Eric A. Manterfield

Krieg DeVault LLP, Indianapolis, USA

A graduate of Denison University and University of Michigan Law School, Mr. Manterfield concentrates his practice on estate planning, family business succession planning and probate litigation. Eric is a Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Administration. He frequently serves as co-counsel with attorneys throughout Indiana. Mr. Manterfield is a former President of the Estate Planning Council of Indianapolis and served as the Adjunct Professor of Estate Planning at the Indiana University School of Law in Bloomington for thirty years. Mr. Manterfield lectures regularly before attorneys, accountants, insurance professionals and the general public on estate planning topics. He is the author of Critical Elements of Estate Planning with Forms and is a regular columnist for the Indianapolis Business Journal and Hoosier Banker.

Bar Admissions
Indiana (1972)

U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana (1972)

U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana (1972)

Education
University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1972

Denison University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1969
Phi Beta Kappa


Published Works
Select Drafting Issues for High Net Worth Clients, Wealth Strategies Journal, January 2007

Why Bother With Estate Planning Any More?, Healthy Living Magazine, Winter 2006

Common Mistakes in Buy-Sell Agreements, Practical Estate Planning, October ? November 2006  & Valuation Alert, November 2006

Drafting Estate Planning Documents for Family Business Owners, Estate Planning, May 2006

Critical Elements of Estate Planning with Forms, 1990 (with annual updates)

Classes / Seminars Taught
Midwest Estate Tax & Business Planning, ICLEF, 1976 - Present

Midwest/Midsouth Tax Institute, University of Kentucky Law School, 1999 - Present

American Law Institute - American Bar Association's Estate Planning for the Family Business Owner, 2004 - Present

"Why Bother With Estate Planning Any More?", Duke University Estate Planning Institute, October 6, 2006

"Estate Planning in an Era of Tax Uncertainty" and "Paying Tax Dollars to Charity, Rather than to the IRS", Columbus (OH) Foundation and Columbus (OH) Bar Association, October 4, 2006 

Heckerling (University of Miami) Estate Planning Institute, 2006

Kansas City Estate Planning Symposium, 2004

Honors and Awards
Indiana Super Lawyers, 2004 - Present

Best Lawyers in America, 2000 - Present

Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

Fellow, Indiana Bar Foundation

Professional Associations and Memberships
Indiana Bar Foundation (Board of Directors)

Indianapolis Bar Association - Estate Planning Section (Member)

Indianapolis Bar Association - Business Section (Member)

Indiana State Bar Association - Real Property, Trust and Probate Section (Member)

American Bar Association - Real Property, Trust and Probate Section (Member)

American Bar Association - Taxation Section (Member)

Estate Planning Councils of St. Louis, Kansas City, Louisville, Grand Junction (CO) and Birmingham (AL)