Fred R. Biesecker
Name: Fred R. Biesecker
Position: Partner
Location: Indianapolis Office
Phone: (317) 236-2193
Fax: (317) 592-4897
E-Mail: fred.biesecker@icemiller.com
Assistant Name: Deborah Tressler
Assistant Phone: (317) 236-2195
Assistant E-Mail: deborah.tressler@icemiller.com
Undergraduate School: Law School: Admitted to Practice:
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Indiana University-Indianapolis
Graduated in 1976
Yale Law School
Graduated in 1979
Indiana
The Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
United States District Court - Northern District of Indiana
United States District Court - Southern District of Indiana
Professional Experience:
Fred Biesecker is a partner in the Business Litigation Group. He concentrates his practice on appellate litigation, business litigation, federal and state contract and procurement issues, litigation involving government entities, insurance coverage issues, securities arbitration and litigation, public affairs, and professional liability. He joined Ice Miller in April 1984.Biesecker served as chief counsel to Indiana Governor Frank O' Bannon from January 1997 through July 2001. As chief counsel, his primary responsibilities included providing legal and policy advice to the governor and his staff and agency heads on a broad range of issues; overseeing major litigation involving the governor or other state officials or agencies; advising the governor in making appointments to fill judicial vacancies; reviewing proposed legislation and coordinating the review of all enacted legislation; and serving as the governor's liaison to the judiciary and to other statewide elected officials.From October 2002 through January 2003, he served as interim director of the Indiana Public Employees' Retirement Fund. He has also served as an assistant district attorney in the Rackets Bureau of the Manhattan District Attorney's office in New York City.
Since January 2006, Biesecker has been an adjunct professor at the Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis, teaching election law.
Biesecker has represented both insureds and insurance carriers in resolving complex coverage disputes. He has represented securities brokers in customer arbitrations and industry litigation. He has represented accountants, attorneys, architects and financial institutions regarding claims of professional malpractice or misconduct. He has represented franchisors, franchisees and other business owners in a wide variety of contract disputes and tort claims, including tortious interference, antitrust and civil RICO claims.
Biesecker has represented a number of companies that do business or seek to do business with federal, state and local governments. He has also frequently represented state and local government entities.
Biesecker grew up in Lebanon, Ind. He graduated from Indiana University, Indianapolis, in 1976. Following his graduation from Yale Law School in 1979, Biesecker practiced law in New York City for five years before returning to Indiana in 1984. He is active in state and local political organizations. He rejoined Ice Miller in August 2001 after working with Governor O'Bannon for nearly five years. Biesecker is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in Indiana as well as the U.S. Supreme Court and the Sixth and Seventh Circuit Courts of Appeals.
Services:
Industry Experience:
| Amusement and Recreation | Colleges and Universities | Construction |
| Financial Institutions | Gaming and Pari-mutuel | Governments |
| Health Care | Insurance | Legal Services |
| Manufacturing (General) | Media/Communications | Nonprofit |
| Professional Service Firms | Restaurant | Retail |
| Schools | Technology | Telecommunications |
| Colleges and Universities | Construction | Financial Institutions |
| Gaming and Pari-mutuel | Governments | Health Care |
| Insurance | Legal Services | Manufacturing (General) |
| Media/Communications | Nonprofit | Pharmaceutical |
| Professional Service Firms | Schools | Technology |
| Telecommunications |
| Automotive Repair | Chemicals | Colleges and Universities |
| Computer Equipment | Construction | Drug and Device |
| Financial Institutions | Gaming and Pari-mutuel | Governments |
| Health Care | Industrial Equipment | Insurance |
| Legal Services | Manufacturing (Automotive) | Manufacturing (General) |
| Media/Communications | Nonprofit | Pharmaceutical |
| Printing and Publishing | Professional Service Firms | Real Estate Development |
| Restaurant | Retail | Schools |
| Software | Technology | Telecommunications |
| Automotive Repair | Chemicals | Colleges and Universities |
| Computer Equipment | Construction | Drug and Device |
| Financial Institutions | Gaming and Pari-mutuel | Governments |
| Health Care | Industrial Equipment | Insurance |
| Legal Services | Manufacturing (Automotive) | Manufacturing (General) |
| Media/Communications | Nonprofit | Pharmaceutical |
| Printing and Publishing | Professional Service Firms | Real Estate Development |
| Restaurant | Retail | Schools |
| Software | Technology | Telecommunications |
| Colleges and Universities | Construction | Financial Institutions |
| Governments | Health Care | Insurance |
| Legal Services | Museums | Nonprofit |
| Professional Service Firms | Real Estate Development | Schools |
| Transportation Equipment |
Contract Administration and Arbitration
| Colleges and Universities | Construction | Financial Institutions |
| Gaming and Pari-mutuel | Governments | Health Care |
| Legal Services | Nonprofit | Professional Service Firms |
| Real Estate Development | Schools | Telecommunications |
Franchise, Distribution and Retail Law
| Amusement and Recreation | Automotive Repair | Chemicals |
| Food Service | Governments | Health Care |
| Insurance | Legal Services | Manufacturing (General) |
| Real Estate Development | Restaurant | Retail |
| Travel and Leisure |
| Colleges and Universities | Computer Equipment | Gaming and Pari-mutuel |
| Governments | Health Care | Insurance |
| Legal Services | Printing and Publishing | Professional Service Firms |
| Schools | Software | Technology |
| Telecommunications |
| Amusement and Recreation | Colleges and Universities | Construction |
| Financial Institutions | Gaming and Pari-mutuel | Governments |
| Health Care | Insurance | Legal Services |
| Manufacturing (General) | Media/Communications | Nonprofit |
| Pharmaceutical | Professional Service Firms | Real Estate Development |
| Schools | Telecommunications |
| Amusement and Recreation | Automotive Repair | Colleges and Universities |
| Computer Equipment | Construction | Drug and Device |
| Financial Institutions | Gaming and Pari-mutuel | Governments |
| Health Care | Industrial Products | Insurance |
| Legal Services | Manufacturing (Automotive) | Manufacturing (General) |
| Media/Communications | Nonprofit | Pharmaceutical |
| Printing and Publishing | Professional Service Firms | Real Estate Development |
| Restaurant | Retail | Schools |
| Software | Technology | Telecommunications |
| Amusement and Recreation | Colleges and Universities | Construction |
| Financial Institutions | Gaming and Pari-mutuel | Governments |
| Health Care | Insurance | Legal Services |
| Manufacturing (General) | Nonprofit | Pharmaceutical |
| Professional Service Firms | Real Estate Development | Schools |
Professional Representation and Malpractice
| Colleges and Universities | Construction | Financial Institutions |
| Governments | Health Care | Insurance |
| Legal Services | Nonprofit | Professional Service Firms |
| Schools |
Professional Associations:
Member, Indiana State Bar Association
Member, Indianapolis Bar Association
Awards and Recognitions:
Sagamore of the Wabash, Governor O'Bannon, June 2001
Indiana Super Lawyer, 2007-2009
"Who's Who in Law," Indianapolis Business Journal, August 1998
"AV" Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
Published In:
Co_Authored, "Representing the Policyholder: Recent Trends and Emerging Issues," Insurance Law Settlements and Negotiations, 2007
Community Involvement:
Writers' Center of Indiana, 2008-Present
Bipartisan Task Force on Election Integrity, 2000-2001
Supreme Court Commission on Race and Gender Fairness , 1999-2003
Indiana Code Revision Commission, 1998-2001
Oversight Committee on Public Records, (1997-2001
Advisory Board, IUPUI Jaguars Athletic Association, 2001-Present
Dean's Research Advisory Council, IUPUI School of Liberal Arts, 2005-Present
Governor's Task Force on Public Access, 1998
Reported and Representative Cases:
Baude v. Heath, 538 F.3d 608 (7th Cir., August 7, 2008) cert. denied (May 18, 2009);
Travelers Casualty and Surety Co. v. United States Filter Corp., 895 N.E. 2d 1172, 2008 WL 4837453 (Ind., October 15, 2008);
Goldstein v. Dept. of Local Government Finance, 876 N.E.2d 391 (Ind. Tax Ct. 2007);
Harmony Health Plan of Indiana, Inc. v. Indiana Dept. of Admin., 864 N.E.2d 1083, 2007 WL 1149967, Ind. Ct. App., April 19, 2007
Molina Healthcare of Indiana, Inc. v. Henderson, 2006 WL 3518269, Med & Med GD (CCH) P 301,967, S.D.Ind., December 04, 2006
Carrel v. George Weston Bakeries Distribution, Inc., 2007 WL 2827405 S.D.Ind., September 25, 2007
Northeastern Center Inc. v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co., Not Reported in F.Supp.2d, 2006 WL 842396, N.D.Ind., March 28, 2006
Mid-American Fire & Cas. Co. v. Shoney's, Inc., 843 N.E.2d 548, 2006 WL 508719, Ind. Ct. App., March 03, 2006
Board of Commissioners of LaPorte County v. Town & Country Utilities, Inc. 791 N.E.2d 249, Ind. Ct. App., 2003
Young v. Tri-Etch, Inc., 790 N.E.2d 456, 2003 WL 21489733, Ind., June 26, 2003
Birch v. Midwest Garage Door Systems, 790 N.E.2d 504, 2003 WL 21437190, Prod.Liab.Rep. (CCH) P 16,621, Ind. Ct. App., June 23, 2003
Peterson v. Borst, 786 N.E.2d 668, 2003 WL 1720098, Ind., March 19, 2003
St. Mary's Medical Center of Evansville, Inc. v. Loomis, 783 N.E. 2d 274, 2002 WL 31974123, Ind. Ct. App., December 17, 2002
Shriner v. Sheehan, 773 N.E.2d 833, 2002 WL 1797017, Ind. Ct. App., August 06, 2002
Kopinski v. Health and Hosp. Corp. of Marion County, 766 N.E.2d 454, 2002 WL 660465, Ind. Ct. App., April 23, 2002
Martin v. Amoco Oil Co., 679 N.E.2d 139, 1997 WL 152784, Ind. Ct. App., April 03, 1997
Mutual Sec. Life Ins. Co. by Bennett v. Fidelity and Deposit Co. of Maryland, 659 N.E.2d 1096, 1995 WL 757910, Ind. Ct. App., December 27, 1995
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. Bierman, 2 F.3d 1424, 1993 WL 303707, 127 A.L.R. Fed. 703, C.A.7 (Ind.), August 10, 1993
JAK Productions, Inc. v. Wiza, 986 F.2d 1080, 1993 WL 36129, C.A.7 (Ind.), February 16, 1993
Wright-Moore Corp. v. Ricoh Corp., 908 F.2d 128, 1990 WL 97865, C.A.7 (Ind.), July 16, 1990
Bar Committees:
Appellate Litigation Section, Indiana State Bar Association.
Appellate Section, Amicus and Continuing Legal Education Committees, Indianapolis Bar Association