Attorney Profile
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Admitted: 1982, Indiana; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Law School: Indiana University, J.D., cum laude 1982
College: University of Nebraska; Duke University, A.B., magna cum laude, with distinction in Political Science, 1973.
Member: Bartholomew County, Indiana State (Council Member of Social Security section (2016–), Member of Appellate Practice Section), and American Bar Associations; National Organization of Social Security Claimant’s Representatives; Local Rules Advisory Committee for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Biography:
- Tim was born in Seward, Nebraska on March 4, 1952
- Employed by the Social Security Administration as a Claims Representative and Field Representative from 1974-1980
- Columbus Human Rights Commission; Commissioner from 1982 to 1985 and Chairperson from 1984-1985
- Award from the Indiana State Bar Association for leadership in improving the availability of legal services (1986)
- Leadership Bartholomew County: class member in 1986-1987, moderator in 1988-89, and presenter and director from 1994-1996
- William R. Laws Foundation, past board member
- Bartholomew Area Legal Aid, Inc., board of directors from 1990-1996
- Moderator of numerous candidate forums in Columbus, IN
- Actor in community theater in Indianapolis and Columbus (1981-82, 1994-95)
- Stand-up comedian from 1994 to 2005
- Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana, board of directors from 1992-1997
- Guest “Cat in the Hat” on several occasions at Parkside Elementary School
- Community Columnist for The Republic from 2003-2014
- Board of Governors (Indiana State Bar Association), from 2016-2018
- Presenter at several seminars for other lawyers
- Author of several articles in law publications