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Jana K. Strain 
301 Massachusetts Ave
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
phone (317) 633-8787
(800) 905-2856
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JANA K. STRAIN
J.D. cum laude, Indiana University-Indianapolis; Symposium Editor, Indiana Law Review; Order of Barristers; judicial clerk to Justice Brent E. Dickson, Indiana Supreme Court.  Jana is a Fellow of the Center for Law and Health at the IU School of Law-Indianapolis and has served the community and the legal profession through several professional organizations.  Her areas of practice include business, tort, and class action litigation, as well as appellate practice.



Areas of PracticeEducationHonors
Published WorksAffiliationsRepresentative Cases


Areas of Practice:
Class Actions
Business Litigation
Personal Injury
Products Liability
Environmental Litigation
Civil Appeals
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Indiana, 1998
U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1998
U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 1998
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 2006
U.S. Supreme Court, 2006
Education:
Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1997
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Indiana Law Review, Symposium Editor, 1996-1997
Law Review: Indiana Law Review, 1995 - 1997


Indiana State University, Terra Haute, IN, 1986
Psychology B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude


Butler University, Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A, 1990
Master of Science in Marriage & Family Therapy


Published Works:
The Road Paved With Good Intentions: Problems and Potential for Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance, Co-authored with Eleanor D. Kinney, J.D., M.P.H., Loyola Univ. Chicago Law Journal 29, 1999


Medicaid vs The Tobacco Industry: A Reasonable Legislative Solution to a State's Financial Woes?, 30 Indiana Law Review, 851, 1997


2000 Survey of Indiana Contract Law, co-authored with Jennifer A. Struck, 34 Indiana Law Review, 1, 2001


1999 Survey of Indiana Contract Law, 33 Indiana Law Review, 1179, 2000


Representative Cases:
GKN Co. v Starnes Trucking Inc, 798 N.E. 2d 548 (Ind.App.Ct. 2003)
Ziegler v Indiana Dept of State Revenue, 797 N.E. 2d 881 (Ind.Tax 2003)
Mercho-Roushdi-Shoemaker-Dilley-Thoraco-Vacular Corp v Blatchford, 742 N.E. 2d 519 (Ind.App. 2001)
Honors and Awards:
Fellow, Center for Law and Health, Indiana University School of Law, 2000


Order of the Barristers, 1996


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American, Indiana State & Indianapolis Bar Associations
Member


Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Member


Indiana Trial Lawyers Association
Member


American Inn of Court--Indianapolis Chapter
Member


St. Christopher Board of Total Catholic Education, 1999 - 2004
Member


St. Christopher Board of Total Catholic Education, 2002 - 2003
President


St. Thomas More Society Board of Directors
Member


Alpha Phi International Fraternity
Member


Alpha Phi International Fraternity, House Corporation Board (Butler University), 1998 - 2000
President


Alpha Phi International Fraternity, Chapter Advisor Purdue University, 1993-1994


Indianapolis Bar Association, Appellate Section, Amicus Curiae Committee, 2006 - Present
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Indiana Supreme Court, Judicial Clerk to Justice Dickson, 1998 - 2000


McMains Foster Jinks Morse & Reddington, Associate, 2000 - 2001


Pro Bono Activities:
Interim Pro Bono Director, Indianapolis Bar Association, 2001
Pro Bono Committee Member, Indianapolis Bar Association, 2001-2002
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Fraternities/Sororities:
Alpha Phi
Birth Information:
1965, Seymour, Indiana, United States of America

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