Jeff Rocker

I pride myself on being responsive to my client's needs. My clients reach out to me for help with their businesses, development projects and personal needs. When they do, they are reaching out because something has come up that is beyond what they are comfortable handling alone. By responding quickly, I can help my clients avoid making difficult decisions without good advice.

I enjoy working with my clients to handle help them grow and protect their businesses for today and for tomorrow. I particularly enjoy real estate development, having grown up in a family that developed residential subdivisions and built beautiful custom homes. There is something very special about watching something being created and being able to know that you were a small part of someone's vision.

When I work with clients on planning for their estates, I believe that we need to know the client, something about their lives and something about their families to best advise them. Estate planning should not be solely about the best "math answer" but should hope to capture a person's hopes for their spouses, children, charities and beyond. You cannot learn those things by looking at a spreadsheet or financial report.

My goal is to provide strong counsel and guidance to people over their lifetimes and earn the right to be trusted with their family in the future.

I am a down to earth person. I do not wear suits unless I am going to court so please do not be surprised if I look like a "normal person" (other than my "Santa Claus beard". I do not believe that a person's worth or talents are measured by their wardrobe.

Valparaiso University School of Law

J.D.

1996

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

B.A.

1992

Partner

Beck Rocker, LLC

2005 - Current

Adjunct Professor

Indiana University - Indiana University/Purdue University at Columbus

1998 - 2007

Professor of business law in the business school. In addition, taught Law & Ethics for the MBA Program.

Attorney

Eynon Harmon & Rocker

1996 - 2005

Construction Contracts & Mechanic's Liens: Using the Right Tool for the Job of Getting Paid, 4664 Ray Boll Boulevard, Columbus, Indiana 47203

March 25, 2008

Beck Rocker, PC

Seminar to advise contractors and skilled trades how to get paid for work completed for customers.

Estate Planning, BCSC Administration Building

April 25, 2011

BCSF

Estate Planning

Planning to Fail, BCSC Administration Building

June 20, 2012

Bartholomew Area Retired Teachers Association

Estate Planning for Retired Teachers

Planning to Fail, First Church of the Nazarene

May 9, 2012

First Church of the Nazerene

Estate Planning Seminar

Planned Giving, BSCF Planned Giving Seminar, BCSC Administration Building

May 4, 2017

Bartholomew Consolidated School Foundation

Seminar on estate planning and charitable giving.

Indiana State Bar Association

Member

Current

Activities: Member of the Technology Committee, 2004-present

American Bar Association

Member

Current

Bartholomew County Bar Association

Member

Current

Activities: Secretary 1996-1997, Secretary 2010

Indiana

Indiana Supreme Court

Since 1996

7th Circuit

Since 1996

• Free Consultation
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• Contingent Fees
  Contingent fees are typically restricted to personal injury (see my partner Eric Habig), some limited probate disputes, and some condemnation actions. Feel free to reach out for more details. Happy to answer those questions.