Scott M. Kyrouac |

Bio

Admitted
Indiana, all Indiana Federal District Courts and Illinois Central District
Education
Indiana University School of Law – Bloomington, IN, J.D., 1985
Peer Recognition and Biographical Details
2008 Indiana Defense Trial Counsel of the Year 2008
2011 President Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana
2012 Secretary American Board of Trial Advocates
2013-2016 Client Distinction Award
2013-2015   Indiana State Representative for Defense Research Institute (DRI)
2011-2016 AVVO Recognition Conduct Experience “10.0 Superb”
2014-2016   Indiana Super Lawyers
2015             Top Indiana Attorneys, Indianapolis Monthly
2015             President American Board of Trial Advocates (Indiana)
Martindale Hubbell “AV” Rating “Preeminent”
Who’s Who in American Law, Oxford’s Who‘s Who
American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate Rank)
Registered Civil and Domestic Mediator
1977 Naperville, Illinois Red And White Award Winner
Associations and Memberships
Terre Haute and Indiana State Bar Associations
Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana (Treasurer, 2006 – 2007; Secretary, 2007 – 2008; Vice President 2008 – 2009; President 2009 – 2010)
Defense Research Institute (Indiana State Representative (2012 to 2015)
American Board of Trial Advocates (Rank: Advocate; Treasurer 2012)
Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (Invited Member.)
Indiana Association of Mediators
Author: “Defending Traumatic Brain Injury Claims” NBI 2017; “Mediation Preparation and Advisement (Do’s and Don’ts)” NBI 2016; “Authentication of Social Media and Email Evidence” NBI 2015; “Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation” NBI 2014; “Mediation of Complex Cases” Thompson-Reuters 2014; “Understanding Hearsay” NBI 2013; “Handling EMail, Social Media and ESI” NBI 2013; “The Evolution of the Attorney Image In The Media” NBI 2012; “Choosing an Indiana Attorney” L.B.; “Hearsay in the Court Room, NBI 2011; “Dynamic Techniques For Using Expert Witnesses” NBI 2010; “Indiana Law Concerning Statute of Repose, Comparative Fault (Apportionment/Nonparty Defense) and Punitive Damages As It May Apply to Asbestos Claims,” “Indiana Civil Litigation Review Vol VI 2009; “Medical Malpractice Terminology” NBI 2009; “Ethics in Medical Malpractice” NBI 2009; “Ferreting Unreliable Expert Testimony From the Mosaic We Call Trial,” Indiana Lawyer 2008; “Spoliation of Evidence,” Indiana Lawyer 2005; “Subrogation & Civility,” Indiana Lawyer, 2004; “Bad Faith Litigation,” ICLE 2003; “Crashworthiness Revisited,” Indiana Lawyer, 1996; “The Art of Being Local Counsel,” Indiana Lawyer, 1999.

Seminar Chair: “Implications of Stanley v. Walker – The New Collateral Source Rule” in 2009; 40th Annual Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana Seminar in French Lick, Indiana (2007).

Discounted legal fees offered to Terre Haute Humane Society, Clay County Humane Society, Miss Softball America and St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. IU Law School 25th Class Reunion Chair, 2010.

Cases
McCullough v. Archbold, 605 N.E. 2d 175 (Ind. 1993); Harbour v. Arelco, Inc., 678 N.E. 2d 381 (Ind. 1999); Shelton v. Wick, 715 N.E. 2d 890 (1999); trans. denial 736 N.E. 2d 219 (2000); City of Terre Haute v. Simpson, 746 N.E.2d 359, 367 (Ind.Ct.App. 2001), trans. denied.

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