HeplerBroom Attorney Justin Curtis

Overview

Justin K. Curtis is a litigation attorney who focuses his practice on complex civil litigation, insurance coverage, and bad faith litigation. He has obtained successful results for his clients and has extensive experience in the fields of insurance coverage/defense, employment law, toxic tort, school law, construction, personal injury, and professional liability.

Prior to joining HeplerBroom, Mr. Curtis practiced at a Northwest Indiana firm focusing on civil litigation and education law. His education law experience includes serving as the Examiner at expulsion proceedings for five years. He also served as a Judicial Extern for the Honorable Judge Rudy Lozano of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.

Education

  • Valparaiso University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2009
  • Ball State University, B. S. in Political Science with a concentration in Economics and a minor in Criminal Justice, 2006

LAW SCHOOL HONORS/INVOLVEMENT

  • Honors Program Scholar
  • Graduated in top 7% of class
  • Class Honors (highest grade)
    • Constitutional Law
    • Business Associations
    • Land Transfer and Finance
  • Valparaiso University Law Review
  • International Moot Court Society
    • Executive Board

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  • Heritage Law Scholarship
  • Herbert F. Stride Endowment

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Admissions & Affiliations

  • Indiana
  • Illinois
  • U.S. District Courts for the
    • Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana
    • Northern District of Illinois
    • Northern District of Ohio

Professional Associations

  • Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana
    • Former Chair, Insurance Coverage Section
  • Indiana State Bar Association
  • Lake County (IN) Bar Association

Practices

Results

Insights

Events & Speaking Engagements

  • “Good Investigations, Good Faith: Harmonizing Diligent Medical Investigations with Ethical Responsibilities,” 6th Annual Midwest Medical Fraud Symposium (virtual, 2021). (Co-presenter)
  • “Best Practices for Client Relationships,” panel moderator, 2020 Annual Conference of Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana (virtual)
  • “Understanding Types of Available Incident Data and Their Interconnectivity to Support Modern Litigation,” 2019 Annual Conference of Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana (French Lick IN, 2019).
  • “Bad Faith Update,” Indiana Chapter, International Association of Special Investigations Units (Greenwood IN 2017).
  • “Misrepresentations on Applications for Insurance,” Chicago, Chicago-Northwest, and West Suburban Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter Chapter’s Insurance Law and Coverage Seminar (Oak Brook IL, 2017).

Publications

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  • “Including Victims Without a Voice: Amending Indiana’s Child Wrongful Death Statute” 43 Valparaiso University Law Review 1211 (Spring 2009).

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