Wilford A. Hahn is a long-lasting Partner of Matheny, Hahn & Denman, Law L.L.P practicing in in a variety of areas including Civil Litigation, Estate Planning, Personal Injury, Workers’ Compensation, Wrongful Death, Will Contests, Trusts, Fall Injuries, Nursing Home Injuries, and Medical Malpractice.
Admitted:
1973, Indiana; 1974, Colorado
Law School:
- University of Denver, J.D., 1973
- Participant, Summer Term at Exeter, England, sponsored by the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
College:
Purdue University, B.S. in Agriculture, 1967
Member:
- Huntington County (President, 1979-1980)
- Indiana State Bar Association
- Chair. Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee 2007-2010
- Member, Indiana Board of Govenors 2013-2015
- American Bar Association; and Indiana Trial Lawyers Association
Biography:
- Staff Attorney, United States Department of Agriculture, Denver, CO, 1973-1975
- Assistant City Attorney, 1976-1982. Deputy Prosecutor, Child Support, 1976-1978
Born:
Bremen, Indiana, April 8, 1944
Honors:
- American Business Women’s Association, Business Associate of the Year, 1992
- Chief of the Flint Springs Tribe, 1998 (For community services to Huntington County residents)
- Volunteer Lawyer of the Year for Huntington County, 2001
- National Board Member of the Year, 2005 (For outstanding services as Lafontaine Board Chair)
- Indiana State Bar Association Presidential Citation, 2009 (For exemplary services to Indiana citizens as Chair of UPO Committee)
Practice Areas:
- Civil Litigation
- Estate Planning
- Personal Injury
- Workers’ Compensation
- Wrongful Death
- Will Contests
- Trusts
- Fall Injuries
- Nursing Home Injuries
- Medical Malpractice
Community Involvement:
- Huntington College – Board of Trustees, 1990-1992
- Huntington College Foundation – 1983-2002, President 1990-1992
- Huntington County Community Foundation – Board of Directors 1992-2002 and President 2000-2002
- Pathfinder Services – Board of Directors, 1977-1983 and President 1982-1983
- United Way of Huntington County – Board of Directors and Fund Drive Chairman, 1987
- LaFontaine Center – Board of Directors, 2003-present and President 1994-1997
- Huntington Library – Board of Trustees, 1987-1990
- Youth Services Bureau – Board of Directors, 1991-1999
- Huntington County Humane Society and Foundation – Board of Directors, President 1978-1980
- Kiwanis Club – Member 1983-2007, President 1989-1990
- Huntington County Red Cross – Board of Directors 1977-1980, 2003-2009