Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Lafayette, IN

A partner at Stuart & Branigin LLP, James F. Olds focuses his practice primarily on personal injury and wrongful death litigation. From the firm's office in Lafayette, Indiana, he provides astute representation to clients throughout Tippecanoe County and other parts of the state who have incurred economic and noneconomic losses due to the negligence of other persons or entities. Mr. Olds also has an insurance coverage practice, assisting policyholders whose claims have been disputed or denied by their insurance companies, and his business law experience encompasses formation and general planning. Admitted to practice before all Indiana state courts, he is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana as well as before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.

The types of cases that Mr. Olds has handled in his personal injury practice have arisen out of premises liability, animal bites, sexual abuse, truck and other motor vehicle crashes, defective medical devices and consumer products, and industrial and construction site accidents. He has been able to obtain numerous sizable jury awards and out-of-court settlements on behalf of his plaintiff clients.

Mr. Olds is an active participant in several professional organizations. His memberships include the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, the Indiana State Bar Association, the American Association for Justice and the Tippecanoe County Bar Association. Active in his community as well, Mr. Olds serves on the board of directors of Lafayette Youth Baseball and other groups. He is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati, where he majored in finance and real estate and received a bachelor’s degree in business administration summa cum laude in 2005. His legal education came at Indiana University Maurer School of Law, and he was awarded his Juris Doctor cum laude in 2008.