Edward F. Harney Jr.

Edward F. Harney Jr. is the Managing Partner of Hume Smith Geddes Green & Simmons, LLP in Indianapolis, Indiana. His practice focuses on civil trial work and business law, with matters involving insurance coverage, commercial disputes, and tort litigation. He represents businesses and insurers in conflicts that may involve contractual obligations, liability allegations, or financial exposure. He has been a partner with the firm since 1998 and its managing partner since 2014.

Harney earned a Juris Doctor degree, magna cum laude, from Valparaiso University in 1993 and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Purdue University in 1990. He entered the firm after completing law school and developed a practice spanning trial advocacy and commercial counseling. His academic background supports analysis of disputed claims, complicated factual records, and business agreements, as well as written advocacy in appellate matters.

Harney has represented clients in automobile collision cases, premises and products liability claims, liquor liability disputes, environmental matters, and mass tort litigation. He provides coverage opinions in first-party and third-party insurance disputes. His business work includes entity formation, contracts, leasing, employment issues, and litigation. He has also represented clients before the Indiana Court of Appeals, the Indiana Supreme Court, and the Seventh Circuit, bringing appellate experience to his broader civil practice.

Edward F. Harney Jr. has received an AV Preeminent peer rating, been selected as an Indiana Super Lawyer, and been named a Distinguished Life Fellow of the Indiana Bar Foundation. He is involved in bar and trial-lawyer organizations and represents motorsports businesses and professional racing teams in legal matters. His work combines business counseling, insurance analysis, and courtroom representation, helping clients respond to disputes and structure their commercial activities.

Law Office Affiliations

• Managing Partner, Hume, Smith, Geddes, Green & Simmons, LLP
• Member, Indiana State Bar Association
• Member, Sagamore American Inn of Court
• Member, Indianapolis Bar Association
• Member, Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana

Licensed State

• Indiana

Education

• Valparaiso University
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Purdue University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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