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About Stephen
Biography
Commencing March 31, 2025, Stephen will serve as a Staff Attorney with the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS). His office is in LaGrange, Indiana.
Stephen is a member of the Indiana State and Allen County Bar Associations, and he is on the Indiana Registry of Domestic Relations Mediators.
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Licensed in Indiana for 30 years
State: Indiana
Acquired: 1995
No misconduct found
Licensed in Illinois for 35 years
State: Illinois
Acquired: 1990
No misconduct found
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Experience
Honors
2014
Sole Practitioner of the Year, VLP of Northeast Indiana
2013
Top Lawyer, Fort Wayne Monthly
2013
Pro Bono Sole Practitioner of the Year, VLP of Northeast Indiana
2012
Excellence in Client Assistance, VLP of Northeast Indiana
2009
Wm Reece Smith Jr. Special Services Award, National Association of Pro Bono Professionals
Work Experience
2025 - Present
Staff Attorney, State of Indiana, Department of Child Services
2024 - 2025
Administrative Law Judge/Hearings Referee, State of Indiana, Department of Workforce Development
2010 - 2024
Owner, Griebel Law Office LLC
2007 - 2010
Partner, Van Gilder & Trzynka, P.C.
Associations
2008 - Present
Indiana State Bar AssociationMember
1998 - Present
Allen County Bar AssociationMember
Education
1990
University of Michigan Law School
JD - Juris Doctor
Speaking Engagements
2023
CHINS Law and Proceures
Achieving and Finalizing Permanency - Panel member
2022
Family Relations Division
Practice Pointers for Permanency Mediation in CHINS cases
2022
Family Relations Division
How to have a Successful Dependency Mediation
2021
Indiana Medicaid Asset Planning: A Practical Toolkit
Maintaining an Ethical Practice
2021
Family Relations Division
Trauma and Traumatization in Intimate Partner Violence in ... CHINS cases
2020
Children In Need of Services - CLE Day
Dependency Mediation Processes and Roles of Attorneys - Panel member
2019
Medicaid Planning - Qualifying for Benefits to Estate Recovery
Is Medicaid Right for your Client; Excluded v. Countable Assets; Legal Ethics
2018
The Probate Process From Start to Finish
Taking The First Step: Filing an Estate in Probate Court
2017
Step-by-Step Guide to Drafting Wills and Trusts
Key Elements of Effective Wills
2016
Trusts From A to Z
Trusts - principles & more
2016
The Ultimate Guide to Probate
Probate process & more
2016
Protecting Assets before Medicaid
Crisis Planning/Legal Ethics
2015
Drafting Effective Wills and Trusts
Fundamental Principles of Will Drafting
2014
Protecting Assets before Medicaid
Crisis Planning/Legal Ethics
2013
Guardianship Forum
Guardianships
2011
Estate Planning seminar
Elder Law
Publications
2021
National Business Institute Seminar
Maintaining an Ethical Practice
2018
The Probate Process From Start to Finish
Taking the First Step: Filing An Estate in Probate Court
2015
Drafting Effective Wills and Trusts
Fundamental Principles of Will Drafting
Activity
Legal Answers
Legal Answers
Q&A
I filed an Answer to a Foreclosure Complaint in the State of Indiana timely. The Plaintiff filed a Motion for Summary Judgment.
13 Aug 2014
Q&A
Is it okay to let a boyfriend or girlfriend spank your children?
13 Aug 2014