Joseph H. Langerak IV

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Mr. Langerak is an associate in the litigation department at Rudolph, Fine, Porter & Johnson, LLP.

Areas of Practice

Business Litigation

Commercial Litigation

Construction Law

Education

B.S. Business Administration, Aquinas College, 2002
J.D. Valparaiso University School of Law, 2005
Law Clerk, United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Indiana, 2004
Moot Court Honor Society, Valparaiso University School of Law

Admissions

Indiana State Bar
Kentucky State Bar
U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana
U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit

Awards

Young Lawyer of the Year, awarded by the Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana, 2011

Indiana Super Lawyers® Rising Star in the area of Business Litigation, 2010, 2011

Indiana Lawyer's Leadership in Law Award, Up and Coming Lawyer, 2010. 

Professional Associations

Evansville Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, Member, Former Chair, Former Board Member

Evansville Bar Foundation, Member, Former Board Member
Indiana Bar Association
Kentucky Bar Association
Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana
Brooks American Inns of Court
DRI, Young Lawyer Liaison for the Construction Law Committee

Civic Associations

4C of Southern Indiana, Inc., Board Chairman

Evansville ARC, Inc., Board Member

Publications & Presentations

August 2011 - Author of "Don't Lose Your Case Before It Starts: 5 Simple Steps to Take Before Responding to a Demand Letter", an article published in the Tri-State Better Business Bureau newsletter Better Business Builder

May 20, 2011 - "Spoliation of Evidence and Electronic Discovery", a seminar presented to the Evansville Bar Association In-house Counsel Section

March 11, 2011 – “Proper Foreclosure Procedures in Light of Recent Indiana Statutes and National Trends”, a seminar presented in conjunction with the Evansville Bar Association

February 2011 - Author of "Indiana Takes a (Minority) Side: Indiana Supreme Court Holds CGL Policies Can Provide Coverage for Subcontractors’ Faulty Workmanship". This article was first published in Vol. VII, No. 2, of the Indiana Civil Litigation Review, a publication of the Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana. Reprinted with permission of the Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana.

November 2009 - Co-Author of Interpretations of 'Property Damage' and 'Occurrence', For The Defense

Reported Cases

York et al. v. Fredrick et al., 947 N.E.2d 969 (Ind. Ct. App. 2011), trans. denied.

Gill v. Evansville Sheet Metal Works, Inc., 940 N.E.2d 328 (Ind. Ct. App. 2010).
Ritzert Co., Inc., et al. v. United Fidelity Bank, fsb, et al., 935 N.E.2d 756 (Ind. Ct. App. 2010) (oral argument), trans. denied.

Orndorff v. New Albany Housing Authority, 843 N.E. 2d 592 (Ind. Ct. App. 2006).