phone: (756) 742-9046
- Biographical Information/
Practice Areas
- Born and raised in Lafayette, Mr. Newell is a shareholder in the firm. In practice since 1980, he
focuses on creditor’s rights, collections, foreclosures, and landlord-tenant law. Actively involved in many local charities,
Mr. Newell was presented the Pro Bono Publico Award by the Indiana Bar Foundation in 1999, the four-Way Test Award by the
Lafayette Daybreak Rotary in 2001 and the Citation of Professional Excellence by the Tippecanoe County Bar Association in 2004.
- Education
- Purdue University, B.S., 1977 and B.A. 1977 (with honors)
Indiana University, J.D., 1980 (magna cum laude)
- Professional Designations/
Affiliations
- Member, Indiana State Bar Association
Member, Tippecanoe County Bar Association
Chair, Indiana Commission on Continuing Legal Education, Board Member 1998-2003
- Admitted to Practice
- All Indiana Courts; all Federal District Courts located in Indiana; 7th Circuit Court of Appeals; U.S. Supreme Court
- Community Involvement
- Chair, St. Mary Cathedral Haiti Committee, 2000-
Chair, Gus Macker charity tournament, 1998-2003
Board of Directors, Habitat for Humanity, 2000 to present (President 2004-2005)
Board of Directors, United Way of Greater Lafayette, 1998-2000
Board of Directors, Legal Aid Corporation of Tippecanoe County, President 1996-1997
Past Chairman of Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce, 1997, Board of Directors, 1991-1997
Youth baseball and basketball coach, 1986-1998
- Articles/Lectures
- Frequent panelist and author for ICLEF (Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum) on Collections and Landlord-Tenant topics
