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James H. Austen
Partner

Starr Austen & Miller, LLP
201 S 3rd Street
Logansport, Indiana 46947-3102

Phone: (574) 722-6676
Fax: (574) 753-3299
Email: austen@starrausten.com
Areas of Practice:
Insurance Defense
Mediation
Bar Admissions:
Indiana, 1981
U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 1981
U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1981
Education:
Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, IN, 1981
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: MC
LR: Indiana Law Review, Associate Editor, 1981


Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 1975
B.S., Bachelor of Science


Published Works:
Indiana Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Basic Insurance Law - Standard Homeowners Insurance Policy, June, 1990


Anatomy of a Lawsuit Part One: Laying the Groundwork - Drafting Complaints, Answers, and Early Motions, April 28, 1993


Real Estate Skills Series, Part Two: Residential Leasing "2001" - A Review of Premises Liability; Fair Housing Discrimination Actions; Insurance Coverage and Exclusions, February 17, 1994


Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Cases and Coverage Issues - Anti-Stacking and Reduction Clauses , November 30, 1994


"Juristic Park" with The Honorable George J. Heid - Miscellaneous Evidentiary Issues Involving Expert Testimony and Impeachment, August 30, 1995


Techniques for Taking and Defending Depositions - Just the Law, Nothing but the Law, February 17, 1998


Landlord Liability - Cases and Insurance Issues, April 18, 2000


Trial Tactics & Objections Seminar - The Waiting Game: Jury Questions During Deliberations, December 14, 2001


Representative Clients:
Buckeye State Mutual Insurance Company
Engineering Aggregates Corporation
Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company
Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance Company
Pekin Insurance Company
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Indiana Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Basic Insurance Law - Standard Homeowners Insurance Policy, June, 1990


Trial Tactics & Objections Seminar - The Waiting Game: Jury Questions During Deliberations, December 14, 2001


Honors and Awards:
Indiana Super Lawyer (March, 2005 issue)


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Cass County Bar Association, 1986 - 1987
Secretary/Treasurer


Cass County Bar Association, 1987 - 1990
Vice President


Cass County Bar Association, 1991 - 1993
President


Indiana State Bar Association
Member


American Bar Association
Member


Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Cass County, Indiana, County Deputy Prosecutor, 1986


Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Alpha Delta
Birth Information:
April 21, 1953, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

 



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