J. Blake Hike

Blake Hike represents clients in insurance defense and commercial litigation disputes. His commercial litigation clients range in size, from small, closely held, businesses to Fortune 500 companies. He represents businesses in all matters involving complex litigation, including commercial, contract, and employment discrimination lawsuits and disputes. Blake’s insurance litigation practice includes personal injury defense litigation, insurance coverage disputes, and bad faith defense litigation. He regularly defends cases involving catastrophic damages caused by all types of casualty risks, including premises liability, municipal liability, products liability, fires, and transportation and construction losses. "It's not only important to give back to the community, but to make sure it's a good place to live." REPRESENTATIVE CASES South Bend Community School Corporation, et al. v. Cook, et al., St. Joseph Superior Court, obtained defense verdict in jury trial involving three vehicle automobile accident; Officescape, Inc. v. The Mainz Group, LLC, Allen Circuit Court, obtained defense verdict and judgment on counterclaim after bench trial in action involving breach of commercial contract; Omnisource, Inc. v. Three Rivers Metal Recycling Inc., Allen Circuit Court, obtained summary judgment and order denying request for preliminary injunction in non-compete and trade secrets case; Anderson v. Wal-Mart, et al., Elkhart Superior Court, obtained summary judgment for lack of duty owed in premises liability action; Zalas v. Wal-Mart, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, South Bend Division, obtained summary judgment for lack of actual or constructive notice of alleged hazard in premises liability action; Pope v. Wal-Mart, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, Fort Wayne Division, secured voluntary dismissal in premises liability action following plaintiff’s deposition; Klooze v. Steuben Lakes Regional Waste District, Steuben Superior Court, obtained summary judgment for failure to comply with notice provision of Indiana Tort Claims Act. PUBLICATIONS & PUBLIC SPEAKING Contributing Author, Cross-Examination: The Lawyer’s Time to Shine, 2009 Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum. Note, An Athlete's Right to Privacy Regarding Sport-Related Injuries: HIPAA and the Creation of the Mysterious Injury, 6 IND. HEALTH L. REV. 47 (2009).

• Manchester University President's Leadership Council, member; American Inns of Court, member.