Jim Keller has practiced with Keller & Keller since 1989. He has represented clients whose problems range from closed head injuries to wrongful death actions. His practice has a strong focus towards helping victims of serious automobile and semi-truck accidents.


After receiving his undergraduate degree from Indiana University, Mr. Keller then obtained his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the Thomas M.Cooley Law School in the state of Michigan. He is honored to bear the title of Super Lawyer, as well as included in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.  He is mentioned in the publication “Best Lawyers” and is a current member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, and the Marion County Bar Association.

Mr. Keller has received a “superb” rating from AVVO. Avvo’s lawyer directory provides Avvo-rated profiles, client reviews, and peer endorsements for 97 percent of all lawyers in the United States. Mr. Keller’s AVVO is the highest rating available.

In addition to the personal attention given to each of his clients, Mr. Keller also lends his efforts and resources to the community in which he resides. Particularly of note is Mr. Keller’s role as founder and President of the Samantha House Foundation. Mr. Keller invites you to read more about Samantha’s courageous story here. As well, Mr. Keller is also a board member of I.U. Hillel and past President of Temple B’nai Shalom. 

Nick Lavella is a lawyer that represents disabled individuals before the Social Security Administration and U.S. federal courts. He serves as an attorney for those who were denied Social Security disability benefits, short term disability insurance benefits, and long term disability insurance benefits.

Nick is originally from New Castle, Pennsylvania, but has lived in Indiana since 2003. He received his undergraduate education from Purdue University (B.A. 2007), and then earned a law degree from Indiana University McKinney School of Law (J.D. 2010). During law school, Nick participated in Disability Clinic, Moot Court, Trial Advocacy, and volunteered at Indiana Legal Services.

Nick has experience representing individuals at every step of the Social Security disability process. Nick is licensed to practice law in the state of Indiana, and practices in the United States District Courts of Southern Indiana and Northern Indiana. He is a member of the National Organization for Social Security Claimants Representatives and Indianapolis Bar Association.

Nick also represents individuals who are denied private disability insurance benefits. He has specialized experience in cases governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Nick’s areas of practice include appealing the denial of disability insurance benefits and lawsuits to recover wrongly denied insurance benefits.

In his free time, Nick enjoys running, traveling, hiking, and backyard chicken farming. He also serves as a mentor for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana. He and his wife live in Indianapolis with their cat.

Clients looking for results can put their trust in Jameson Young.

A native of Indianapolis, Jameson attended North Central High School. He went on to DePauw University, graduating cum laude in 2002.

Jameson then went on to Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law, graduating with honors once again in 2005. During his education, he pledged Delta Upsilon, took part in the Management Fellows program and worked on the Indiana Law Journal.

Jameson joined the law firm of Keller & Keller in 2012. He focuses his practice on Social Security Disability.

He belongs to the Indianapolis Bar Association and the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives.

Jameson knows how to win for his clients and he takes special interest in cases involving mental health issues, spinal disorders and autoimmune diseases.

He also finds time for pro bono work and was recently appointed to serve as counsel on a civil rights case in federal district court. When not practicing law, Jameson enjoys cycling, hiking and home improvement.

His skills in communication and logic make Jameson an asset to the legal profession. And his skills and integrity are winning the trust of clients.

Jameson’s high regard for the legal profession inspires his passion, zeal and creativity.

Tim Burns uses the law to empower his clients to receive the benefits they deserve.  He is a nationally recognized speaker on the Disability program, who has taught other lawyers how to practice before the Social Security Administration at both State and National programs. He was the President of the Indiana State Bar Association’s Disability Section from 2019 to 2022.

Tim grew up in Pendleton, Indiana, and attended Pendleton Heights High School. He attended Hanover College, receiving his Bachelor’s degree in history in 1991. Soon thereafter, Tim began working for the Indiana Department of Disability Determination, processing Social Security claims. After more than 10 years with the department, Tim entered law school at the Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis.

He joined Keller & Keller in 2008, concentrating his practice on Social Security Disability. Having done over a thousand hearings, Tim has participated in the explosive growth of the Keller & Keller Disability Department, as the size of the Department has tripled during his employment, including adding a dedicated Federal Court practice. Tim has participated in many local Federal Court lawsuits on behalf of his clients and has even appeared before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. He is three for three at the Court of Appeals, the professional achievement of which he is most proud. Some of his cases have been featured in newspapers and at conferences.

In addition to being admitted to local Federal Courts, Tim is also admitted to practice in the New Mexico District Court, the Central District of Illinois, the Western District of Michigan, and the Southern District of Illinois. Tim is also a member of the Indianapolis Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association of Indiana, the National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives (NOSSCR), and the NAACP.

Outside of work, Tim is dedicated to his wife and his three children. He greatly enjoys watching and attending Indiana Pacers games and the matches of US Men’s National soccer team, and relishes the dominance of the Liverpool Reds over the rest of English Premiere League.

Lori M. Craig has represented the elderly, disabled, and vulnerable throughout her career and is now concentrating her practice in Social Security Disability. Lori is admitted to practice in the State of Indiana and in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.

Lori has called central Indiana home for more than 20 years. She completed her undergraduate education at Indiana University (B.A. 1997). Lori graduated cum laude from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in December 2014. In addition to her Juris Doctor, she completed the requirements for health law certification, which includes elder law.

During law school, she served as the vice-chair of the legal division of the Indiana University Student Outreach Clinic. Lori also participated in the Health Law Society, the Women’s Caucus, Moot Court, and the Indiana Law Review.

Lori’s law review note discussing POST in Indiana was the first student note published on the Indiana Law Review Blog (available here). She is also the author of a practical guide to family discussions of end-of-life health care concerns (available here). In addition, she is a co-author of Estate Planning: A How-to Guide and of Step-by-Step Guide to Drafting Wills and Trusts, both of which were published by the National Business Institute. Among other topics, Lori has presented on elder law, estate planning, and Medicaid planning.

She is a member of the National Organization for Social Security Claimants Representatives and the Indiana State Bar Association and serves as the treasurer of the Morgan County Bar Association.

Lori is a graduate of the Morgan County Leadership Academy and served a three-year term on its board of directors. Lori has worked with the Senior Law Project at Indiana Legal Services and completed externships with three courts in central Indiana. Indiana Super Lawyers named Lori to its Rising Stars list in 2018 and 2019.

In her spare time, Lori enjoys attending the theater and reading, as well as cheering on her children in their competitive endeavors. She is the scholarship chair for the Networking Business Women of Morgan County. She also serves adults and children as a Guardian ad Litem. She and her husband live in Morgan County with their two children and several pets.

Dustin Schock is an attorney who works in our disability practice. He handles Social Security and long-term disability appeals. Dustin was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He attended Indiana University and earned a B.A. in political science with a minor in history. He was a member of the Honors College. Dustin graduated summa cum laude from Capital University Law School in 2010. He was the Staff Member of the Year while an associate for the law review, and he later served as an associate editor.

Dustin has over a decade of professional experience working with Social Security disability appeals. He has attended over 1,000 administrative hearings on behalf of claimants. Immediately prior to joining our team, he was a law clerk for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. He assisted the federal judicial officers with Social Security judicial review cases by predominantly writing the final dispositive orders. Dustin took pride in helping the judges with dispensing justice and getting it right. In fact, less than one percent of the orders that he helped write were overturned on appeal. But when his term ended, Dustin was eager to apply his experience with the court to once again represent the rights and interests of claimants. Dustin is now an important member of our federal court team.

Dustin finds it incredibly rewarding to give back in a capacity that fosters the future of the profession. He has volunteered to serve as a judge for various moot court and mock trial competitions involving bright and ambitious high school and law school students, including for the Indiana State Bar Association, We the People, and the Black Law Students Association. Dustin most enjoys spending his free time with his wife and daughter, visiting parks, taking in the outdoors, and observing wildlife. He is an avid birder and amateur photographer. He also enjoys attending concerts and sporting events.

Sara Martin is a graduate of IU – Bloomington and The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and was admitted to the Indiana Bar in 2011. Prior to joining Keller & Keller, Sara worked in public service as a Deputy Attorney General at the Indiana Office of Attorney General where she represented state agencies and their employees, as well as members of the judiciary in state and federal court.  Sara also worked as an attorney and later as Sports Wagering Director for the Indiana Gaming Commission.  More recently, Sara served as a Deputy Prosecutor in the Child Support Division of the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office.  Sara lives in Indianapolis with her husband Dustin and daughter.  She enjoys live music, stargazing and spending time with her family.

Eric Farr is an attorney who represents disability claimants before the Social Security Administration.

Eric was born in Indianapolis but spent most of his childhood in the Florida panhandle. He received his undergraduate degree, a B.A. in English, through the Burnett Honors College program at the University of Central Florida in 2011 and returned to Indiana to attend the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis, where he received his J.D. in 2014. While in law school, he worked as a law clerk for a small firm in Columbus, Indiana, that was focused on Social Security disability. He also participated in moot court and served as a Dean’s Tutorial Society tutor in 2012.

Following law school, Eric worked as a solo attorney in Greenwood before joining Keller & Keller in the fall of 2019.

Eric is a member of the Indiana State Bar Association Social Security Disability Law Section and the National Organization for Social Security Claimants Representatives (NOSSCR).

Outside of work, Eric has retained an interest in the interdisciplinary study of law and literature. He received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Law & Literature while in law school for his paper that applied this approach to the work of Ursula K. Le Guin. He also presented work on the use of natural law concepts in popular video games at the Law and Culture Conference at St. Mary’s University, Twickenham, London, in 2016.

Eric enjoys reading histories and science fiction, watching movies, and playing adventure video games. When the weather’s nice, he enjoys attending local events, eating at cultural festivals, taking walks through cities and parks, and traveling—especially back to Florida to visit family and friends. He lives in Beech Grove with his wife, dogs, and cat.

Matt Richter is an attorney who represents disability claimants before the Social Security Administration and in the U.S. federal courts. He represents claimants who have been denied their social security disability benefits and/or supplemental security income both at the hearing level before Social Security’s administrative law judges, and on appeal in Federal District Court and at the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

Born and raised in east-central Indiana, Matt graduated from Richmond High School in 2008. He received his undergraduate degree, a B.A. in political science, from Indiana University in 2012. In May of 2016, Matt received his law degree (J.D.) from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis. While in law school, Matt represented a social security disability claimant before an administrative law judge as part of the school’s disability clinic and was named to the “Order of the Barrister’s” during its moot court competition.

Matt has practiced Social Security Disability law since he was sworn in as an attorney in 2016. He specializes in representing claimants who have exhausted Social Security’s process and been denied by suing the agency in federal district courts around the country. Matt has successfully represented claimants in more than 250 lawsuits against the Social Security Administration in Federal District Courts within Indiana, Illinois, and New Mexico.

In instances where District Courts have affirmed Social Security’s denials of his clients’ disability benefits, Matt has successfully appealed to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, just one rung beneath the United States Supreme Court, 13 times. In 2021, he was named to the Local Rules Advisory Committee for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Matt has been a member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives (NOSSCR) and the Indiana State Bar Association since 2016.

Aside from work, Matt is a rabid fan of his beloved Indiana Hoosiers. He is a parishioner at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Indianapolis and enjoys working on his home and yard, discussing politics, spending time with his wife, Megan, and son, Michael, and trying to keep up with their Australian Shepherd, Jack, and Corgi, Cartman.

Some notable decisions by the United States Appellate Court for the Seventh Circuit in which Matt represented the prevailing party are as follows:

McHenry v. Berryhill, 911 F. 3d 866 (7th Cir. 2018)

Ray v. Berryhill, 915 F. 3d 486 (7th Cir. 2019)

Mandrell v. Kijakazi, 25 F. 4th 514 (7th Cir. 2022)

Huber v. Berryhill, 732 F. App’x 451 (7th Cir. 2018)

Jones v. Saul, 823 F. App’x 434 (7th Cir. 2020)

Kemplen v. Saul, 844 F. App’x 883 (7th Cir. 2021)

Since working in so many different positions in the Social Security Disability division, Courtland has gained a bottom-to-top vast knowledge of the disability process, from the initial application to federal court.

Courtland desires to be an advocate for the people, especially those requiring assistance navigating through the administrative process and arguing their claim in front of an Administrative Law Judge.

Courtland was admitted to the Order of the Barristers at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law for displaying exemplary skills in research, writing, and oral argument skills and also argued in the Jeffrey G. Miller National Environmental Moot Court Competition. Courtland graduated from McKinney with a certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources with a heavy focus on administrative law practice.

In his spare time, Courtland enjoys biking, reading and writing, and attending games for his beloved Indiana Pacers.