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
• Commercial Landlord 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

• United States Supreme Court
• Indiana State Bar
• Tennessee Bar
• Michigan Bar
• U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan
• Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1983 (B.S.), 1987 (M.B.A., J.D.)

Presentations/Publications/CLE

• Faculty: Advanced Collection Strategies. National Business Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, March 9, 2012
• Faculty: Top 9 Complications in Bankruptcy. National Business Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, December 12, 2011 
• Faculty: Nuts and Bolts of Bankruptcy Law. National Business Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, August 29, 2011
• Faculty: Legal Issues in Real Estate Foreclosure. National Business Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, June 14, 2011
• Faculty: Bankruptcy Litigation 101. National Business Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, April 29, 2011 
• Faculty: Consumer Bankruptcy From Start to Finish. National Business Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, December 7, 2010
• Faculty: Complex Bankruptcy Issues. National Business Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, September 17, 2010
• Faculty: Real Estate Law: Advanced Issues and Answers. National Business Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, October 1, 2009
• Faculty: Attorney's Guide to Commercial Evictions. National Business Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, May 13, 2009 
• Faculty: Real Property Foreclosure: A Step-by-Step Workshop. National Business Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, March 11, 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