Press Release – Colby A. Barkes

Prior to joining the Firm in 2012, Colby was an employment and civil litigation attorney in Lake County, Indiana and has worked on defending and prosecuting matters related to auto and trucking accidents, premises liability issues, civil rights disputes and employment disputes. Colby has conducted and assisted in numerous jury and bench trials and has also written briefs to the Indiana Court of Appeals and assisted in appeals to the 7^th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Admitted to practice in both federal (Northern and Southern District) and state courts in Indiana, Colby graduated from Valparaiso School of Law in 2006, magna cum laude, and graduated from the University of Indianapolis in 2003. Colby was also admitted to practice in Illinois in 2007, and is also currently admitted to practice in the Northern District of Illinois.

Born in Goshen Indiana, and graduating from Goshen High School in 1999, Colby has lived in Valparaiso since 2003. Colby regularly attends St. Paul Catholic Church and has previously coached wrestling and football in Goshen, Indiana.

Blachly, Tabor, Bozik & Hartman, LLC has been serving people and businesses in Northern Indiana since 1961. The firm has offices in downtown Valparaiso, Lake County and Fort Wayne. The firm’s attorneys have combined experience of more than 300 years in most areas of law. For more information, contact the firm at 219-464-1041, 1-800-921-2824 or visit the website lawyersonthesquare.com.