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Areas of Practice
Family Business Succession Planning
Personal Estate Planning
Trust and Estate Litigation
Title
Partner
Office
Carmel, Indiana
Bar Admissions
Indiana, 1972
U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 1972
U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1972
Education
The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
J.D., 1972
Denison University
B.A., 1969
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Dean's List
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Past Employment Positions
Adjunct Professor of Law, Indiana University School of Law, 1977 - 2006
Sr. Vice President & Sr. Trust Officer, Bank One Indianapolis, 1975 - 1996
A graduate of Denison University and University of Michigan Law School, Mr. Manterfield concentrates his practice on estate planning, family business succession planning and probate litigation. Eric is a Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Administration. He is certified by the Indiana State Bar Association's Estate Planning and Administration Specialty Certification Board. He frequently serves as co-counsel with attorneys throughout Indiana. Mr. Manterfield is a former President of the Estate Planning Council of Indianapolis and served as the Adjunct Professor of Estate Planning at the Indiana University School of Law in Bloomington for thirty years. Mr. Manterfield lectures regularly before attorneys, accountants, insurance professionals and the general public on estate planning topics. He is the author of Critical Elements of Estate Planning with Forms and is a regular columnist for the Indianapolis Business Journal and Hoosier Banker.
Published Works
Select Drafting Issues for High Net Worth Clients, Wealth Strategies Journal, January 2007
Why Bother With Estate Planning Any More?, Healthy Living Magazine, Winter 2006
Common Mistakes in Buy-Sell Agreements, Practical Estate Planning, October - November 2006 & Valuation Alert, November 2006
Drafting Estate Planning Documents for Family Business Owners, Estate Planning, May 2006
Critical Elements of Estate Planning with Forms, 1990 (with annual updates)
Classes/Seminars Taught
Midwest Estate Tax & Business Planning, ICLEF, 1976 - Present
Midwest/Midsouth Tax Institute, University of Kentucky Law School, 1999 - Present
American Bar Association's Estate Planning for the Family Business Owner, American Law Institute, 2004 - Present
Why Bother With Estate Planning Any More?, Duke University Estate Planning Institute, October 6, 2006
Estate Planning in an Era of Tax Uncertainty and "Paying Tax Dollars to Charity, Rather than to the IRS", Columbus (OH) Foundation and Columbus (OH) Bar Association, October 4, 2006
Heckerling (University of Miami) Estate Planning Institute, 2006
Kansas City Estate Planning Symposium, 2004
Honors and Awards
Indiana Super Lawyers 2004-2008
Best Lawyers in America, 2000 - Present
Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Fellow, Indiana Bar Foundation
Professional Associations and Memberships
Indiana Bar Foundation
Board of Directors
Indianapolis Bar Association - Estate Planning Section
Member
Indianapolis Bar Association - Business Section
Member
Indiana State Bar Association - Real Property, Trust and Probate Section
Member
American Bar Association - Real Property, Trust and Probate Section
Member
American Bar Association - Taxation Section
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