Atty. Michael Phelps
Michael “Mike” Phelps is a personal injury and wrongful death litigation attorney at Hankey Marks & Crider, representing clients with catastrophic injuries and the families of victims of wrongful death negligence in the fields of general personal injury, interstate trucking, defective products, and medical malpractice. Mike has tried well over 100 jury trials as lead counsel and co-counsel in both State and Federal Courts across Indiana.
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Michael Phelps is an Attorney based in Indianapolis, Indiana, practicing at Hankey Marks & Crider. They have 28+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1998. Their practice focuses on wrongful death and personal injury. Admitted to practice in Indiana (1998), United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana (1998), United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana (1998), and United States Supreme Court (2005). Educated at Capital University Law School (J.D., 1998) and Indiana University (B.A. Political, 1995). Active member of Indiana State Bar Association Indiana Trial Lawyers Association American Trial Lawyers Association. Serands clients in Indianapolis, IN and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Michael “Mike” Phelps is a personal injury and wrongful death litigation attorney at Hankey Marks & Crider, representing clients with catastrophic injuries and the families of victims of wrongful death negligence in the fields of general personal injury, interstate trucking, defective products, and medical malpractice
- Mike has tried well over 100 jury trials as lead counsel and co-counsel in both State and Federal Courts across Indiana
- Some of Mike’s notable verdicts include a wrongful death verdict of $157,000,000
- auto negligence verdicts of $26,000,000, $5,600,000, $3,000,000 and $1,250,000
- a products liability verdict of $8,000,000
- and recent slip-and-fall verdicts of $4,000,000 and $800,000
- These represent just a small sampling of cases Mike has litigated over the course of his career
- Of particular note, he was lead counsel at trial and argued the seminal cases of Stanley v
- Walker, Humphrey v
- U.S
- Xpress Trucking and Reese v
- Tyson Fresh Meats before the Indiana Supreme Court
- Mike has also handled dozens of other reported appellate cases
- Mike is a graduate of Indiana University, Bloomington, with degrees in Sociology and Political Science
- He graduated from law school in 1998 and earned his J.D., with honors, in only 2 ½ years from The Capital University Law School in Columbus, Ohio
- Prior to joining Hankey Marks & Crider in 2022, Mike’s legal career spanned 24 years in the personal injury and wrongful death arenas
- He began his legal career in 1998 defending various types of negligence and product liability cases until he switched sides in 2005
- A heart wrenching story about Mike “switching sides” was published in The Indiana Lawyer in 2011
- He was also featured in a 2009 Forbes article called “Legal Movers and Shakers,” following a successful trial in Lafayette involving a tragic, avoidable incident where a man was killed by a needlessly defective product
- Mike has also appeared on numerous local news stations, and even on Good Morning America, regarding his cases
- Mike has presented dozens of topics at many legal seminars, ranging from voir dire, closing arguments, calculating damages and the trial process
- For the past 9 years, he has presented the torts section at the Annual Indiana Law Survey, presented by the Indiana Supreme Court and Indiana Courts of Appeals
- Mike is active in the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association as a Sustaining Member and is on their Board of Directors, ITLA College of Fellows, the American Association for Justice, and The Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forums
- Mike has been voted an Indianapolis Monthly Super Lawyer every year since 2012
- Mike was born and raised in Richmond, Indiana, and was a three-sport athlete growing up
- Mike and his wife Tina, of 27 years, are avid dog lovers, are active in the ASPCA, and they love to travel
- Mike is also a professional poker player, playing in various tournaments in Las Vegas annually and occasionally the World Series of Poker, calendar permitting
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Indiana
Practicing law in Indiana. Legal matters in Indiana are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Indianapolis are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Indiana state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Indiana brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Indiana courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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