Robert A. Fanning

Partner

Robert A. Fanning is a distinguished Workers' Compensation attorney and partner at Due Doyle Fanning & Alderfer, LLP, with 50 years of experience representing employers, insurance carriers, and self-insured businesses throughout Indiana. A Fellow of the College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers and a former Indiana Super Lawyers honoree, Bob has devoted his career to Workers' Compensation defense, employer advocacy, and the development of Indiana Workers' Compensation law. He holds Martindale-Hubbell's prestigious AV Preeminent peer-review rating.

Bob concentrates his practice exclusively on Workers' Compensation defense. He advises employers, insurers, and self-insured organizations on complex claims, litigation strategy, compensability disputes, and the effective administration and resolution of workplace injury claims. His extensive experience provides clients with practical guidance grounded in decades of involvement with Indiana's Workers' Compensation system.

Beyond his litigation practice, Bob has played a significant leadership role in Indiana's Workers' Compensation community. He served as Executive Director of the Indiana Self-Insurers Association and is a founder of the Indiana Workers' Compensation Defense Association. He previously chaired the Workers' Compensation Section of the Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana and served as a Resource Panel Chairman for the Governor's Task Force on Workers' Compensation and Occupational Disease Law Reform.

Bob is also a recognized author and educator on Workers' Compensation law. He authored the Workers' Compensation Handbook, published by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, and the Layman's Guide to Workers' Compensation, published by the Indiana Manufacturers Association. He has written numerous articles for business, medical, insurance, and legal audiences and frequently lectures on Workers' Compensation law, claims administration, and dispute resolution.

His contributions to the profession have earned him recognition as a Fellow of the College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers, selection to Indiana Super Lawyers from 2004 through 2011, and Martindale-Hubbell's AV Preeminent rating.

Bob earned his undergraduate degree from Indiana University in 1973 and his law degree from Indiana University in 1976. He has practiced law in Indiana since 1976.

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Education:

  • Indiana University School of Law, J.D., 1976
  • Indiana University, B.S., 1973

Honors and Awards:

  • Fellow, College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers
  • Indiana Super Lawyers®, 2004-2011
  • Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating

Professional Leadership and Associations:

  • Indiana Self-Insurers Association, Former Executive Director
  • Indiana Workers' Compensation Defense Association, Founder
  • Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana, Former Chair, Workers' Compensation Section
  • Governor's Task Force on Workers' Compensation and Occupational Disease Law Reform, Resource Panel Chairman

Selected Publications:

Bar Admissions:

  • Indiana, 1976
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