Norris Choplin & Schroeder, llp
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
HOME FIRM ATTORNEYS PRACTICE AREAS CAREERS CONTACT
John M. Choplin, II
Of-Counseljchoplin@ncs-law.com
Professional Experience
John is one of the firm's founding partners. He was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1945, is married and has three children and five grandchildren. John has worked in the claims department of an aviation insurance company, served as an officer in the United States Air Force from 1969 through 1973 and worked as an associate with a well-known Indianapolis law firm before beginning this firm with Mr. Norris.
Representative Experience
- appeals
- architect
- aviation
- church
- commercial
- construction
- contract
- electrical
- engineering
- fire and gas explosions
- governmental
- insurance
- mediation
- mold
- motor vehicle
- negligence
- personal injury
- premises liability
- products liability
- professional liability (accountant, architect, engineer, insurance and legal)
- subrogation
- toxic torts
- trucking
- wrongful death
Honors
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Omicron Delta Kappa
Civic Activities
- Commercial pilot with instrument and multi-engine ratings
- Enjoys family time, volunteer work with his church, boating, flying, hiking and landscaping
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association (Air & Space Law, Construction Industry, Dispute Resolution, Law Practice Management, Litigation and Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Sections)
- Indiana State Bar Association (Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Practice and Litigation Sections)
- Indianapolis Bar Association (Alternative Dispute Resolution and Litigation Sections)
- Indianapolis Law Club
- Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association
Publications
- Co-Author of monograph, "Aviation and the Law" (1975)
- Co-Author of monograph, "Preparing for the Decade, Law Firm Management Strategies for the 90's" (1990)
101 West Ohio St., Ninth Floor
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
T: (317) 269-9330
F: (317) 269-9338
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
T: (317) 269-9330
F: (317) 269-9338
Practices
- Represented numerous individuals, corporations, partnerships, insurance companies and governmental entities in a wide variety of simple and complex civil litigation and mediation in state and federal courts in Indiana and other states.
- Areas of interest include appeals, architect, aviation, church, commercial, construction, contract, electrical, engineering, fire and gas explosions, governmental, insurance, mediation, mold, motor vehicle, negligence, premises liability, products liability, professional liability (accountant, architect, engineer, insurance and legal), subrogation, toxic torts and trucking law.
Education
- Drake University, 1967
- University of Michigan School of Law, 1974
Bar Admissions
- State of Indiana, 1974
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, 1974
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, 1991
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1983
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1976
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1977