Hart Bell LLC

Hart Bell LLC is a lawyer in Washington, Indiana. The firm maintains two offices, one at 513 Main Street in Vincennes and one at 101 SR 57 N in Washington, and serves clients throughout Indiana and Illinois. Its practice covers agriculture, civil litigation, construction law, corporate and business law, criminal law, education law, elder law, estate planning and administration, family law, healthcare law, labor and employment law, mediations, Medicaid planning, real estate, taxation, and zoning and land use. The firm holds a rating of 3.70.

Hart Bell traces its roots to 1884, when Clarence Kessinger partnered with William Cullop to create the predecessor firm. After Cullop was elected to Congress in 1890, Kessinger practiced alone until William Hill joined in 1919. The firm became Kessinger, Hill, and Arterburn in 1931 when Norman F. Arterburn joined, and in 1946 Arthur Hart joined after his service in World War II. The firm operated as Arterburn and Hart until 1955, when Arterburn was appointed to the Indiana Supreme Court, where he served twenty-two years and became Indiana's first Chief Justice. Donald G. Bell joined Hart in 1964 to form Hart and Bell.

The firm's former partners include two Justices of the Indiana Supreme Court, a President of the Indiana State Bar Association, a President of the State Board of Law Examiners, a member of Congress, and a Mayor of Vincennes. Hart Bell represents farm families throughout southwestern Indiana and southeastern Illinois, assists builders and owners with construction contracts, counsels school administrators and board members on education matters, and represents clients in guardianship proceedings. The firm is a member of the Knox County Chamber of Commerce and the Knox County Development Corp., and has been named a Best Law Firm by Sun Commercial.

The Washington office sits on IN-57, about a tenth of a mile from Southeast 5th Street and two tenths of a mile from Center Street. The Daviess County Museum and Meradith Park Plaza are both about two tenths of a mile away, the Soldier's Monument about three tenths of a mile, and Washington High School roughly three tenths of a mile from the office.

With more than 130 years of continuous practice behind it, Hart Bell brings a deep bench of experience in agriculture, business, and family law to clients in Washington and the surrounding Daviess County area.