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Legalese for Genealogists

Join us for a FREE virtual program on December 9th at 6:30 p.m. EST.

Are you stumped on where to look for a birth certificate or divorce record? Are you confused by all of the legal jargon in your ancestor’s will? This presentation may help solve these mysteries. Attorney David Singleton will present on many common legal terms with simple explanations and examples of where you might find them. He will also answer questions you may have on archaic legal terms you have discovered in your ancestors’ documents.* Please submit these terms to genealogy@acpl.info prior to the presentation.

*Please note that there will be no legal advice given during this talk. The purpose of this presentation is solely to provide a general understanding of legal terms.

David Singleton is an associate attorney in Fort Wayne, Indiana with Blackburn & Green. He graduated with highest honors from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. David has been recognized as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers®, a division of Thomson Reuters®, and has been named one of the Top 40 Under 40 civil plaintiff attorneys by the National Trial Lawyers organization. David conducts motion and appellate practice for Blackburn & Green’s Fort Wayne and South Bend offices and also handles case files in litigation. He has successfully argued on behalf of Blackburn & Green’s clients before numerous Indiana trial courts and the Indiana Court of Appeals. David is admitted to practice law before all Indiana state courts, the United States District Courts for Indiana’s Northern and Southern Districts, and the Supreme Court of the United States.

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