Legal News

NLKJ Partners, Nicholas Otis and Martin Kus, obtained an appellate victory for the City of Valparaiso.  On December 30, 2016, the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Valparaiso regarding the plaintiffs’s claims for public nuisance and negligence per se.  The Court

NLKJ partner, Bill Kaminski, has been elected to the executive committee of the Indiana Council of School Attorneys (ICOSA).  The executive committee is made up of five attorneys from across Indiana who focus their practice on school and education law.  ICOSA is the state association of the national Council of School

Newby, Lewis, Kaminski & Jones, LLP has received a South Bend metropolitan area Tier 1 ranking in the 2017 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers ® “Best Law Firms” in the areas of commercial litigation, criminal defense – general practice and white collar, employment law – management, insurance law,

On Wednesday, July 19, 2016, NLKJ Partner, Nick Otis, spoke to the Michigan City Chamber of Commerce Manufacturer’s Council regarding the changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).  Nick spoke to the Council about FLSA compliance and recent amendments to the FLSA regulations that significantly increased the salary threshold for

On July 14, 2016, NLKJ Partner, Mark Lienhoop, won a jury verdict for Honker’s Restaurant in South Bend, Indiana in the matter of Kiskowski v. Honkers II, Inc., Case. No. 71C01-1308-CT-153.  The trial in St. Joseph Circuit Court lasted three days. The Plaintiff alleged salmonella food poisoning from eating eggs

Nick Otis was recognized at the La Porte High School Pride Banquet on March 28, 2016.  Nick is a 2001 graduate of La Porte High School.   The posters are part of the Learn Today to Excel Tomorrow program at La Porte High School.  Each year it recognizes La Porte