Attorneys

Stephen M. Wagner grew up in Indianapolis and attended Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School where he graduated as co-valedictorian in 1987. Mr. Wagner graduated cum laude from the University of Notre Dame in 1991 with B.A. in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics and received his J.D. cum laude from the Indiana School of Law Bloomington in 1994. After being accepted to the Attorney General's Honors Program, Mr. Wagner worked for the Department of Justice in 1994-1995 as staff counsel for the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1996 Mr. Wagner returned to Indianapolis to practice with the firm of Riley Bennett & Egloff where he worked primarily in the area of insurance defense litigation. In June, 1997 Mr. Wagner left Riley Bennett, and the defense bar, to found the Wagner Law Firm, P.C., where he practices exclusively in the areas of plaintiff's personal injury, worker's compensation, civil rights, class action litigation and medical malpractice. In June, 2000, Mr. Wagner joined partners Jason R. Reese and Trevor J. Crossen to form Wagner Reese & Crossen, LLP, a firm dedicated to representing injury victims throughout Indiana and nationwide. In 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2008, Mr. Wagner was selected by his peers as an "Indiana Super Lawyer", an award presented to the top 5% of practicing attorneys in Indiana as published in the Indianapolis Monthly and Super Lawyer magazines. In 2006, Mr. Wagner was also selected by the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association as the Trial Lawyer of the Year. He is a frequent lecturer in the areas of civil rights/Police Brutality litigation and work injuries. Mr. Wagner and his wife, Courtenay, have four children, Jake, Weston, Regan and Mia.

Truck Accidents
Car Accidents
Wrongful Death
Motorcycle Accidents

Areas of Practice

• Truck Accidents
• Construction Site Accidents
• Wrongful Death
• Plaintiff's Personal Injury
• Civil Rights/Police Brutality
• Class Action Litigation
• Medical Malpractice
• Worker's Compensation

Education

• Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana, 1994
  J.D.
  Honors: Cum Laude
  
  
• University of Notre Dame, 1991
  B.A.
  Honors: Cum Laude
  Major: Politics, Philosophy, and Economics
  
  

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Frequent Lecturer, Areas of Civil Rights/Police Brutality Litigation and Work Injuries

Honors and Awards

• Super Lawyer, 2010
• Selected as an Indiana Super Lawyer in 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2008 by Law and Politics As published in Indianapolis Monthly Magazine
• Named Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association in 2006

Past Employment Positions

• Federal Bureau of Prisons in Philadelphia, Department of Justice, Staff Counsel, 1994 - 1995
• Riley Bennett & Egloff, Indianapolis, Indiana, Attorney, 1995 - 1997

Birth Information