Education
A.B.(cum laude), 1972, Dartmouth College
J.D. (magna cum laude), 1982, Indiana University Maurer School of Law
LL.M., 2001, University of Virginia School of Law
Courses
Advanced Sales, Closely Held Business Organizations, Contracts & Sales, Law and the Administration of Justice, Secured Transactions and Securities Regulation
Bio
Frank Sullivan, Jr., was appointed Professor of Practice at the law school in August, 2012, after 19 years of service as a Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court. In December, 2018, he was named an Indiana University Bicentennial Professor.
A popular instructor who is active in the legal profession and the Indianapolis community, Sullivan has been recognized for his teaching and service with a number of awards since joining the faculty.
At the law school, Sullivan teaches five business and commercial law courses, Constitutional Law, and a sixth course based on his judging experience. He received the Indiana University Trustees Teaching Award in 2016 and 2023, was named a Dean's Fellow in 2022, and the law school’s students awarded him their Red Cane Award (“Best New Professor”) in 2014 and their Black Cane Award (“Most Outstanding Professor”) in 2015, 2018, and 2024. At the law school's celebration of its 125th anniversary in September, 2019, its Alumni Association named Sullivan an honorary alumnus.
Sullivan has been recognized with the American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Seventh Circuit (2017); Martin University [Indianapolis] Community Service Award (2018); and induction into the South Bend [Indiana] Community Hall of Fame (2011).
Sullivan is a Commissioner from Indiana to the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) (also known as the National Conference of Commissioners of Uniform State Laws) and a member of the American Law Institute (ALI). He was a member of the ALI-UCC Joint Drafting Committee for the 2022 Amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), an extensive revision of the nation’s basic commercial law that responds to developments in electronic commerce. The 2022 Amendments are now being considered for adoption by the states.
By appointment of the Governor of Indiana, he is a member of the Indiana State Employees’ Appeals Commission and the Indiana Business Law Survey Commission. Under the auspices of the latter, he led a task force that drafted a major consolidation and harmonization of administrative and transaction provisions in five Indiana business entity statutes; the legislation was enacted in 2017.
From 2019 to 2023, Sullivan was the President of the Indianapolis Civilian Police Merit Board, responsible for policies and procedures regarding the recruitment, training, promotion, and discipline of the sworn officers of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. During the same time period, he was an Adviser to the ALI’s project that developed principles of the law governing police practices such as use of force, search and seizure, and police questioning.
Appointed to the Indiana Supreme Court in 1993 by Governor Evan Bayh, Sullivan authored approximately 500 majority opinions during his tenure addressing a wide range of criminal, civil, and tax law issues. Sullivan was also active in the Court’s administrative work where he chaired its multi-million dollar project to equip all Indiana courts with modern technology to manage their caseloads and exchange data with those who need and use court information.
While on the Court, Sullivan was active in the Appellate Judges Conference of the American Bar Association, serving as its Chair in 2008-2009 and Chair of the Board of Directors of its affiliated Appellate Judges Education Institute in 2009-2010. He has been a leader since its inception of the ABA’s Judicial Clerkship Program that encourages law students from historically underrepresented groups to seek judicial clerkships, and has been recognized for promoting racial and ethnic diversity in the legal profession by both the Indiana State and American Bar Associations.
Prior to his appointment to the Indiana Supreme Court, Sullivan served as Indiana State Budget Director (1989-1992) and Executive Assistant for Fiscal Policy to Governor Evan Bayh (1993) during which time he directed the preparation of the Bayh administration’s budget proposals and oversaw implementation of state budgets passed by the Legislature. Prior to state service, he practiced corporate finance and securities law in the Indianapolis office of Barnes & Thornburg, Indiana’s largest law firm. He served on the staff of former U.S. Rep. John Brademas from 1974 to 1979, ultimately assuming the position of administrative assistant and staff director.
Selected Majority Opinions Authored by Frank Sullivan, Jr., While a Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court:
Snyder v. King, 958 N.E.2d 764 (Ind. 2011) (construing Infamous Crimes Clause of the Indiana Constitution).
State v. Fromme (In re Crisis Connection, Inc.), 949 N.E.2d 789 (2011) (enforcing “victim advocate privilege” of a nongovernmental counseling agency).
Gibraltar Financial Corp. v. Prestige Equip. Corp., 949 N.E.2d 314 (Ind. 2011) (analyzing whether a financing transaction constituted a “true lease” or sale subject to a security interest).
City of Indianapolis v. Armour, 946 N.E.2d 553 (2011) (holding Indianapolis municipal ordinance concerning refunds of sewer assessments did not violate the Equal Protection Clause), affirmed by Armour v. City of Indianapolis, 132 S. Ct. 2073 (2012).
George v. NCAA, 945 N.E.2d 150 (Ind. 2011) (holding that the NCAA’s “Final Four” ticket distribution system is not an illegal lottery).
Galloway v. State, 938 N.E.2d 699 (Ind. 2010) (holding defendant not guilty by reason of insanity).
M.L. v. Ind. Dep't of Child Servs. (In re I.B.), 933 N.E.2d 1264, 1265 (Ind. 2010) (holding Indiana law requires court-appointed counsel for an indigent parent who appeals the termination of his or her parental rights but only where the parent himself or herself authorizes the appeal).
Indianapolis-Marion County Pub. Library v. Charlier Clark & Linard, P.C., 929 N.E.2d 722 (Ind. 2010) (holding negligence claims barred by the “economic loss rule”).
Stanley v. Walker , 906 N.E.2d 852 (Ind. 2009) (broadening evidence admissible in personal injury actions to prove the reasonable value of medical services).
R.Y. v. Ind. Dep't of Child Servs. (In re G.Y.) , 904 N.E.2d 1257 (Ind. 2009) (reversing the involuntary termination of the parent-child relationship of an incarcerated mother and her child).
Clark v. Clark, 902 N.E.2d 813 (Ind. 2009) (holding that incarceration constitutes a substantial change in circumstances justifying modification of an existing child support obligation).
State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Jakupko, 881 N.E.2d 654 (Ind. 2008) (holding underinsured motorist insurance coverage available for emotional distress damages).
Keesling v. Beegle, 880 N.E.2d 1202 (Ind. 2008) (holding Indiana RICO Act more extensive than Federal RICO Act).
Mullins v. Parkview Hosp., Inc., 865 N.E.2d 608 (Ind. 2007) (holding that a student who incorrectly performed a medical procedure on a patient had not committed battery). This case is reprinted and discussed in Dan B. Dobbs et al., Torts and Compensation (6th ed.) 41-42 (West).
Kelley v. Tanoos, 865 N.E.2d 593 (Ind. 2007) (holding that a statement was protected from liability for defamation because it was made to assist law enforcement investigate criminal activity).
Metro. Dev. Comm'n v. Pinnacle Media, LLC, 836 N.E.2d 422 (Ind. 2005) (holding plan to erect billboards was subject to city zoning ordinance).
Stroud v. State , 809 N.E.2d 274 (Ind. 2004) (reversing death sentence).
Time Warner Entm't Co., L.P. v. Whiteman, 802 N.E.2d 886 (Ind. 2004) (holding the “voluntary payments doctrine” did not bar lawsuit to recover “late fees”). This case is used as an illustration and cited by the Reporter in American Law Institute, Restatement (Third) of Restitution & Unjust Enrichment § 6 (2011).
Humphreys v. Clinic for Women, Inc., 796 N.E.2d 247 (Ind. 2003) (concluding that if the Indiana Medicaid program pays for abortions to preserve the lives of pregnant women and where rape or incest cause pregnancy, it must also pay for abortions in cases of pregnancies that create serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function).
Doe v. O'Connor, 790 N.E.2d 985 (Ind. 2003) (holding persons previously convicted of sex offenses who have completed their sentences have no constitutional right to a court hearing on whether they pose any future danger to society before their pictures and addresses are posted on the Internet as required by state statute).
Allied Signal, Inc. v. Ott, 785 N.E.2d 1068 (Ind. 2003) (analyzing the application and constitutionality of state products liability statute in asbestos cases).
Bourbon Mini-Mart v. Gast Fuel & Servs., 783 N.E.2d 253 (Ind. 2003) (holding a gasoline service station could seek contribution from its supplier for certain cleanup costs associated with leaking underground gasoline storage tanks).
Northwestern Sch. Corp. v. Linke, 763 N.E.2d 972 (Ind. 2002) (holding a high school random drug testing program permissible under the Indiana Constitution).
Stephenson v. State, 742 N.E.2d 463 (Ind. 2001) (affirming death sentence).
City of Gary, Indiana v. Indiana Bell Telephone Co., 732 N.E.2d 149 (Ind. 2000) (holding city was authorized to impose a “requirements-based fee” on telecommunications providers using city rights-of-way). This case is reprinted and discussed in Richard Briffault, Cases and Materials on State and Local Government Law 734-739 (West Academic Publishing).
Creasy v. Rusk, 730 N.E.2d 659 (Ind. 2000) (holding that while adults with mental disabilities have same general duty of care toward others as those without, defendant Alzheimer’s patient in this case owed no duty of care to nursing assistant because of the relationship between the parties and public policy considerations). This case is reprinted and discussed in Dan B. Dobbs et al., Torts and Compensation (6th ed.) 116-120 (West).
Menard, Inc. v. Dage-MTI, Inc., 726 N.E.2d 1206 (Ind. 2000) (holding corporation could not disclaim contract entered into on its behalf by its president). This case is reprinted in William T. Allen, et al., Commentaries and Cases on the Law of Business Organizations 106-109 (Aspen Publishers); and in Jeffrey D. Bauman, et al., Business Organizations Law and Policy (Tenth Edition), 45-49 (West)).
Baldwin v. Reagan, 715 N.E.2d 332 (Ind. 1999) (affirming the constitutionality of the Indiana Seat Belt Enforcement Act but holding that the Act imposes limitations on police searches greater than those imposed by the Fourth Amendment).
HCC Credit Corp. v. Springs Valley Bank & Trust, 712 N.E.2d 952 (Ind. 1999) (holding that, where a debtor paid off a bank loan with the proceeds of the sale of a secured creditor’s collateral, the secured creditor was entitled to recover the proceeds because the payment was not in the ordinary course of the operation of the debtor’s business). This case is reprinted and discussed in Robert L. Jordan, et al., Secured Transactions in Personal Property (Fifth Edition) 214-223 (Foundation Press).
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette v. Bandido’s , 712 N.E.2d 446 (Ind. 1999) (holding that Indiana law requires both private individuals and public figures prove actual malice in order to recover for defamation in matters of public or general concern).
United Nat'l Ins. Co. v. DePrizio, 705 N.E.2d 455 (Ind. 1999) (responding to a certified question from Federal District Court concerning uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage).
Indiana Wholesale Wine & Liquor Co., Inc. v. State ex rel. Indiana Alcoholic Beverage Com’n, 695 N.E.2d 99 (Ind. 1998) (holding the Court of Appeals erred in reaching a constitutional issue when the case could be resolved on non-constitutional grounds).
Indiana High Sch. Ath. Ass'n v. Carlberg , 694 N.E.2d 222 (Ind. 1998) (holding state high school athletic association decisions constitute “state action” subject to judicial review; upholding association’s “transfer” and “restitution” rules).
Calumet Nat'l Bank v. AT&T , 682 N.E.2d 785 (Ind. 1997), and Consolidated Rail Corp. v. Lewellen, 682 N.E.2d 779 (Ind. 1997) (resolving competing claims of ownership to abandoned railroad rights-of-way).
Hefty v. All Other Members of the Certified Settlement Class, 680 N.E.2d 843 (Ind. 1997) (vacating a settlement in a class action case involving ownership of abandoned railroad rights-of-way).
Barth v. Barth, 659 N.E.2d 559 (Ind. 1995) (derivative claims in closely held corporation). This case is reprinted and discussed in Robert A. Ragazzo & Frances S. Fendler, Closely Held Business Organizations (Second Edition) 750-53 (West).
Wilson v. Pleasant, 600 N.E.2d 327 (Ind. 1995) (holding federal seat belt regulations did not pre-empt state negligence law).
Wright v. State, 658 N.E.2d 563 (Ind. 1995) (clarifying Indiana law as to when a party in a criminal case is entitled to a jury instruction on a lesser included offense).
Johnson v. Colip, 685 N.E.2d 757 (Ind. 1995) (examining whether a lawyer who attended meetings of prospective investors was an "agent" of a securities issuer under Indiana Blue Sky Law). This case is reprinted in Larry D. Sonderquist & Theresa A. Gabaldon, Securities Regulation (Seventh Edition) 701-704 (Foundation Press).
Publications
Books and Chapters
- Nicholas L. Georgakopoulos & Frank Sullivan, Jr., FIVE-FOUR: DISSECTING SUPREME COURT TIGHTLY SPLIT DECISIONS (STEM Academic Press 2024).
- "Charles S. White" & "James B. Young" in THE COURT OF APPEALS OF INDIANA (Linda C. Gugin & James E. St. Clair, eds. 2022).
- Forward, CONSTITUTION MAKING IN INDIANA, VOL. 6 (1971-1980) (Indiana Legislative Council 2019).
- A HISTORY OF THE ABA APPELLATE JUDGES CONFERENCE (ABA 2014).
- “View from the Bench” in WHAT'S LAW GOT TO DO WITH IT?(Charles Gardner Geyh, ed., 2011).
- “Timothy E. Howard” and “Roger O. DeBruler” in JUSTICES OF THE INDIANA SUPREME COURT (Linda C. Gugin & James E. St. Clair, eds., 2011)
- “Using the Techniques of Legal Analysis to Explore History” and “The Opinion of the Board on the Neglect Charges” in THE COURT-MARTIAL OF GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER (Fred H. Cate, Dennis H. Long & David C. Williams, eds., 2001).
Law Review and Journal Articles
- “Banking, Business, and Contract Law,” 58 Ind. L. Rev. 741 (2025).
- “Banking, Business, and Contract Law,” 57 Ind. L. Rev. 811 (2024).
- “New Law Amends the Uniform Commercial Code to Accommodate Emerging Technologies,” 57 Ind. L. Rev. 775 (2024).
- “Banking, Business, and Contract Law,” 56 Ind. L. Rev. 669 (Indiana Law Review 2023).
- “Banking, Business, and Contract Law,” 55 Ind. L. Rev. 461 (Indiana Law Review 2022).
- "Banking, Business, and Commercial Law," 54 Ind. L. Rev. 783 (2022).
- “Banking, Business, and Contract Law,” 53 IND. L. R. 821 (2021).
- Nicholas L. Georgakopoulos and Frank Sullivan, Jr., “Six Dimensions of Criminal Procedure,” 28 Supreme Court Economic Review 181 (2020).
- Nicholas L. Georgakopoulos and Frank Sullivan, Jr., “Illustrating Swing Votes II: United States Supreme Court,” 53 IND. L. R 135 (2020).
- Nicholas L. Georgakopoulos and Frank Sullivan, Jr., “Illustrating Swing Votes I: Indiana Supreme Court,” 53 IND. L. R 95 (2020).
- “Banking, Business, and Contract Law,” 52 IND. L. R. 635 (2019).
- “Banking, Business, and Contract Law,” 51 Ind. L. Rev. 945 (2018).
- “Teaching International Students,” 51 Ind. L. Rev. 413 (2018).
- “In Memory of Justice Roger O. DeBruler,” 51 Ind. L. Rev. 9 (2018).
- “Banking, Business, and Contract Law,” 50 Ind. L. Rev. 1179 (2017).
- “A Look Back: Developing Indiana Law; Post-Bench Reflections of an Indiana Supreme Court Justice; Selected Developments in Indiana Tort Law (1993-2012),” 50 Ind. L. Rev. 1493 (2017).
- “Introduction to Panel Discussion: ‘The Rome Statute: Opportunities and Challenges in Enforcement,’” 26 Ind. Int'l & Comp. L. Rev. 1 (2016).
- “Banking, Business, and Contract Law,” 49 Ind. L. Rev. 981 (2016).
- “A Look Back: Developing Indiana Law; Post-Bench Reflections of an Indiana Supreme Court Justice; Selected Developments in Indiana Criminal Sentencing and Death Penalty Law (1993-2012),” 49 Ind. L. Rev. 1349 (2016).
- “The Fluidity of Judicial Coalitions,” 100 Judicature (vol. 3) 34 (2016) (with Nicholas Georgakopoulos and Dimitri Georgakopoulos).
- “A Look Back: Developing Indiana Law Post-Bench Reflections of an Indiana Supreme Court Justice; Selected Developments in Indiana Administrative Law (1989-2012),” 35 J. Nat'l Ass'n Admin. L. Judiciary 103 (2015).
- “A Look Back: Developing Indiana Law; Post-Bench Reflections of an Indiana Supreme Court Justice; Selected Developments in Indiana Juvenile Justice Law (1993-2012),” 48 Ind. L. Rev. 1541 (2015).
- “Banking, Business, and Contract Law,” 48 Ind. L. Rev. 1195 (2015).
- “A Look Back: Developing Indiana Law; Post-Bench Reflections of an Indiana Supreme Court Justice; Selected Developments in Indiana Constitutional Law (1993-2012),” 47 Ind. L. Rev. 1217 (2014).
- “Leading Academic, Business, and Government Figures Convene to Examine Law and the Financial Crisis,” 47 Ind. L. Rev. 11 (2014) (with Andrea N. Kochert).
- “What I’ve Learned about Judging,” 48 Valparaiso U.L.R. 195 (2013).
- “A Look Back: Developing Indiana Law; Post-Bench Reflections of an Indiana Supreme Court Justice; Selected Developments in Indiana Administrative Law (1989-2012),” 46 Ind. L. Rev. 1269 (2013).
- “Assuring Due Process Through Merit Selection Of Judges,” 46 Ind. L. Rev. 123 (2013).
- “International LL.M. Students: A Great Resource For U.S. Law Schools,” Book Review: LL.M. ROADMAP: AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT'S GUIDE TO U.S. LAW SCHOOL PRO-GRAMS by George E. Edwards, 22 Ind. Int'l & Comp. L. Rev. 219 (2012).
- “A Tribute to Justice Jon D. Krahulik,” 39 Ind. L. Rev. 719 (2006).
- “Maximizing Judicial Fairness & Efficiency: Should Indiana Consider Creating an Office of Administrative Hearings?: Some Questions to Consider Before Indiana Creates a Centralized Office of Administrative Hearings,” 38 Ind. L. Rev. 389 (2005).
- “Indianapolis Judges and Lawyers Dramatize Ex Parte Milligan, A Historical Trial of Contemporary Significance,” 37 Ind. L. Rev. 661 (2004).
- “A Separation of Powers Perspective on Pinochet,” 14 Ind. Int’l & Comp. L. Rev. 409 (2004) (submitted in partial fulfillment of LL.M. requirements, University of Virginia School of Law (2001)).
- “Indiana as a Forerunner in the Juvenile Court Movement,” 30 Ind. L. Rev. 279 (1997).
- “Special Feature: A Tribute to Justice Roger O. DeBruler,” 72 Ind. L.J. 1 (1996).
Other Publications
- “New Law Updates the Indiana Uniform Commercial Code,” Indiana Lawyer (May 24, 2023).
- “The Interesting Backstory on Some JCP [Judicial Clerkship Program] Traditions,” 61 Judges Journal, Issue no. 3 at 4 (Summer 2022).
- “Samuel Hugh Dillin,” DIGITAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF INDIANAPOLIS.
- Indianapolis Cases in the U.S. Supreme Court,” DIGITAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF INDIANAPOLIS.
- Hon. Meredith D. Drent, Eric Williams, and Jae-Lyn Takemura, with additional contributions by Professor Frank Sullivan, Jr., “2021 ABA Judicial Clerkship Program Examines Indian Law: Reflections from Participants,” ABA JUDICIAL DIVISION RECORD (Issue 1) (Oct. 8, 2021).
- “Roger O. DeBruler," DIGITAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF INDIANAPOLIS.
- “Jon D. Krahulik,” DIGITAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF INDIANAPOLIS.
- “Indianapolis Public Schools desegregation case (United States v. Board of School Commissioners of the City of Indianapolis)), DIGITAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF INDIANAPOLIS.
- Official Comments to Uniform Business Organizations Administrative Provisions Act (Ind. Code § 23-0.5). Official Comments to this statute was promulgated by the Indiana Business Law Survey Commission on June 17, 2019. Frank Sullivan, Jr., was the chair of the subcommittee that drafted the Comments.
- Official Comments to Uniform Business Organization Transactions Act (Ind. Code § 23-0.6). Official Comments to this statute was promulgated by the Indiana Business Law Survey Commission on June 17, 2019. Frank Sullivan, Jr., was the chair of the subcommittee that drafted the Comments.
- “Clerkship Confidential: Judges Reveal What It Takes to Get Inside Their Courtrooms,” ABA Student Lawyer, vol. 43, no. 7, p. 28 (March 2015) (with Judges Delissa A. Ridgway, Jeri Kaylene Somers, Toni E. Clarke, and Annette J. Scieszinski).
- “The Founding of the Appellate Judges Conference and the Appellate Judges Education Institute,” 53 Judges J. 8 (Summer 2014).
- “Acclaimed Judicial Clerkship Program Eyes 15th Anniversary,” ABA Diversity Voice, vol. 5, no. 2, p. 3 (Summer 2014).
- “Indiana Supreme Court pioneered same path as Title IX,” Indianapolis Star, Jun. 26, 2012.
- “The ABA Judicial Clerkship Program Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary,” 48 Judges J. 14 (2009).
- “State Bar Excursion to New Orleans Opens Eyes, Breaks Hearts,” 49 Res Gestae 18 (2006).
- “ABA Judicial Clerkship Program Inspired by Brown's Call for Opportunity,” 43 Judges J. 29 (2004).
- “Unified Family Court Structure Recommended,” 42 Res Gestae 28 (1998).
- “Supreme Court justice serves on jury – literally,” The Indiana Lawyer (April 17, 1996).
Presentations
- “Banking, Business & Contract Law,” 2024 Indiana Law Survey, Sept. 12, 2024.
- “Recent U.S. Supreme Court Rulings with Justice Sullivan and Jane Dall Wilson,” Indianapolis Bar Association, Aug, 21, 2024.
- “The Anniversary of Two Enduring Speeches: The Gettysburg Address (1863) and “I Have a Dream” (1963),” Indianapolis Law Club, Jan. 25, 2024, and McKinney Faculty Colloquium, Feb. 20, 2024.
- Moderator, “A Joinder of Inspiration and Greatness in Civil Rights Legislation: The Words of Lincoln and King on the Anniversaries of the Gettysburg Address and the ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech,” 2023 Summit for Appellate Judges, Lawyers & Staff Attorneys, Appellate Judges Education Institute, Washington, D.C., Nov. 5, 2023.
- “A Decade’s Developments in Indiana Banking, Business, and Contract Law,” Indianapolis Law Club, Sept. 28, 2023.
- “Banking, Business & Contract Law,” 2023 Indiana Law Survey, Sept. 28, 2023.
- “Mastering the New Indiana Uniform Commercial Code Amendments,” Frost Brown Todd LLP, Indianapolis, Sept. 6, 2023.
- “Meet Us at the Starting Line: Understanding the Uniform Law Commission,” International Association of Commercial Administrators (IACA) 46th Annual Conference, Indianapolis, May 24, 2023.
- “Availability of Damages for Economic Loss Under Contract and Tort Theories of Recovery,” Programme Droit Comparé de la Resposnibilité Affaisiste, Université Toulouse 1 Capitole, Toulouse, France, Nov. 14, 2022.
- “Reflections on the Interrelationship of Indiana Common, Statutory, and Constitutional Law,” Indiana Legislative Services Agency (CLE), Oct. 20, 2022.
- "Business, and Contract Law," Annual CLE Benefiting McKinney Law School Scholarships (September 29, 2022).
- "Constitutional Defenses in Administrative Proceedings," 2022 Central Panel Director’s Conference (CLE) (September 15, 2022).
- “Banking, Business, and Contract Law,” Annual CLE Benefiting McKinney Law School Scholarships (CLE), Sept. 29, 2022.
- "Bitcoin Meets the Indiana UCC: Indiana Adopts Major UCC Changes Effective July 1, 2022," Indianapolis Bar Association (CLE) (July 20, 2022).
- “MTA: The Case that had Everything,” Marion County Bar Association (Dec. 9, 2021).
- “The Diversity Imperative,” Remarks to Newly Admitted Attorneys Co-Sponsored by the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office and the Marion County Public Defender Agency (Dec. 3, 2021).
- 2021 Indiana Law Survey, “Banking, Business, and Contract Law,” Sept. 30.
- “Judging in America in the 21st Century,” New Albany Rotary Club (May 6, 2021).
- “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Hand-down: The Unusual Backstory of United Nat. Ins. Co. v. DePrizio, 705 N.E.2d 455 (Ind. 1999),” Indianapolis Bar Association (CLE) (Dec. 1, 2020).
- 2020 Indiana Law Survey, “Banking, Business, and Contract Law” (Oct. 1, 2020).
- Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute Annual Meeting, “Indiana’s Balanced Budget Amendment,” Debate with Former Senator Brandt Hershman (Oct. 31, 2019).
- 2019 Indiana Law Survey, “Banking, Business, and Contract Law” (Sept. 26, 2019).
- Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law Constitution Day Program, “The 1866 Milligan Decision: Important Then and Now” (Sept. 17, 2019).
- Lecture, “Selected Developments in Indiana Tort Law,” Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana 25th Annual Conference & Meeting, Notre Dame (Nov. 16, 2018).
- Remarks, “Recusal,” Indiana State Bar Association Appellate Practice Skills Seminar & Annual Meeting (Nov. 1, 2018).
- Panel Moderator, “Pre-K to Career: Aligning the Workforce Pipeline in Indiana,” Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law Program in Law and State Government Annual Symposium (Oct. 19, 2018).
- Lecture, “Ethics in Representing Closely Held Businesses,” Indiana State Bar Association Annual Meeting, French Lick (Oct. 12, 2018).
- Remarks, “Closely Held Businesses – Fiduciary Duties – Barth & G &N Aircraft,” Indianapolis Bar Association Advanced Business Litigation Seminar (Sept. 12, 2018).
- “Banking, Business, and Contract Law,” 2018 Annual Indiana Law Survey, Sept. 20, 2018.
- Remarks, "Janus v. AFSCME," Review of Recent Supreme Court, Constitution Day Program, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Cases, September 17, 2018.
- Remarks, Business Entity Harmonization Project, Indiana State Bar Ass’n CLE Program, Dec. 12, 2017, and Indiana State Bar Ass’n Annual Meeting, Sept. 28, 2017.
- “Banking, Business, and Contract Law,” 2017 Annual Indiana Law Survey, Sept. 14, 2017.
- Panelist, “A Salute to Justice Robert D. Rucker's Contributions to Indiana Law,” Indi-ana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, May 24, 2017.
- Remarks, Business Entity Harmonization Project, Indiana State Bar Ass’n CLE Pro-gram, Indianapolis, Dec. 6, 2016.
- “Banking, Business, and Contract Law,” 2016 Annual Indiana Law Survey, Sept. 21, 2016.
- Lecture, “Justice Brandeis,” Indiana Judicial Conference, French Lick, Sept. 16, 2016).
- Remarks, Indiana Public Defender Council Appellate Practice Seminar, French Lick, May 6, 2016
- Lecture, “State ex rel. Metro-Transit Authority: The Case that had Everything,” Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, November 30, 2015.
- Panelist, “Making Your Appellate Motions Count” (with H. Thomas Watson, Judge Albert Diaz, and H. Frank Gibbard), 2015 Summit for Appellate Judges, Lawyers & Staff Attorneys, Appellate Judges Education Institute, Washington, D.C., Nov. 14, 2015.
- Organizer, Remarks, and Panel Moderator, Symposium Celebrating the 40th Anniver-sary of the Enactment of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Nov. 16, 2015.
- “Banking, Business, and Contract Law,” 2015 Annual Indiana Law Survey, Sept. 16, 2015.
- Lecture, “Visiting Runnymede: The American Bar Association’s Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta,” Symposium on the Magna Carta and the Rule of Law, Indiana State University (sponsored by the Terre Haute Bar Association, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, the historical Society of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana), Sept. 15, 2015.
- Panelist, “The ‘Practice of Law’ and the Future of UPL: Holding the Line or Evolving with the Times?,” Indiana Legal Education Conclave, Indianapolis, June 27, 2015.
- Moderator, “Oral Argument from Both Sides of the Bench,” 2014 Summit for Appel-late Judges, Lawyers & Staff Attorneys, Appellate Judges Education Institute, Dallas, Nov. 15, 2014.
- “Banking, Business, and Contract Law Update,” Indiana Law Survey, Indianapolis, Sept. 17, 2014.
- Lecture discussing the structure of American state courts and representative secured transactions decisions, National Economics University, Hanoi, Vietnam, June 6, 2014.
- Lecture discussing the structure of American state courts, U.S. Supreme Court review of state supreme court decisions, and representative state court secured transaction and tort decisions, Institute of State and Law, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, Hanoi, Vietnam, June 6, 2014.
- “Best Practices in Legislative Drafting [for Secured Credit Laws],” Workshop spon-sored by the International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group) and the Vietnam Banks Association, Hanoi, Vietnam, June 2-4, 2014 (with Professors Xuan-Thao Nguyen, Cynthia M. Adams, and David Orentlicher)
- “Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands: How Two Diversity Programs are Taking on the Challenge of Diversifying the Judicial Clerkship Pool,” Nat’l Assoc. of Legal Career Professionals (NALP) 2014 Annual Education Conference, Seattle, Apr. 10, 2014 (with Judge Gerald Bruce Lee).
- “Constitutional Defenses in Administrative Proceedings,” National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary, Indianapolis, April 8, 2014.
- "A Lecture on Justice Brandeis," Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, March 6, 2014.
- “Separation of Powers,” Indianapolis Bar Association Bar Leaders Series, Indianapolis, Dec. 17, 2013.
- “Preliminary Report on Establishing an Indiana Business Court,” Indiana Business Law Survey Commission, Sept. 24, 2013 (with Audrey Wessel).
- “Banking, Business, and Contract Law Update,” Indiana Law Survey, Indianapolis, Sept. 17, 2013.
- “Five Ways of Successfully Dealing with Unfavorable Precedent,” Indianapolis Legal Aid Society, April 23, 2013.
- “What I’ve Learned about Judging,” Valparaiso University School of Law, Feb. 28, 2013.
- Address, “Two Pivot-Points in American Constitutional History,” 2012 Summit for Appellate Judges, Lawyers, and Staff Attorneys Sponsored by the Appellate Judges Education Institute, New Orleans, Nov. 16, 2012.
- Lecture, “Selected Developments in Indiana Administrative Law,” Indiana Association of Administrative Law Judges, Indianapolis, Oct. 18, 2012.
- Remarks and Panel Moderator at the St Joseph County Bar Association’s Program: “Diversity & Inclusion in the Legal Profession,” South Bend, Indiana, Sept. 24, 2012.
- Remarks, 3rd Sino-U.S. Law Conference on “The Art of Judging,” National Judges College of the People’s Republic of China, Beijing, China, June 11, 2012.
- Lecture, “Running to be Fair and Impartial: Are Judges Free to Make Campaign Promises?,” Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement, Saint John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota, Jan. 31, 2011.
- Presentation to Mexican Prosecutors and Criminal Investigators, “Overview of the United States and Indiana Justice Systems,” USAID-sponsored Conference on the Rule of Law, Indianapolis, Sept. 27, 2010.
- Address to the Graduating Class, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), May 9, 2010.
- Remarks, “Access to Justice,” Muslim Alliance of Indiana Access to Justice Luncheon, Indianapolis, Oct. 22, 2009.
- Plenary Session Panelist, “Leading in State Courts: The Unique Challenges Facing Leaders of Loosely Coupled Systems,” Court Technology Conference 2009, Denver, Sept. 23, 2009.
- Panelist, “The Cutting Edge of Federal-State Preemption: The Advocates' Strategy and the Supreme Court's Decisions in the 2008 Term,” ABA Annual Meeting, Chicago, July 31, 2009.
- Panelist, “Riding the Erie Railroad Today: Some Round Trips between Federal and State Supreme Courts,” Seventh Circuit Bar Conference, Indianapolis, May 19, 2009.
- Moderator, “A Rose by Any Other Name,” ICLEF Appellate Practice Seminar, Indianapolis, Oct. 28, 2008, on the topic of unpublished appellate court decisions.
- Remarks, Indiana Department of Correction Leadership Symposium, New Castle, Indiana, Oct. 30, 2007.
- Lecture, “The 1866 Milligan Decision: Important Then & Now,” Indiana Judicial Conference, Fort Wayne, Sept. 20, 2007.
- Remarks, “Justice in the Judge Judy Age,” Downtown Rotary Club, Indianapolis, Sept. 12, 2006.
- Lecture, “Pinochet and Guantánamo: The Role of Courts In Deciding Cases With Foreign Policy Implications,” Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law – Indianapolis, Indianapolis, April 15, 2004.
- Eulogy, Funeral of Former Congressman J. Edward Roush, Huntington, Indiana, March 31, 2004.
- Lecture, Health Law Lecture Series, Indiana University Medical School, Indianapolis, Oct. 31, 2003.
- Remarks, “Court Information Sharing: Roles and Responsibilities of Judges in Developing Policies for the Exchange of Information,” ABA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, Aug. 8, 2003.
- Address to the Graduating Class, Indiana University Maurer School of Law – Bloomington, May 10, 2003.
- Lecture, “The Life and Career of Dr. John Brademas,” Ball State University 2002 Stephen J. Sr. & Beatrice Brademas Memorial Lecture, Indianapolis & Muncie, Nov. 13 & 14, 2002.
- Lectures and Seminars at Dartmouth College’s Senior Symposium, April 7 & 8, 2000.
- Address, National Symposium on Indigent Defense, Washington, D.C., Feb. 25, 1999, on improving the quality of legal representation for indigent defendants in criminal cases.
- Address, Annual Meeting of the Conference of Chief Justices, Lexington, Kentucky, Aug. 4, 1998, on public finance topics of concern to state supreme courts.
- Moderator, Discussion on Local Intergovernmental Relations, at the Annual Judicial Conference of Michigan, July 6, 1998.
- Address, “A View from the Bench on Legal Writing,” at a continuing legal education program, "The Challenge of Legal Writing in a Technological Age," Indiana University Maurer School of Law – Bloomington, Sept. 27, 1996.
- Address, National Conference on Funding State Courts, Minneapolis, Sept. 28, 1995, on the topic of the importance of adequate funding for state court systems.
