About the Team

e take great pride in representing our clients by integrating the most advanced legal technology with a strong work ethic, enabling us to provide professional and cost-effective legal services. Our firm has consistently been rated by our professional peers in the Martindale Hubbell Legal Directory with the highest rankings for competency and ethics.

All of our attorneys are licensed to practice in Indiana, and certain attorneys within the firm are also admitted to practice in Illinois and Michigan. Learn more about each our attorneys below.

The attorneys at Sopko, Nussbaum, Inabnit & Kaczmarek have the training, experience, and competence to counsel our clients on matters ranging from the day-to-day to the most challenging and complex legal issues. If litigation becomes necessary, our clients know that the resources of the firm include a team of well-respected trial lawyers. Additionally, all of our litigators have extensive experience in the resolution of disputes through mediation and arbitration. Two of our partners are certified mediators and frequently are appointed by trial court judges or selected by other trial attorneys to serve as mediators or arbitrators. 

Partners

Brent’s mother and father raised him to work hard, be honest and be fair. He has taken those lessons into adulthood and his law practice, where he enjoys helping people on a daily basis. He is proud that the firm has a wide-range of areas of practice, believing this is what keeps them constantly learning and improving as lawyers.

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At one time, Dick dreamt of being a major league baseball player. Although being a lawyer was “Plan B,” it could not have suited his skill set better, consistently being recognized as one of “The Best Lawyers of Indiana.”

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Matt brings a unique advantage to the practice, having worked in business prior to law school. To him everyday in the office is new and exciting—it never gets old. His main ambition is to give his best effort in order to achieve the greatest outcome for his clients. Of course, his family is his main support and motivation.

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Kevin is a graduate of Indiana University and Valparaiso Law School. Prior to joining the team at SNIK, Kevin served as clerk to United States Magistrate Judge Andrew Rodovich. Kevin’s areas of practice include civil litigation, real estate, construction law, and corporate formation and compliance. He is a resident of New Carlisle, Indiana and enjoys music, reading and spending time with his wife and three boys.

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Nick is a lifelong South Bend resident who graduated from the University of Notre Dame and the Notre Dame Law School. He is a past-President of the St. Joseph County Bar Association. Nick handles a wide-range of practice areas, but focuses on civil litigation, both at the trial court and appellate court levels. He also assists clients with corporate formation, business transactions and estate planning. Nick enjoys spending time with his wife and children, travelling and cheering for Notre Dame.

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Josh loves that law allows him the opportunity to guide people through the important and sometimes unfamiliar circumstances that life can bring. Josh concentrates his practice in business and commercial litigation. He also has extensive experience with corporate law, collection matters, debtor’s rights, real estate transactions, and estate planning. Before Josh joined the firm in 2005, he clerked for two state court judges in northern Indiana. At home, he enjoys all kinds of outdoor activities and hanging out with his wife and three children.

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ASSOCIATES

Steven Bell
Leon Liggitt
Brittney Tarkanyi
Joshua D. Lindsey

RECEPTIONISTS

Ashli McCarty
Aimee Newman

LEGAL ASSISTANTS

Sue Carlson
Jennifer Hickok
Sonja Rush

PARALEGALS

Sheri Swaney
Christine Ort

OF COUNSEL

Christopher Riley
William Grimes