diseases of the Head & Neck, 1986
- “General Principles of Cross Examination From The Plaintiff’s Perspective, Preparation for Cross Exam, Specific Cross Exam Techniques”, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Manual; Civil Litigation Strategies and Trial Tactics, 1990
- “The Role Of Professional Courtesy Among Litigators” The Indiana Lawyer
- “Principles of Opening Statement & Final Argument; View From the Plaintiff”, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Manual; Personal Injury Trials In Indiana, 1981
- “Punitive Damages In Indiana”, Tort Litigation and Automobile Accident Reconstruction With Trial Demonstration; Indiana Continuing Legal Education Manual, 1983
- “Overview and Analysis of Comparative Fault in Indiana”, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Manual; Indiana Comparative Fault Act, 1984
- “Trial Report: Defending a Celebrity in a Breach of Employment Contract Case”, 37 Am Jur Trials, 597-638, 1988 and Trial Diplomacy Journal, Spring 1987
- “Indiana’s Comparative Fault Act”, 1984 Res Gestae award for most outstanding article published in the Indiana State Bar Association’s monthly magazine
- “Is Product Liability Reform Necessary?”, Res Gestae, June 1991
- “The Contingent Fee System Under Attack”, at The Indiana Lawyer, a bi-weekly publication
- “Frivolous Litigation And Obdurate Behavior: A Plaintiff’s Perspective” at The Indiana Lawyer, a bi-weekly publication
- “Alleviating Congested Court Dockets Through The Use Of Accelerated Dispute Resolution” at The Indiana Lawyer, a bi-weekly publication
- “Tactics, Strategy & Overview of Representing the Elderly Plaintiff; The Plaintiff With Pre-Existing or Subsequent Injuries”, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Manual; Proving Damages: How To Try The Case, 1984
- “General Principles of Cross Examination From the Plaintiff’s Perspective, Preparation for Cross Exam, Specific Cross Exam Techniques”, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Manual; Winning With Effective Cross Examination, 1986
- “Comparative Negligence in Indiana”, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Manual; Practicing Comparative Fault, 1987
- “Consumer Choice was Consumer Con”, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Corp.; Verdict Magazine, 1990
- “Frivolous Litigation and Obdurate Behavior: A Plaintiff’s Viewpoint”, The Indiana Lawyer; 1991
- “Defusing The Attack On Punitive Damages And The Civil Justice System”, The Aldelphia Law Journal, Volume 8, Indiana University School of Law at Bloomington, Indiana, 1992
- “The Criminal Justice System And The Need For Reform”, The Indiana Lawyer, August 11-24, 1993
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- 41 years of experiencePersonal Injury, Contracts, Defamation, Employment, Civil Rights, Wrongful Death, Product Liability, Injuries, Car Accidents, Real Estate
- Personal Injury, Litigation, Civil Litigation
- Personal Injury, Litigation, Civil Litigation
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