We have over 20 years of experience representing the fireworks industry.
John H. Brooke, born Terre Haute, Indiana, May 17, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Indiana; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Courts, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana and Western District of Michigan.
Preparatory education, Ball State University (B.S., cum laude, Honors College, 1981); legal education, Indiana University, Indianapolis (J.D. 1984)
Deputy Prosecutor, Delaware County, Indiana, 1986-89. Author: "Policies and Procedures Manual," Indiana Fireworks Users Association (1994); "Indiana Mechanic's Liens," Credit Manager's Survival Kit (1993; 1994) Member: Muncie, Indiana State, and American (Sections: General Practice; Intellectual Property) Bar Associations.
Fireworks Law; State and Federal Litigation; Insurance Defense; Governmental Relation; Trademarks.
Douglas K. Mawhorr, born Columbus, Georgia, October 6, 1965; admitted to bar, 1998, Indiana; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana.
Preparatory education, Wabash College (A.B., 1988); legal education, Indiana University (J.D., 1997).
Member: Muncie, Indianapolis, Indiana State and American (Sections: Family Law, Litigation) Bar Associations.
Family Law; Fireworks Law; Insurance Defense; State and Federal Litigation; Contracts; Corporations; Collections.
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Leslie M. Mathewson, born Bluffton, Indiana, June 5, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Indiana.
Preparatory education, Ball State University (B.S., 1995); legal education, Valparaiso University (J.D., 2001). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi.
Member: Muncie and Indiana State Bar Associations.
Litigation; Estate Planning and Probate; Family Law.