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jwaller@woodmclaw.com
(317) 860-5375
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(317) 639-6151 (Phone)
211 North Pennsylvania Street
One Indiana Square, Suite 1800
Indianapolis, IN 46204
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Shannon Spencer
sspencer@woodmclaw.com
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DePauw University, B.A., 1990
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Indiana University School of Law, J.D., 1993
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Member, Board of Directors of the American Red Cross of Greater Indianapolis; Member, Secretary and Executive Committee member from 2005-2008.
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Born, Washington, Indiana, 1968
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Partner
John protects the interests of lenders, banks and other parties when businesses default on secured loans. This includes:
- Serving as an advocate during the work out of underperforming loans
- Filing lawsuits to enforce promissory notes, guaranties and other written contracts
- Foreclosing on real estate mortgages and enforcing personal property security interests
- Helping preserve loan collateral by applying for court-ordered receiverships
- Protecting lien rights in bankruptcy court
- Purchasing or selling distressed loans
- Acting as local counsel for out-of-state lawyers who need to foreclose liens within Indiana
John's practice also includes:
- Asserting the rights of creditors and other parties in complex, real estate-related litigation
- Defending medical malpractice lawsuits
- Representing companies and individuals in a wide variety of disputes, trials and appeals
NOTE:
John publishes the blog "Indiana Commercial Foreclosure Law" at http://commercialforeclosureblog.typepad.com.
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Recently, on behalf of two different banking clients, John obtained summary judgments and foreclosure decrees, and handled sheriff’s sales, in connection with commercial real estate properties on the northwest and southwest quadrants of the intersection of Keystone Avenue and 86th Street in Indianapolis. The judgment amounts in the two cases totaled about $12,000,000.
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In 2008, John represented an out-of-state financial institution in an action to foreclose upon a mortgage on two apartment buildings in a community southeast of Indianapolis. John immediately had a receiver appointed to collect the rents and to maintain the properties. Then, he negotiated a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure to resolve the matter in its entirety.
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In 2007 and 2008, John was lead counsel in a closely-held corporation dispute. He defended a minority shareholder in connection with a $2,500,000 claim in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. All shareholders were parties to the litigation in which the firm's client alleged he was being frozen out of the corporation by the majority shareholder. After motions practice, extensive written discovery and depositions, John successfully negotiated an out-of-court settlement, without the need for formal mediation, which was the client’s goal.
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- Partner
- Banking & Financial Institutions
- Business Disputes
- Creditors' Rights & Liabilities
- General Litigation & Dispute Resolution
- Real Estate & Construction Disputes
- Family & Closely Held Businesses
- Financial Institutions & Services
John protects the interests of lenders, banks and other parties when businesses default on secured loans. This includes:
- Serving as an advocate during the work out of underperforming loans
- Filing lawsuits to enforce promissory notes, guaranties and other written contracts
- Foreclosing on real estate mortgages and enforcing personal property security interests
- Helping preserve loan collateral by applying for court-ordered receiverships
- Protecting lien rights in bankruptcy court
- Purchasing or selling distressed loans
- Acting as local counsel for out-of-state lawyers who need to foreclose liens within Indiana
John's practice also includes:
- Asserting the rights of creditors and other parties in complex, real estate-related litigation
- Defending medical malpractice lawsuits
- Representing companies and individuals in a wide variety of disputes, trials and appeals
NOTE:
John publishes the blog "Indiana Commercial Foreclosure Law" at http://commercialforeclosureblog.typepad.com.
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Admitted to the Indiana Bar and U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
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DePauw University, B.A., 1990
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Indiana University School of Law, J.D., 1993
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In November 2006, John began publishing the blog "Indiana Commercial Foreclosure Law," perhaps the only website dedicated to commercial foreclosure-related issues in the Country and one of the first specialized blogs of its kind in Indiana.
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Completion of week-long professional training program in trial skills presented by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy.
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Presenter, National Business Institute Foreclosure Seminar/CLE: 2010, 2009, and 2008.
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Presenter, RMA Central Indiana Chapter, Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure Program: 2010 and 2008.
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Member, Defense Research Institute
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Member, Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations
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Recently, on behalf of two different banking clients, John obtained summary judgments and foreclosure decrees, and handled sheriff’s sales, in connection with commercial real estate properties on the northwest and southwest quadrants of the intersection of Keystone Avenue and 86th Street in Indianapolis. The judgment amounts in the two cases totaled about $12,000,000.
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In 2008, John represented an out-of-state financial institution in an action to foreclose upon a mortgage on two apartment buildings in a community southeast of Indianapolis. John immediately had a receiver appointed to collect the rents and to maintain the properties. Then, he negotiated a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure to resolve the matter in its entirety.
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In 2007 and 2008, John was lead counsel in a closely-held corporation dispute. He defended a minority shareholder in connection with a $2,500,000 claim in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. All shareholders were parties to the litigation in which the firm's client alleged he was being frozen out of the corporation by the majority shareholder. After motions practice, extensive written discovery and depositions, John successfully negotiated an out-of-court settlement, without the need for formal mediation, which was the client’s goal.
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Member, Board of Directors of the American Red Cross of Greater Indianapolis; Member, Secretary and Executive Committee member from 2005-2008.
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Born, Washington, Indiana, 1968
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Married, three sons
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Admitted to the Indiana Bar and U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
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In November 2006, John began publishing the blog "Indiana Commercial Foreclosure Law," perhaps the only website dedicated to commercial foreclosure-related issues in the Country and one of the first specialized blogs of its kind in Indiana.
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Completion of week-long professional training program in trial skills presented by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy.
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Presenter, National Business Institute Foreclosure Seminar/CLE: 2010, 2009, and 2008.
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Presenter, RMA Central Indiana Chapter, Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure Program: 2010 and 2008.
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Member, Defense Research Institute
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Member, Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations
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