Donald W. Wruck III

Wruck Paupore Law Offices Galleria Building II 275 U.S. Highway 30 Suite 250 Dyer, IN 46311

Educational Background

Attorney Donald W. Wruck, III completed his undergraduate study at Carthage College, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, majoring in Economics. Mr. Wruck complimented his education, completing a course of study at the

Dedication of the Donald W. Wruck, III Seminar Room

Ludwig Von Mises School of Economics, an intensive immersion in Austrian Economics. After completion of his undergraduate work, Mr. Wruck attended law school at Valparaiso University School of Law, in Valparaiso, Indiana. Donald W. Wruck, III maintains close ties with his alma mater, serving on the Advisory Committee for Social Sciences. In November of 2004 Carthage College dedicated the Donald W. Wruck, III Seminar Room located in the new Clausen Center for World Business.

Legal Experience

Mr. Wruck is a former deputy prosecuting attorney for the State of Indiana. For more than six years now, Mr. Wruck has successfully litigated a wide range of cases through his ever-growing private practice. He is particularly proud to serve as general outside counsel for the CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) program. The program provides representation of abused and neglected children during court proceedings to terminate their parental rights. Mr. Wruck regularly serves as Judge Pro-Tem in the Lake Superior Courts.

Mr. Wruck is routinely sought after to lecture on a wide range of topics to diverse audiences. For example, recently, Mr. Wruck prepared materials for, and lectured at, a Continuing Legal Education course on effective litigation of nursing home cases. He also has spoken at seminars before groups of nurses on nursing home malpractice avoidance.

	Donald W. Wruck III and former President George Herbert Walker Bush

Memberships include: Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Indiana Bar Association, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Lake County Bar Association, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association and Member Social Science Advisory Committee of the Board of Directors of Carthage College. Bar Admissions include the Supreme Court of Indiana and Illinois and the U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana.

Mr. Wruck is admitted to practice in Illinois and Indiana, and has litigated cases in the Federal District Courts of Arizona and Tennessee. Mr. Wruck, has extensive appellate experience, having represented clients in appeals before the Indiana Court of Appeals, as well as the 7th Circuit and 9th Circuit Federal Courts of appeal.

Adjunct Professor

Since 1997, Mr. Wruck has been an Adjunct Professor at Valparaiso University. He currently heads the Communication Law program. Courses he teaches include Mass Media Law, Defamation and Privacy in the Media and Communication Law and the Internet.

Communication Law and the Internet was co-taught with former U.S. District Court clerk, Jason Paupore. The two co-authored the casebook used for the course, one of the first of its kind at the time.

Other Professional Background

Mr. Wruck began working in commercial radio at the age of 14. By the age of 17, he was one of the youngest top 25 market broadcasters in the country when he worked the 6pm to 10pm weeknight shift at Hot 102, WLUM, Milwaukee.

Mr. Wruck has traveled extensively performing various economic research projects. In 1993, he traveled to Mexico City, Mexico, investigating the early impact of NAFTA, from the Mexican perspective. In 1994, Mr. Wruck worked in Washington D.C. for U.S. Congressman Mark Neuman as a legislative aid, drafting speeches and participating in meetings with interest groups. A highlight was attending the State of the Union Address by then President, Bill Clinton.

Continuing his work on international trade research, in 1996, Mr. Wruck traveled to Luxembourg, Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany, studying the development of the European Union. A detailed paper was presented to the Board of Directors of Carthage College upon return.

During the summer of 1996, Mr. Wruck worked in Madrid, Spain, on a special assignment for Snap-on Tools, Inc. The purpose of the study was to develop a more efficient distribution channel between the U.S. based company and their Spanish distributors. The project was completed with presentation of a paper titled, "Selling Snap-on in Spain."

Personal

Mr. Wruck is an instrument rated pilot and enjoys flying his Cessna 177 aircraft around the country on day trips and weekend jaunts. He also enjoys golf and lecturing on legal matters.