Mr. Theodore Andrew Fitzgerald | Attorney
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About Theodore
Date of Birth: September 19, 1938
Marital Status: Married (Nadaline C.)
Children: Three (Andrew, Kathleen, Thaddeus)
Grandchildren: Four
Religious Affiliations: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (Lector Eucharistic Minister Usher former member and chairman Religious Education Board Former member Parish Council)
Education
Graduate University of Notre Dame Law School, Juris Doctor 1962; Bachelor of Business Administration 1961 (Completed both degrees in 6 years, top 10 in law school, member Notre Dame Law Review Staff)
Military Service
2 years, commissioned officer in the U.S. Army Military Police Corps
Legal Experience
Clerk, Supreme Court of Indiana, working under Chief Justice Amos Jackson
Affiliated with Franklin Petry in Hebron, Indiana, 4/17/65
Associate Hebron Town Attorney, 1965 1968
Hebron Town Attorney, 1969 to present
Hebron Plan Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals Attorney since created by Town Ordinance (wrote original Master Plan)
Hebron Economic Development Commission Attorney (set up and organized)
Represented Hebron Police Department since a one-man operation
Boone Township Attorney, 1972 to present
Eagle Creek Township Attorney, 1972 to present
Porter County Welfare Department Attorney, 1972 to present
Porter Township Attorney, 1990 to present
Lakes of the Four Seasons Property Owners Association Attorney, 30 years
Shorewood Forest Property Owners Association Attorney, 20 years
Salt Creek Valley Commons Property Owners Association Attorney, 5 years
Lake Dalecarlia Property Owners Association Attorney, 2 years
Legal Affiliations/Honors
Indiana State Bar Association member
Porter County Bar Association member (having served in every office)
Admitted to practice before all state and federal Courts in Indiana
Admitted to practice before the Unites States Tax Court
Admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
Appointed by Supreme Court of Indiana to Committee on Character and Fitness, 1972 to present (interviews prospective candidates for the Bar Exam)
Appointed by Governor to the Probate Code Study Commission, 1981 to 1988
Indiana Municipal Lawyers Association member, organized and chaired a section on small towns
Appointed to the Child Protection Service Team of Porter County (Past President)
Appointed by Bar Association to the Liaison Committee to the Internal Revenue Service
Speaker, moderator and panelist for legal seminars for attorneys and legal support staff
Speaker and lecturer on estate planning with Professional Education Systems, Inc.
Speaker and lecturer on CHINS and Welfare matters
Served as attorney for the Town of Hebron and Boone Township on numerous bond issues regarding water and sewer improvements, school construction, fire station construction, etc. and on numerous rate cases before the Indiana Public Service Commission and the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
Porter County Legal Secretaries Association, Boss of the Year, 1990
Miscellaneous
Hebron American Legion, Post #190
Porter County Mental Health Association, 1989, Past President
Porter County Community Foundation, 1998-1999
Hebron Commercial Club, Past President
Lake Eliza Volunteer Fire Department, former member
Hebron 4th of July Celebration Committee, member and Past Chairman
Hebron Lions Club, Charter Member
Hebron Jaycees, Charter Director
Friendly Sons of Erin of Northwest Indiana, Executive Committee, Past Co-Chairman
Lake Eliza Area Conservancy District, Past President
Citizens Bank of Hebron, Past Director, 4 years
First National Bank, Valparaiso, Director, 1978 to present
Hebron Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors and Past President
Porter County Community Foundation, Executive Board
Olympic Torch Bearer, 1996
Admission
Indiana
2021