Attorney Carol Sparks Drake, Lewis & Kappes, Indianapolis, Indiana

Attorney Profiles

Carol A. Sparks Drake
One American Square
Suite 2500
Indianapolis, Indiana 46282-0003

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Phone:

(317) 639-1210
(866) 668-0262

E-mail:

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Fax:

(317) 639-4882

Web site:

http://www.lewis-kappes-espanol.com
http://www.lewis-kappes-zionsville.com
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Areas of Practice	Education	Honors
Affiliations	Representative Cases

Carol Sparks Drake has extensive appellate and utility law experience. She has authored appellate briefs on behalf of national, publicly traded companies and Indiana utilities in complex business and territorial disputes, as well as upon personal matters such as adoption, custody, and other family law issues. She has briefed appeals upon matters of first impression impacting Indiana litigants. Because of her long-time practice in Boone County , Carol also has substantial experience providing healthcare and other business and professional legal services, particularly contract negotiation and drafting for real estate, construction, and general business needs. In addition, having a county seat practice enabled her to work with local municipal and corporate clients, along with individuals desiring estate planning, probate, adoption, dissolution, child support, and other personal legal services.

Carol has functioned as general counsel to utilities, municipalities, and other clients, including the county hospital, while continuing to meet individual client needs.

She serves as counsel for Zionsville's Plan Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals.

Areas of Practice:: Business Law/Corporations; Appellate Law; Utility Law; Healthcare; Real Estate and Zoning; Family Law; Estate Planning; Litigation

Bar Admissions:: Indiana, 1978; U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1978; U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit

Education:: Indiana University at Bloomington School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana, 1978
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Cum Laude; Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1975
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Dean's List 1971, 72, 73, 74 and 75; Alpha Lambda Delta
Major: Political Science and Forensic Studies

Representative Cases:: Laflamme v. Goodwin, 911 N.E. 2d 660 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009); Porter Development v. First National Bank of Valparaiso, 866 N.E. 2d 775 (Ind. Supreme Court 2007); Coca-Cola Co. v. Babyback's International, Inc., 841 N.E. 2d 557 (Ind. Supreme Court 2006); Borth v. Borth, 806 N.E. 2d 866 (Ind. Ct. App. 2004); Indiana Department of Environmental Management v. Boone County Resource Recovery Systems, 803 N.E. 2d 267 (Ind. Ct.App 2004); In re: Witham Memorial Hospital v. Lalas, 706 N.E. 2d 1083 (Ind. Ct. App. 1999); Knox County Rural Elec. Membership Corp. v. PSI Energy Inc., 663 N.E. 2d 182 (Inc. Ct. App. 1996); In re: Guardianship of Koors, 656 N.E. 2d 530 (Ind. Ct. App. 1995); Rogers V. Grunden, 589 N.E. 2d 248 (Ind.Ct. App. 1992); Compton v. Pletch, 580 N.E. 2d 664 (Ind. Supreme Court 1991); National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. v. Public Service Comm'n of Indiana, 552 N.E. 2d 23 (Ind. Supreme Court 1990); United Rural Elec. Membership Corp. v. Indiana & Michigan Elec. Co., 549 N.E. 2d 1019 (Ind. Supreme Court 1990); Manns V. State, 541 N.E. 2d 929 (Ind. Supreme Court 1989)

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Faculty, Appellate Skills Institute, ICLEF, 2009; Lecturer, Appellate Practice Seminar, ICLEF, 2007; Faculty, Appellate Skills Institute, ICLEF, 2006; Co-Chair, The Art of Appellate Practice (Masters Level Series), Continuing Legal Education Forum (ICLEF), 2005; Panelist, Current Indiana Appellate Topics: Civility, Sanctions, and Whether to Publish Opinions, ISBA Appellate Practice Section Fall Meeting Roundtable, 2005; Co-Chair, Appellate Practice Seminar, ICLEF, 2004; Faculty, Developing Appellate Skills, ICLEF, 2003; Lecturer, Appellate Practice and Procedure, ICLEF, 1993; Lecturer, Life After Opt-Out, Indiana Rural Electric Membership Cooperatives, 1998; Lecturer, Organizational Issues for Your Cooperative's Board of Directors, 1995; Lecturer, Readying Your Cooperative for Competitive Challenges, 1994

Honors and Awards:: Indiana Bar Foundation Fellow; Boss of the Year by Boone County Legal Personnel

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Indiana State Bar Association, Appellate Practice Section, 2003 - Present; Member; Indiana State Bar Association, Appellate Practice Section, 2003 - 2004; Chair; Boone County Bar Association, 1983 - Present; Member; Boone County Bar Association, 1997 - 1998; President; Indiana State Bar Association, Appellate Practice, Utility, Real Estate and Land Use, & Agricultural Law Sections; Member; Electric Cooperative Bar Association, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), 2000 - 2009; Charter Member; Indiana Municipal Lawyers Association, 1991 - Present; Member; Indianapolis Bar Association, Appellate Practice Section; Member

Past Employment Positions:: Parr Richey Obremskey & Morton, Partner, 1983 - 2007; Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, Administrative Law Judge, 1981 - 1983; Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, Staff Counsel, 1981; Indiana Court of Appeals, Law Clerk to Judge Eugene N. Chipman (1978-1981) and Judge Robert Neal (1981)