BOPP, COLESON &
BOSTROM
National Building
1 South 6th Street
Terre Haute, Indiana 47807-3510
Telephone: 812/232-2434
812/235-3685 (fax)
E-mail: bcb@bopplaw.com
First Amendment Law, Campaign Finance Law, Constitutional Law, Election Law; Non-profit Corporations Law, Not-for-profit Tax Law, Health Care Law, Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice and United States Supreme Court Practice.
MEMBERS OF THE FIRM
JAMES BOPP, JR., born Terre Haute, Indiana; admitted to the bar, 1973, Indiana; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1970); University of Florida (J.D., 1973). Editor: Restoring the Right to Life: The Human Life Amendment, Brigham Young University Press, 1984. Human Life and Health Care Ethics, University Publications of America, 1985. Editor-in-Chief: Issues in Law and Medicine, 1985-present. Professional Affiliations: General Counsel, James Madison Center for Free Speech, 1997-present. General Counsel, National Right to Life Committee, 1978-present. Special Counsel, Focus on the Family, 2004-present. President, National Legal Center for the Medically Dependent and Disabled, 1984-present. Commissioner, National Conference of Commissioners of Uniform State Laws, 2005-present. Member, United States National Commission for UNESCO, 2004-2006. Member, Congressional Biomedical Ethics Advisory Committee, 1987-1989. Member, National Institutes of Health, Human Fetal Tissue Transplantation Research Panel, 1988. Member, President's Committee on Mental Retardation, 1984-1987. Special Advisor, American Bar Association Working Group on the First Amendment and Judicial Elections, 2002 - 2003. Political Affiliations: Vice Chairman, Republican National Committee, 2008-present. Indiana Republican Party, National Committeeman, 2006-present; State Party Treasurer, 2005-2006. Member: The Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies, Co-Chairman, Election Law Subcommittee, Free Speech & Election Law Practice Group, 1996-2005. Board of Governors, Republican National Lawyers Association, 2002-present. Indiana State Bar Association. Awards: Legatus International, John Cardinal O’Connor Pro-Life Hall of Fame Award, 2005. Indiana Republican Party, State Chairman’s Award, 2001, 2005. Non-resident Tuition Scholarship, 1971. Profiled: The Big Bopper, Exploding the Canons of Judicial Ethics, ABA Journal 30 (Nov. 2006). PRACTICE AREAS: First Amendment Law, Campaign Finance Law, Constitutional Law, Election Law, Non-profit Corporations Law, Not-for-profit Tax Law, Health Care Law, Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice and United States Supreme Court Practice.
SENIOR ASSOCIATES
RICHARD E. COLESON, admitted to the bar, 1987, Indiana; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Institute of Holy Land Studies, Indiana Wesleyan University (B.A., cum laude, 1973); Asbury Theological Seminary (M.A.R., 1975); Indiana University (J.D., 1987). Awards: Order of Barristers. Member: Terre Haute and Indiana State Bar Associations; Christian Legal Society. PRACTICE AREAS: First Amendment Law, Campaign Finance Law, Constitutional Law, Election Law, Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice and United States Supreme Court Practice.
BARRY A. BOSTROM, born Detroit, Michigan; admitted to the bar, 1987, Indiana; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Western Michigan University (B.A., cum laude, 1973); Reformed Theological Seminary (M.Div., 1979); O.W. Coburn School of Law (1984-86); University of Tulsa College of Law (J.D., 1987). Executive Editor, Issues in Law and Medicine, 1988-present. Awards: Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society, Corpus Juris Secundum Award for Significant Legal Scholarship, Second Place Award in the National Legal Foundation Legal Essay Contest, National Moot Court Team. Member: American Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association; and Christian Legal Society. PRACTICE AREAS: Non-profit Organizations, Not-for-profit Tax Law; Campaign Finance Law, Election Law, Health Care Law, Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice, Wills, and Probate.
ASSOCIATES
RANDY ELF, admitted to the bar, Pennsylvania and New York. Education: Duke University (A.B., with honors); Syracuse University (J.D.); Law Clerk to the Honorable William Brevard Hand, United States District Court; Law Clerk to the Honorable Alice Batchelder, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Executive Assistant to Commissioner David Mason, Federal Election Commission. Member: The Federalist Society. PRACTICE AREAS: First Amendment Law, Campaign Finance Law, Constitutional Law; Civil Litigation; and Appellate Practice.
JEFFREY P. GALLANT, born Bennington, Vermont; admitted to the bar, 2001, Virginia. Education: Southern Vermont College (B.A., summa cum laude, Valedictorian, 1996); Regent University School of Law ( J.D. cum laude, 2001); Regent University, Robertson School of Government (M.A., cum laude, 2001). Awards: National Dean’s List, 1993. Deans Scholar 1997 - 1998, Academic Merit Scholarship, 1998 - 2001. James Kent Inns of Court, 2000 - 2001. PRACTICE AREAS: First Amendment Law, Campaign Finance Law, Constitutional Law; Civil Litigation, and Appellate Practice.
ANITA Y. WOUDENBERG, born Willmar, Minnesota; admitted to the bar, 2004, Indiana. Education: Calvin College (B.A., with honors, 2001); Valparaiso University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Editor, Valparaiso U. Law Review, 2003-2004. Awards: Blackstone Fellowship, 2002. Member: The Federalist Society. Terre Haute and Indiana State Bar Association. PRACTICE AREAS: First Amendment Law, Campaign Finance Law, Election Law, Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation and Appellate Practice.
JOSIAH NEELEY, born Austin, Texas; admitted to the bar, 2004, Texas. Education: University of Texas - Austin (B.A., 2001); Notre Dame Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Article Editor, Notre Dame Law Review, 2003-2004. Law Clerk to the Honorable Roger Vinson, District Judge for the Northern District of Florida, 2004-2006. Awards: Blackstone Fellowship, 2002. Member: State Bar of Texas. PRACTICE AREAS: First Amendment Law, Campaign Finance Law, Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation, and Appellate Practice.
CLAYTON J. CALLEN, born Kansas City, Missouri; admitted to the bar, 2007, Missouri. Education: Southwest Baptist University (B.S., magna cum laude, 2003); University of Missouri-Kansas City (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Editorial Board, UMKC Law Review, 2006-2007, Winner of Ellison Moot Court Competition, National Moot Court Team member, 2006. Awards: H. Michael Coburn Moot Court Scholarship for Excellence in Appellate Advocacy, 2006; Constitutional Law CALI Award, 2005.. Member: State Bar of Missouri, Federalist Society, Christian Legal Society. PRACTICE AREAS: First Amendment Law, Campaign Finance Law, Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice.
JOSEPH E. LA RUE, born Indianapolis, Indiana; admitted to the bar, 2006, Ohio. Education: Ozark Christian College (B.Th.; B.B.L., 1992); Notre Dame Law School (J.D., 2003). Article Editor, Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics and Public Policy, 2005-2006. Awards: Thomas J. White Scholar, 2003-2006, William T. Kirby Award for Excellence in Legal Writing, 2004. PRACTICE AREAS: First Amendment Law, Campaign Finance Law, Constitutional Law; Civil Litigation; and Appellate Practice.
SARAH E. TROUPIS, born Mendota, Illinois; admitted to the bar, 2006, Wisconsin. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 2001); University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., 2006). Executive Articles Editor, Journal of Legislation, 2005-2006. PRACTICE AREAS: First Amendment Law, Campaign Finance Law, Election Law, Civil Litigation, and Appellate Practice.
KAYLAN L. PHILLIPS, born Chambersburg, Pennsylvania; admitted to the bar, 2008, Oklahoma. Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., cum laude, 2005); University of Tulsa College of Law (J.D. 2008). Executive Notes and Comments Editor, Energy Law Journal. Awards: Order of the Barristers. Editorial Excellence Recipient, Energy Law Journal. Blackstone Fellowship, 2006.Member: Christian Legal Society. The Federalist Society. PRACTICE AREAS: First Amendment Law, Campaign Finance Law, Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation, and Appellate Practice.
JOSEPH A. VANDERHULST, born Ontario, Canada; admitted to the bar, 2008, Indiana. Education: Ave Maria College (B.Phil., summa cum laude, 2005); Ave Maria School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Editor-in-Chief, Ave Maria Law Review, 2007-2008. Awards: Blackstone Fellowship, 2006. Christopher Dawson Award for Excellence in History, 2005. Member: The Federalist Society. American Bar Association. PRACTICE AREAS: First Amendment Law, Campaign Finance Law, Constitutional Law, Election Law, Civil Litigation, and Appellate Practice.
SCOTT F. BIENIEK, born Orland Park; admitted to the bar, 2008, Illinois. Education: University of Tennessee (B.A., summa cum laude, 2003); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2008). Recent Development Editor, Journal of Law, Technology and Policy, 2007-2008. Awards: J. Nelson Young Award for Tax Advocacy, 2008; CALI & Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg Best Advocate Awards, 2006. Member: Illinois State Bar Association; Republican National Lawyers Association. PRACTICE AREAS: Non-profit Organizations, Not-for-profit Tax Law; Campaign Finance Law, Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation, and Appellate Practice.
REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS: National Right to Life Committee, Focus on the Family, Susan B. Anthony List, All Children Matter, Friedman Foundation, Catholic Answers, Christian Broadcasting Network, Salem Radio, Gerard Health Foundation, Priests for Life, Traditional Values Coalition, Home School Legal Defense Association, Vision America, National Organization for Marriage, Common Sense America, Catholic Citizens Committee, Life Issues Institute, Physicians for Compassionate Care, the Christian Coalition, Christian Life Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, Knights of Columbus of the United States, Concerned Women of America, American Academy of Medical Ethics, National Right to Work Legal Defense and Education Foundation, Club for Growth, Citizens United, Federation for American Immigration Reform, National Federation of Independent Businesses, Republican Governors Association, the Libertarian Party, Republican National Committee, and the state Republican Parties of Alabama, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Rhode Island, Texas and Vermont.