KDDK Partner Seth B. Zirkle has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America© for his work in three practice areas: Banking and Finance Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), and Real Estate Law. This is his first year to be honored as one of Evansville’s Best Lawyers. Prior to joining KDDK, Zirkle practiced...Read More

Steven M. Theising, KDDK Partner, has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2026 edition. This is the fifth year Theising has been recognized among the Best Lawyers in Evansville for his work in Health Care Law, and his second year being honored for his work in Closely Held Companies and Family...Read More

KDDK Partner Ashley R. Hollen has been selected by The Best Lawyers in America© for inclusion in the 2026 edition. This is Hollen’s first appearance on the list, and she has been named an Evansville Best Lawyer in the Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) and Mergers & Acquisitions Law practice areas. Hollen assists clients...Read More

Joshua R. Trockman has been named by The Best Lawyers in America© for inclusion in the Evansville Ones to Watch 2026 edition for his work in three practice areas: Construction Law Trusts and Estates Litigation – Trusts and Estates Trockman has been recognized on the Ones to Watch list for three consecutive years. In addition...Read More

Four KDDK Partners have been recognized as Evansville’s “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice areas by The Best Lawyers in America© 2026 Edition. As the title suggests, only one attorney is recognized as the “Lawyer of the Year” for each specialty and location. Congratulations to our partners: Michael E. DiRienzo, Shannon S. Frank, Carrie...Read More

The Best Lawyers in America© and The Best Lawyers in America© Ones to Watch have included 22 KDDK attorneys among their honorees. Through an extensive peer-review process, The Best Lawyers in America compiles a list of the best attorneys in a broad range of practice areas from across their region. Attorneys may be recognized as...Read More

Congratulations to Junior Achievement of Southwestern Indiana’s 2025 Business Hall of Fame Laureates Barry Cox, President of The Cox Group, Jim Ryan, Chairman & CEO of Old National Bank, and R. Malcom Koch, who served as Executive Vice President, George Koch Sons from 1939 until his death in 1981. The three were honored at the...Read More

By Kent A. Brasseale, II and Heather M. Lobermann On March 21, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued an Interim Rule essentially making the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) moot for companies formed under the laws of the United States.  All requirements still remain for companies formed outside the United States and registered to...Read More

by Kent A. Brasseale, II and Heather M. Lobermann On March 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the Treasury) published a Press Release in which it announced that the Treasury will no longer enforce any fines or penalties associated with failure to comply with the required Beneficial Ownership Information Report (BOIR) under the...Read More

by Kent A. Brasseale, II and Heather M. Lobermann On February 18, 2025 the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a ruling in Smith, et.al. v. U.S. Department of the Treasury reinstating the filing requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act.  This means that BOI reporting under the CTA is again required....Read More