Ronald. W. Buchmeier (Retired)

.  After over twenty years with the firm, Ron retired from the practice of law in January 2018.

Professional Experience

• Represents financial institutions in the collection of commercial loans, bankruptcy and reorganizations, including formal and informal reorganizations and workouts
• Represents banks in the defense of payment systems/check processing claims
• Represents plaintiffs and defendants in commercial litigation

Bar Admissions

• Indiana, 1979
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 1979
• Northern District of Indiana, 2000
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 2014

Educational Background

• Manchester University, B.S., 1974
• Indiana University McKinney School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1979
• Law Clerk to the Honorable Nicholas W. Sufana, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Indiana

Professional and Charitable Organizations

• Indianapolis Bar Association (Member, Commercial and Bankruptcy Section)
• Indiana State Bar Association (Member, Bankruptcy Section)
• Conference on Consumer Finance Law
• Indiana Association for Corporate Renewal
• Indianapolis Bar Foundation Distinguished Fellow
• Indiana Bar Foundation Fellow
• St. Thomas More Society of Indianapolis (Former President)
• St. Agnes Catholic Church (Eucharistic Minister)

Publications and Lectures

• “Advance Collection Law,” National Business Institute (2014).
• “Collection Law Tips and Strategies,” National Business Institute (2012).
• “Collections: Seeking and Collecting a Judgment,” National Business Institute (Dec. 2010).
• “Foreclosure and Repossession in Indiana,” Lorman Education Services (Nov. 2008).
• “Collection Law in Indiana including the New Bankruptcy Reform Act,” Lorman Education Services (July 2006).
• “The Nuts and Bolts of Checks, Notes and Bank Deposits,” Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (July 1994).

Representative Cases

• Successfully defended out of state corporation and individual shareholders in federal court from an attempt to freeze and seize corporate and individual assets.
• Negotiated and documented restructure of loans from $10,000 to those in excess of $19 million.