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Education Law
Defur Voran serves as general counselor for a major university and for several local school corporations. For these educational entities, we provide a wide range of services on issues such as:
- Liability and risk management
- Personnel relations, tenure, and employment benefits
- Affirmative action
- Business and financial matters
- Construction
- Open meetings and public record requirements
We help our education clients resolve existing issues, but we also help them to be proactive in averting legal problems.
CONTACT: James R. Williams, Chair
Education Law Group
DeFur Voran
765.288.3651
jwilliams@defur.com
Personal Planning and Estate Administration
The firm assists persons of moderate and substantial wealth in planning for current use, preservation and cost-effective transfer of assets to those whom they wish to benefit. We work closely with our clients to understand their objectives and ensure that all appropriate documents are executed in reaching their planning goals. We regularly deal with the following:
- Wills, living wills, trusts and appointment of health care representatives
- Guardianships and power-of-attorney
- Tax advice and counseling, estate and inheritance tax and gift tax
- Business succession planning
The firm also represents persons and financial institutions in connection with the administration of estates, trusts and guardianships.
CONTACT: Troy D. Farmer, Chair
Personal Planning and Estate Administration Group
DeFur Voran
765.288.8085
tfarmer@defur.com
Practice Areas
- Wills, Trusts, Guardianships
- Estate Administration
- Personal Planning for Elders and Medicaid
- Separation, Divorce, Adoptions and Prenuptial Agreements
- Personal Injuries and Wrongful Death
- Litigation
- Construction Issues
- Mediation
- Criminal Defense
- Tax Issues and Appeals
- Real Estate and Zoning
- Contracts and Leases
- Forming a New Business or Company
- For-Profit and Not-for-Profit Corporations
- Employers’ Issues and Employee Benefits
- Governmental Compliance, Permitting and Licensing Issues
- Commercial Collections
- Intellectual Property and Technology
- Universities, Colleges and School Corporations
- Hospitals and Medical Practice Groups
- Local Government Counsel
- Financial Institutions
- General Counsel Services
- Fiduciary Taxes