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Larry G. Evans


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Merrillville Office:
(219) 769-6552
Fax (219) 738-2349

levans@hwelaw.com

Larry G. Evans
Partner

Practice Focus
Labor and Employment Practice
Trial and Appellate Practice



Larry G. Evans is a partner with the Valparaiso/Merrillville firm of Hoeppner, Wagner and Evans, practicing in the areas of civil litigation, occupational safety and health and employment law. He has been named one of "The Best Lawyers in America," served as an Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy at Valparaiso University School of Law, President of the Indiana Bar Foundation and a Diplomat of the Indiana Defense Trial Counsel. He has also served as President of the Porter County Chapter of the American Inns of Court and as President of the Northwest Indiana Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. He is a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel, the Defense Research Institute, Inc., the Indiana Defense Lawyers Association, and the Porter County, Indiana State, 7th Circuit and American Bar Associations. He is the author of "Article Eight of the Federal Rules of Evidence: The Hearsay Rule," published in the Valparaiso University Law Review.

He is a member of the Board of Directors of Northwest Indiana Public Broadcasting, a member of the National Council of Valparaiso University School of Law, and a member of the Local Rules Advisory Committee for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. He has been selected as an Indiana Super Lawyer.



Education
  • J.D., Valparaiso University School of Law
  • A.B., Valparaiso University

Admitted
  • Indiana, 7th Circuit and United States Supreme Court

Professional Activities
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana - Local Rules Advisory Committee
  • U.S. Magistrate Selection Committee - Northern District of Indiana
  • Indiana Bar Foundation - Past President
  • Porter County American Inns of Court - Past President
  • International Association of Defense Counsel
  • Defense Research Institute, Inc.
  • Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana
  • Bar Association of the 7th Circuit
  • Lakeshore Public Broadcasting - Board of Directors, Former Chairman
  • National Council of Valparaiso University School of Law

Experience
  • Lead counsel in excess of 100 jury trials
  • Argued before the 6th and 7th Circuit Courts of Appeal, the Indiana Supreme Court and the Indiana Court of Appeals

Seminar Presentations
  • Federal Civil Practice - 12/18/2001 - Indiana Lawyer-IBJ Corporation, Sponsor
  • Federal Civil Practice - 09/24/2001 - Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, Sponsor
  • Civil Discovery: Tough Issues Argued - 11/29/2000 - Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, Sponsor
  • Federal Civil Practice For the Northern District - 04/26/2000 - Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, Sponsor
  • Federal Civil Practice for the Northern District - 04/21/1999 - Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, Sponsor
  • 1998 Federal Civil Practice in the Northern District - 11/19/1998 - Indiana Lawyer-IBJ Corporation, Sponsor
  • Federal Civil Discovery - 05/18/1998 - Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, Sponsor
  • Practical Tips for Success in Federal Civil Practice - 11/13/1997 - Indiana Lawyer-IBJ Corporation, Sponsor
  • Advanced Workers' Compensation in Indiana - 1994 & 1999 - National Business Institute, Sponsor

Honors and Awards
  • Best Lawyers in America
  • Indiana Super Lawyers
  • Indiana State Bar Association Litigation Section Civility Award
  • Diplomat, Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana

Endowments
  • The Larry G. Evans Scholarship in Professional Responsibility - Valparaiso University School of Law

Publications
  • Author "Article Eight of the Federal Rules of Evidence: The Hearsay Rule," published in the Valparaiso University Law Review