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Krieg DeVault LLP
One Indiana Square, Suite 2800
Indianapolis IN 46204

(317) 636-4341
Meet Our Professionals

Calvin E. Bellamy 
phone:   (219) 227-6109
fax:   (219) 227-6101
email:   cbellamy@kdlegal.com
 

Areas of Practice
Financial Institutions
Estate Planning
Business Law

Office
Schererville, Indiana

Bar Admissions
District of Columbia, 1968

Illinois, 1970

Indiana, 1972

Education
The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
J.D., 1967
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Order of the Coif

Indiana University
B.A. with Highest Distinction, 1964
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa

Stonier Graduate School of Banking - University of Delaware, 1986

Past Employment Positions
Bank Calumet and Bank Calumet, Inc., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 1982 - 2006

Bank Calumet and Bank Calumet, Inc., President

Bank Calumet and Bank Calumet, Inc., Executive Vice President

Bank Calumet and Bank Calumet, Inc., Senior Vice President and Trust Officer

Calvin Bellamy, former CEO and Chairman of Bank Calumet and Bank Calumet, Inc., is a Partner within Krieg DeVault's Financial Institutions, Estate Planning and Business Practice Groups.  Mr. Bellamy received a Bachelor of Arts degree with highest distinction from Indiana University and received his law degree, cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School where he was inducted into the Order of the Coif.  Mr. Bellamy is one of Northwest Indiana's most active leaders and is involved in numerous community organizations.

Published Works
"Presidential Disability: The Twenty-Fifth Amendment Still An Untried Tool", Boston University Public Interest Law Journal, Spring, 2000

"We're Losing the Human Touch", The Wall Street Journal, June 19, 1998

"Item Veto: Dangerous Constitutional Tinkering" (Awarded Louis Brownlow Award by American Society For Public Administration for best article in 1989), Public Administration Review, January/February, 1989

"History of Line Item Veto", The Wall Street Journal, May 2, 1988

"Item Veto: Shield Against Deficits or Weapon of Presidential Power?", Valparaiso University Law Review, Spring, 1988

"Impeachment: The Historical Perspective", Res Gestae (prepared for and published by the Indiana State Bar Association), June, 1974

"The Growing Potential of the Pocket Veto: Another Area of Increasing Presidential Power" (Lincoln Essay Writing Contest award winner), Illinois Bar Journal, October, 1972

Classes/Seminars Taught
Former Faculty Member, National Graduate Trust School sponsored by the American Bankers Association at Northwestern University (Chicago, IL)

Former Lecturer in Law (Estate Planning), DePaul University College of Law (Chicago, IL)

Honors and Awards
Doctor of Humanities (honorary), Calumet College, 2006

Fair Housing Achievement Award, South Suburban Housing Center, 2006

Purdue Calumet Alumni Association Distinguished Corporate/Community Service Award, 2006

J.B. Smith Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award (presented by Neighborhoods, Inc.), 2006

Calumet Region Sportsmanship Committee Humanitarian Award, 2005

City of Hammond Lifetime Achievement Award, 2003

Calumet Council Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizens Award, 2003

Munster Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year, 2003

Quality of Life Council Award, 2002

Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Purdue University, 1999

Hammond Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Business Person, 1996

B'nai B'rith Northwest Indiana Humanitarian of the Year, 1995

Distinguished Alumnus Award, Hammond Public Schools, 1993

St. Joseph the Worker Award (presented by Calumet College for community service), 1990

Lake County Citizen of the Year (awarded by Lake County Chapter of American Red Cross), 1989

Hammond, Indiana Young Man of the Year (awarded by Hammond Jaycees), 1977

Professional Associations and Memberships
Bank Calumet and Bank Calumet, Inc.
Board of Directors

Sisters of St. Francis Health Care System - Northern Region
Board of Directors

Indiana Board For Depositories
Board of Directors

First District Pro Bono Committee (legal services for low income individuals)
Board of Directors

Gary City-Wide Community Development Corporation
Board of Directors

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Gary
Board of Directors

WYIN Channel 56 (PBS)
Board of Directors

Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors

Calumet Council Boy Scouts of America
Board of Directors

Chicago Council, Boy Scouts of America
Executive Committee

Northwest Indiana World Trade Council
Board of Directors

Hammond Education Foundation
President, Founding Director

Prairie State College Foundation
Board of Directors, Chairman-Elect

Indiana University Northwest
Board of Advisors

Purdue University Calumet
Chancellor's Council

Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary
Finance Committee

St. Thomas More Church
Finance Committee

Purdue Technology Center Advisory Board
Chairman

Northwest Indiana Forum
Past Chairman

Lake County Community Development Committee
Chairman, Ethics in Government Task Force

South Shore Arts Endowment
Secretary

Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce
Chair, Education Committee

Meals on Wheels of Northwest Indiana Capital Campaign
City Co-Chair

Calumet College of St. Joseph
Co-Chair, Capital Campaign

Legacy Foundation of Lake County
Founding Board Member



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