Fred Schultz—Partner

Email: Fred Schultz | Phone: 812-336-4357 | Fax: 812-336-5615

Fred began his legal career as a deputy prosecuting attorney with the Greene County Prosecutor’s Office from 1996 to 1998. Fred then joined the Nunn & Greene Law Office as an associate attorney until he left in May 2005 to form the law firm of Greene & Schultz with Betsy Greene.

Fred’s primary area of practice since 1998 has been representing individuals and families who have suffered serious injuries or wrongful death. He has tried numerous jury trials in both state and federal courts in Indiana and has written and spoken at a number of continuing legal education programs in Indiana and across the country. In November 2009, Fred was chairperson of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association Annual Institute.

Practice Areas

Personal injury
Tort law
Products liability
Automobile negligence
Premises liability
Insurance disputes

Accidents
Automobile accidents and injuries
Bicycle accidents
Boating accidents
Brain injury
Dog bites

Head injury
Motorcycle accidents
Pedestrian injuries
Slip and fall
Spinal injury

Admitted to practice

Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate

Fred is recognized as a board certified civil trial advocate, meaning that he has undergone a rigorous independent peer review process that included independent evaluations of his legal skills by both judges and opposing counsel, and by members of the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Awards

During his career as a trial lawyer, Fred has received numerous awards and recognitions. Fred is AV^® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated^SM by Martindale-Hubbell^®.

In 2005, Fred received the top award for a lawyer in practice less than ten years from both the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice. He received the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association Max Goodwin Award, given each year to an Indiana trial lawyer in practice less than ten years who has achieved either a great verdict on behalf of a client, advanced Indiana law in a positive direction for Indiana consumers, or provided a great deal of community service.

He also received the American Association for Justice F. Scott Baldwin Award, given each year to "the most outstanding young trial lawyer in America."

Both awards are great honors and demonstrate Fred's dedication to his clients and to the legal profession.

Most recently, Fred has been named a Super Lawyer for 2008 and 2009 by Law & Politics Magazine, and the publishers of Indianapolis Monthly. The Super Lawyer award is given out only after an extensive peer review and screening process of all the lawyers in Indiana and is bestowed upon those attorneys who are considered to be among the top five percent of all lawyers in Indiana.

Education

Indiana University Maurer School of Law, J.D., 1996
Butler University, B.S. Economics, with honors, 1992

Professional memberships

Fred is very active in the legal profession locally, statewide, and nationally. He is frequently asked to serve in leadership positions in the various organizations that he is involved with. For example, Fred is a past president of the Monroe County Bar Association. He is also a member of the Indiana State Bar Association, where he serves as a member of the House of Delegates, and a member of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, where he serves on the Board of Directors. Fred is also a member of the American Association for Justice, where he is a past member of the Board of Governors, and still serves on several committees. Further, Fred is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).

Reported cases

Trial lawyers standing up for the rights of injured people

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Memberships

The Mission of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association
- To uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America and the Constitution of the State of Indiana;
- To promote and advance high standards of professional ethics, competency and demeanor in the administration of justice in the State of Indiana by the bench and the bar;
- To encourage and promote, by moral, social and educational influence, by study and the dissemination of educational materials, and by all lawful action, the progress and development of the law of Indiana and the practice of the law in all courts in the State of Indiana;
- To educate and train in the art of advocacy by the holding of seminars, supplying lecturers to universities and to other groups interested in the development of the art of advocacy; and by encouraging the publication of articles and other writings, teaching and effective presentation of cases in trial before courts and juries;
- To encourage and promote changes in the Indiana law by legislative or court action, and to oppose injustice in existing or contemplated legislation and to seek to correct harsh, unjust and oppressive legislation or judicial decisions;
  - To recognize and make appropriate meritorious awards to outstanding persons who have made distinctive contributions to the progress of Indiana law or the teaching of the art of advocacy.
ABOTA is an organization of some 6,000 of the country's top defense and plaintiff civil trial lawyers whose primary purpose is the preservation of the civil jury trial.
The National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) is a nonprofit organization which seeks to improve the quality of trial advocacy and to aid clients in choosing experienced legal representation. Since certification by NBTA is voluntary, a board certified attorney has taken the extra time and effort to meet all the standards set forth by the NBTA. It is similar in philosophy to the medical profession wherein many medical doctors are board certified in a. specific area of practice.

In order to become certified by the NBTA, the attorney must meet and document the following:
- At least five years as a practicing attorney
- Concentration in the field of concentration
- Completion of at least fifteen trials to verdict or judgment, as well as forty additional matters
- Continuing legal education in the field of trial advocacy
- Review of a writing sample in the form of a trial court brief
- Proof of good standing in the profession
- Successful completion of a day long written examination.
- Certification is for a period of five years, after which time the attorney must meet the requirements for recertification. These requirements include: continuing legal education, peer review, proof of good standing in the profession and, of course, an active trial practice.
The Indiana State Bar Association is made up of lawyers, judges, paralegals, law librarians, law students and legal and court administrators. The organization was founded in 1896 to advance the profession of law and secure a more effective administration of justice; to promote reforms in the law; and to encourage excellence in legal education for both the law student and the practicing lawyer. With more than 12,000 members, the Indiana State Bar Association is the single largest legal organization in the state, serving the public and profession for more than a century.
The American Trial Lawyers Association is a national organization composed of The Top 100 Trial Lawyers from each state. Membership is obtained through special invitation and is extended only to those attorneys who exemplify superior qualifications of leadership, reputation, influence, stature, and profile as civil plaintiff or criminal defense trial lawyers. It is the mission of The American Trial Lawyers Association to promote excellence in the legal profession through practical educational programs, networking opportunities, and legal publications that deal with current issues facing The American Trial Lawyer.
In selecting attorneys for Super Lawyers, Law & Politics employs a rigorous, multiphase process. Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with third party research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Selections are made on an annual, state-by-state basis.

The objective is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource for attorneys and consumers searching for legal counsel. Since Super Lawyers is intended to be used as an aid in the selection of a lawyer, we limit the list to attorneys who can be hired and retained by the public, i.e., lawyers in private practice and Legal Aid attorneys.

The Super Lawyers selection process involves three basic steps: creation of the candidate pool; evaluation of candidates by the research department; and peer evaluation by practice area.
An AV® Peer Review Rating is a significant accomplishment, a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence. A lawyer must be admitted to the bar for 10 years or more to receive an AV rating.

Indiana Trial Lawyers Assoc.
American Board of Trial Advocates
National Board of Trial Advocacy
Indiana State Bar Association
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
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