Justin E. Endres

Justin E. Endres is an attorney at Young, Lind, Endres & Kraft whose practice is grounded in complex commercial litigation and appellate advocacy. His experience includes contract disputes, securities fraud, RICO matters, white collar crime, and other contested business issues. He has represented clients in sophisticated disputes requiring detailed factual development, legal briefing, trial preparation, and appellate work across state and federal courts.

Endres earned a B.S. in Economics and Political Science, summa cum laude, from Ball State University. He received a J.D., with high honors, from The George Washington University Law School, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif and served on the editorial board of The George Washington University Law Review. After law school, he clerked for Judge Kenneth F. Ripple on the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

Endres practiced at a large international law firm in Chicago before joining Young, Lind, Endres & Kraft in 2009. His earlier work concentrated on complex commercial litigation involving contracts, securities fraud, RICO, and white collar issues. His appellate experience includes matters in state and federal systems, with participation in appeals before the US Supreme Court, Seventh Circuit, Illinois Supreme Court, and other intermediate appellate courts.

Justin E. Endres brings together trial-level litigation and appellate work in disputes that can involve substantial business, financial, and procedural complexity. His clerkship and law-review background support a practice requiring precise research and written advocacy, while his commercial litigation history provides experience with contested evidence and business claims. He assists clients through disputes from early case development through trial, post-trial issues, and appellate review when needed.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Young, Lind, Endres & Kraft
• Member, Illinois State Bar Association
• Member, Indiana State Bar Association
• Member, Floyd County Bar Association
• Vice President, Southern Indiana Estate Planning Council
• President, New Albany Track Club (2012-Present)
• Former President, New Albany Little League Baseball and Softball
• Board Member and Coach, Kiwanis, Historic New Albany
• Former President and Former Board Member, Develop New Albany
• Former President and Former Board Member, Keep New Albany Clean and Green
• Former President and Former Board Member, Harvest Homecoming

Licensed State

• Illinois
• Indiana

Education

• The George Washington University Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Ball State University
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Economics and Political Science

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