Mr. Philip S. Kappes | Attorney

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About Philip

Philip "Skip" Kappes has been practicing law for 57 years in his various areas of expertise. His practice is primarily concentrated in the area of corporate and business law, giving general advice to various corporate clients and resolving complex commercial disputes through litigation or other means. He also provides advice and assistance to companies and individuals who wish to protect their intellectual property rights. He is a certified mediator, helping parties to civil actions attempt to resolve their disputes before trial and to avoid the complexities and emotionally draining nature of extensive litigation. Mr. Kappes provides estate planning services to clients with large and small estates, helping to ensure that their loved ones and other beneficiaries receive the optimal yield from a life of hard work. He has been and is active in a number of community service organizations, serving as a past President of both the Children's Museum Board of Trustees and the Central Indiana Council Boy Scouts of America, a trustee of Butler University, and a past chairman of the board of Fairbanks Hospital.

Admission

Verified Indiana

1948

Education

University of Michigan Law School

J.D.

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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