Attorney Stephen Bower, Thiros & Stracci, P.C., Merrillville, Indiana

Attorney Profiles

Stephen Charles Bower
Merrillville, Indiana

Areas of Practice:: Emphasize Criminal Law Defense; Appellate Work; Governmental Representation

Bar Admissions:: Indiana, 1963; U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1963; U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 1963; U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1963; U.S. Supreme Court, 1976

Education:: Notre Dame Law School, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1963
J.D.; University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1962
B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude

Published Works:: "Relevancy - Old Rule, New Approach", Res Gestae - Indiana State Bar Association, 1994; "Character & Habit Evidence", Res Gestae, 1994

Representative Cases:: Jeffers v. U.S., 432 U.S, 137, 97 (United States Supreme Court 1977)

Representative Clients:: Town of Kentland; Town of Fowler; City of Rensselaer; County of Newton; Town Merrillville; Town of Dyer; City of Gary

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Rules of Criminal Procedure, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (ICLEF), 1977; Attorney Teacher, Trial Advocacy Program of the Indiana Public Defender Council, 1982; Lecturer, Defense of Child Molesting Cases, ICLEF, 1990; Rule of Evidence Seminar, Indiana Public Defenders Council, 1993; Rules of Evidence Seminar, Indianapolis Bar Association, 1993; Rules of Evidence Seminar, Indiana Judges Association, 1993; Rules of Evidence Seminar, Indiana Judges Annual Conference, 1993; Rules of Evidence Seminar, ICLEF, 1993; Criminal Defense Skills, ICLEF, 1994; The 1994 Rules of Evidence Roundup, ICLEF; "Character Evidence and 404(b); Written Material and Oral Presentation", Indiana Judicial Conference, 1995; "Handling The Drug Case" Seminar, ICLEF, 1997

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Newton County Bar Association; Secretary; Newton County Bar Association; President; Lake County and State Bar Association; Member

Past Employment Positions:: Justice Hon. Amos Justice, Indiana Supreme Court, Indianapolis, IN, Clerk, 1963 - 1964; Practiced law with Ralph E. Bower in Kentland, Newton County, IN, 1964 - 1985; Newton Superior Court, Permanent Judge Pro Tern, 1985 - 1986