John Rowe

Attorney at Law

John was raised on a farm near Jasonville, IN. After graduating from Shakamak High School in 1966, John attended Purdue University, where he was able to squeeze a four-year degree into five years. John opened his law practice in his hometown in 1974, moving the location to Linton, IN in 2001. John has represented multiple generations of clients and been blessed with clients who have become friends. John and his wife, Debi, continue to live in the home on the farm they purchased near Worthington, IN, in 1976, where they raised three children. They also have five grandsons.

Primary Practice Areas

Real estate (including agriculture and commercial operations)
Natural resources
Commercial transactions and business entities
Succession planning
Municipal

Education

B.S. degree from Purdue University, 1971
J.D. degree from Indiana University-Indianapolis Law School, 1974

Bar Admissions

Indiana, 1974
United States Federal District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 1974
Illinois, 2011

Presentations and Articles

John has served on the faculties for, presented at, and submitted written articles for Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum seminars related to real estate, probate, mineral law, and estate planning, including:

Simple (?) Wills, 2000
Making the Buck-Passing the Buck, 2002 (Chair)
Understanding and Negotiating Oil and Gas Leases, 2004
Multiple Party Accounts, 2005
Family Business Transfer Planning—A Case Review, 2005
Energy and Mineral Law of Indiana, 2008 (Co-Chair)
Residential Buyer, Mortgagee, Construction Contract, and Mineral Issues, 2009
Transferring Title to Decedents’ Real Property Interests, 2010 (Evansville Bar Association)
Compelling Coal Development: The Recalcitrant and/or Missing Co-Owner, 2012
Negotiating Oil and Gas Leases—The Landowner’s Perspective, 2015
Energy, Oil and Gas Update, 38th Annual Judge Robert H. Stanton Indiana Law Update, 2016