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Mr. Podladski replied, There was a case that involved the State of Indiana enforcing consumer <br /> advocacy laws against an out-of-state law firm that had hired in-state attorneys to handle its <br /> customer clientele off of the internet. That was one of the cases that Dianna worked on for me. <br /> We both argued in front of the Indiana Supreme Court. That case involved a lot of implications <br /> pertaining to consumer protection matters as well as an overlay of government compliance and <br /> mandatory filings and registrations with the State of Indiana. It was very complex on a number <br /> of levels and we won at the appellate level but we got overturned at the Supreme Court level. <br /> Mr. Cox replied, I had a public entity client who we helped look at their prior health <br /> reimbursement arrangement and whether it was going to remain compliant with existing federal <br /> law. We determined that that was not the case. So there was a deadline where changes had to be <br /> made. These were difficult changes because the changes were going to impact different people in <br /> this public entity body, mainly their employees. It was going to help some and hurt some of the <br /> employees. So the policy question was up to them, but still difficult in understanding what the <br /> impact was going to be to the people that were working for the particular public entity. We found <br /> a solution that legally was acceptable and palpable to them, from a policy standpoint as well. <br /> While there was an impact, it wasn't as big as it would have been if they were to repeal the <br /> whole thing. <br /> Councilmember Ferlic asked, Can you share with us a recent accomplishment of which you are <br /> most proud? <br /> Mr. Podladski replied, I recently became a grandfather. Professionally, I believe arguing in front <br /> of the Indiana Supreme Court was a great experience. <br /> Mr. Cox replied, Personally, I'm the father of three (3)kids and I just passed my ten(10)year <br /> threshold of graduating from law school. <br /> Councilmember Ferlic asked, Tell us about a challenge that you solved in a unique or unusual <br /> way, what was the outcome, and were you satisfied with it? <br /> Mr. Podladski replied, I think some of the circumstances some of my soldiers got themselves in, <br /> when I was in the Army, were difficult. We would deploy to nations and we would have <br /> incidents with soldiers that resulted in a few becoming involved with local militia. I had to work <br /> through diplomatic channels to have them released from prison in Panama. For me, that was a <br /> twist on what I would normally do but it had to do with international law. <br /> Mr. Cox replied, I had a municipal public entity client who runs utility. They discovered that a <br /> large user of this utility was being under-charged. Fortunately there was an ordinance that <br /> allowed us to go back at least a year. Maybe it's not unique but the options available were either <br /> to go after this person using this ordinance and try to get everything, or create a dialogue with <br /> them to achieve a resolution acceptable to both parties. We chose the latter initially, but it lead to <br /> a broader discussion of annexation and this particular user being just outside the boundaries of <br /> the corporate area. I think it fostered a constructive conversation about the future planning of <br /> around that area. It was unique in the sense I was able to advise them on the legal aspects of <br /> 9 <br />