John Bushemi and Alfredo Estrada successfully won an order for bifurcation while defending a 4th Amendment civil rights lawsuit filed against the Lake County Sheriff’s Department in Price v. Lake County. The bifurcation requires Plaintiffs...
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Successful Defense of a Neurosurgeon
Bob Parker successfully defended a neurosurgeon in a medical malpractice case arising out of the death of a patient who suffered a fatal heart attack in the recovery room following spinal surgery. The claim was that the defendant failed to...
Gioia Takes the Helm at State Bar Annual Meeting
The Senior Lawyers Section of the Indiana State Bar Association has a new Chairman - Dan Gioia was officially put in charge at the Annual Meeting which takes place from October 7th through 9th in French Lick. He also continues to serve as the...
Fourth Year In A Row BCC Wins The March Against Hunger Competition!
BCC's donations went to the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana For the fourth straight year, Burke Costanza and Carberry LLP won the large firm division of the Indiana Attorney General’s statewide March Against Hunger Competition. This March,...
Million Dollar Recovery
Burke Costanza & Carberry partner Robert F. Parker recently recovered a settlement of almost $1.1 million for a Crown Point man who was injured during gallbladder surgery. What was supposed to be a routine outpatient procedure to remove...
Schmaltz Co-Chairs Valpo Chamber Task Force; Board Supports Valparaiso School Referendums
Valpo Chamber Press Release: VALPO CHAMBER SUPPORTS SCHOOL REFERENDUMS April 23, 2015 The Valparaiso Chamber is announcing today that the Board of Directors has endorsed the two referendums that will be on the May 5 ballot. "The Valpo Chamber...
A Pie To The Face – 2015 March Against Hunger
We have a little fun around here sometimes...
Gioia Organized and was M.C. for Lake County Bar 2015 Annual Memorial Service
Dan Gioia recently organized the Lake County Bar Association’s 25th Annual Memorial Service honoring and remembering all of the Deceased Attorneys from Lake County who died last year. He also acted as M.C. for the ceremony, which takes place...
BCC Takes Data Security Seriously
Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP is pleased to announce our upcoming technological upgrade and its many benefits to our clients! Soon, BCC will be transitioning all servers and desktops into a rock-solid secure data center and we wanted to...
Gioia To Serve As Moderator For CLE – CME Seminar
Dan Gioia will serve as the panel moderator and will also participate as faculty at the Indiana State Bar Seminar on August 21st at the Lake County Bar Association office in Merrillville. The Lake County Bar Association is co-sponsoring this...
BCC Attorneys Work With Local Town on Blight Mitigation
Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP is proud to be working with the Town of Merrillville in its effort to address issues related to vacant and abandoned properties in the Town. Town Attorney John Bushemi has been working diligently to provide...
Another Jury Verdict Featured in DRI’s The Voice Newsletter
Robert F. Parker's recent jury verdict was featured in DRI's Newsletter, The Voice, under the "And The Defense Wins" section in their 25th issue of volume 13 released on June 25, 2014. Parker has been included in multiple issues of DRI's...