Lance D. Cline, Esq.

Contact: 317.488.5500
Toll-Free: 800.274.5559
E-Mail:  lance@cfclc-law.com

 

Areas of Practice: Personal Injury Law, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Toxic Torts,
Motor Vehicle Accidents, Wrongful Death


Practice Profile:  Lance Cline has devoted his entire legal career to representing people who have been injured and families who have had a member killed as a result of negligent conduct by health care providers, motor vehicle operators, corporations, and other individuals and organizations.  He is a serious and dedicated lawyer who welcomes the opportunity to discuss your potential legal claim with you. 

 

Education:
Indiana University (B.A., with highest distinction, 1973; J.D., cum laude, 1980)
Phi Beta Kappa

 

Bar Admissions:
Admitted to bar, 1980, Indiana and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Indiana, Central District of Illinois.

 

Honorary:
Member, Inner Circle of Advocates (Invited membership limited to 100 of the best plaintiff attorneys in the United States.  Lance is 1 of only 2 Indiana attorneys ever inducted into the Inner Circle during the history of the organization).

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (Invited membership limited to 1% of all practicing attorneys in the United States).

Listed in Best Lawyers of America, 1997 to present.

Voted a Super Lawyer and a Top 50 Lawyer in Indiana by his peers every year since the inception of the award.

Legal Organizations:

  • Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
  • American College of Legal Medicine
  • Indiana Trial Lawyers Association
    • Member, Board of Directors, 1984-Present
    • Member, College of Fellows
  • American Association of Justice
    • Birth Trauma, Breast Implant, L-Tryptophan, Inadequate Security, Cardiac Devices, Parlodel and Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Groups, Medical Information Exchange Group
  • Indianapolis Bar Association
    • Former Member, Judicial Evaluation Committee
  • Indiana State Bar Association

 

Reported Cases:
State of Indiana et al. v. Cornelius, 637 N.E.2d 195 (1994).
Ryan v. Brown, M.D., 827 N.E.2d 112 (2005).

 

Seminars and Presentations:
Chairman, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum Seminar on Medical Negligence Litigation (1993, 1986)

"Breast Implant Litigation: An Overview," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Seminar on Medicine for Lawyers (1993)

"Breast Implant Litigation," Indiana Trial Lawyers Seminar (1992)

"How to Win A Medical Review Panel Decision," Indiana Trial Lawyers Association Seminar (1989)

National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Indiana Trial Skills Workshop (1989, 1988)

Co-Chairman, Indiana Trial Lawyers Annual Institute (1988)

Indiana Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Product Liability Update (1988)

Indiana Dental Association Annual Seminar (1987)

Indiana Trial Lawyers Association Annual Seminar (1987)

Indiana Continuing Legal Education Seminar on Litigating Automobile Accidents (1987)

Lecturer:  Indiana Continuing Legal Education Practice Skills Seminar (1987, 1986, 1985 and 1984)

Indiana Trial Lawyers Association Seminar on Wrongful Death in Indiana (1985)

Published Articles:
"Medical Malpractice and the Statute of Limitations", ICLEF Insider (1998)

"The Medical Negligence Litigation System: Dispelling the Myth of a System in Crisis," Verdict Magazine (1993)

"Breast Implant Litigation: An Overview," ICLEF Seminar (1993)

"Mock Trial Casebook," Indiana Trial Lawyers Association Annual Institute (1988)

"The Open and Obvious Danger Rule in Product Liability Litigation Under Indiana Law," ICLEF Seminar (1988)

"Causes of Action Arising From Motor Vehicle Accidents," ICLEF Seminar (1987)

"Proving Dependency of Survivors in Wrongful Death Litigation in Indiana," Indiana Trial Lawyers Association Seminar (1985)

"Handling The Personal Injury Claim," ICLEF Practice Skills Seminar (1984)

"Proof of Subjective Injuries," ICLEF Seminar (1982)

Co-Author: "Negligent Hiring and Negligent Retention of An Employee," Am Jur Trials 61 Vol. 29

 

Civic & Community Involvement:

Guest speaker, Brebeuf Jesuit High School law class, several years.
Guest speaker, IUPUI Legal Nurse Consultant Program, several years.
Basketball coach, Pike Township Youth League, 1987 – 1990.
Regular contributor to a wide array of civic-minded organizations including the Indiana Legal Services Organization, the Indianapolis Bar Foundation, the Julian Center,  Family Services of Central Indiana, Smile Train, Make-A-Wish Foundation,  Doctors Without Borders, Public Citizen, Sierra Club, and Greenpeace.