James T. Young
Career Highlights
Mr. Young served as Law Clerk to the Honorable John W. Montgomery, Circuit Court Judge, St. Joseph County, Indiana.
Practice Areas
- Creditors' Rights
- Bankruptcy
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Business Planning
- Real Estate
- Landlord and Tenant Law
Professional Associations and Affiliations
- Indianapolis Bar Association
- Indiana State Bar Association
- Seventh Circuit Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Secretary, Board of Directors, Indy Baroque (formerly Ensemble Ouabache Foundation, Inc.) (2003-2004)
- Musician member, Phillips Wind Ensemble
- Board member, Castleton Estates Neighborhood Association (2004)
- Sons of the American Legion, Post 34, Indianapolis, Indiana
Professional Achievements
- Judge, Sherman Minton Moot Court Competition, Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana, 2003-2005
- Judge, Moot Court Competition, Indiana University of Law - Indianapolis, Indiana, 2003-2005
- In re Barnes, 258 B.R. 709 (N.D. 2001)
- In re Rimsat, Ltd., 212 F.3d 1039 (7th Cir. 2000)
- Abby Villas Development Corp. v. Site Contractors, Inc., 716 N.E.2d 91 (Ind. App. 1999)
- Miller v. Conte, 72 F.Supp.2d 952 (N.D. Ind. 1999)
- Matter of Import & Mini Car Parts, Ltd., Inc., 1996 U.S. App. Lexis 25992 (7th Cir. 1996)
- Matter of Rimsat, Ltd., 98 F.3d 956 (7th Cir. 1996)
- Matter of Schultz, 1995 U.S. App. Lexis 6085 (7th Cir. 1995)
- Matter of Schultz, 1994 U.S. App. Lexis 7205 (7th Cir. 1995)
- In re Zank, 1994 WL 236196 (Bankr. N.D. Ind. 1994)
- In re U.S. Care Corporation, 1991 Bankr. Lexis 1187 (Bankr. N.D. Ind. 1991)
Education and Bar Admissions
- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1983 (B.S.), 1987 (M.B.A., J.D.)
- Indiana Bar
- U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana
- Tennessee Bar
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Michigan Bar
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan
Presentations/Publications/CLE
- Faculty: Real Property Foreclosure: A Step-by-Step Workshop. National Business Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, March 2009 (invited)
- Faculty: Nuts and Bolts of Bankruptcy Law. National Business Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, December 15, 2008 (invited)
- Faculty: Real Estate Law: Advanced Issues and Answers. National Business Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, November 3, 2008
- Faculty: In-Depth Title Insurance Principles. National Business Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, June 5, 2008.
- Faculty: Foreclosure Procedures. Sterling Education Services, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, April 22, 2008.
- Faculty: Real Property Foreclosure: A Step-by-Step Workshop. National Business Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, March 18, 2008
- Faculty: Real Estate Law: Advanced Issues and Answers. National Business Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, November 7,2007
- Faculty: Legal Issues in Real Estate Foreclosure. National Business Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, August 27, 2007
- Faculty: Fundamentals of Bankruptcy Law. National Business Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, April 5, 2007.
- Faculty: Bankruptcy Reform Update in Indiana - One Year Later. National Business Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, December 7, 2006
- Faculty: Real Estate Law: Advanced Issues and Answers, National Business Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, November 2,2006
- Faculty: The Fundamentals of Bankruptcy Law in Indiana: How to Give Clients the Debt Relief They Need, National Business Institute, April 2006
- Faculty: Navigating the Paperless Court in Indiana, National Business Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, November 29, 2005
- Faculty: Aligning Your Practice With the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, National Business Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, September 20, 2005
- Speaker: Business Bankruptcy Changes to the Bankruptcy Code, Indiana Institute of Credit, Indianapolis, Indiana, May 11, 2005
- Faculty: Trademark and Intellectual Property Administration for the Corporate IP Paralegal/Administrator, Institute for Paralegal Education, Indianapolis, Indiana, January 18, 2005
- Speaker: Defending Avoidance Actions, Indiana Institute of Credit, Indianapolis, Indiana, January 12, 2005
- Faculty: Annual Bankruptcy Institute, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, Indianapolis, Indiana, December 21, 2004
- Presentation: Career Paths for an M.B.A.-J.D., Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana, October 11, 2004
- Faculty: An Advanced Look at Indiana Real Estate Law, National Business Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, August 16, 2004
- Faculty: Evictions and Landlord/Tenant Law in Indiana, National Business Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, March 18, 2004
- Presentation: Career Paths for an M.B.A.-J.D., Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana, October 30, 2003
- Co-author, “My Client Filed Bankruptcy; Now What Do I Do?” Allen County Bar Association, July 22, 1999.
- Author, “Selected Issues Concerning Appraisers and Auctioneers in Bankruptcy Cases, The Bulk Sales Act and Valuation,” Allen County Bar Association, January 12, 1995
- Guest Lecturer: Indiana University School of Informatics – presents lectures on trademark law and bankruptcy for graduate courses