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Alice McKenzie Morical

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Alice McKenzie Morical is a partner with Hoover Hull LLP. She primarily practices in commercial litigation, employment law and professional liability defense. She is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in Indiana, as well as before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Alice has achieved the highest professional rating (AV®*) provided by Martindale Hubbell, and was selected for inclusion in the listing of Indiana Super Lawyers®** for the years 2007 through 2012.

Professional Experience

  • Represents Fortune 500 companies, mid-size companies and closely-held corporations in business disputes, including breach of contract claims and business torts.
  • Represents businesses and professionals in employment-related disputes including discrimination claims, trade secret misappropriation and covenant-not-to-compete litigation.
  • Represents attorneys and their firms in matters involving alleged legal malpractice.

Education and Clerkships

Alice received her B.A. degree, cum laude, in Political Science from Miami University (1991) and her J.D., magna cum laude, from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law – Bloomington (1994). She served on the Indiana Law Journal and is a member of the Order of the Coif. Alice clerked for the Honorable Judge John D. Tinder of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana (1994-95).

Publications and Speaking Engagements

  • Presenter, Six Hot Topics in ERISA Litigation (sponsored by ICLEF).
  • Presenter, ERISA Preemption and Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims Under ERISA (CHUBB Managed Care Seminar).
  • Author, Survey identifies issues facing Indiana's women lawyers, Res Gestae: The Journal of the Indiana State Bar Association, Vol. 51, No. 3 (October 2007).
  • Presentation to Executive Impact Group – 10 Common Commercial Disputes and Considerations for Managing Them (April 19, 2011).
  • Presentation for Summer Owner's Meeting, Buying and Information Group – 11 Common Commercial Disputes and Considerations for Managing Them (August 9, 2011).

Professional Associations, Memberships, and Community Service

  • Alice is a member of the Indianapolis, Indiana State, Seventh Circuit and American Bar Associations.
  • Alice serves as Vice Chair of the Board of School on Wheels and the executive committee of the Women in the Law subcommittee of the Indiana State Bar Association. 
  • Alice is a a Fellow of the Indiana Bar Foundation, a Distinguished Fellow in the Indianapolis Bar Foundation, and a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America.
  • Alice is a former member of Impact 100 and Vistage International.  

Representative Cases

  • Gibson v. M & M Service Station Equip. Specialist, Inc., No. 1:06-cv-00861, 2009 WL 899660 (S.D. Ind. Mar. 30, 2009) (ERISA and employment law; granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s ERISA claim and finding question of facts on plaintiff’s ADA claim).
  • Overton v. Foutty & Foutty, LLP, No. 1:07-CV-0274, 2007 WL 2413026 (S.D. Ind. Aug. 21, 2007) (professional liability; granting defendant law firm’s motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ claim for compensation for emotional distress resulting from alleged negligence and FDCPA violations).
  • Steury v. Unum Life Ins., Co. of America, No. 1:04-CV-125-TS, 2006 WL 542907 (N.D. Ind. Mar. 02, 2006) (breach of fiduciary duty/ERISA; granting defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and directing entry of judgment in favor of defendants). 
  • Fairfield Dev., Inc., v. Georgetown Woods Sr. Apartment Ltd. P’ship, 768 N.E.2d 463 (Ind. Ct. App. 2002) (breach of contract and piercing the corporate veil; affirming the trial court’s finding that contractor was alter ego of family and that res judicata precluded offset to damages). 
  • Trimble v. Ameritech Pub., Inc., 700 N.E.2d 1128 (Ind. 1998) (breach of contract; affirming trial court and holding that exculpatory clauses that limit liability to the lesser of contract price or actual out of pocket expense are enforceable).

The foregoing judicial opinions are provided only as exemplars of the legal experiences of Hoover Hull LLP and its attorneys, and do not represent the full range of experience of the firm. They should not be viewed or used as a substitute for specific legal advice. Each of these legal matters presented a unique set of facts, and none should be viewed as suggesting or predicting any outcome in any other legal matter, regardless of similarity.

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* AV®, BV® and CV® are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. AV® is the highest rating available from Martindale Hubbell Peer Review Services. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories—legal ability and general ethical standards.

** The Super Lawyers® selection process is based on nominations by attorneys licensed in Indiana combined with third party research. Up to 5% of the total lawyers in the state are selected for inclusion in the listing of Super Lawyers®.

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