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Steven S. Hoar is
a litigator focusing on business disputes. He handles
contract, construction, corporate, and real estate
disputes in state and federal courts. Steve is committed
to exploring cost-effective alternative dispute resolution
opportunities, such as mediation, while also aggressively
building a case for trial. Steve also has extensive
experience enforcing creditors' rights through liens,
replevins, receiverships, garnishments, and other enforcement
techniques.
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Enforces commercial contract terms
on behalf of businesses.
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Prosecutes and defends construction
defect claims against contractors, sureties, and
design professionals.
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Enforces contractors' rights in
multi-party construction lawsuits.
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Represents clients in shareholder
disputes.
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Defends financial institutions
in lawsuits alleging unlawful lending practices.
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Represents landlords and tenants
in commercial lease disputes.
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Enforces property owner rights.
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Fights for taxpayers in disputes
with taxing authorities.
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Represents clients in cases alleging
violations of consumer protection laws.
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Manages over 17,000 open consumer
collection cases with debt totaling about $100,000,000.
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Enforces creditors' rights in
thousands of matters, including assertion and foreclosure
of mortgages and liens, replevins, receiverships,
repossessions, garnishments, personal property executions,
collection of judgments, and bankruptcy.
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Evansville Bar Association, Commercial
Law Section (Past-Chairman)
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Indiana State Bar Association,
Construction & Surety Law Section and Bankruptcy & Creditors'
Rights Section
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American Bar Association, Construction
Law Forum, Litigation Section, and Business Law
Section (Business and Corporate Litigation, Consumer
Financial Services, and Uniform Commercial Code
Committees)
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Graduate, National Institute
for Trial Advocacy's Mid-Central Regional Trial
Advocacy Program
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Commercial Law League of America,
Creditors' Rights Section
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National Association of Retail
Collection Attorneys
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Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana,
Vice Chair, Construction Law Section
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Defense Research Institute, Commercial
Litigation and Construction Law Committees
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American Inns of Court
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Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra
(Director)
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Evansville Westside Kiwanis Club
(Past-President)
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Sterling United Federal Credit
Union (Chairman of the Board of Directors)
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Vanderburgh Law Library Foundation
(Director)
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Leadership Evansville Graduate
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"Construction Case Law Update,"
Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana, November 2008.
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"Collection Law Tips and
Strategies," National Business Institute, November
2008.
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"Public Contracts and Procurement
Regulations," Lorman Education Services, July
2008
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"Courtroom Technology,"
Brooks American Inn of Court, November 2005
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"Going Legal: Using the Courts
to Collect Bad Debt," Evansville Chapter of
the Institute of Management Accountants, March 2005
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"A Complete Guide to Handling
Debt Collection in Indiana," Lorman Education
Services, March 2005
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"A Complete Guide to Handling
Debt Collection in Indiana," Lorman Education
Services, September 2004
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"Going Legal: Using the Courts
to Collect Bad Debt," Evansville Chapter of
the National Association of Credit Managers, February
2004
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"A Complete Guide to Handling
Debt Collection in Indiana," Lorman Education
Services, July 2003
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"Avoiding Claims and Disputes
Between General Contractors, Subcontractors and
Suppliers," Evansville Chapter of the Construction
Financial Management Association, September 2002
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"Preserving Error at Depositions,"
Brooks American Inn of Court, May 2002
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"Going Legal: Using the Courts
to Collect Bad Debt," Evansville Chapter of
the Institute of Management Accountants, March 2002
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"An Overview of Indiana
Law Regarding Proximate Cause in Homicide Cases
and Admissibility of Evidence of a Victim’s Past
Sexual Conduct," Brooks American Inn of Court,
May 2000
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