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Many individuals and small business owners will download a free contract from the internet when entering a transaction with another party. They do so in a misguided effort to save money by not hiring an attorney. Yet, just as you should not use the internet to self-diagnose a medical condition, you also should not use…

Litigants and laypersons alike in Indiana have heard of the attorney-client privilege, but what is it? The attorney-client privilege is the legal privilege that exists between attorneys and clients to protect certain information. Specifically, the attorney-client privilege protects confidential communications made between attorney and client, during the course of the attorney’s representation of client. Attorney-client…

SOUTH BEND / MISHAWAKA, IN – May Oberfell Lorber, LLP is happy to announce Matthew J Anderson and Katherine E Iskin have been promoted to partner, effective January 2025. Matthew Anderson earned his J.D. from Santa Clara University of Law in 2003, and received his undergraduate degree in 2000 from The University of Notre Dame.…

SOUTH BEND / MISHAWAKA, IN – May Oberfell Lorber, LLP is happy to announce partner promotions and new attorney hires over the past year. Laura Faulstich earned her J.D. from The John Marshall Law School in 2015, and received her undergraduate degree in 2011 from Indiana University. Prior to joining May Oberfell Lorber, Laura worked…

The path to recovery from substance addiction and other mental health conditions requires overcoming many obstacles. One challenge is paying for assessments, diagnosis, testing, and recovery. But JLAP may be able to help through its Treatment Fund. The fund has been around for several years, but recently, the Indiana Supreme Court has clarified that certain…

Most meetings of the governing bodies of public agencies such as city councils, townships, counties, school boards or similar types of meetings must be open at all times so members of the public can observe and/or record the meetings. There are a few exceptions to this general rule: 1. “Executive Session” – may be closed…

SOUTH BEND / MISHAWAKA, IN – May Oberfell Lorber is pleased to announce the promotion of Katlyn Foust Hunneshagen. Katie joined May Oberfell Lorber in 2014 as a summer associate. While in law school Katie clerked for both state and senior federal court judges, served as an Associate Editor of the Valparaiso Law Review, and…

SOUTH BEND / MISHAWAKA, IN – May Oberfell Lorber welcomes two new Associate attorneys, Marissa Claxton and Cory Hildebrandt. Claxton earned her J.D. from Michigan State University College of Law in 2022, and received her undergraduate degree in 2018 from Michigan State University. While in law school Marissa served as a judicial law clerk at…

May Oberfell Lorber is pleased to announce the addition of Richard B. Urda, Jr. to its law practice. After obtaining his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School, Urda began practicing law in 1975 with Thornburg McGill Deahl Harman Carey and Murray and then established his own law firm – Urda Professional Corporation –…

The Federal False Claims Act (31 USC §§ 3729-3733) was enacted during the Civil War in 1863 in response to rampant fraud committed against the United States by government contractors and is still in effect. In short, a person who knowingly presents a false claim for payment to a government-funded health care program, such as…