INDIA

Bruce Kehoe

Indianapolis, IN

Bruce began his professional career as a registered physical therapist. This experience helped form a unique perspective on how law relates to the practice of medicine and the lives of seriously injured people. While medical legal issues have been one focus of Bruce’s practice, he is equally familiar with negligence law and product liability. As Bruce owns and operates the firm’s private aircraft, he is particularly knowledgeable in aviation law. His tenacity in pursuing fair and equitable compensation for clients is evident in a variety of complex cases, including birth injuries, brain and spinal cord injuries, defective products, and airplane and helicopter crashes. Personally, Bruce has been a pilot for more than 25 years. He has owned and operated a Piper Saratoga, Piper Seneca II, and more recently a Cirrus SR22. Bruce’s piloting experience has been an invaluable resource for the firm’s airplane accident litigation practice, helping clients who have suffered tremendous loss in both private and corporate aircraft related accidents. Over the last 25 years, Bruce has been able to combine his nationally-recognized trial skills with his experience owning and operating private aircraft. Bruce has been honored with many awards, including Best Lawyers® 2019 Indiana “Lawyer of the Year” - Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs. The Best Lawyers in America (2019 Edition) also recognized Bruce for: Aviation Law - Indianapolis, IN Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs - Indianapolis, IN Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs - Indianapolis, IN Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs - Indianapolis, IN Bruce has been named to Best Lawyers in America for 20 consecutive years. Bruce has also been recognized as Indiana Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association and is a fellow of the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers.He also served as the president of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association through 2009. Bruce is currently a board member of the Whitewater Valley Pro Bono Commission. Both Bruce and his partner, Bill Winingham, have served as President of the Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana Foundation and engaged in providing funding for brain injury research particularly focused on concussive injuries confronting our troops returning from Afghanistan and Iraq. Bruce also serves on the legal committee of the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence and is a mayoral appointee to the Develop Indy committee. In Bruce’s free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, boating, flying, and biking. Bruce can be heard on WFYI’s Public Radio Challenge grants throughout the year.

Nicholas C. Deets

Indianapolis, IN

Nicholas C. Deets is a nationally recognized trial attorney and Partner at Hovde Dassow & Deets, specializing in personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, and product liability litigation. He has taken over 80 jury trials to verdict and argued numerous high-profile cases before state and federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a past President of the American Board of Trial Advocates, Indiana Chapter, and has received multiple 'Lawyer of the Year' awards from Best Lawyers® and consistent recognition from Super Lawyers, including Top 10 and Top 50 Indiana Super Lawyers.

Alexander J. Limontes

Indianapolis, IN

Alex is a first-generation bilingual attorney of Cuban decent. Alex is originally from Florida and came up to Indiana in 1999 to play football at Hanover College. Alex went to law school in 2004 and was a law clerk at Mitchell, Hurst, Jacobs and Dick (predecessor of Hurst Limontes LLC) during most of his law school career. He graduated from Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis in 2007 and began his career as a trial attorney with the Marion County Public Defender Agency. Alex returned to work with Bill Hurst in 2011 and currently focuses his practice on plaintiff’s personal injury work. Since 2019, Alex has managed the Practice now known as Hurst Limontes LLC. Alex is licensed to practice Law in Indiana and Florida. Alex is also a Certified Civil Mediator. Alex has been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star from 2015 to 2020 and Super Lawyers from 2021 to present. Alex has been named to Best Lawyers in America by US News and World Report from 2019 to present. In 2019. Alex obtained the highest Peer Review Rating that an Attorney can have through Martindale Hubbell and is an AV Rated Attorney by his Peers. He was honored with the Indiana Lawyer’s Leadership in the Law - Up and Coming Lawyer distinction in 2014. In 2015, Alex was awarded the ISBA Trailblazer - Abriendo Caminos Award sponsored by the Latino Affairs Committee of the ISBA. In 2016, Alex was awarded the Distinguished Leadership Award from the Indianapolis Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division for his continued work with the Young Lawyers. In 2016, Alex was awarded the Max Goodwin Young Lawyer of the Year Award and the President’s Award on behalf of the ITLA. Alex was awarded the Top 40 under 40 Award from the National Trial Lawyers Association from 2015-2020 and Top 100 Trial Lawyers from 2021 to present. Alex has also been named to the Top 10 National Latino Trial Lawyers since 2018. Alex is a lifetime member of the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Alex has served in various capacities for the Indianapolis Bar Association and Foundation such as: Board of Directors for the Bar Association and Bar Foundation, Visibility Committee, Solo/Small Firm Division, Diversity Job Fair, Young Lawyers Division, Diversity Job Fair, the Strategic Planning Committee, Litigation Section, Hispanic Law Division, Professionalism Committee, Distinguished Fellows, Lifetime Distinguished Fellows, Bar Leader Series - Class X, and Membership Task Force. His involvement with the State Bar Association includes serving on the ISBA Diversity Committee, the ISBA Standing Committee on Latino Affairs and the “Talk to a Lawyer” Spanish Line Program. Alex believes in community involvement and has worked closely with established Indianapolis organizations such as the Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic, the Julian Center, and the Muslim Legal Clinic. Alex has also spoken at three naturalization ceremonies on behalf of the Indianapolis Bar Association. He has also presented at the Latino Coalition against Domestic Violence on the topic of undocumented worker rights. Alex served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Emberwood Center & the Vice Chairman of Addiction Services for the Mental Health America of Indiana Board of Directors. Currently, Alex serves on the Board of Directors for the Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana Foundation. Alex has been on the Executive Committee for the Indiana Trial Lawyers since 2019 and is currently in his 3rd year as the CLE Chair. Before serving on the Executive Committee, he was the Chair of the Young Lawyers Division & organized several community service events. Alex has also served as Amicus Counsel for the ITLA in Escamilla v. Sheil Sexton. Alex is a member of the National Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association of Justice.

Darryl "The Hammer" Isaacs

Louisville, KY

Darryl "The Hammer" Isaacs is the founder of Isaacs & Isaacs, known for fighting for justice and fair compensation for over 30 years, recovering more than $2 billion for clients in Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. His passion for helping injured individuals stems from his own serious bike accident in 2015. He earned his J.D. from the University of Louisville - Brandeis School of Law and completed undergraduate studies at the University of Kentucky. He is admitted to practice in Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio, and is a member of several legal associations.

J. Keith Killian

Grand Junction, CO

Keith is a past president of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association and is a current board member. He is a Leaders Forum Member of the American Association for Justice. He is or has been a member of the Legislative Policy Committee of the Colorado Bar Association, Plaintiff’s Employment Law Association, National Employment Law Association, and Faculty of Federal Advocates. Keith was a Judge Advocate General in the U.S. Air Force and a Colorado public defender. Keith started his own practice in 1991. He was designated an Advocate by the National College of Advocacy in 1994. He has been recognized as practicing in the top 5 percent of his profession by the Colorado Bar Fellows. Keith has been designated a Colorado Super Lawyer by Denver’s Super Lawyer magazine (2007-2016). Keith has also been selected as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers Association from 2011-2016, and a Top 10 lawyer by the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys in 2014. He was selected as a Diplomate of the National College of Advocacy in 2015. In 2012, he and Damon Davis were finalists for the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association’s Case of the Year award for their work in Collard v. Vista Paving Corp. Keith has helped multiple families involved in mining accidents, chemical or propane explosions, and radiation exposure involving serious injuries and death. These cases include roof fall and methane or hydrocarbon explosions. He is also a member of the Navajo Nation Bar Association. Keith currently practices in Grand Junction, Colorado via Killian, Davis, & Richter, PC and has done so for more than 25 years.

Lonnie D. Johnson

Bloomington, IN

Lonnie D. Johnson is a Senior Partner at Clendening Johnson & Bohrer, P.C. with over 30 years of experience practicing law and is also a member of The Mediation Group. Lonnie practices in the areas of commercial and business litigation, construction law, personal injury and insurance defense. He has handled cases in all Federal and Bankruptcy Courts in Indiana and most County Courts, accumulated forty-eight (48) reported decisions, and argued before the Indiana Court of Appeals, the Indiana Supreme Court, and the United States Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Lonnie is an expert at trying multi-week and multi-million dollar trials. He earned his J.D. Cum Laude from Indiana University, Bloomington.