KDDK Partner Shannon S. Frank has been named Evansville Lawyer of the Year for her work in Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law by The Best Lawyers in America©. The 2027 edition marks the 12th consecutive year Shannon has been honored by the publication in this practice area. She also has three previous honors...Read More

KDDK Co-Managing Partner Mark S. Samila has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2027 Edition as Evansville “Lawyer of the Year” in two practice areas: Banking and Finance Law and Trusts and Estates. This is his second time being named in Banking and Finance Law. In addition, Mark previously earned the honor twice...Read More

The Best Lawyers in America© and The Best Lawyers in America© Ones to Watch have included 24 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

KDDK Co-Managing Partner Jeffrey K. Helfrich and Partner Allison K. Comstock were each named to the 2026 Indiana Super Lawyers earlier this year. Helfrich was recognized for his work in Mergers & Acquisitions, and Comstock was honored for her work in Real Estate law. Helfrich has extensive expereince in KDDK’s Mergers & Acquisitions practice helping...Read More

By Heather Lobermann and Emily Smoot The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced that the requirement to file mandated reports under the Residential Real Estate Rule (the “Rule”) is currently on pause. This announcement comes on the heels of the recent ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in...Read More

By Heather Lobermann and Emily Smoot The Residential Real Estate Rule The Residential Real Estate Rule is a regulation under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) which is designed to combat money laundering, illegal financing, and hidden ownership of real property. Although much of the CTA has been suspended, as of the date of this publication,...Read More

KDDK has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America©‘s Best Law Firms 2026 in the Evansville Metropolitan area in 23 practice areas. The Best Lawyers® rankings recognize “the most elite firms across the nation, identified for their professional excellence with consistently positive feedback from clients and peers.” This year’s firm rankings include four additional...Read More

For the fifth year, KDDK Co-Managing Partner Mark S. Samila has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America© as “Lawyer of the Year” in Evansville. This year, he was recognized for his work in the Business Organizations (including LLCs & Partnerships) practice area. Previously, the award was given to Samila for his work in...Read More

For the third time, KDDK Partner Shannon S. Frank has been named Evansville Lawyer of the Year in Construction Law by The Best Lawyers in America©. Frank earned the honor previously in 2022 and 2024. For 11 consecutive years, she has been recognized by the organization and has been included on the 2026 Edition of...Read More

KDDK Partner G. Michael Schopmeyer has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America© for nearly two decades across multiple practice areas. In the 2026 Edition, Schopmeyer has been named to Evansville’s Best Lawyers list for the 19th consecutive year for his work in Environmental Law. He has also been honored for his work in...Read More