Brian C. Hewitt  concentrates his practice in estate, death tax and business planning and representation, probate, trust, guardianship, commercial and civil litigation, the representation of financial  institutions  and mediation.

Expert Witness:

• Consulting Expert
• Testifying Expert
• Probate, Trust, Commercial Law, Malpractice, Civil Procedure Cases

Education and Awards:

• Purdue University, B.A, 1980, with highest distinction
• Indiana University School of Law, J.D., 1983, summa cum laude
• Forrest E. Jump Scholar, 1980-83
• Indiana Super Lawyer (multiple years)

Professional Organizations and Affiliations:

• Registered Civil Mediator
• Board Certified Indiana Trust and Estate Lawyer by the Trust and Estate Specialty Board
• Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
• Probate Litigation committee, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
• Past President, Johnson County Indiana Bar Association
• Past Chair, Estate Planning and Administration section, Indianapolis Bar Association

Speaker and Continuing Legal Education Presentations:

•  ISBA -Disaster Mediation Training, April, 2015.
   ISBA -Probate Review, January, 2015
   ICLEF - 120 Hot Tips in Estate, Trust & Probate Practice, December, 2014.
   ACTEC Fall Meeting - To Trust or Not to Trust; Responsible Investing; Fiduciaries and the Courts Today;
•  Directed Trusts - Slicing & Dicing of Trustee's Duties;
•  Trustee's Duty to Inform; Litigator's View of  Directed Trusts, Quiet Trusts & Silent Trusts, October, 2014.
   Indianapolis Bar Association -Tortious Interference with Inheritance, March, 2014
   ICLEF - Chair - Probate Litigation, March, 2014
   ICLEF - Master's Series Advanced Estate Planning, July, 2013
   Midwest Estate Planning Institute -Probate Mediation, 2013
   Sedona, Arizona -Probate and Trust Mediation, Fiduciary  Conflicts of lnterest, Duties of Personal Representatives  and Trustees, 2012
   ACTEC Regional Meeting -Probate and Trust Mediation, December, 2011
   ICLEF - Probate Administration, Duties of and Disputes with Fiduciaries, 2011
   MainSource Bank - Fiduciary Conflicts of Interest, Breaches of Conflicts to Devise and Probate Mediation Tips, 2011, 2010
   ICLEF - Master's Series Estate and Business Planning, 2009
   ICLEF - Estate Litigation, 2009
   ICLEF - Advanced Estate Planning Roundtable , 2008, 2000, 1998
   ICLEF - Estate Planning for a Second Marriage, 2007
   Indianapolis Bar Association - Probate Mediation: A Roundtable Discussion, 2006
   ICLEF - Estate Litigation and Mediation, 2006
   ICLEF - Probate Litigation, 2004, 1997
   ICLEF - Advanced Mediation Training, 2004
   ICLEF - Midwest Estate, Tax & Business Planning, 2003, 2002
   Indianapolis Bar Association - Probate Mediation A Means to an End, 2002, 1996, 1995
   !CLEF - Fundamentals  of Estate and Tax Planning, 2001
   ICLEF - Family Limited Partnerships & Limited Liability Companies, 2001
   NBI, Inc. - Handling Will & Trust Contests & Difficult Personal Representatives, 1999
   Indianapolis Bar Association - Probate Practice in Marion & Surrounding Counties, 1996
   NBD Bank, N.A. - Estate Planning Seminar, 1995

Community Involvement:

• Olivet Foundation, Inc., Board Member
• Member, Resurrection Lutheran Church, Indianapolis

Lewis Wagner LLP
1411 Roosevelt Avenue
Suite 100
Indianapolis, IN 46201

Phone: 317-922-2282
Email: [email protected]