John T. VanDenburgh is a partner in the firm’s Merrillville office. John focuses his practice on a wide range of civil litigation defense matters in both Indiana and Illinois, with an emphasis on construction, transportation and general negligence. He also frequently represents clients in other tort matters including premises liability, product liability and medical malpractice actions.

John has extensive experience in all phases of litigation, and has successfully defended a variety of cases through trial.  He defends construction companies in work-site accident and construction defect matters, and trucking companies in transportation cases.  John is often called upon by his clients to engage in and coordinate immediate response teams for catastrophic accidents in order to develop and implement a defense strategy from the earliest possible moment.

While in law school, John was the Managing Editor of the Valparaiso University Law Review. He also served as a Judicial Extern for Magistrate Judge Andrew Rodovich of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, and served as a student law clerk for several state court judges in Northwest Indiana.

Ami T. Anderson is a partner in the Northwest Indiana office of Lewis Brisbois and a member of the General Liability Practice. Ms. Anderson joined Lewis Brisbois in December 2019 after spending several years with a Chicago-based national law firm.

Ms. Anderson has an extensive and diverse litigation practice, and she frequently appears before both Indiana state and federal courts as well as the Indiana Workers’ Compensation Board. Ms. Anderson represents defendants in a variety of matters including general liability, medical malpractice, legal malpractice, professional liability, products liability and

workers’ compensation matters. Ms. Anderson has tried numerous cases to verdict before both juries and the bench. She has also successfully handled multiple appeals before both the Indiana Court of Appeals and the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Yogi Snider focuses his practice on civil litigation, both commercial and tort. He has experience representing first- and third-party clients in a wide array of disputes, including catastrophic bodily injury and wrongful death litigation, environmental and toxic tort litigation, business disputes, insurance coverage matters, and appeals.

He previously served as a judicial law clerk for Judge Margret G. Robb of the Indiana Court of Appeals and as a judicial extern to Judge Michael J. Newman of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. He received his J.D. from the University of Dayton School of Law, where he was both the managing editor of the Law Review and the associate justice of administration for the Moot Court Board. As an undergraduate, Yogi was a NCAA Division I soccer player at IUPUI.

Stacey Everton is an Associate at Kopka Pinkus Dolin in their Carmel, Indiana office.  Stacey focuses her practice on general civil defense.  She defends both individuals and businesses in lawsuits involving premises liability, product liability, auto accidents, construction defects, and appeals.  In the past, Stacey has obtained summary judgment for her clients in numerous cases and has successfully defended her clients at trial in several small claims matters.  She is admitted to practice in Indiana and Pennsylvania, as well as the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana.  In addition to being a member of DTCI, Stacey is a member of the Indianapolis Bar Association and the Indiana State Bar Association.

Stacey received her J.D. from the Villanova University School of Law, where she graduated cum laude.  While in law school, Stacey served as Articles Editor for the Villanova Law Review and Treasurer of the Villanova chapter of the Federal Bar Association.  Stacey also externed for a U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and assisted low-income taxpayers in the Philadelphia area through Villanova’s Federal Tax Clinic.   Immediately following law school, Stacey clerked for Judge Abigail M. LeGrow in the Delaware Superior Court’s Complex Commercial Litigation Division.  Prior to law school, Stacey attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she studied Economics, with a minor in Business.

Evan concentrates his practice in the areas of construction litigation, premises liability, and coverage actions.  He has represented clients who have been named in catastrophic accidents, including transportation and construction matters that center on claims of negligent design, construction, and maintenance defects.  Evan also has considerable experience representing governmental officials in a wide variety of actions ranging from intentional torts to wrongful death claims.  Evan has tried several cases to verdict across the State of Indiana.  He is a frequent presenter on topics concerning both construction litigation and government tort liability.  Evan is active in the Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana where he served as the Chair of the Construction Law Section and assists with legislative efforts on behalf of the organization.  Evan was recognized as the “Outstanding Young Lawyer” for 2022 by the Defense Counsel of Trial Indiana for his commitment, leadership, and service to the Indiana defense bar, the national defense bar, and the community.  Evan has also been recognized in the 2023 edition The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for his work in both Construction Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation – Defense and as a 2023 Indiana Super Lawyers Rising Star .