James F. Bohrer

James F. Bohrer
Bloomington, Indiana

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Jim graduated magna cum laude from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 1982. He frequently serves as a faculty member for seminars on real estate development, business succession planning, and numerous estate planning and probate matters, and currently serves as President of the Hoosier Hills Estate Planning Council. He is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, an associate member of the Indiana Certified Public Accountants Society, and is admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court.

Jim is a Board Certified Indiana Trust and Estate Lawyer by the Trust and Estate Specialty Board of the Indiana State Bar Association. His practice concentrations include estate planning and probate, real estate development, zoning, business law, and tax protests and appeals.

Areas of Practice:: Estate Planning and Probate; Real Estate Development; Zoning; Business Law; Tax Protests; Appeals

Certification/Specialties:: Board Certified Indiana Trust & Estate Lawyer; Trust & Estate Specialty Board; Indiana State Bar Association, 2007
Bar Admissions:: Indiana; U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana; U.S. Tax Court

Education:: Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana, 1982
J.D.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude; Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1979
B.S.
Major: Accounting
Representative Clients:: Indiana Limestone Company, Inc.; Fine Light, Inc.; Beazer Homes, Inc.; Monroe County Building Association, Inc.; Gentry Development Company, Inc.; Heartland Development Group, Inc.; T. A. Fuller Homes, Inc.; Oliver Wine Co., Inc.; Hirons, Inc.; Renaissance Rentals, LLC

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Faculty Member, Numerous Seminars on Estate Planning and Probate Matters; Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum; Selected Estate Planning Topics; Institute of Management Accountants; Family Business Succession Planning; Indiana Society of Public Accountants, South Central Chapter; Business Succession Planning and Family Business Planning; Hoosier Hills Estate Planning Council; Advantages of Deferred Gifts, Board of Directors, Amethyst House, Inc.; No-Lien Construction Contracts, Builder's Primer for Choice of Entity, Statutory Warranties on New Home Construction; Monroe County Building Association
Honors and Awards:: President's Award, 1998; Monroe County Building Association
Professional Associations and Memberships:: American Bar Association; Real Property, Probate/Trust, Elder Law, Practice Management Sections; Indiana State Bar Association; Probate, Trust & Real Property, and Elder Law Sections; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys; Member, Tax Law Special Interests Group; Indiana Certified Public Accountants Society; Associate Member; Hoosier Hills Estate Planning Council; President, 2010; Member, Board of Directors

Monroe County, Indiana, Lake Watershed Task Force, 1996; Member, appointed by the Monroe County Commissioners; Monroe County Building Association; Associate Member
Pro Bono Activities:: Indiana University Kelley School of Business; Mentor, Career Planning Students (2003 to Present); Amethyst House, Inc.; Board of Directors (2002 to Present); Executive Committee Member and Chair of Finance Committee (2002 - Present)

The Bloomington, Indiana, law firm of Mallor Clendening Grodner & Bohrer LLP handles a wide range of legal issues and provides a lifetime of solutions to clients throughout Central and Southern Indiana including those from Monroe County and from cities and communities such as Bloomington, Evansville, Indianapolis, Bedford, Bloomfield, Franklin, Martinsville, French Lick, Paoli, Columbus, Spencer, Mooresville, and Seymour.