Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; view more
Licensed in Indiana since: 2000
Education: Valparaiso University School of Law
Details
Bradley L. Banks is a co-founder of Banks & Brower LLC. Located in Indianapolis, he furnishes advice and counsel to clients throughout Indiana in a variety of practice areas. With his primary focus on criminal law, he provides defense representation to people who have been charged by the state with misdemeanor or felony offenses. The types of cases that he has handled in this regard have included driving under the influence, violent crimes, drug possession and distribution, sex crimes, and robbery and burglary. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Banks was a deputy prosecutor with the Marion County Prosecutor's Office in Indianapolis, and his experience there has helped him to anticipate the types of tactics that he now faces in his representation of defendants. While a Prosecutor Brad served as a Major Felony Prosecutor, Homocide Prosecutor and as a Division Chief.
In addition to his criminal defense caseload, Mr. Banks has a personal injury and wrongful death litigation practice, representing people who have incurred economic and noneconomic losses due to the negligence of other parties in incidents arising out of premises liability, workplace injuries, animal attacks and motor vehicle crashes. Mr. Banks received his training in personal injury law from a prestigous law firm in Valparaiso, Indiana where he worked after graduating from law school. The successes that Mr. Banks has achieved both in and out of the courtroom have earned him a 10.0 "Superb" peer review rating through Avvo.
Mr. Banks majored in communications at Purdue University and received a Bachelor of Arts in 1997. His legal education came at Valparaiso University Law School, where he served on the Valparaiso Law Review before being awarded his Juris Doctor in 2000. Mr. Banks is admitted to practice before all Indiana state courts, and his professional affiliations include the Hamilton County Bar Association.
Practice areas
Criminal DefenseFocus areas
Arrest & Arraignment, Assault & Battery, Criminal Domestic Violence, Criminal Fraud, Criminal Law, Drug & Alcohol Violations, Expungement, False Accusations, Felony, Juvenile Delinquency, Misdemeanor, Motor Vehicle Offenses, Murder, Probation, Sex Offenses, Theft, Traffic Violations
- 100% Criminal Defense
First Admitted: 2000, Indiana
Professional Webpage: https://banksbrower.com/attorneys/brad-banks/
- Hamilton County Bar Association, 2003
- Indiana State Bar Association, 2000
- Brad had tried over 70 cases to jury receiving succesfully verdicts on all but 1 case. This includes having tried over 12 homicide jury cases. Brad has succesfully defended thousands of clients getting exceptional results. These include a not guilty on a homicide, dismissal of sex crime, home detention on a homicide case amongst many other examples.
- Fishers Soccer Club Board of Directors, 2010
- Member of the Fishers community
- Editor, Valparaiso Law Review, 1999
- Course Honors, Legal Process, 1999
- Hamilton County Bar Association
- Indiana State Bar Association
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2019 - 2025