Norris is a Member in Stoll Keenon Ogden’s Indianapolis office. He joined the firm in 2022, as part of the merger with Katz Korin Cunningham.
One of the Co-Founders of Katz Korin Cunningham, Norris is an experienced leader in the firm’s Health Care group. His focus is in health care dispute resolution including trial practice, regulatory advocacy, commercial litigation, and arbitration. Norris has been admitted pro hac vice in 15 states, and has tried and arbitrated numerous long-term care, medical malpractice, and commercial cases throughout the nation.
He has extensive experience representing health care providers before governmental agencies including the Center for Medicare/Medicaid Services as well as state regulatory agencies in 16 states. Norris has provided legal advice and oversight on claims management and claims handling processes for large, self-insured health care providers. In addition, he is an arbitrator certified by the American Arbitration Association and the American Health Lawyers Association.
Norris has made more than 50 national and regional presentations on health care-related topics and trial practice for many organizations, including the Defense Research Institute, the National Business Institute, the American Conference Institute, the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care; the Complex Cardiovascular Catheter Therapeutics Conference. He is also co-author of the 2007 book, Inside The Minds: Health Care Law Client Strategies, published by Aspatore Books.
Health Care: Norris and his team advise health care providers, including skilled nursing and senior living facilities hospitals, physicians and physicians’ groups, and other health care professionals on a range of concerns in an ever-changing legal and regulatory environment.
Recognition
· America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators 2018 – present
· Best Lawyers®, Lawyer of the Year (Indianapolis), Arbitration, 2023
· Best Lawyers®, Arbitration, Health Care Law, and Litigation – Health Care, 2017-present
· Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana (DTCI): Defense Lawyer of the Year, 2021; Board of Directors, Treasurer, 2023
· Indiana Super Lawyers®, 2018 – present
· Indianapolis Bar Foundation, Distinguished Fellow, 2022
· Indiana Lawyer/Indianapolis Business Journal “Leadership in Law” Awards: Named “Distinguished Barrister,” 2019
· Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating, Legal Ability & Ethical Standards, 2019 – present
· National Black Lawyers Top 100 (Indiana), 2018 – present
Affiliations
· Indiana State Bar Association, former Diversity Committee Chair
· Marion County Bar Association
· American Arbitration Association, Certified Arbitrator
· American College of Healthcare Executives
· American Health Lawyers Association, Certified Arbitrator
· Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana, Diversity Committee Chair and Board of Directors Member; former Long-Term Care Subcommittee Chair
· Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel
· International Association of Defense Counsel
· Indiana Supreme Court Commission on Equity and Access in the Court System: Vice Chair, 2021 – present
· Indiana High School Mock Trial Competition
· Lawrence Youth Basketball, Coach
· National Guard Association of the United States
· Indiana Air National Guard, Medical Service Corps., Lt. Col., 1994 – 2010
· United States Air Force, Retired Officers Association
· United States Air Force, Medical Service Corps., Captain, 1989 – 1994
