He graduated from Valparaiso University School of Law (J.D. 1990) where He was an Articles Editor for the Law Review. He was also an Adjunct Professor of Business Law at Valparaiso University. He was also a Summer Intern for Chief Judge Loren A. Smith, U.S. Court of Federal Claims (formerly U.S. Claims Court.)

He is one of the four partners of Hovde Dassow & Deets, LLC, an Indianapolis based law firm. Previously, he was a partner of the law firm of Siegel Carter & Dassow, and prior to that an Associate at the law firm of Locke Reynolds. He is currently a Fellow of the American Bar Association, Indiana Bar Foundation, and is a Board Member of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association.

He served as Lead Counsel on the following Appellate Cases:

  • Warrick County v. Waste Management, 732 N.E.2d 1255 (Ind.App. 2000).
  • Russell v. Neumann-Steadman, 759 N.E.2d 243 (Ind.App. 2001).
  • Buckler v. Childress, 779 N.E.2d 546 (Ind.App. 2002).

His practice areas are pharmaceutical and device, class action, shareholder derivative, consumer, mass tort, and aviation litigation.

Hovde Dassow + Deets is an Indianapolis-based law firm specializing in Personal Injury Law. Our attorneys practice in the following areas of personal injury law: Truck + car accidents, Medical malpractice, Drug liability, Wrongful death claims, Construction accidents, Nursing home injuries, Injuries to children, Pharmacy + prescription errors, ATV injuries, Defective product claims, Consumer class action, Aviation incidents, Train-crossing accidents. Hovde Dassow + Deets is based in Indianapolis, IN and serves clients and potential clients in the following areas and beyond:

  • Adams County
  • Allen County
  • Anderson, IN
  • Bartholomew County
  • Benton County
  • Blackford County
  • Bloomington, IN
  • Boone County
  • Brown County
  • Carmel, IN
  • Carroll County
  • Cass County
  • Clark County
  • Clay County
  • Clinton County
  • Columbus, IN
  • Crawford County
  • Crawfordsville, IN
  • Crown Point, IN
  • Daviess County
  • DeKalb County
  • Dearborn County
  • Decatur County
  • Delaware County
  • Dubois County
  • East Chicago, IN
  • Elkhart, IN
  • Elkhart County
  • Evansville, IN
  • Fayette County
  • Floyd County
  • Fort Wayne, IN
  • Fountain County
  • Frankfort, IN
  • Franklin, IN
  • Franklin County
  • Fulton County
  • Gary, IN
  • Gibson County
  • Goshen, IN
  • Grant County
  • Greene County
  • Greenfield, IN
  • Greenwood, IN
  • Hamilton County
  • Jennings County
  • Johnson County
  • Knox County
  • Kokomo, IN
  • Kosciusko County
  • LaGrange County
  • La Porte, IN
  • LaPorte County
  • Lafayette, IN
  • Lake County
  • Lawrence, IN
  • Lawrence County
  • Lebanon, IN
  • Logansport, IN
  • Madison County
  • Noblesville, IN
  • Ohio County
  • Orange County
  • Owen County
  • Parke County
  • Perry County
  • Pike County
  • Portage, IN
  • Porter County
  • Posey County
  • Pulaski County
  • Putnam County
  • Randolph County
  • Richmond, IN
  • Ripley County
  • Rush County
  • Scott County
  • Seymour, IN
  • Shelby County
  • Shelbyville, IN
  • South Bend, IN
  • Spencer County
  • St. Joseph County
  • Starke County
  • Steuben County
  • Sullivan County
  • Switzerland County
  • Terre Haute, IN
  • Tippecanoe County
  • Tipton County