James Koday
Partner
Jim Koday concentrates his practice in estate and business planning, including specifically the minimization of gift, estate, generation skipping, and inheritance taxes. Licensed in Indiana and Florida, he prepares estate plans for both Indiana and Florida clients.
As an Indiana Registered Mediator, he also mediates estate, trust, and business conflicts.
Areas of Practice
- Probate and Estate Planning
- Business Planning
Certified Legal Specialties
- Trusts and Estates, Indiana Trust and Estate Specialty Board, 2006
Bar Admissions
- Indiana, 1976
- Florida, 1986
- U.S. Tax Court, 1984
Education
- Indiana University at Bloomington School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana
- J.D. (Cum Laude) - 1976
- Indiana University
- A.B. - 1973
Honors and Awards
- Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
- Best Lawyers in America, Trusts & Estates, Woodward/White
- Named, Super Lawyers, Trusts & Estates (Top 5% of Indiana Lawyers)
- Board Certified in Trusts & Estates by Indiana Trust & Estate Specialty Board
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Allen County Bar Association, Taxation Section, Chairman, 1985
- Indiana State Bar Association, Probate, Trust and Real Property Section, Council Member, 1984 - 1991
- Florida State Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, Member
- American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
- Fort Wayne Estate Planning Council, Director, 1989 - 1992
- Indiana Bar Foundation, Director, 2003 - 2011
- Indiana State Bar Association, Board of Governors, 2007 - 2009
