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Meet Rick
Rick has been with Cohen & Malad since 1973 and has been its Senior Partner since the death of Lou Cohen in 1992.
Rick has had extensive trial experience in business and injury litigation, but in recent years, has focused on commercial and real estate matters, lender representation, construction, and automotive matters.
Rick has represented a number of national lenders and has provided services that include collection, repossession, REO services, bankruptcy, FDCPA, state and regulatory defense and other related lender services. His practice includes all the following areas of law:
- Real Estate Services — Buy, Sell, Lease, and Title Disputes
- Mortgage Foreclosure/Related Lender Services
- Business & Commercial Law – Collections & Repossessions
- Business & Commercial Law – Formation/ Transactional
- Construction Law – Contracts/Liens
Richard M. Malad was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1946. He grew up on the West side of the city and graduated from Cathedral High School in 1963.
Rick graduated cum laude from Indiana University School of Law in 1973 after completing his undergraduate degree in biology from Marian College.
OUTSIDE THE OFFICE
Rick’s hobbies include anything involving the outdoors, golf, Indiana Pacers, Indianapolis Colts, and Indianapolis Indians.
PAST EMPLOYMENT
Marion County Prosecutor, Deputy, 1974 – 1975
Marion Superior Court, Commissioner, 1977 – 1978
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Practice Areas
- Business Services, Real Estate & Business Litigation, Chair
- Real Estate Services — Buy, Sell, Lease, and Title Disputes
- Mortgage Foreclosure/Related Lender Services
- Business & Commercial Law – Collections & Repossessions
- Business & Commercial Law – Formation/ Transactional
- Construction Law – Contracts/Liens
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Education
J.D., Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, 1973
- Honors: Cum laude
B.S. Biology, Marian College, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1968
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Professional Memberships
PROFESSIONAL & BAR ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS
Indiana State Bar Association
Indianapolis Bar Association
BAR ADMISSIONS
- Indiana, 1973
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 1973
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, 1973
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1980
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Representative Clients and Lectures
REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS
- Auto Dealer’s Exchange, Inc.
- Kesler Schaefer Auto Auction, Inc.
- Auto Sales & Service, Inc.
- Boyle Construction Management, Inc.
LECTURES & SEMINARS TAUGHT
- Foreclosure and Repossession in Indiana, Lorman Education Service, 2000 – 2005
- Mortgage Foreclosure in Indiana, Lorman Education Service, 2001 – 2003
- Rick has lectured at CLE and real estate seminars on foreclosure, repossession and creditor rights, and has provided training seminars to his national lender clients in all areas of Indiana state and federal laws.