Carol A. Sparks Drake | Attorney

Carol A. Sparks Drake

Carol A. Sparks Drake

Family Law, Medical Malpractice, Wills & Probate, Government Agencies, General Practice, Agriculture, Corporate, Professional Malpractice, Land Use & Zoning, Housing & Construction Defects

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About Carol

Carol Sparks Drake has extensive appellate and utility law experience.   She has authored appellate briefs on behalf of national, publicly traded companies and Indiana utilities in complex business and territorial disputes, as well as upon personal matters such as adoption, custody, and other family law issues.  She has briefed appeals upon matters of first impression impacting Indiana litigants. Because of her long-time practice in Boone County, Carol also has substantial experience providing healthcare and other business and professional legal services, particularly contract negotiation and drafting for real estate, construction, and general business needs.  In addition, having a county seat practice enabled her to work with local municipal and corporate clients, along with individuals desiring estate planning, probate, adoption, dissolution, child support, and other personal legal services.  

Carol has functioned as general counsel to utilities, municipalities, and other clients, including the county hospital, while continuing to meet individual client needs.

Education

Indiana University

Lewis & Kappes Highlights

Administrative Law, Adoption, Affirmative Action, Alimony & Spousal Support, Dispute Resolution, Alternative Energy; Americans with Disabilities Act ; Antitrust; Arbitration; Asbestos & Mesothelioma; Asylum; Banking & Finance; Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Litigation; Corporate; Business & Trade; Business Organization; Business Successions; Chemical & Cosmetics; Child Support; Children's Rights; Class Action; Clean Air Practice; Cleanup & Superfund; Cogeneration; Collaborative Law; Collective Bargaining; Commercial Bankruptcy; Commercial Insurance; Commercial Leasing; Commercial Real Estate; Commodities; Complex Litigation; Defamation & Slander; Condominiums; Consumer Bankruptcy; Contract; Conveyancing; Copyright; Corporate Governance; Corporate Tax; Credit & Debt; Farms; Customs; Deportation; Directors & Officers; Disability; Dissolution; Divorce; Domestic Violence & Neglect; Elder Law; Electric Power; Eminent Domain; Pension & Benefits; Employee Rights; Employment Contracts; Employment Discrimination; Employment; Energy; Environmental Law; Gift Taxation; Estate Planning; Ethics; Ethics; Excise Taxes; Family Law; Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA); Federal Appellate Practice; Federal Claims Court; Federal Employees; Federal Trial Practice; Firearms; Food Products; Foreclosure; Foreign Investment; Franchising; Government Agencies; Guardianships & Conservatorships; Waste & Pollution; Mental Health; Health Care; Hydroelectricity; Immigration; Income Tax; Intellectual Property; International Arbitration; International Intellectual Property; International; International Tax; International Trade; Joint Ventures; Labor Arbitration; Labor Disputes; Labor Law; Labor Legislation; Land Use & Zoning; Lending; Limited Liability Companies; Litigation; Living Wills; Machinery & Tools; Mediation; Medical Products & Devices; Medicare & Medicaid; Merger & Acquisition; Military & Veterans Appeals; Minerals & Mining; Multidistrict Litigation; Municipal; Non-profit; Nuclear Power; Occupational Safety & Health; Oil & Gas; Partnerships; Patent; Paternity; Payroll Taxes; Permits; Pharmaceutical Product; Power of Attorney; Prenuptial Agreements; Private Placements; Wills & Probate; Products Liability; Professional Responsibility; Property & Casualty; Tax; Property Damage; Public Offerings; Public Utilities; RICO Act; Real Estate; Securities; Reorganization; Residential Real Estate; Sales & Use Tax; Securities Fraud ; Securities Regulation; Sexual Harassment; Shareholders' Rights; State and Local; State Appellate Practice; State Government; State Trial Practice; Tax Litigation; Science, Technology & Internet; Title Insurance; Tobacco; Toxic Mold & Tort; Trade Associations; Consumer Protection; Trademark; Transactions; Trusts; US Courts; US Supreme Court; Unfair Competition; Unfair Labor Practices; Uniform Commercial Code; Unions; Veterans' Affairs; Visa; Warranties; Water; Wetlands; Whistleblower; Wills; Wrongful Termination

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