Firm History

Ball, Eggleston, Bumbleburg, McBride, Walkey & Stapleton, PC is a law firm committed to personalized service to clients, impeccable standing in the bar, and strong community involvement.

The law firm began in 1950, and practices in diverse areas of the law, including: serious personal injury and wrongful death, product liability, professional malpractice, commercial litigation, estate planning, probate, business organizations, zoning and land use, real estate, insurance, collections, landlord-tenant relations, and appellate relief.

             The competency and integrity of all members are rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the national attorney rating service. The firm is rated “AV”. The “A” rating is the highest legal ability rating, while the “V” signifies the highest adherence to professional standards of conduct, ethics, reliability, and diligence. The firm is listed the Bar Register of Preeminent Law Firms, which only includes those firms whose members have received the highest rating by Martindale-Hubbell.

           In recognition of the firm's commitment to provide quality service to its clients, the firm was accepted into the International Society of Primerus Law Firms. Primerus is an affiliation of small, carefully screened independent law firms that have agreed to uphold and commit to six key principles in their practice of law, namely: integrity; excellence of work product; reasonableness in fees; continuing legal education; civility to the court's officers, judges, and lawyers; and community service. The affiliation provides our clients with access of hundreds of outstanding referral attorneys throughout the country.

            Members of the firm have committed themselves to leadership in a variety of governmental, charitable and professional organizations on the local state and national level. Through the years such involvement has included the Indiana General Assembly, Lafayette City Council, American Red Cross, Ivy Tech State College, United Way, Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Business Center, Boys' and Girls' Club, Big Brothers and Big Sisters, YMCA, The Purdue Exponent, Hanna Community Center, American Legion, Tippecanoe County Historical Association, Legal Aid Corporation of Tippecanoe County, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, Lafayette Home Hospital, Inc., Greater Lafayette Health Services, Inc., and many others

PERSONAL INJURY / WRONGFUL DEATH / PRODUCT LIABILITY Lawyers