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Parr Richey Frandsen Patterson Kruse LLP is an Indiana law firm with a rich tradition of vigorously representing its clients’ interests before courts, administrative agencies, and other tribunals in Indiana and throughout the United States. The firm’s clients include utilities, schools, healthcare organizations, municipalities and business entities in other fields, as well as individuals.

The Indiana business attorneys at Parr Richey Frandsen Patterson Kruse LLP have experience representing clients in a broad range of practice areas such as business and commercial transactions and business litigation, personal injury and wrongful death, medical malpractice, first-party property insurance claims and bad faith litigation, education law, estate planning and probate, employment and labor law, real estate and land use, utilities law, general litigation and appeals, and alternative dispute resolution.

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Education

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Labor & Employment

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Litigation

Personal Injury

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Aleasha J. BolingPartner

ALEASHA BOLING joined the firm in 2014 as an associate, concentrating her practice in the areas of utility, business and municipal law. Ms. Boling has represented electric and telecom utilities before the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission and with respect to real estate...

Erin C. BorissovPartner

Ms. Borissov focuses on infrastructure in Indiana. She represents energy, communications, and infrastructure companies in a variety of practice areas including regulatory law, cooperative law, carbon capture and sequestration and CO2 pipeline law, labor and employment matters, real estate...

James A. L. BuddenbaumPartner

JAMES A.L. BUDDENBAUM is a partner with the Indianapolis office of Parr Richey Frandsen Patterson Kruse LLP, where he concentrates in corporate law, acquisitions, business transactions, utility, real estate, employment, and complex insurance, and other business litigation. Mr. Buddenbaum is...

Courtney L. DarcyAssociate

COURTNEY DARCY began as a law clerk in 2018 before joining the firm as an Associate in 2022, concentrating her practice on civil litigation and municipal law. Ms. Darcy graduated cum laude from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in May 2019. During law school, Ms...

J. Michael DeweesePartner

J. Michael Deweese began as a law clerk in 2015 before joining the firm in 2016 as an Associate, concentrating his practice in the areas of utility and business law, including commercial and business litigation. Mr. Deweese graduated cum laude from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney...

Jeremy L. FettyPartner

Jeremy Fetty joined the firm in 2006. Mr. Fetty is currently on the Management Committee and Chair of the firm’s Utility and Business Section. Mr. Fetty’s practice focuses on utility law including energy, communication services, telecommunications, gas, water and waste management; corporate...

Kent M. FrandsenSenior Counsel

KENT FRANDSEN has practiced with the firm since 1977, concentrating in civil litigation, electric utility, zoning and land use, and education law. Following graduation from law school in 1975, Mr. Frandsen served as a law clerk to The Honorable James E. Noland, Judge of the United States...

Paul S. KrusePartner

For over 35 years, Mr. Kruse has represented injury victims in over 50 counties across the State of Indiana, as well as Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, and Michigan. He has resolved thousands of personal injury claims, through settlements, court trials, and jury verdicts in nearly every type of...

John M. McLaughlinPartner

Parr Injury attorney John McLaughlin has focused his practice on representing personal injury victims since his first year joining the firm. John primarily handles automobile and trucking accident cases involving serious injuries and wrongful death, and he also handles all other areas of the firm’s...

Tony W. PattersonPartner

Mr. Patterson has extensive experience representing personal injury victims and wrongful death survivors throughout Indiana and the Midwest. Mr. Patterson’s personal injury practice includes diverse concentrations in areas such as automobile and trucking accidents, medical malpractice, mass torts...

Michael L. SchultzPartner

MIKE SCHULTZ concentrates his practice on advising and representing commercial and residential policyholders in high risk, high value disputes over insurance claims and claim handling. He litigates complex insurance cases involving claims of breach of the insurance agreements and bad faith by...

Katherine M. SheetsPartner

Katherine Sheets joined the firm as a law clerk in 2017 and joined the firm as an Associate in 2018. Ms. Sheets is focused on civil litigation, as well as estate administration, estate litigation, general business matters, and business litigation. Ms. Sheets graduated summa cum laude from the...

Robyn ZoccolaAssociate

Robyn Zoccola began as a law clerk in 2021 before joining the firm as an Associate in 2022. She concentrates her practice on utility, employment, and business law. Ms. Zoccola graduated cum laude from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law in May 2022. During law school, she...

Jesse I. SmithAssociate

Jesse Smith began as a law clerk in 2021 before joining the firm as an Associate in 2022, concentrating his practice on all areas of civil litigation including personal injury and wrongful death. Mr. Smith graduated summa cum laude from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in May...

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Firm News

Parr Richey Frandsen Patterson Kruse is proud to be named to the 2025 U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" list. This prestigious recognition highlights firms with outstanding professional excellence, backed by consistently positive feedback from clients and peers. To qualify, a firm must have at least one lawyer included in The Best Lawyers in America®, an honor given to the top 5% of lawyers nationwide.

Our firm also received National and Metro rankings, which "reflect the highest level of respect a firm can earn among other leading lawyers and clients from the same communities and practice areas."