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MaryEllen K. Bishop
Profile
MaryEllen Bishop a partner in the Estate and Business Succession Planning Group, representing clients in the areas of estate planning and administration, trust planning and administration, probate litigation, and individual and fiduciary taxation. She is certified as an Indiana Estate Planning and Administration Specialist by the Estate Planning and Administration Specialty Certification Board of Indiana. She served two terms on the Indiana Probate Code Study Commission under the appointment of Governors Frank O'Bannon and Joseph Kernan. Bishop is a Fellow of the Indiana State Bar Foundation and a Distinguished Fellow of the Indianapolis Bar Foundation. She received her juris doctorate from the Indiana School of Law - Indianapolis in 1982. She earned her bachelor of science degree in business from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business in 1979. Ms. Bishop is admitted to practice law before the Indiana Supreme Court, United States District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana; United States Tax Court and the United States Supreme Court. She is a member of the Indianapolis Bar Association, Indiana State Bar Association, American Bar Association and Estate Planning Council of Indianapolis.
Education
Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., 1982)
Indiana University (B.S. in business, 1979)
Appearances / Publications
Master Chair, "Probate Skills Series", ICLEF, 1994, 2006 ; "Indiana Law Update", ICLEF, 2004-2007; "What's New in Estate Planning and Administration", Indianapolis Bar Association, 2002-2006; Program Chair: "Basic Will and Trust Drafting", ICLEF, 1999, 2001; "Retirement Planning Series", Indianapolis Power & Light, 1997-2001; "The Long and Winding Road to Probate Court", ICLEF; "Planning Your First Probate Administration", ICLEF; "Out of Country" series, ICLEF; Seminar Chair: "Practical Probate", ICLEF; "Elder Law", National Business Institute; "Basic Probate", ICLEF
Appointments / Memberships
Indiana University Alumni Association, (Chair, 2007, Vice Chair, 2005-2006, Executive Council, 1997, Visioning Task Force, 1998-1999, 2004); Indianapolis Bar Association (Chair, Estate Planning and Administration Section, 2006, Nominating Committee, 1996, Vice President to the Board of Managers, 1999, Council Member for the Estate Planning Section, 1997 to present); Indiana State Bar Association (Executive Council, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, 2006, Probate Review Committee, 2005-Present, Co-Chair of the Written Publications Committee for Res Gestae, 2001-2004); Indiana Probate Code Study Commission, 2001-2005; Fellow, Indiana State Bar Foundation; Distinguished Fellow, Indianapolis Bar Foundation; American Bar Association (Member Real Property, Probate and Trust Section); Indiana University School of Medicine (Planned Giving Committee, 2001 - present); Estate Planning Council of Indianapolis; Kiwanis Club of Meridian Hills, Past Secretary; Visiting Nurse Foundation (Board of Directors, 1996-1997)
Honors / Awards
Indiana Super Lawyer in Practice Area of Estate Planning/Trusts, 2004-2007
Best Lawyers in America in Practice Area of Estates and Trusts, 2006-2008.
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