James Emerson Zoccola | Attorney

James Emerson Zoccola

James Emerson Zoccola

Class Action, Pharmaceutical Product, Franchising, Banking & Finance, General Practice, Government Agencies, Construction, Civil Rights, Corporate, Antitrust

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About James

Jim Zoccola has been a mainstay in the Indianapolis legal community since 1991 having litigated a wide variety of actions including multimillion dollar commercial and personal injury disputes, worker's compensation claims, international transport disputes and insurance coverage disputes.  Jim has also counseled many Indiana, national and international companies and health care groups over the course of his career.  Common issues among his business and health care clients have included entity formation, business succession, preparation and negotiation of employment agreements, termination agreements, business acquisitions, regulatory compliance, restrictive covenant and non-compete preparation and enforcement, executive buy-out negotiations, construction defect disputes and numerous commercial real estate transactions.

Jim's sports law experience has involved counseling over 30 professional athletes.  In addition to contract and endorsement negotiations, player representation has led to issues including multi-state property acquisition and maintenance, investment consultation and screening, interfamily agreement drafting and negotiation, coordination and implementation of estate planning and charitable foundation formation.

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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