DeFur Voran Attorney Charles "Chuck Todd, Jr.
CharlES “Chuck” Todd, Jr.

Of Counsel

1315 Broad Street
New Castle, IN  47362

[email protected]
765-521-0656
765-529-3250 (fax)

Chuck grew up in Hagerstown, Indiana, raised his family there, and continues to live in Hagerstown.  Chuck served as a Wayne County Probation Officer while he attended law school and, upon graduation, served as a Law Clerk for the Honorable William Garrard of the Indiana Court of Appeals.  He operated a law office (Todd Law Office in Cambridge City, Indiana) for approximately twelve (12) years, serving clients in a variety of legal needs, including estate planning, probate administration, business entity formation and ongoing administration, and municipal law, representing several municipal clients.  He also served as a part-time deputy prosecutor from 1999 to 2003.  He served as Judge of Wayne Superior Court No. 1 for almost sixteen (16) years, from 2009 through 2024, initially being appointed by then Governor Mitch Daniels to fill a vacancy, and then subsequently being elected to two (2) six (6) year terms, concluding his service as judge at the end of 2024, opting not to run for an additional term.

 

Practice Areas

Real Estate, Business, Estates and Trusts, Alternative Dispute Resolution

 

Education

Ball State University (B.S. 1984 – Cum Laude)
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law (J.D., 1996 – Summa Cum Laude)

 

Bar Admissions

Indiana

 

Admitted to Practice Before

United States District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana

 

Memberships

Indiana State Bar Association; Wayne County Bar Association

 

Civic Involvement 

Former Board Member of the Golay Community Center; Former Board Member of the Wayne County Foundation