John C. Hoard

Career Highlights

In law school, Mr. Hoard was associate editor of the Indiana Law Review and a member of Phi Delta Phi fraternity. Recently, he served on the Sigmund J. Beck Bankruptcy Roundtable, which is composed of five practicing lawyers and law school professors within the state of Indiana who conduct a yearly forum on bankruptcy. Mr. Hoard has also taught seminars in creditors’ rights, bankruptcy, corporate reorganization and tax.

Mr. Hoard is the past chair to the Indiana State Bar Association Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights Section. He is a Distinguished Fellow with the Indianapolis Bar Association and Indiana State Bar Association.

Mr. Hoard’s legal, financial and transactional experience is extensive. As a lawyer and Certified Public Accountant, he has had significant experience in real estate, utility, bankruptcy and commercial law including participation in the successful planning and reorganization of multiple bankruptcy estates in the areas of health care, retail, real estate, manufacturing and metal fabricating. He has participated in major bankruptcies including a steel mill liquidation, women’s apparel, the operation and transfer of hotels, and preferences and fraudulent transfer analyses including prosecution of Ponzi schemes against insider defendants. He has successfully negotiated many cash collateral orders and financing agreements for credit institutions and debtors. He has also represented clients before the Internal Revenue Service and Indiana Department of Revenue.

In addition to his business and bankruptcy experience, Mr. Hoard has participated in complex litigation including civil fraud and professional malpractice cases. Mr. Hoard’s appellate experience has brought him before the Indiana Supreme Court as an oral advocate for his clients.

Practice Areas

• Creditors’ Rights
• Bankruptcy
• Corporate Reorganization
• Receiverships
• Commercial Litigation

Professional Associations and Affiliations 

• Indianapolis Bar Association
• Indianapolis Bar Foundation
• Indiana State Bar Association
• Indiana State Bar Foundation 
• American Bar Association 
• Commercial Law League of America
• American Bankruptcy Institute
• Indiana Certified Public Accountants Society
• Indianapolis Bar Association, Judges and Lawyers Assistance Committee (1998 to 2006)
• Indianapolis Bar Foundation, Distinguished Fellow 
• Indianapolis Bar Foundation, Development Committee (2003 to 2005) 
• Indiana State Bar Association - Treasurer, and Chair , Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Section (2005 to 2007)
• Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic - Board Member (2004 to Present)
• St. Paul’s Episcopal Church - Vestry Member (1999 to 2002), Senior Warden (2000 to 2002), Treasurer (2002 to 2006)
• Marion County Sheriff Election Committee - Treasurer (1986 to 2002)
• Indiana Crime Prevention Coalition - President (1997 to 1998), Board Member (1994 to 2001)
• National Episcopal Health Ministry, Treasurer and Board Member (1999 to Present)

Professional Achievements

Reported and Related Cases:

• Bohnke v. Estate of Bohnke, 454 N.E.2d 446 trans. denied (Ind. App. 1983)(reversal of negative judgment entered against client electing against will)
• ISP.com, LLC v. Theising, 805 N.E.2d 767 (Ind. 2004)
• Theising v. ISP.com, LLC, 805 N.E.2d 778 (Ind. 2004)
• Theising v. ISP.com, LLC, 792 N.E.2d 968 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003)
• ISP.com, LLC v. Theising, 783 N.E.2d 1228 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003)
• Gregory S. Fehribach, Trustee v. Ernst and Young, (not for publication) USDC Indiana 2003 (affirming denial of accountant’s right to arbitration)

Education, Certification and Bar Admissions

• Certified Public Accountant in the State of Indiana, 1988
• Indiana University School of Law, 1980
• Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1977
• Indiana State Bar
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana
• U.S. Tax Court

Presentations/Publications/CLE

• “Bankruptcy Reform Legislation,” NBI, 2005 
• “Bankruptcy Abuses Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005,” ICLEF, 2005
• “New Article Nine and Its Impact on Bankruptcy,” “Retention of Professionals” and “Individuals, Chapter 11 and the Concept of New Value,” Sigmond J. Beck Bankruptcy Roundtable, ICLEF 2004
• “Employment of Professionals and Disinterestness”, Annual Bankruptcy Institute, 2004
• “Bankruptcy from the Creditors Perspective,” Lorman Education Services, 2003
• “Tax Issues in Bankruptcy,” (Panel Chair), Annual Bankruptcy Institute, ICLEF, 2002
• “Revised Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code In Indiana,” (Panel Chair), Lorman Education Services, 2002 
• “Fraudulent Conveyances,” ICLEF, 2001
• “Enforceability of Third Party Releases and Injunctions in Chapter 11 Plans,” Annual Bankruptcy Institute, ICLEF, 2000 (David H. Kleinman, JD, James P. Moloy, JD, co-authors)
• “Revised Article Nine: Default and Enforcement Provisions,” ICLEF, 2000, (Jay Kennedy, JD, co-panel chair)
• “Problems and Opportunities Peculiar to Retail, Single Asset and Manufacturer Reorganizations,” Indianapolis Bar Association, 1993
• “Replevin, Repossession and Sale of Goods,” National Business Institute, 1991 (James M. Carr, JD, co-author)
• “Turnaround Services for Companies Facing Bankruptcy,” Indiana CPA Society, 1989
• “Effects of Tax Reform Act of 1986 on Insolvency Proceedings,” Commercial and Bankruptcy Section of the Indianapolis Bar Association, 1987
• “Joint Venture, Unrelated Business Income and Private Inurement Problems,” ICLEF 1986 (Tim Dirig, JD, CPA, co-author)
• “Tax Treatment of Transactions During Bankruptcy,” ICLEF 1986 (David J. Hamernik, CPA, and Edward Hopper II, JD, co-authors)
• “Do Partners Ever Die? Income and Estate Planning If They Do,” Midwest Tax Institute, 1985 (Jack Shaw, JD, CPA, co-author)

Go back