Steven D. Groth

Profile

Steven Groth is a partner in the Litigation Group. Mr. Groth concentrates his practice in transportation, business, and personal injury litigation. He defends clients in the trucking industry against wrongful death and serious injury claims. He represents businesses in the construction industry in connection with construction accidents, construction defect claims, and contract disputes. Mr. Groth also represents individuals and businesses against personal injury claims. He has significant jury trial experience, and has briefed and argued successful appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the Indiana Court of Appeals. Mr. Groth received his B.S. in accounting from the University of Illinois in Champaign, and his J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis. He is a Certified Public Accountant, and is a former member of the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps, where he served as prosecutor, defense counsel, and Assistant Professor of Military Justice at the United States Naval Academy. He is admitted to practice in federal and state courts of Indiana and Illinois, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.

Honors / Awards

Indiana Super Lawyers® 2010 (Civil Litigation Defense); 2006 Indianapolis Bar Association - Dr. John Morton Finney Award for Excellence in Legal Education

Appearances / Publications

Speaker: "Insurance Law from A to Z," National Business Institute (2007); "Indiana Tort Claims Act," Insurance Institute of Indiana (2006); "Jury Instructions," Indianapolis Bar Association CLE (2006); "Current Issues Impacting Insurance Defense Practice," National Business Institute (2005)

Appointments / Memberships

Member: Indianapolis Bar Association (Litigation Section Executive Committee and Diversity Task Force); Indiana State Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana; Trucking Industry Defense Association; Indiana Leadership Forum (Class of 2007); ALFA International Transportation Practice Group