Hart Bell LLC

Hart Bell LLC is a Lawyer in Washington, IN. The firm provides legal services to families, businesses, and farms across Indiana and Illinois, with offices in Vincennes and Washington. Practice areas include Agriculture Law, Civil Litigation, Construction Law, Corporate & Business Law, Criminal Law, Education Law, Elder Law, Estate Planning & Administration, Family Law, Healthcare Law, Labor & Employment Law, Mediations, Medicaid Planning, Real Estate Law, Taxation Law, and Zoning & Land Use. The firm holds a rating of 3.70 based on customer reviews.

Tracing its roots to 1884 when Clarence Kessinger partnered with William Cullop, the firm evolved through several name changes and mergers. Arthur Hart joined in 1946, forming Arterburn & Hart, before Donald Bell joined in 1964 to form Hart & Bell. Mark Ewing joined in 1977 and Brent Stuckey in 1979, leading to the name Hart Bell Ewing and Stuckey. In 1995, Edward Cummings merged his firm, Kimmell & Cummings, with the practice. The name changed to Hart Bell, LLC in 2001 when Jeff Neal and Dan Siewers became partners. Jill Doggett joined in 2005 and became partner in 2011. Katie Kotter and Graham Dycus joined in 2011 and 2014 respectively, becoming partners in 2016. The current team includes Graham Dycus, Brent Stuckey, Katie Kotter, Hannah Russell, Dan Siewers, Jeff Neal, Jill Doggett, and Luke Blackburn. Former partners include two Indiana Supreme Court Justices, a President of the Indiana State Bar Association, a President of the State Board of Law Examiners, a member of Congress, and a Mayor of Vincennes.

Five attorneys are licensed to practice in both Indiana and Illinois. In civil litigation, the firm secured the largest verdict at the time in a Federal Court case in Evansville in 1995 and has handled cases before the Indiana Supreme Court and the 7th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals. For agriculture clients, two attorneys own family farms and assist with succession planning, entity selection, real estate purchases, and 1031 exchanges. In construction law, the firm represents homeowners, general contractors, and design professionals, focusing on contract formation and dispute resolution. Corporate services include entity formation, succession planning, and business transactions.

The firm serves the Knox and Daviess County communities with a focus on integrity and cost-effective representation.

Hart Bell LLC combines over a century of legal tradition with a modern, multi-disciplinary team to provide comprehensive counsel to the Washington, IN community and surrounding areas.

Hart Bell LLC is located on IN-57 in Washington, Indiana, near the intersection with Southeast 5th Street and Center Street. The office is situated within walking distance of local landmarks including the Daviess County Museum and Meradith Park Plaza.

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