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Practice Areas:
Estate planning, estate administration, trust administration, probate, business and employment law
After a successful 30-year business management and engineering career, Jerry Margraf earned his law degree, graduating in May 2005, from Valparaiso University School of Law. His experience is well-suited to the firm’s emphasis on serving small businesses in estate planning matters as well as business law.
Jerry is the former plant manager for Fort Wayne Metals Research Products Corp. He also served as president and general manager for Bertrand Products, Inc., South Bend, IN, from 1991 to 1998, and was previously plant manager. Early in his career, he served as a manufacturing engineer and in supervisory positions at Wheelabrator-Frye, Inc., Mishawaka, Indiana.
During law school, Jerry worked in a variety of clerk positions, including the Circuit Court of Cook County, Chicago, under The Honorable Ronald F. Bartkowicz; for Richard P. Komyatte & Associates, PC, Highland, IN,; for the City of South Bend, City Attorney’s Office; for Saint Joseph County Superior Court under The Honorable Michael P. Scopelitis; for Botkin & Hall, LLP, South Bend; and the United States District Court, Northern District of Indiana, South Bend, under The Honorable Robert L. Miller, Jr.
Community Emphasis:
| • | Children's Dispensary of South Bend, Indiana |
| Education | |
| • | Valparaiso University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2005 |
| • | Indiana University South Bend, MBA, Beta Gamma Sigma, 1972 |
| • | University of Notre Dame B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1967 |
| Professional License/Involvement | |
| • | Licensed to practice law in Indiana, in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, and in Michigan |
| • | Member: Member: American Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association; St. Joseph County Bar Association; and State Bar of Michigan |
