FSO Attorneys Named as Super Lawyers
Farmer Scott Ozete Robinson & Schmitt LLP is pleased to announce that five FSO attorneys have been selected as 2024 Indiana Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers is reserved for those lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Only 5% of attorneys in Indiana receive this distinction.
While Terry Farmer has worked in many different legal arenas over the years, his practice remains grounded in commercial, financial, and corporate law. Within these areas his work has tended to concentrate in areas of business disputes and transactional work. Accordingly, Terry’s time is about equally split between the courtroom and the negotiating table. He finds that the business experience he has gained with over 30 years of law firm management experience and as acting as general counsel to clients in the banking, telecommunication, manufacturing, construction, and theme park industries gives him the perspective and skills to approach his clients’ problems as both legal issues and business problems. Terry was selected as a Super Lawyer in the area of Business Litigation.
Laura Scott was selected as a Super Lawyer in the area of Banking. Laura helps bankers and financial services professionals navigate the complexities of commercial loan transactions. Clients in the electronic payments industry rely on her experience with electronic payments processors, sales organizations, and agents. When clients are interested in starting a new business venture, she works with them to discuss common pitfalls and possible solutions. Laura helps clients manage risks when buying or selling a business, entering into a new contract, or protecting what they have worked hard to build. She also assists clients with non-compete agreements, employment contracts and real estate deals.
Andrew Ozete’s practice is centered on advising businesses, banking and creditor’s rights, including bankruptcy, State Court, and negotiated workout solutions. He has represented businesses, financial institutions, trade creditors, and debtors in transactions, leases, litigation, business workouts, loan restructurings, and Chapter 11 cases. Andy helps guide his clients through the uncertain waters of the bankruptcy process and helps them maximize their returns. Andy advises institutional clients and small business owners in a wide range of matters and serves in general counsel capacity for various clients. Andy was selected as a Super Lawyer in the area of Bankruptcy: business.
Lindsay Schmitt was selected a Super Lawyer in the area of Estate Planning and Probate. She works with individuals and families to create estate plans including Wills, Trusts, Durable General Powers of Attorney and advance healthcare directives. Through proactive planning, Lindsay helps families prepare for long-term care expense. She also helps in situations in which it is necessary to seek Medicaid assistance for the payment of long-term care expense. Additionally, Lindsay assists farmers with a variety of legal issues such as business formation and succession planning, purchase agreements, leasing, and planning for asset protection.
Beth Burger has concentrated her practice on assisting clients in the areas of estate planning, elder law, tax reduction planning, asset protection planning, special needs planning for disabled or elderly individuals, and charitable giving. For clients with business aspirations or interests, Beth assists in the formation, organization, and operation of business entities, and in planning for succession of businesses to the next generation. She also assists individuals and families in managing the often complicated and challenging issues arising for them in the administration of trusts, estates and guardianships. Beth’s years of experience and the skills and expertise she has built along the way allow her to provide thorough, sophisticated, and compassionate counsel to each of her clients. Beth was selected as a Super Lawyer in the area of Estate Planning & Probate.