Full Biography: James D. Kemper

In addition to corporate clients, Jim also represents non-profit and governmental plans and employers. He frequently participates in seminars and conferences that address business and employee benefit matters. He was most recently asked to serve on the Employee Benefits Committee of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce which sets policy and advises Congress regarding benefits for employers nationwide.

He is a member of the Indiana State and American Bar Associations, the Stanley K. Lacy Leadership Alumni Association, and the Indiana Pension Conference. He currently serves on the Employee Benefits Committees of the American Bar Association Section on Taxation and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington D.C. Mr. Kemper also served as a member of the Board of Trustees for Butler University and is a Governor Emeritus for Orchard Country Day School Foundation, and a member of the Board of Directors for the Eiteljorg Museum for Native American and Western Art. He is a former member of the Board of Directors for Butler University, Crossroads Rehabilitation Center, Inc.; Central Indiana Easter Seal Society, Inc.; and Noble Centers, Inc. (formerly Marion County Association for Retarded Citizens, Inc.).

James D. Kemper grew up in Evansville, Indiana. After graduating from Indiana University in 1969, with a bachelor of science in finance, he received his juris doctorate from Indiana University where he graduated, summa cum laude, in 1971. While attending law school, he was a Note Editor for the Indiana Law Journal and was Order of the Coif.

Before joining Ice Miller in 1972, Mr. Kemper clerked for the Honorable John S. Hastings, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He is admitted to practice law in the State of Indiana.