Thomas R. Ruge | Attorney

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About Thomas

Tom Ruge focuses his practice in three different areas. He represents many employers seeking to hire foreign nationals with obtaining appropriate immigration visas. He has handled virtually every other type of immigration matter as well as representation of foreign nationals in business transactions and civil and criminal litigation. Mr. Ruge's second area of practice is general civil litigation, and he has represented people with catastrophic injuries in obtaining adequate compensation for their losses, represented land owners in condemnation proceedings and represented business people in a variety of commercial disputes. His third area of practice is representation of community based health care providers and advising other non-profit organizations. Mr. Ruge has engaged in public interest work, including past service as a public defender in Marion County, representation of migrant farm workers, pro bono representation for child advocates and service on boards of non-profit philanthropic organizations. He also has assisted with various projects of the Mexican Consulate for the benefit of Mexican nationals living in Indiana.

Education

Indiana University B.A.

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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