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Daniel A. Gioia | Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 3:06PM Dan Gioia is participating in a CLE seminar panel at the ISBA Solo & Small Firm Annual Conference scheduled for May 31st through June 2nd as part of an Indiana ADR Section Council “Boot Camp” at Belterra Casino & Resort near Cincinnati.
Share Article Bcclegal | Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 8:39AM It is that time of year again. Northwest Indiana Business Quarterly is running its annual survey to find out who is the “Best of Northwest Indiana Business.” We encourage you to to take this opportunity to vote for the businesses that you think are among the best in the region.
We would also like to encourage you to vote for Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP in the following categories:
As you may recall, Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP swept all four of the categories in 2011. We would love to win “Best of Northwest Indiana Business” in all four categories again in 2012!
Click here to fill out the “Best of Northwest Indiana Business Survey”
Voting ends Monday, February 20th, 2012.
We always strive to provide the best possible services to our clients, and we appreciate them greatly! Thank you!
Share Article Jon A. Schmaltz | Friday, January 13, 2012 at 9:39AM Originally printed in Valparaiso Magazine, Vol. 12 Issue 1 | Winter 2012.
I like history. I enjoy learning about people who have come before me and forming a mental image of what life must have been like. My imagination puts me in a time I was never able to experience firsthand.
This year, the Valpo Chamber celebrates its 100th Anniversary. That is remarkable, not only because 100 years is a long time. It is no accident that the Chamber has survived – in fact, flourished – for so long. That longevity is the result of great leadership and active participation within Valparaiso’s business community. At its core, the Chamber’s success can be attributed to the vision of those upon whom the community’s future has depended.
Valparaiso has always looked to its future. In the 1920s, a group backed by the Chamber envisioned a first-class hotel in what was a quickly growing city. Their vision and efforts culminated in the financial commitment of Charles H. Lembke and the eventual construction of the five-story Lembke Hotel.
More recently, the determination and vision within our community are no less brave or imaginative than they were generations ago. Entire neighborhoods and commercial corridors have undergone a dramatic transformation in our efforts to redevelop and renew. Our downtown has become a destination for dining with the addition of six new restaurants. And, let’s not forget the unique public space that is Central Park Plaza, offering the opportunity to gather as a community.
As with our physical environment, Valparaiso’s institutions show the signs of growth and progress resulting from their visionary leaders. Ivy Tech Community College and Porter Hospital have attracted attention and generated excitement with the construction of new facilities. Valparaiso University, under the leadership of President Mark Heckler, is embarking upon a courageous strategic effort to multiply its enrollment and add to its world class reputation among private universities. Changes like these will affect Valparaiso forever.
Like the community as a whole, the Valpo Chamber is a product of bold leadership and vision over the years. It occupies one of the most notable, and certainly historic, office buildings in downtown Valparaiso. It enjoys unique relationships with Valparaiso Community Festivals and Events, the Valparaiso Economic Development Corporation, and the city’s Redevelopment Commission. With over 700 members, it is not only the largest chamber of commerce located in Northwest Indiana, but offers unparalleled events and programming that fuel the success and growth of those members.
These achievements and our successes are far greater reasons to celebrate than are the 100 years it took to achieve them. I will enjoy celebrating with you this year, but I will not be satisfied knowing that we have achieved so many goals.
In a tribute to the past and a focus on our future, there are few words more inspiring than those of one of the most defining characters of the Italian Renaissance, Michaelangelo:
The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.
The challenges and opportunities that lie ahead stir my imagination far more than what has passed. I will be looking to our future. I hope you will, too.
Share Article Jon A. Schmaltz | Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 10:59AM 
Valparaiso Magazine Winter 2012 IssueJon Schmaltz has been elected the 2012 Chair of the Valparaiso Chamber Board of Directors. Valparaiso Magazine has a very nice article entitled “Blazing the Trail - Chamber Celebrates A Century Of Success” that features Jon Schmaltz as the new chair.
Share Article Ann Marie Woolwine | Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 2:23PM 
Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP is proud to announce that associate attorney Ann Marie Woolwine has been elected the 2012 chair of the Lake County Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section. With 112 members, the Young Lawyers Section (“YLS”) is the largest section of the LCBA.
Ann Marie has been an active member of the YLS since 2009, helping to coordinate annual events like Law Day and the Law Day Essay Contest. She recently helped plan the 2011 Bridging the Gap seminar for newly admitted attorneys and assisted fellow members in drafting and adopting YLS bylaws.
The stated purpose of the YLS is to stimulate the interest of new and young lawyers in the objectives of the LCBA, to carry on activities which will be of assistance to new and young lawyers in the practice of law, and the citizens of Lake County, Indiana. To that end, one of Ann Marie’s immediate goals is to create broad social media access for YLS members using Facebook and LinkedIn to increase member awareness and involvement for YLS activities and service projects in 2012.
Read the article extracted from the Lake County Bar Association Newsletter here.
Share Article Daniel A. Gioia | Friday, December 9, 2011 at 10:35AM 
Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP was recently recognized in an article entitled “Positive Response for ICLEF’s Live Group Webcasts” on the iclef.org website about the partnership BCC and ICLEF have entered into to provide live group webcasts. These webcasts allow area attorneys to more easily obtain CLE credit by offering “programs at his/her doorstep.”
Below is an excerpt. Read the full article here.
Approximately 18 months ago ICLEF went down a new avenue of CLE presentation – live group webcasts through law firms around Indiana. These sessions are designed to provide another facet to our CLE service by offering programs at your doorstep. Recently, we talked with one partner in Valparaiso about his experience with the ICLEF live group webcasts.
Dan Gioia, Burke, Costanza & Carberry LLP, shared his thoughts following the live ICLEF group webcast of “Trust Accounts Made Easy,” a 3-hour CLE program broadcast from his law firm’s conference room….
Positive Response for ICLEF’s Live Group Webcasts
Share Article Richard W. Castleton | Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 10:19AM 
Attorney Richard W. Castleton of Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP has been selected for the inaugural 2012 Class of the Indiana State Bar Association’s (ISBA) Leadership Development Academy.
The inaugural class of twenty-five attorneys was chosen from a large group of applicants, and we could not agree more with the selection. Mr. Castleton’s professionalism, knowledge, and prior leadership experience will contribute greatly to the program. We extend our congratulations to Mr. Castleton and the other participants that were selected.
About the Program:
The Leadership Development Academy was developed by the ISBA on January 14, 2011 with the intent to “empower and develop lawyers to be informed, committed, and involved so that they may fill significant leadership roles in local and state bar associations, in Indiana communities and organizations and to serve as role models in matters of ethics and professionalism.” The Leadership Development Academy consists of meetings on important topics including state and local government, media, education, diversity, and public safety. In addition, participants will hear from prominent leaders on leadership principles, efficiency, effectiveness, and the challenges and rewards of leadership.
To learn more about the Leadership Development Academy, click here. To learn more about Attorney Richard W. Castleton, click here.
Richard W. Castleton
The Indiana State Bar Association recently announced the names of all twenty-five (25) participants of the inaugural class of the ISBA Leadership Development Academy. (Click here for the entire list or here for a list of local participants.)
In addition, you may follow updates on Twitter (#isbalda), as well as see videos on YouTube of participants and speakers (ISBA Leadership Development Academy channel).
Share Article Paul A. Leonard | Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 2:27PM Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named Paul A. Leonard, Jr. as the “South Bend Best Lawyers Family Law Lawyer of the Year” for 2012.
After more than a quarter of a century in publication, Best Lawyers is designating “Lawyers of the Year” in high-profile legal specialties in large legal communities. Only a single lawyer in each specialty in each community is being honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.”
Best Lawyers compiles its lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. The current, 18th edition of The Best Lawyers in America (2012) is based on more than 3.9 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.
The lawyers being honored as “Lawyers of the Year” have received particularly high ratings in our surveys by earning a high level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity.
Steven Naifeh, President of Best Lawyers, says, “We continue to believe – as we have believed for more than 25 years – that recognition by one’s peers is the most meaningful form of praise in the legal profession. We would like to congratulate Paul A. Leonard, Jr. on being selected as the ‘South Bend Best Lawyers Family Law Lawyer of the Year’ for 2012.”
Share Article Bcclegal | Friday, September 23, 2011 at 9:54AM 
Richard W. CastletonPlease welcome Richard W. Castleton with us to Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP! Richard has extensive experience in labor and employment law matters, including litigation defense, counseling employers on discrimination and wage and hour matters, and employer handbooks. Mr. Castleton has published several articles and regularly presents in seminars on a variety of federal and state employment law topics. As a former investigator for the United States Department of Labor, he is highly experienced in government wage and hour investigations and has regularly represented businesses before the Department of Labor and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Mr. Castleton is fluent in Spanish. He lived in Santiago, Chile for two years and has performed business throughout most of Latin America. In his spare time, Mr. Castleton enjoys spending time with his wife and children, attending their dance recitals and sporting events, cycling, and running. He enjoys being an active member in the community.
Mr. Castleton will also be the leading writer and editor on Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP’s new Labor & Employment Blog.
More information about Richard W. Castleton
Share Article Robert F. Parker | Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 1:36PM 
Robert F. ParkerWe are pleased to announce that Robert F. Parker was notified that he has been selected to be included in the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the Medical Malpractice Law category.
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