Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice, Administrative Law, Civil Litigation; view more
Licensed in Indiana since: 2000
Education: Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2016 - 2023 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2009, 2012 - 2013 Call today:
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Details
The founder of the Pinkie Law LLC in Indianapolis, Indiana, Elliott I. Pinkie represents clients across the state of Indiana. His practice areas are focused on:
- Medical malpractice defense
- Personal injury defense
- Civil litigation
- Administrative law
- Peer review disputes
- Premises and product liability
An accomplished attorney with more than two decades of experience, Mr. Pinkie represents clients ranging from individuals, doctors and nurses to hospitals, establishments and medical clinics, in bench trials, jury trials and administrative hearings. He also has extensive experience in defending individuals, retail establishments and businesses against claims of negligence, property damage and premises liability.
A Ball State University graduate in criminal justice and criminology, Mr. Pinkie pursued his legal studies at the Claude W. Pettit College of Law, Ohio Northern University. Earning his law degree in 2000, he was admitted to practice in all the state and federal courts in Indiana the same year.
Mr. Pinkie has been chosen to be a Distinguished Fellow of the Indianapolis Bar Foundation and elected as the president of The Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana. His vast legal knowledge and analytical capability has been endorsed by his peers and he is well respected among fellow attorneys. He has been rated Distinguished* through Martindale-Hubbell, the highest peer-review rating in the U.S. Moreover, he holds a “Good” rating on Avvo.
Maintaining an active affiliation with the legal community, Mr. Pinkie is a part of several associations such as the Indiana State Bar Association, the Indiana Society for Healthcare Risk Management and the Indianapolis Bar Association.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license 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 ethical standards.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Defense, Administrative Law, Civil Litigation: Defense, Health Care, Personal Injury - General: DefenseFocus areas
Dental Malpractice, Health & Health Care Law, Licensing, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury - Defense
- 60% Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice: Defense
- 10% Administrative Law
- 10% Civil Litigation: Defense
- 10% Health Care
- 10% Personal Injury - General: Defense
First Admitted: 2000, Indiana
Professional Webpage: https://pinkielaw.com/about-pinkie-law/
- Ball State University (B.A., 1995)
- Profiled in the Indianapolis Stars Rising Star Business Section in 2009
- Super Lawyers, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, Personal Injury-Medical Malpractice Defense
- Super Lawyers, 2009, 2012 and 2013 (Rising Star in Personal Injury-Medical Malpractice Defense
- Distinguished Fellow of the Indianapolis Bar Foundation , Indianapolis Bar Foundation , 2021
- , President, Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana, Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana, 2022
- Life Smart Youth, Inc., a Central Indiana United Way Agency, past President, currently serving on Board of Directors since 2007
- Program Chair, 2019 Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana (DTCI) Annual Conference, Bloomington, IN
- Author, Subpoena Response Procedures: Determine Possible Objections. National Business Institute, 2006
- Presenter, Ethical Billing Practices: Ask Right and You Shall Receive, Part I, Indiana State Bar Association (ISBA) Law Practice Management Committee, Continuing Legal Education Seminar, November 2009
- Presenter, Ethical Billing Practices: Ask Right and You Shall Receive, Part II, Indiana State Bar Association (ISBA) Law Practice Management Committee, Continuing Legal Education Seminar, November 2010
- Guest Lecturer, Introduction to Civil Practice, presented March 2010 at Ohio Northern University, Pettit College of Law
- Guest Speaker: Legal Considerations in Defense of Assisted Living and Long Term Care Facility Personal Injury Lawsuits, presented at Indiana Health Care Association (IHCA) 2011 Annual Convention & Expo, May 2011, Indiana Convention Center; and at 2012 Convention and Expo at Indiana Convention Center in April 2012
- Author: A Refresher in Insurance Defense Client and Company Reporting; Indiana Lawyer, June 22, 2011; on behalf of Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana, Trial Tactics Section
- Author: Legal Pitfalls and Evidence Considerations in Healthcare Provider Apologies; Indiana Lawyer, February 1, 2012; on behalf of Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana, Health Litigation Section
- Co-Author: The Science of Opening Statements; with Bill Kanasky, Ph. D.; Indiana Lawyer, June 22, 2012; on behalf of Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana, Trial Tactics Section
- Presenter: Administrators in Medicine (AIM) Regional Meeting, Indianapolis, October 28-29, 2013; Attorneys or Acrobats: Strategies for Balancing Time and Due Process in Administrative Hearings
- Presenter: Indianapolis Bar Association, July 8, 2015; Attorneys or Acrobats: Strategies for Balancing Time and Due Process in Administrative Hearings
- Presenter: ISHRM Summer Education Conference, Indianapolis, August 21, 2015; Patient Litigation and Considerations for Risk Managers, Working with Defense Counsel
- Presenter: “Indiana Medical Malpractice Act Overview,” Indiana Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Fall Meeting, 2017
- Indiana State Bar Association, 2022
- Indiana Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ISHRM), 2022
- Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana (DTCI), 2022
- Defense Research Institute (DRI), 2022
- Indianapolis Bar Association, 2022
- Health Care Providers
- Hospitals
- Nurses
- Physician Groups
- Physicians
- Retail and Commercial Businesses.
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2016 - 2023
- Rising Stars: 2009, 2012 - 2013
