Randall K. Craig
Top rated Elder Law attorney in Evansville, Indiana
Law Offices of Randall K. Craig
Practice areas: Elder Law, Estate Planning & Probate, Tax; view more
Licensed in Indiana since: 1975
Education: Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2007 - 2013, 2019 - 2025 Call today:
812-477-3337
Law Offices of Randall K. Craig
5000 East Virginia StreetSuite 1
Evansville, IN 47715 Visit website
Details
Upon founding the Law Offices of Randall K. Craig, Mr. Craig made a commitment to assist clients through all aspects of the estate planning process. He assists clients in Evansville, Indiana and throughout the State who are facing elder law issues. His practice has helped countless older and disabled people receive the advice and representation necessary to protect their best interests. Working with Mr. Craig means that clients will receive personalized attention through every phase of the process.
Mr. Craig has decades of experience with elder law issues. In addition to his practice, he also served as an adjunct professor of estate planning, real estate and income taxation at the University of Evansville. He was one of the first 55 attorneys in the country whom the National Elder Law Foundation certified as an elder law attorney. Further, the Indiana State Bar Association’s Trust & Estate Specialty Board has certified Mr. Craig as a trust and estate administration specialist. Mr. Craig is a charter member (the first and now one of only two Indiana members) of the Council of Advanced Practitioners ("CAP") of NAELA, which is available by invitation only to preeminent elder law attorneys.
For his accomplishments, Mr. Craig holds the highest rating possible of AV Preeminent* from Martindale-Hubbell, and he has been selected for inclusion with The Best Lawyers in America every year since 2009. He was recently honored by his peers by being named as the Best Lawyers’ 2017 Evansville Trust and Estates "Lawyer of the Year".
Admitted to practice in Indiana in 1975, Mr. Craig earned a Bachelor of Science and graduated with distinction in 1972 from Indiana University. He then received a Doctor of Jurisprudence, graduating cum laude from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.
Today, Mr. Craig holds membership with the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Evansville Bar Association’s Probate, Elder Law and Guardianship Section, the Indiana State Bar Association’s Elder Law; Probate, Trust & Real Property; and Taxation sections, and the Beta Gamma Sigma international business school honor society.
*AV®, BV®, AV Preeminent® and BV Distinguished® are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer-review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings fall into two categories – legal ability and general practice standards.
Practice areas
Elder Law, Estate Planning & Probate, Tax: ConsumerFocus areas
Estate Planning, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Living Wills, Power of Attorney, Probate & Estate Administration, Trusts, Wills
- 60% Elder Law
- 30% Estate Planning & Probate
- 10% Tax: Consumer
First Admitted: 1975, Indiana
Professional Webpage: https://www.rkcraiglaw.com/about/
- Chair, Evansville Bar Association, 2005
- Evansville Bar Association, Probate, Elder Law and Guardianship Section
- State of Indiana, 1975
- Christian Legal Society
- Member, Sections on Taxation, Corporate and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, and Elder Law, Indiana State Bar Association
- Current Member, Board of Directors, Evansville Bar Association, 2007 - 2009
- Member, Special Interest Groups on Trusts and Tax, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
- Member, Board of Directors, Evansville Estate and Financial Planning Council, 2003 - Present
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Charter Member, Council of Advanced Practitioners of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
- United States Tax Court, 1975
- Certified Elder Law Attorney, National Elder Law Foundation
- Certified Geriatric Service Provider, The National Association for Geriatric Service Providers & Educators
- Board Certified Indiana Trust and Estate Lawyer, Trust and Estate Specialty Board of the Indiana State Bar Association
- Former President and a Current Member of the Board of Directors, Southwestern Indiana Regional Council on Aging, Inc. (SWIRCA & More)
- Former member and Chair of Board of Trustees, American Baptist East Church, Evansville, Indiana
- Former President and Member of the Board of Directors, Vanderburgh County Council on Aging, Inc.
- Former member of Board of Directors, Sonlight Ministries of Evansville, Indiana, Inc.
- Indiana Super Lawyer 2007-2015, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, Indiana Super Lawyer, Indianapolis Monthly, 2007-2015, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- Randall K. and Rebecca L. Craig Family Foundation, Inc., President
- Martindale-Hubbell Bar Registry of Preeminent Lawyers
- Sagamore of the Wabash, Governor of Indiana, 2002
- Indiana Super Lawyer, Law and Politics, 2007-2015, and again from 2019-2025
- Recently honored by his peers by being named as the Best Lawyers’ 2017 Evansville Trust and Estates "Lawyer of the Year", The Best Lawyers in America, 2009 - Present
- Indiana University – B.S. degree, with distinction - J.D. degree, cum laude, 1975, 1972
- Adjunct Professor, University of Evansville College of Alternative Programs, And A Licensing Course For Real Estate Salespersons, Estate Planning, Income Taxation And Real Estate
- Guiding Those Left Behind in Indiana, Eagle Publishing Company of Boca, 2006
- Spoke annually at Elder Law Developments program in Indianapolis for eight years., Featured Speaker, Elder Law Developments, Annual Judge Robert H. Staton Indiana Law Update, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2013 - 2020
- Law Pertaining to Savings Accounts, Indiana Savings and Loan League
- A Will is Not Enough in Indiana, Eagle Publishing Company of Boca, 2004
These comments were made by fellow attorneys during the annual nomination process.
“Randall is one of only two Indiana lawyers, to my knowledge, who are dual certified as Board Certified Indiana Trust & Estate Lawyers, certified by the Trust & Estate Specialty Board; and as Certified Elder Law Attorneys (CELA), certified by the National Elder Law Foundation.”
Office location for Randall K. Craig
5000 East Virginia Street
Suite 1
Evansville, IN 47715
Phone: 812-477-3337
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2007 - 2013, 2019 - 2025
