We are committed to excellence in legal representation of all practices of law that we serve. We have the ability, experience, and resources to successfully counsel all of our clients in an extensive variety of situational legal matters. This firm is small enough to be responsive on a personal basis, but big enough to handle any of your business needs.
Our Practice Areas
Trust & Wills
Trust and Wills consists of trusts, money markets, living wills, wills, estate administration, estate planning, and related legal matters.
Family Law
Family law consists of anything that has to do with the family: adoption, divorce, child custody and other related legal matters.
Business Law
Business law consists of corporate and business planning, mergers and acquisitions, labor and employment laws and related legal issues.
Civil & Commercial
Civil and commercial law consists of general public law, immigration, litigation, and other related legal issues that you may have.
OUR MISSION
Our clients benefit from the ability of each practice group to draw upon the skills and talents of attorneys in the other groups for assistance with a particular problem or opportunity. We believe that an integrated team approach not only produces sound legal advice, but also helps achieve the optimum practical result for a client’s business or legal issues.
ATTORNEYS
Matthew A. Yeakey
Attorney at Law, Partner Licensed in Indiana
Matt joined Sanders • Pianowski, LLP as an associate in 1990 and has been a partner since 1998. He received degrees from the University of Notre Dame (B.A., with honors, 1987) and Indiana University School of Law -- Indianapolis (J.D., 1990)...
Brian J. Clark
Attorney at Law, Partner Licensed in Indiana
Brian received a B.S. degree in marketing from the School of Business at Indiana University- Bloomington and his JD degree from Valparaiso University. Brian is a member of the Indiana State and Elkhart City Bar Associations and the Estate Planning Council of Elkhart County...
Bradford R. Shively
Attorney at Law, Partner Licensed in Indiana, Michigan
Brad is a partner at Sanders Pianowski, LLP and practices primarily in the areas of civil litigation, labor and employment law, corporate and business advising, creditors’ rights, personal injury, insurance law and defense, and appellate law...
Lindsey B. Pianowski
Attorney at Law, Partner Licensed in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan
Lindsey joined Sanders Pianowski, LLP as an associate attorney in April 2011 and was promoted to Partner in January 2017. Lindsey graduated from Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry. Lindsey earned her J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School...
Jonathan R. Slabaugh
Attorney at Law, Partner Licensed in Indiana
Jon became an associate attorney at Sanders • Pianowski, LLP in March 2014 and was promoted to Partner on January 1, 2017. He graduated from Indiana University-Bloomington, having earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Economic and Public Policy from the Kelley School of Business. He earned his Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from the Saint Louis University School of Law.
Saulo I. Delgado
Attorney at Law, Partner Licensed in Indiana, Michigan
Saulo joined Sanders • Pianowski, LLP as an associate in October 2013 and was promoted to Partner on January 1, 2020. Saulo graduated in December 2007 from Indiana University-South Bend in South Bend, Indiana, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. He earned his J.D. from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in May 2012...
Erin E. Bantz Lee
Attorney at Law, Partner Licensed in Indiana, Michigan
Erin joined Sanders • Pianowski, LLP as an associate attorney in March of 2014 and was promoted to Partner in January 2021. Erin graduated summa cum laude in 2010 from Saint Mary’s College, in Notre Dame, Indiana, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. Erin earned her J.D. from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 2013...
Garrick T. Lankford
Attorney at Law, Of Counsel Licensed in Indiana
Garrick recently joined Sanders Pianowski and practices in intellectual property with a focus on patent drafting and litigation. Prior to joining Sanders Pianowski, Garrick was a partner at a boutique IP firm in South Bend where he prosecuted design and utility patents, represented plaintiffs and defendants in patent infringement litigation, drafted license and settlement agreements, and drafted trademark applications and oppositions.
Dennis J. Groves
Attorney at Law, Associate Licensed in Indiana, Michigan, and New York
Dennis joined Sanders Pianowski, LLP in December 2021 after working as an attorney in New York for over eight years. His legal background is diverse, having represented clients on matters involving matrimonial and family law, bankruptcy, real estate, employment discrimination, telecommunications, criminal law, malpractice, appeals, and general civil litigation.
Mitchell S. Slaven
Attorney at Law, Associate Licensed in Indiana, Michigan
Mitchell joined Sanders • Pianowski, LLP as an associate attorney in October of 2023. Mitchell graduated from Purdue University in 2018 with Bachelor of Science degrees in Business Management and Marketing. After graduating from Purdue University, Mitchell worked in various roles in agriculture before returning to graduate school where he earned his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the University of Toledo College of Law in May of 2023.
Cory C. Hildebrandt
Attorney at Law, Associate Licensed in Indiana
Cory joined Sanders • Pianowski, LLP in January of 2024. He earned his J.D. from the Michigan State University College of Law in 2022 and holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Indiana University.
While attending law school, Cory interned at the St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s Office and as a Summer Associate at a northern Indiana law firm.
Robert T. Sanders
Bob retired from law practice on September 26, 2016 after a long distinguished career. He was associated with the firm of Sanders • Pianowski, LLP for more than forty years.
During the course of his successful career Bob practiced in all local and federal courts, and had extensive experience in major jury and bench trials in personal injury, commercial litigation and products liability
Michael A. Pianowski
Mike Pianowski retired from the practice of law as of August 30, 2022 after 43 years with the firm.
Mike was admitted to the bar in 1979 and spent his entire legal career at Sanders • Pianowski, LLP. Before entering the practice of law, he was a bank loan officer and a credit manager in private industry. He focused his practice in the areas of Estate Planning, Business Law and Mergers and Acquisitions, and was a well known authority in those fields.