KDDK Partner Michael E. DiRienzo has been recognized as Evansville “Lawyer of the Year” in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. DiRienzo earned the honor for his work in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law. In addition, DiRienzo has been honored by the organization as a “Best Laywer”...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

Small claims litigants may recall that Governor Holcomb took similar action last year when he raised the cap from $6,000 to $8,000. Effective July 1, 2021, this amount was again increased to $10,000 across the entire state of Indiana.Read More

The automatic stay, which comes into effect upon the debtor’s bankruptcy filing without the need for any court order, gives debtors a break by immediately halting all collection efforts and foreclosure actions. The automatic stay has been and continues to be one of the fundamental debtor protections provided by bankruptcy law. However, numerous questions remain...Read More

The cap on small claims disputes in Indiana will increase from $6,000 to $8,000 beginning July 1, 2020, granting more parties access to the less expensive, more straightforward small claims court process.Read More

When does omission become a lie?  Is it still lying if you don’t actually make any false statements?  Consider the same in the context of fraud. Fraud by omission is still fraud, as recently held by the Supreme Court of the United States.  Previously, the courts required some affirmative “lie” or misrepresentation to a creditor...Read More

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana recently held that a limited liability company could not terminate a member’s voting rights in the company during the member’s bankruptcy case, without first seeking relief from the automatic stay. When a bankruptcy petition is filed, the Bankruptcy Code automatically imposes a stay that prohibits...Read More

In Rogan v. U.S. Bank, N.A. (In re: Partin), Adv. No. 14-5015 (E.D. Ky., Sept.9, 2014), a bankruptcy case in the Eastern District of Kentucky, the bankruptcy trustee sought to avoid three mortgages filed on the debtor’s property in Jessamine County.  The trustee argued that the mortgages were invalid because the bank had not properly...Read More

According to figures released on April 24, 2014, by the United States Bankruptcy Courts, bankruptcy filings in the Southern District of Indiana, Southern District of Illinois and Western District of Kentucky were down an average of 9% during the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2014,  compared to the previous 12-month period that ended March 31, 2013....Read More