Louis Buddy Yosha

Founder

Since 1963, Buddy Yosha pursues the goal of leveling the playing field on behalf of clients who suffer from serious injury and injustice based on others' negligence. He has earned a national reputation among his peers for his courtroom successes, prevailing against corporate giants in insurance and other industries. Representing people from all walks of life, he has taken on cases that garnered national acclaim in legal journals along with well-known publications such as Cosmopolitan, Fortune, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal.

Throughout his career, Buddy Yosha has exclusively limited his practice to helping those seeking civil justice for physical or financial injury. Supported by an excellent medical-legal team, he takes cases on a contingency fee basis, so the seriously injured can afford representation to recover compensation. No fee is owed unless a settlement or recovery is made.

“We improve ourselves by victories over ourself. There must be contests, and you must win.”

~ Edward Gibbon (1737 – 1794)

Biography

Louis Buddy Yosha, born Indianapolis, Indiana, August 25, 1937

Education

University of Alabama and Indiana University, B.A., 1960
University of Southern California and Indiana University, Doctor of Jurisprudence, 1963

Admission

Indiana Bar, 1963

Areas of practice

Civil litigation
Personal injury law

Accomplishments, honors, and recognitions

One of two Indiana civil litigators listed in all five editions of The Best Lawyers in America. Woodward White Publishing Co.
Three lead cases in the American Trial Lawyers Association Reporter which profiles three or four leading cases of interest each month from across the country. The cases are—
- Jones v. Avis Rent-A-Car, Inc.
- Justice v. Avis Rent-A-Car, Inc., (August, 1980)
- Delmar Broeker et ux. v. Miller Pipeline Corp., et al., (April, 1982)
- Stephen Hall v. Ramada Inn Motel, (December, 1984)
Listed in Marquis' "Who's Who in American Law"
Res Gestae Award for best article, in 1984, Res Gestae, monthly publication of the Indiana State Bar Association
Indianapolis Monthly: Best Civil Litigator in Indianapolis, 1986
Listed in Who's Who, Indianapolis Business Journal, 1993
Martindale Hubbell listing "AV," highest possible rating

Memberships

Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (President: 1990)
International Society of Barristers (Fellow, one of 17 members from Indiana)
American Trial Lawyers Association 1988 – 1990 (State Delegate)
Indiana University Law School Alumni (Board of Directors)
Association: Bloomington, Indiana (1988-1992)
National Institute of Trial Advocacy (Faculty member)
American Board of Trial Advocates (Past Vice President: Indiana Chapter)
Indiana College of Fellows (Approximately 30 members statewide)
Indiana State Bar Association (Written Publications Committee for the ISBA monthly magazine, Res Gestae, (1985 - 1992)
American Bar Association (Legislative Committee representative from Indiana for Civil Litigation)
Indianapolis Bar Association
Board of Directors, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (1981 - )
American Trial Lawyers Association
Indiana Bar Association
American Judicature Society
National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association
Written publications and literary work

Author

"Trial Report: Defending a Celebrity in a Breach of Employment Contract Case", 37 Am Jur Trials, 597 to 638, 1988.
"Indiana's Comparative Fault Act", 1984 Res Gestae award for most outstanding article published in the Indiana State Bar Association's monthly magazine
"Is Product Liability Reform Necessary?", Res Gestae, June 1991
"The Contingent Fee System Under Attack"
"Frivolous Litigation And Obdurate Behavior: A Plaintiff's Perspective"
"Alleviating Congested Court Dockets Through The Use Of Accelerated Dispute Resolution"
"The Role Of Professional Courtesy Among Litigators"
The Indiana Lawyer, a bi-weekly publication
"Handling A Negligent Hiring and Retention Case", Trial Diplomacy Journal, Spring 1986
"How to Defend a Celebrity in a Breach of Services Contract Case", Trial Diplomacy Journal, Spring 1987
"Principles of Opening Statement & Final Argument; View From the Plaintiff", Indiana Continuing Legal Education Manual; Personal Injury Trials In Indiana, 1981
"Sample Cross Examination of Defendant's Expert in Soft Tissue Damage and/or Herniated Disc Case; Hypothetical Fact Statement - Suspected Herniated Disc; Hypothetical Fact Statement/Brain Damage Case", Indiana Continuing Legal Education Manual; Proof Of Injury & Damages in Personal Injury Litigation, 1982
"Punitive Damages In Indiana", Indiana Continuing Legal Education Manual; Tort Litigation and Automobile Accident Reconstruction With Trial Demonstration, 1983
"Overview and Analysis of Comparative Fault in Indiana", Indiana Continuing Legal Education Manual; Indiana Comparative Fault Act, 1984
"Tactics, Strategy & Overview of Representing the Elderly Plaintiff; The Plaintiff With Pre-Existing or Subsequent Injuries", Indiana Continuing Legal Education Manual; Proving Damages: How To Try The Case, 1984
"Processing The Case From Acceptance To Settlement, From the Plaintiff's View", Indiana Continuing Legal Education Manual; Strategies for Representing the Routine Negligence Case, 1984
"Practicing Tort Law Under Indiana's Comparative Fault Statute & New Guest Act", Indiana Continuing Legal Education Manual; Indiana Law Update, 1985
"Cross Examination of Defendant's Expert in Soft Tissue Damage and/or Herniated Disc Case", Indiana Continuing Legal Education Manual; Litigation of Injuries & Diseases of the Head & Neck, 1986
"General Principles of Cross Examination From the Plaintiff's Perspective, Preparation for Cross Exam, Specific Cross Exam Techniques", Indiana Continuing Legal Education Manual; Winning With Effective Cross Examination, 1986
"Comparative Negligence in Indiana", Indiana Continuing Legal Education Manual; Practicing Comparative Fault, 1987
"General Principles of Cross Examination From The Plaintiff's Perspective, Preparation for Cross Exam, Specific Cross Exam Techniques", Indiana Continuing Legal Education Manual; Civil Litigation Strategies and Trial Tactics, 1990
"Defusing The Attack On Punitive Damages And The Civil Justice System," The Aldelphia Law Journal, Volume 8, Indiana University School of Law At Bloomington, 1992
"The Criminal Justice System And The Need For Reform", The Indiana Lawyer, August 11-24, 1993

Co-author

Co-Author: "Indiana Automobile Torts Digest", 3 Volumes, The Michie Company, 1990
Contributing author
Contributing Author, "Dram Shop Liability in Indiana: Analysis of Ashlock v. Norris and the New Civil Statute" Indiana Law Review, Vol. 19 No. 1, 1986
Contributing Author: "Preparing & Presenting Medical Evidence in a Personal Injury Case", Masters of Trial Practice, Wiley Law, 1988
Contributing Author, "Negligent Hiring and Retention of An Employee", 29 Am Jur Trials 267-480, 1982

Lecturer and speaker

Guest lecturer, Civil Litigation, Indiana University, 1973-1978.

Educator

Participated on the faculty of the Ann Arbor Advocacy Institute at the University of Michigan Law School 1983, 1985, and 1987
8/77 Faculty
Indianapolis Bar Association Mini-Seminar
Voir Dire
"Voir Dire by Plaintiffs in Tort Cases"
2/81 Faculty
Indianapolis Bar Association Mini Seminar
Nuts and Bolts of a Lawsuit
9/81 Faculty
ICLEF
Personal Injury Trials in Indiana
"Principles of Opening Statement and Final Argument
- View from the Plaintiff"
6/82 Chairman
ICLEF
Proof of Injury & Damages in Personal Injury
Litigation With Trial Demonstration
7/82 Faculty
ITLA
Basic Trial Advocacy Seminar
"Voir Dire and Opening Statement"
5/83 Faculty
34th Annual Advocacy Institute - Ann Arbor
Wrongful Death of a Spouse
"Comparative Cross Examination of Defendant's
Physician Expert"; "Closing Argument; Plaintiff's
Rebuttal"
5/83 Teacher
ICLEF
Trial Advocacy Skills Workshop
6/83 Co-Chairman/Faculty
ICLEF
Tort Litigation and Automobile Accident Reconstruction
With Trial Demonstration
"Punitive Damages: Preparation and Trial Strategy"
2/84 Faculty
3/84 ICLEF
A Legal Institute in Montego Bay, Jamaica
Indiana's New Comparative Negligence Law
3/84 Chairman/Faculty
ICLEF
Indiana's Comparative Fault Act
"Strategic Consideration for the Advocate Under
Comparative Negligence - Plaintiff's Perspective"
5/84 Teacher
ICLEF
Trial Advocacy Skills Workshop
5/84 Chairman
ICLEF
Indiana's Comparative Fault Act
9/84 Faculty
ITLA
Impact of Comparative Fault & Repeal of the Guest
Statute on Automobile Liability Cases
"Overview of Indiana's Comparative Negligence Statute"
10/84 Faculty
ICLEF
Strategies for Representing The Routine Negligence
Case
"Initiation of the Case"
11/84 Faculty
Livingston Dildine Haynie & Yoder
Comparative Fault Seminar
"Comparative Fault - A Plaintiff's Perspective"
11/84 Chairman
ITLA 20th Annual Institute
2/85 Faculty
ICLEF
Strategies for Representing The Negligence Case
"Processing the Case From Acceptance to Settlement -
Plaintiff"
4/85 Faculty
ICLEF
Indiana Law Update
"Practicing Comparative Fault"
5/85 Faculty
36th Annual Advocacy Institute - Ann Arbor
The Product Liability Case Involving the Brain
Damaged Child
"Direct Examination of Plaintiff, Carol Freeman
Comparative Cross Examination of Defendant, Sarah Wade"
1/86 Guest Speaker
Indiana Adjusters Association
"Opening Statement"

4/86 Faculty
ICLEF
Jury Selection and the Visual Trial
5/86 Teacher
Trial Advocacy Skills Workshop
ICLEF
6/86 Faculty
ICLEF
Litigation of Injuries & Diseases of the Head and Neck
"Cross Examination of Expert Witness in a Neck
Injury Case"
9/86 Faculty
ICLEF
Practical Approaches to Cross Examination - Winning
With Effective Cross Examination
"General Principles of Cross Examination From the
Plaintiff's Perspective" - Trial Demonstration:
Cross Examination of Expert Witness
l0/86 Faculty
Michigan ICLE, Ann Arbor Michigan
Advanced Trial Advocacy Skills Workshop
October 22-25, 1986
12/86 Faculty
ITLA 22nd Annual Institute
Legislative Update
"Insurance Crisis"
5/87 Faculty
38th Annual Advocacy Institute - Ann Arbor
Developing and Defending Wrongful Discharge Litigation
"Trial Demonstration: Comparative Cross Examination
of Defendant Auto Dealer"
9/87 Chairman/Faculty
ICLEF
Practicing Comparative Fault
"Introduction to the Indiana Comparative Fault Act"
12/87 Moderator
ITLA 23rd Annual Institute
Comparative Fault
10/87 Practitioner In Residency; Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana, guest lecturer; one week of classes to law students.
5/88 Faculty
ICLEF
Products Liability Update
"The Effect of Comparative Fault on Products
Liability Litigation"
10/88 Guest Lecturer
Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana
Practitioner in Residency, l week
12/88 Chairman
ITLA 24th Annual Institute
A Mock Trial
From Voir Dire to Verdict
6/90 Chairman
ICLEF
Civil Litigation Strategies & Trial Tactics
"General Principles of Cross Examination from the
Plaintiff's Perspective"
10/90 Faculty
Indiana State Bar Association Annual Meeting/Seminar
Proving Damages: How To Try The Case
08-29-91 Faculty
Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum seminar, One Man Program, "Litigation Techniques & Practice Pointers"
09-20-91 Faculty
"Comparative Fault Update", Bloomington Law School in conjunction with Law Day
06-12-92 Faculty
The American Board of Trial Advocates
The Masters In Trial, Trial Demonstration
"Direct And Cross-Examination Techniques Of Defendant"
08-13-92 Faculty
National Education Network
Seminar
"Winning In Court"
Cross Examination principles
1992 Chairman
David Letterman Match Challenge Committee
10-22-93 Faculty/Chairman
and "Advanced Litigation Symposium"
10-23-93 Brown County
07-19-94 "An Evening with The Judges"
Moderator
ICLEF

Miscellaneous

1988 Campaign co-chairman of the Jewish Federation fundraising campaign