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  Marsha Volk Bugalla
 

201 N. Illinois Street, Suite 1000
PO Box 44961
Indianapolis, Indiana 46244-0961

317-237-3237
E-mail: mbugalla@locke.com

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Marsha Volk Bugalla, senior counsel to Locke Reynolds, is a member of the Government & Regulatory Services Group. She represents school corporations as general counsel in litigation in all levels of labor relationships: negotiations, unfair labor practices, grievances and arbitration. Marsha has over 20 years experience in litigation, business transactions, medical malpractice and domestic and family law.

Client Industries:

Government (state and local), school corporations and medical

Representative Cases:

  • General Counsel for:
    • Michigan City Area Schools
    • North Judson-San Pierre Schools
  • Chief Labor Negotiator:
    • Michigan City Area Schools
    • North Judson-San Pierre Schools
    • Knox Community Schools
  • Doe v. Penn Harris Madison Schools; 71D05-0503-CT-00057
  • Joiner v. Merrillville Community Schools; 2:05-CV-00407

Awards & Recognitions:

  • Athena Award for excellence, creativity, and initiative in legal profession, 1988

Professional Associations:

  • Indianapolis Bar Association
    • Diversity Task Force
    • Grants Committee
  • Indiana Bar Foundation
    • Nominating Committee
    • Grants Committee
    • Former Member of Board of Directors
    • Past President of Indiana Bar Foundation
  • Indiana State Bar Association
    • Board of Managers, former Member
  • ICLEF
    • Personnel Committee
    • Board of Directors
  • Illinois Bar Association
  • California Bar Association

Community Involvement:

  • La Porte Hospital, former Chairman of the Board
  • La Porte Chamber of Commerce, former President

Press Releases:

     

Assistant:

Jamie Redmon
317-237-3290
jredmon@locke.com

Public Speaking:

  • "E-Discovery Rules for School Attorneys," Council of School Attorneys, NSBA, 2007
  • "Everything That You Needed to Know but Were Afraid to Ask About Building & Funding Projects," Chair; ICLEF School Law Seminar, 2007
  • "A Little of This and a Little of That," In-Service, North Judson-San Pierre Schools, 2007
  • "Section 504," In-Service, North Judson-San Pierre Schools, 2007
  • "Avoiding School Liability Under Tort Law: Reasonable Care Standard, Defenses, Handling Sexual Abuse Claims," Indiana School Boards Association, 2006
  • "School Corporation Liability Under Tort Law: Reasonable Care Standard, Defenses, Handling Sexual Abuse Claims," Indiana School Board Association, 2006

Education:

  • Indiana University, B.S., with distinction, 1977
  • Valparaiso University School of Law, J.D.,1980

Previous Experience:

  • Girard & Vinson, LLP
  • Pretzel & Stouffer
  • Newby, Lewis, Kaminski & Jones
 
               
 
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