About Otto
EducationTrine University f/k/a Tri-State University (B.A. Psychology, 2001)The John Marshall Law School (J.D., Cum Laude, December, 2004)The John Marshall Law Review Member and Associate Justice of The John Marshall Law School Moot Court Honors Board Member of The John Marshall Law School Trial Advocacy Honors Council Phi Delta Phi Honors Fraternity.AdmissionsIndiana Supreme Court; Illinois Supreme Court; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.Services/Community Activities/Awards2020-2021 Selection to Lawyers of Distinction State of Indiana2018-2021 The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyer in Indiana2016 Corp. America Legal Elite Award Recipient – Jobsite Accident Attorney – Chicagoland2014 Top Lawyers in Illinois as ranked in American Lawyer Media2012-2016 National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Attorney’s under the age of 40Presentations / PublicationsNBI (National Business Institute): Mini Med School for Attorneys; Pain and Suffering: What Attorneys Need to Know (October 1, 2021)NBI (National Business Institute): Faculty speaker, Expert Witnesses: learning how to use the Indiana court rules to your advantage (August 28, 2019)Presenter for “Civil Trial From Start to Finish” South Bend, Indiana (December 19, 2018)Panel chair and moderator for “Injury Claims: Anatomy & Physiology in personal injury litigation made simple seminar” Indianapolis Indiana (October 31, 2017)NBI (National Business Institute): Faculty speaker National Business Institute Proving Pain & Suffering in Personal Injury Litigation (September 22, 2016)NBI (National Business Institute): Faculty Speaker, Representing Your Client in Federal Court (April 28, 2016)NBI (National Business Institute): Guest Speaker, legal ethics: top challenges (December 17, 2015)NBI (National Business Institute): Advanced Civil Litigation Skills (Sept. 24-25, 2015)NBI (National Business Institute): Seminar on Calculating Medical Damages in Injury Litigation (June 19, 2015)NBI (National Business Institute): Advanced issues in personal injury litigation (December 16-17, 2014)NBI (National Business Institute): Legal ethics of evidence (December 15, 2014)NBI (National Business Institute): Guest Speaker and presentation Hearsay, Email, Busines Records and Social Media Evidence (August 22, 2014)NBI (National Business Institute): Guest Speaker and presentation Sophisticated Deposition Strategies (October 3
EducationTrine University f/k/a Tri-State University (B.A. Psychology, 2001)The John Marshall Law School (J.D., Cum Laude, December, 2004)The John Marshall Law Review Member and Associate Justice of The John Marshall Law School Moot Court Honors Board Member of The John Marshall Law School Trial Advocacy Honors Council Phi Delta Phi Honors Fraternity.AdmissionsIndiana Supreme Court; Illinois Supreme Court; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.Services/Community Activities/Awards2020-2021 Selection to Lawyers of Distinction State of Indiana2018-2021 The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyer in Indiana2016 Corp. America Legal Elite Award Recipient – Jobsite Accident Attorney – Chicagoland2014 Top Lawyers in Illinois as ranked in American Lawyer Media2012-2016 National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Attorney’s under the age of 40Presentations / PublicationsNBI (National Business Institute): Mini Med School for Attorneys; Pain and Suffering: What Attorneys Need to Know (October 1, 2021)NBI (National Business Institute): Faculty speaker, Expert Witnesses: learning how to use the Indiana court rules to your advantage (August 28, 2019)Presenter for “Civil Trial From Start to Finish” South Bend, Indiana (December 19, 2018)Panel chair and moderator for “Injury Claims: Anatomy & Physiology in personal injury litigation made simple seminar” Indianapolis Indiana (October 31, 2017)NBI (National Business Institute): Faculty speaker National Business Institute Proving Pain & Suffering in Personal Injury Litigation (September 22, 2016)NBI (National Business Institute): Faculty Speaker, Representing Your Client in Federal Court (April 28, 2016)NBI (National Business Institute): Guest Speaker, legal ethics: top challenges (December 17, 2015)NBI (National Business Institute): Advanced Civil Litigation Skills (Sept. 24-25, 2015)NBI (National Business Institute): Seminar on Calculating Medical Damages in Injury Litigation (June 19, 2015)NBI (National Business Institute): Advanced issues in personal injury litigation (December 16-17, 2014)NBI (National Business Institute): Legal ethics of evidence (December 15, 2014)NBI (National Business Institute): Guest Speaker and presentation Hearsay, Email, Busines Records and Social Media Evidence (August 22, 2014)NBI (National Business Institute): Guest Speaker and presentation Sophisticated Deposition Strategies (October 3
Education
Trine University f/k/a Tri-State University (B.A. Psychology, 2001)
The John Marshall Law School (J.D., Cum Laude, December, 2004)The John Marshall Law Review Member and Associate Justice of The John Marshall Law School Moot Court Honors Board Member of The John Marshall Law School Trial Advocacy Honors Council Phi Delta Phi Honors Fraternity.
Admissions
Indiana Supreme Court; Illinois Supreme Court; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Services/Community Activities/Awards
2020-2021 Selection to Lawyers of Distinction State of Indiana
2018-2021 The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyer in Indiana2016 Corp. America Legal Elite Award Recipient – Jobsite Accident Attorney – Chicagoland
2014 Top Lawyers in Illinois as ranked in American Lawyer Media
2012-2016 National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Attorney’s under the age of 40
Presentations / Publications
NBI (National Business Institute): Mini Med School for Attorneys; Pain and Suffering: What Attorneys Need to Know (October 1, 2021)
NBI (National Business Institute): Faculty speaker, Expert Witnesses: learning how to use the Indiana court rules to your advantage (August 28, 2019)
Presenter for “Civil Trial From Start to Finish” South Bend, Indiana (December 19, 2018)
Panel chair and moderator for “Injury Claims: Anatomy & Physiology in personal injury litigation made simple seminar” Indianapolis Indiana (October 31, 2017)
NBI (National Business Institute): Faculty speaker National Business Institute Proving Pain & Suffering in Personal Injury Litigation (September 22, 2016)
NBI (National Business Institute): Faculty Speaker, Representing Your Client in Federal Court (April 28, 2016)NBI (National Business Institute): Guest Speaker, legal ethics: top challenges (December 17, 2015)
NBI (National Business Institute): Advanced Civil Litigation Skills (Sept. 24-25, 2015)NBI (National Business Institute): Seminar on Calculating Medical Damages in Injury Litigation (June 19, 2015)
NBI (National Business Institute): Advanced issues in personal injury litigation (December 16-17, 2014)
NBI (National Business Institute): Legal ethics of evidence (December 15, 2014)
NBI (National Business Institute): Guest Speaker and presentation Hearsay, Email, Busines Records and Social Media Evidence (August 22, 2014)
NBI (National Business Institute): Guest Speaker and presentation Sophisticated Deposition Strategies (October 3
