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

(317) 636-4341
Meet Our Professionals

Eric A. Manterfield 
phone:   (317) 238-6202
fax:   (317) 773-7918
email:   emanterfield@kdlegal.com
 

Areas of Practice
Family Business Succession Planning
Personal Estate Planning
Trust and Estate Litigation

Office
Noblesville, Indiana

Bar Admissions
Indiana, 1972

U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 1972

U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1972

Education
The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
J.D., 1972

Denison University
B.A., 1969
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Dean's List
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa

Past Employment Positions
Adjunct Professor of Law, Indiana University School of Law, 1977 - 2006

Sr. Vice President & Sr. Trust Officer, Bank One Indianapolis, 1975 - 1996

A graduate of Denison University and University of Michigan Law School, Mr. Manterfield concentrates his practice on estate planning, family business succession planning and probate litigation. Eric is a Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Administration. He is certified by the Indiana State Bar Association's Estate Planning and Administration Specialty Certification Board.  

He frequently serves as co-counsel with attorneys throughout Indiana. Mr. Manterfield is a former President of the Estate Planning Council of Indianapolis and served as the Adjunct Professor of Estate Planning at the Indiana University School of Law in Bloomington for thirty years. Mr. Manterfield lectures regularly before attorneys, accountants, insurance professionals and the general public on estate planning topics. He is the author of Critical Elements of Estate Planning with Forms and is a regular columnist for the Indianapolis Business Journal and Hoosier Banker

Published Works
Estate Planning for Couples in a Second Marriage, Journal of Practical Estate Planning May-June 2008 & Journal of Financial and Estate Planning, June 2008

Select Drafting Issues for High Net Worth Clients, Wealth Strategies Journal, January 2007

Why Bother With Estate Planning Any More?, Healthy Living Magazine, Winter 2006

Common Mistakes in Buy-Sell Agreements, Practical Estate Planning, October - November 2006 & Valuation Alert, November 2006

Drafting Estate Planning Documents for Family Business Owners, Estate Planning, May 2006

Critical Elements of Estate Planning with Forms, 1990 (with annual updates)

Classes/Seminars Taught
Midwest Estate Tax & Business Planning, ICLEF, 1976 - Present

Midwest/Midsouth Tax Institute, University of Kentucky Law School, 1999 - Present

American Bar Association's Estate Planning for the Family Business Owner, American Law Institute, 2004 - Present

Duke University Estate Planning Institute, 2006

Columbus (OH) Foundation and Columbus (OH) Bar Association, 2006

Heckerling (University of Miami) Estate Planning Institute, 2006

Kansas City Estate Planning Symposium, 2004

Kansas City Estate Planning Symposium, 2008

Notre Dame Estate Planning Institute, 2008

Estate Planning Councils of St. Louis, Kansas City, Louisville, Grand Junction (CO) and Birmingham (AL

Honors and Awards
Named 2008 Top 100 National Estate Planning Attorneys by Worth magazine

Indiana Super Lawyers 2004-2009

Best Lawyers in America, 2000 - Present

Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

Fellow, Indiana Bar Foundation

Five Star Best in Client Satisfaction Wealth Manager, Indianapolis Monthly

Professional Associations and Memberships
Indiana Bar Foundation
Board of Directors

Indianapolis Bar Association - Estate Planning Section
Member

Indianapolis Bar Association - Business Section
Member

Indiana State Bar Association - Real Property, Trust and Probate Section
Member

American Bar Association - Real Property, Trust and Probate Section
Member

American Bar Association - Taxation Section




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