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

The Best Lawyers in America© has recognized three KDDK attorneys as Evansville’s Ones to Watch in their respective practice areas. Partner Nicholas J. Golding received the honor for his work in both Labor and Employment Law – Management as well as Litigation – Labor and Employment. Joshua R. Trockman was recognized for his work in...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

by G. Michael Schopmeyer, Patrick C. Thomas, and Andrew D. Wurdeman The Indiana Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals in an opinion issued on February 11, 2025. In the opinion, Calvary Temple Church of Evansville, Inc., v. Kirsch, the Court held that the “premises liability exemption,” as statutorily enacted in a 2005, was expansive...Read More

KDDK has been recognized as one of America’s Best Law Firms in the Evansville Metropolitan area, excelling in 19 practice areas. According to the Best Lawyers® announcement, the rankings recognize “the most elite firms across the nation, identified for their professional excellence with consistently positive feedback from clients and peers.” To become eligible for a...Read More

Five KDDK attorneys have been recognized as 2024 Indiana Super Lawyers® by Thompson Reuters. The Indiana Super Lawyers represent the top five percent of attorneys in the state, as chosen by their peer nominations and evaluations combined with independent research.Read More

Kahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn is ranked as one of America’s “Best Law Firms” for 2024 as compiled by Best Lawyers® again this year. The firm earned the honor in two new areas of law this year including Economic Development Law and Litigation – Labor & Employment. KDDK is recognized in the Evansville Metropolitan Tiers...Read More

We are very proud to announce that 23 of our attorneys have been recognized in the 2024 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© and The Best Lawyers in America© Ones to Watch. Each year, Best Lawyers conducts an extensive peer-review process to compile a list of the best attorneys in a broad range of...Read More

In Hoosier Contractors, LLC v. Sean Gardner, the Indiana Supreme Court recently held that a plaintiff must have suffered an additional injury beyond any deceptive act to have standing to collect statutory damages under the Indiana Deceptive Consumer Sales Act (Consumer Sales Act) and the Home Improvement Contractors Act (Home Improvement Act). The Facts of...Read More

In the seminal case interpreting Indiana’s post-Kelo eminent domain legislation, the Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of KDDK’s clients, the Guzzo family in Guzzo v. Town of St. John, 2023 Ind. App. Lexis 11 (Jan. 19, 2023). This Court ruled the Guzzo’s were entitled to recover from the condemning Town of St....Read More