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Friday, August 27, 2010
Ind. Courts - Mark Dinsmore named U.S. Magistrate
Mark J. Dinsmore has been selected United States Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of Indiana at Indianapolis, filling the resulting from Magistrate Judge Jane E. Magnus-Stinson's confirmation to the United States District Court.
Here is a biography currently on Barnes & Thornburg's website:
Mark J. Dinsmore is a partner in Barnes & Thornburg LLP’s Indianapolis, Indiana office. Mr. Dinsmore represents clients in litigated matters throughout the United States. His practice concentrates in the areas of complex commercial disputes and construction litigation matters, as well as media law issues. Mr. Dinsmore has extensive experience in the use of technology to facilitate the management of complex matters and chairs the firm’s Litigation Department Technology Committee. He has also represented clients in international and domestic arbitrations, including the arbitration of a matter arising from the civil war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.Mr. Dinsmore graduated magna cum laude from the University of Toledo College of Law in 1994. While attending law school, he served as lead articles editor of the University of Toledo Law Review and was named the Outstanding Law Graduate. Mr. Dinsmore received his A.B. in economics from Wabash College in 1983. He is admitted to practice in the state of Indiana, the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, and the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.
Prior to joining Barnes & Thornburg, Mr. Dinsmore served as a law clerk for the Honorable John Daniel Tinder, judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Before attending law school, he served as a captain in the United States Army in, among other places, the Republic of Korea.
Mr. Dinsmore also serves as treasurer of the board of directors of Indiana Legal Services, Inc., and is a member of the board of directors of the Heartland Pro Bono Council.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on August 27, 2010 08:15 PM
Posted to Indiana Courts