About Jerome L. Withered

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A native Hoosier and practicing lawyer in Lafayette since 1980, Jerry serves clients in personal injury cases and litigation of all types, represents small businesses, and works with individuals on estate planning. He has tried a wide variety of jury trials and bench trials in personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, contract, real estate, business, estate, and other cases. In his appeal work, he has argued cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals (7th Circuit), the Indiana Supreme Court, and the Indiana Court of Appeals.

Co-Author: "Civil Trial Practice," West's Indiana Practice, Vols. 21 and 22, 1996. Adjunct Professor, Business Law, Purdue University, 1981-1983, 2006. Law Clerk to Chief Justice Richard M. Givan, Indiana Supreme Court, 1977-1979. Deputy Public Defender, Tippecanoe County, 1980-1981. Member, 1982-1997, Secretary, 1985-1986, President, 1986-1988 and Treasurer, 1988-1992, Indiana State Board of Law Examiners. Chairman, Tippecanoe County Republican Party, 1989-1991. Tippecanoe County Public Library (Board of Trustees, 1997— President, 2002-2003). Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

 

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Areas of Law

  • Business Law 1
    • Business Litigation
  • Personal Injury
  • Trusts and Estates 1
    • Estate Planning
  • Other 2
    • Civil Trials & Appeals
    • Business Representation

Practice Details

  • Payment Information
    Payment & Cost Features
    Fixed hourly rates
    Fixed fees available
    Accepted Credit Cards
    MasterCard
    Visa
  • Video Calls
    Offers Video Calls
    Video Call Options
    Zoom
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Partner
    Firm Name
    Withered Burns, LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Drake Ins. Co. v. Carroll Co. Sheriff's Dept, 427 N.E.2d 1153 (Ind.App. 1981)
    Fuston v. Nat'l Mutual Ins. Co., 440 N.E.2d 751 (Ind.App. 1982)
    Williams v. Lafayette Production Credit Ass'n, 508 N.E.2d 579 (Ind.App. 1987)
    Village Furniture, Inc. v. Associated Ins. Managers, Inc., 541 N.E.2d 306 (Ind.App. 1989)
    Ingersoll-R
    Corp. v. Scott, 557 N.E.2d 679 (Ind.App. 1990)
    Foster v. Purdue Univ. Chapter, Beta Theta Pi, 567 N.E.2d 865 (Ind.App. 1991)
    Dible v. City of Lafayette, 713 N.E.2d 269 (Ind. 1999)
    Doe v. City of Lafayette, 377 F.3d 757 (7th Cir. 2004).

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1980, Indiana
    U.S. Supreme Court
    U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
    1980, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana
    Memberships
    Tippecanoe County (President, 2002), Indiana State (Board of Governors, 1994-1996) and American Bar Associations
    Indiana Trial Lawyers Association
    American Association for Justice. Patron
    Bar Fellowship
    Indiana Bar Foundation (Director, 1990-1994, 2010—); American Board of Trial Advocates.
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Indiana University
    Class of 1980
    J.D.
    summa cum laude
    Other Education
    Purdue University
    Class of 1973
    B.S.

    University of Virginia
    Class of 1976
    M.A.
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1951
    Batesville, Indiana, August 5, 1951

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