Biography
Brian K. Carroll is a partner at Johnson Carroll Norton & Kent P.C. and practices in the areas of estate and trust planning and administration, real estate, and elder law. He also handles business litigation matters and is admitted to the Indiana Supreme Court, the United States District Court, Northern and Southern districts of Indiana, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Community Involvement
- Harlaxton Society of the University of Evansville - Past President
Practice Areas
- Real Estate Law
- Probate Law
- Elder Law
- Estate and Trust Planning and Administration
- Business Law
Bar Admissions
- Indiana, 1982
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1982
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1985
Specialties and Certifications
- Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation
- Indiana Certified Trust and Estate Specialist by the Trust and Estate Specialization Board
- VA Accredited Attorney
Professional Associations
- Evansville Bar Association, Director, 1996 to 2000
- Evansville Bar Association, Chair, Probate Committee, 1997 to 1998
- Evansville Bar Association, Chair, Elder Law Committee, 2000 to 2003
- Indiana State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, Director, 1984 to 1993
- Chair, 1991 to 1992
- Indiana State Bar Association General Practice Section, Chair, 1993 to 1994
- Indiana State Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, Director, 1985-1994, Chair 1992-1993
- Indiana State Bar Association, Delegate, House of Delegates, 1998 to 2005
- Evansville Estate and Business Planning Council, Member
- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Member
- Hearing Officer - City of Evansville Department of Code Enforcement, 2000-2004
- Special Needs Alliance, Member
- Indiana Disciplinary Commission, Member, 2014 to Present, Chair 2019-2020
Education
- Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana
- J.D. - 1982
- Honors: cum laude
- Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana
- B.S. - 1978
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Delta Phi
Classes /Seminars
- Indiana Dormant Minerals Act, ICLEF, Mineral Law of Indiana, 1984
- Real Estate Litigation, ICLEF, Out of Country Seminar, 1988
- Real Estate, ICLEF Practice Skills, 1991
- Co-Chair, Real Estate, ICLEF, 1992
- Drafting to Avoid the Will Contest and Other Estate Litigation, ICLEF, Basic Will Drafting, 1994
- Planning Your First Probate Estate Administration Recovery of Estate Assets, ICLEF, 1997
- Untrustworthy Non-Probate Transfer - Creditor's Rights, ICLEF, 1998
- Simple Will Drafting, ICLEF, Will and Trust Drafting Institute, 1999
- Disclaimers and Post Mortem Planning, Administrative Decisions- Revising Documents, ICLEF, 1999
- Co-Chair, The Process of Probate Practice, ICLEF, 2001
- Presenter, Protecting the Home, ICLEF, Elder Law Veterans Benefits, 2004
Published Works
- "Avoiding the Will Contest" (Co-Author), Res Gestae, May, 1994
- Probate and Property (Co-Author), May/June, 1994
- "Yours, Mine and Ours, Estate Planning for Previously Married Couples", Res Gestae, June, 1997
- Divorce and Your Special Needs Child, Exceptional Parent, 2005
- Veterans Benefits, ICLEF, Elder Law Institute, 2004
- Estate Specialization Training, Life Insurance and Annuities, ICLEF, 2006 and 2007
- Succession Planning for Closely Held Business (Co-Presenter), ICLEF, Advanced Estate Planning Master’s Roundtable, 2008
- Choice of Entity in Indiana, ICLEF, Advanced Estate and Business Planning Roundtable, 2009
- “Ethical Issues for Elder Law Attorneys”, ICLEF, Elder Law Institute, 2016
- “Hot Tips: Issues from the Listserv”, ICLEF, Advanced Elder Law, 2017
- “What’s Up with ABLE Accounts”, 30th Annual EBA Estate and Business Planning Institute, 2019
Representative Cases
- State v. Omega Painting, Inc., 464 N.E.2d 940, 1984, Ind.App. 1 Dist.
- Wats/800, Inc. v. Voice America, 867 F.Supp. 811, 1993, S.D.Ind.
- Edwardsville Nat. Bank & Trust Co. v. Marion Laboratories, Inc., 808 F.2d 648, 1987, C.A.7
- Carl Subler Trucking, Inc. v. Splittorff, 482 N.E.2d 295, 1985, Ind.App. 1 Dist.
- Kite v. Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp., 761 F.Supp. 597, 1989, S.D.Ind.
- Matter of Estate of Kirby, 498 N.E.2d 64, 1986, Ind.App. 1 Dist.
- Huntingburg Production Credit Ass'n v. Griese, 456 N.E.2d 448, 1983, Ind.App. 1 Dist.
Honors
- Fellow- Indiana Bar Foundation
- Fellow - American College of Trust and Estate Counsel