David L. Hollenbeck
Attorney/Partner
Assistant Name:
Marilyn Rhodes

Areas of Practice:

--Workers' Compensation
--Local Government Law

Professional Credentials:

--J.D., Valparaiso University School of Law, 1974
--B.S., Economics, Valparaiso University, 1969

Bar Admission:

--Indiana, 1974
--Illinois, 1974
--U.S. District Court, Northern & Southern Districts of Indiana

--Named to Best Lawyers in America, 11 consecutive years
--Named Indiana Super Lawyer since 2003
--Adjunct Professor, Workers' Compensation, Valparaiso University School of Law
--Associate Editor, Valparaiso University Law Review, 1973-74

Bar Associations:

--Indiana State Bar Association
--Illinois State Bar Association
--American Bar Association
--Indiana Trial Lawyers Association
--Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Local Government Clients Include:

--City of Valparaiso
--Porter County Council
--Northwest Indiana Regional Planning Commission
--Regional Development Authority

Personal:

--Born in Elmhurst, Illinois, Oct. 15, 1947

An attorney/partner at Blachly, Tabor, Bozik and Hartman, David Hollenbeck is an experienced practitioner and teacher in Workers' Compensation Law who also devotes much time to representing a wide variety of governmental entities, including the City of Valparaiso , the Porter County Council, the Regional Development Authority (RDA) and the Northwest Indiana Regional Planning Commission. His professional accomplishments have earned peer recognition from fellow members of the bar who have placed him on the elite lists of Indiana Super Lawyers for the past three years and America 's Best Lawyers for 11 consecutive years. He is the only practicing attorney in Valparaiso to receive the dual distinction

A member of the firm's Workers' Compensation team, Mr. Hollenbeck has participated in seminars and amicus briefs and teaches in that field as an adjunct professor at his alma mater, Valparaiso University School of Law.

Active in community affairs, Mr. Hollenbeck has served on the governing boards of the Boys and Girls Club, Chamber of Commerce and VU law and undergraduate alumni associations. At Immanuel Lutheran Church , he is president-elect of the church council and a former school board member and basketball coach. Since 1987, he has been a familiar figure behind the bench at VU football and basketball games where he operates time clocks and scoreboards.