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About Mike Norris Law Offices
Efficient Service in Emergencies | Member of Indiana State Bar Association | Over 30 Years of Experience
Efficient Service in EmergenciesMember of Indiana State Bar AssociationOver 30 Years of Experience
Our Mission
Mike Norris has been practicing law for 36 years. He is a former professor of Real Estate and Business Law at the University of Colorado, and has dedicated his life to helping people. The mission of the attorneys and staff at Mike Norris and Associates in Indianapolis, Indiana is primarily to provide legal and financial solutions for the financial difficulties of our clients. We deliver effective legal services by educating the client about his/her choices.
Combining educational materials with sound financial counsel, we assist our clients in formulating financial workouts, such as defense of lawsuits in state and federal courts, bankruptcy, debt settlement, mortgage renegotiation (commercial or residential), and foreclosure defense. We hope that a firm understanding of financial management strategies will help give all of our clients a bright financial
future.
Credit card debt, ballooning mortgage payments, health care costs and many other burdens have left the average family and small businessman facing foreclosure by banks and constant harassment from other creditors. In the 36 years spent running my own business, I’ve learned that solutions aren’t always easy–but they can be found.
Mike's Story
One day when I was fourteen, everything fell apart. Mom started crying in the car as we were coming home from the grocery store. As we pulled into the garage, I asked her what was wrong. She answered, “That business trip your father went on…he’s never coming back. The divorce paperwork has already been filed.”
Over the next 18 months, there was a lot of stress. Before going to bed each night, I would check on Mom. Usually she was in bed, crying. Many a night I tried to comfort her as she repeated over and over again, “Oh Mike, what are we going to do?” I didn’t have an answer, except to insist that I would quit high school and work my summer job year round. As the second-oldest of my seven brothers and sisters, I felt it was my duty to help support the family. Mom did not want me to quit school, and I had no way to stop her tears. I felt helpless.
By the time I was sixteen, we were selling furniture in order to have money for food. One day the sheriff knocked on the door, gave us a box of trash bags, and told us, “Today is the day. You folks need to be out by 4 pm.”
Mom was able to persuade the Maryknoll nuns to let her and her eight children stay in a little rundown cottage they owned. It was quite small, but we made do. At night, the unheated living room was the only quiet place to do schoolwork.
I was quite busy, working part time to pay for tuition, clothes, and transportation. Although proud of my hard work, I still felt angry and frustrated about money problems and a system that didn’t seem to care about people. But I was determined not to give up, and went to college on academic scholarship, as I saw this as the only way to get a fresh start.
Throughout my life, I have found that thinking things out works. I don’t feel helpless anymore. I have always believed “Knowledge is Power”, and today I believe that more than ever.
If you are angry, frustrated, and distrustful, I understand. If financial stress is tearing your family apart, I understand. If you find yourself consumed by financial worries, I understand.
Most of the problems in consumer finance are rooted in a lack of planning. We need to be better educated on our choices. We need to make the right choices to create a bright financial future for tomorrow. Let’s begin today!
About Us
Mike Norris and Associates assists a variety of clients in Indianapolis and central Indiana – both individuals and businesses. Whether you are a consumer or a businessperson, people often have significant stress and anxiety in financial matters, which sometimes renders them ineffective in dealing with these issues. Even lawyers themselves know: “a man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client”.
Because Mike Norris Law has represented clients for over 35 years, our individual clients come from a broad number of professions and circumstances. The first goal of Mike Norris Law is to address each client in a personalized and professional manner. We want you to feel heard. When the communication is effective, legal and financial issues are less stressful. We work every day to help clients look at legal and financial issues in an objective, focused, and rational manner.
Our firm also serves businesses on an on-going basis. Because of Mike Norris’ background of 35 years as a small business owner, he is well aware of the issues small businessmen face, and he has personally represented many business owners in challenging financial situations.
When small businessmen need our help, we are here to give it, even if it is just a few minutes of sound advice. Knowing that we will respond quickly and effectively, our business clients continue to come back to our firm when they need that sound advice. We at Mike Norris Law prides ourselves on cutting through complex matters quickly, and delivering cost effective results.
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