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I advise clients on various aspects of business law, including starting new businesses, buying and selling businesses, negotiating contracts, resolving disputes among business owners, and protecting the rights of businesses and their owners. I have considerable experience in forming and advising limited liability companies (LLCs). My practice also encompasses tax-exempt, nonprofit organizations, including 501(c)(3) entities. Additionally, I represent clients in both civil and criminal appeals. I was born and raised in Tennessee, but I have spent most of my life as a Hoosier. I moved to Indiana in 1978 after graduating summa cum laude with a B.E. in chemical engineering from...

A native of Kokomo, Indiana, Attorney Susan D. Rayl is a highly experienced criminal defense attorney. In her practice of more than 25 years, she has represented hundreds of clients in various stages of the criminal proceeding, from pre-trial investigation up to and including appeal, working with the most complex and difficult criminal cases. Ms. Rayl opened her own solo law practice in Indianapolis in 2000, focusing on criminal appeals, and later became a partner in the law firm Smith Rayl Law Office, LLC. All told, Susan has more than twenty-five years of experience in criminal defense. She has conducted numerous...