Colvin, Sherrill Wm.

Year Joined Organization: 1965

Lawyer Overview

Sherrill Wm. Colvin has practiced law in Fort Wayne since 1965. He is an active trial lawyer with a broad background of trial experience in many courts around the Midwest. He has lectured on trial techniques at various bar association seminars, and he has served as a faculty member of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, in Indianapolis, South Bend and at Northwestern University in Chicago.

Mr. Colvin’s practice is concentrated in litigation, including claims for personal injuries, wrongful death, estate disputes, product liability, contract disputes, and professional liability.

Mr. Colvin’s trial skills have earned him the recognition as a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers, a legal organization that invites less than one percent of the lawyers in North America into membership. Since 1989, his peers have named Mr. Colvin one of the Best Lawyers in America. He has served as president and a member of the board of directors of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Colvin was appointed by the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission, which regulates and enforces the Rules of Professional Conduct, the mechanics of legal ethics. He served as chairman of the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission. He also was a member of the Board of Governors for the Indiana State Bar Association and chaired its Trial Lawyers Section. In 2003-2004, he served as President of the Indiana State Bar Association. Mr. Colvin also serves as an attorney member of the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission and Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications.

He is a board member of the Allen County Courthouse Preservation Trust, the Allen County Library Foundation, the Fort Wayne Parks Foundation, and Heartland Chamber Chorale. He has served as a board member for Parkview Memorial Hospital, Inc., the Fort Wayne Educational Foundation, and Fort Wayne Country Club.

Areas of Practice

• Litigation
• Personal Injuries
• Wrongful Death
• Employment Disputes
• Product Liability
• Contract Disputes
• Property Losses

West Practice Categories

Contracts, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Property & Casualty, Litigation & Appeals, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law

Bar Admissions

• Indiana, 1965
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1968

Certification/Specialties

• Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (President)
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors)
• Indiana State Bar Association, 1987 (Member, Board of Managers)
• Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission
• Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission (Chairman)
• Indiana State Bar Association (Board of Governors)
• Indiana State Bar Association, Trial Lawyers Section, 2003 - 2004 (Chair)
• Indiana State Bar Association (President)
• Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission (Attorney Member)
• Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications (Attorney Member)

Honors and Awards

• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
• One of the Best Lawyers in America
• 30 Years as a Martindale-Hubbel "AV Rated" lawyer

Classes and Seminars

• Faculty Member, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, in Indianapolis, South Bend
• Faculty Member, Northwestern University in Chicago

Pro Bono Activities

• Member, Allen County Courthouse Preservation Trust
• Member, The Allen County Library Foundation
• Member, Fort Wayne Parks Foundation
• Member, The First Wayne Street United Methodist Church Foundation
• Board Member, Parkview Memorial Hospital, Inc.
• Fort Wayne Educational Foundation
• Fort Wayne Country Club

Education

• Indiana University at Bloomington School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana, 1965
  J.D.
• Wabash College, Wabash, Indiana, 1960
  A.B.

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Delta Phi

Address

444 East Main Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46802-1911

Phones

260-918-4836
866-389-1417

Faxes

260-422-0274

Emails

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Websites

http://www.hallercolvin.com