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6422 Ralston Ave. Bio
Indianapolis, IN 46220
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION:
Christian Theological Seminary
Master's of Divinity l988, Magna Cum Laude
Grades: 3.96/4.0
Indiana University Law School, Indianapolis
Juris Doctor l979, with Honors
Grades: 3.l/4.0
University of Chicago
Bachelor of Arts, General Studies In Humanities (philosophy,
religion and politics) l975, with Honors
Grades: 3.73/4.0
Clinical Pastoral Education
Northminister Presbyterian Church & Tri-County Mental
Health Center
C.P.E. Certificate l989
SCHOLASTIC HONORS AND AWARDS:
Seminary:
Scholarship for Highest GPA
Faculty Award Scholarship
James Small Scholarship
Frank J. Albert Memorial Scholarship
Rabbi Feuerlicht Prize for Hebrew Studies
Theta Phi Honorary Society
C.T.S. Merit Award
Magna Cum Laude
Law School:
Associate Editor, Indiana Law Review
Moot Court Society
Cum Laude
Undergraduate:
Phi Beta Kappa
Special Project Scholarship
All Academic All-State Football Team
Outstanding Seniors Graduate Order of the "C"
Magna Cum Laude
Football and Swimming Varsity Letters, Order of the “C”
Hanover College Admissions Scholar
Hoosier Scholar
OTHER AWARDS AND HONORS:
Alabama State Militia, Honorary Lieutenant Colonel Aide-de-Camp
Kentucky Colonel
Tennessee Honorary Citizen
Proclamation of Salutation Recipient from
Indiana Governor and House of Representatives
Ohio Governor
Pennsylvania Governor
Tennessee Governor
Key to City, Mayor of Indianapolis
Who's Who in American Law
Who's Who in National Registry of Executives & Professionals
25-Year Indianapolis Bar Association recognition
Lifetime Fellow of Phi Beta Kappa Society
2d Place Indianapolis Star Travel Photo Contest 2005
Jordan YMCA Man of the Year 2006
EMPLOYMENT:
Jeffrey S.Rasley, Atty. at Law (General Practice) 2009-2010
Senior Member (General Practice) 2000-2008
Rasley and Wood, P.A.
Partner (General Practice) l985-l999
Babcock & Rasley
Associate (Administrative Law and Civil Litigation)
Dutton, Kappes & Overman l98l-l984
Staff Attorney (Public Interest and Poverty Law)
Legal Services Organization of Indiana l979-l98l
Student Intern (City Safety Management) l978
City of Indianapolis Administration
Law Clerk (Public Interest and Poverty Law)
Legal Services Organization of Indiana l978-l979
Sales Representative (Life & Health Insurance) l976
Aetna Life and Casualty
CONSULTING/PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT:
Arbitrator and Mediator for Construction Law, Family Law, Personal Injury and Uninsured Motorist cases, l982- 2005
Member, Federal Pauper Council Panel for U.S. District Court, Southern Indiana Division, l982-1997
Consultant, Legal Services Corp. and National Opinion Research Center for Personnel and Management Study, l982-1983
St. Florian Society for Management Study, l999
Contract Public Defender, Marion County Juvenile Court, l986
Director/Attorney, Westminster Presbyterian and Tabernacle Presbyterian Church Legal Ministries 1987-1988
Pastoral Counselor for Adolescent Males, l989-2002
Real Estate development/financing, 1999-2007
Instructor, IUPUI Continuing Education Program 2008-
PUBLICATIONS:
“The Man on the Bike Told the Truth; Adventure in Belize,” (and photos) Real Travel Adventures International Magazine, Sept. 1, 2009.
“Hope in the Himalayas; the Strongest Men I Know,” (and photo) The Chrysalis Reader, Fall 2009.
“The Most Litigious People in the World,” (and photos) Phi Beta Kappa Key Reporter, Summer 2009.
“Ever Met the Goddess of the Sky?” (and photos) MAP Travel Lifestyle Magazine, July 2008.
“Trekking Nepal; The Adventure of a Lifetime,” (and photos) MAP Travel Lifestyle Magazine, March 2008.
“Passage Through Palau,” (and photos) The Chrysalis Reader, Fall 2007.
“Coaching the Game of Life,” (and photos) Faith and Fitness Magazine, Aug/Sept 2007.
“Travels to the Roof of the World,” LOGOS, Swedenborg Foundation Newsletter, pg. 4, photo of Lama Tenzing of Tengboche Monastary, Spring 2007.
“Marooned! Resurrection of Football at the University of Chicago,” Chicago Magazine, Oct. 2006.
“The Outlaws of Kalalau, the Aloha Spirit, and Threats to the Commune,” Journal of Communal Societies, Fall 2006.
"Safe Passage Through Nepal,” (and photos) The Chrysalis Reader, Fall 2006.
“Obesity, TV, and the Katrina Blame Game,” Anderson Herald Bulletin, publication pending Sept. 2005.
“Taking Their Best Shots,” Indianapolis Star, Travel Sect. pg. K1, 2d place travel photo contest, Nepalese
villagers scrambling over a rock slide.
“Dionysus at Tengboche,” (and photos) The Chrysalis Reader, Fall 2004.
“Letting Go in French Polynesia,” PanGaia, Winter 2003.
“In Box; Assembly Line Justice,” Indiana Lawyer, Nov. 6, 2003.
“Paradox of Palau,” Magical Blend, publication pending Aug. 2003.
“The Most Litigious People in the World,” (and photos) Pacific Magazine, Dec. 2002.
My Turn; “The Revolution You Won’t See on TV,” Newsweek, Nov. 25, 2002.
“Looking Back on the White River Fish Kill Case, Anderson Herald Bulletin,
Jan. 6, 2002 and Indianapolis Star, Jan. 14, 2002.
"Shell Game," University of Chicago Magazine, June, l998.
Columnist, Sonlight, First Meridian Hts. Pres. Church, l997.
"Don't Get Scared, Get Even," Ind. Lawyer, Sept. l8, l996.
"Coaching Kids to Live Well," Indy's Child, Sept., l995.
"Practical Guide for Applicants in Preparing Cellular Applications,"
Personal Communications, September, l984.
"Personal Viewpoint - Taking a Fresh Look at Legal Services," 67
ABA Journal l236 (Oct., l98l).
"Child Abuse and the Social Worker: Rights of the Parents," 4
Family Law Review 247 (l978).
"Tenant Unions and Free Enterprise," Indianapolis Recorder, August 28, l978.
"Cruising," Goshen News, August l5, l974.
Poetry, The Barrister, Ind.Univ. Law School student newspaper, l978;
Kennings, Hanover College fine arts magazine, l973.
ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES (Past and Present):
Admitted: U.S. Supreme Court
Federal District Court of Southern Indiana
Indiana Supreme Court
Member: American Arbitration Association
American Bar Association
American Judicature Society
Basa School Project
Central Indiana Wilderness Club
Parks & Forestry ad hoc committee
Defenders of Wildlife
Fairview Presbyterian Church Finance & Growth committees
Federal Communications Bar Association
Fellows of the Phi Beta Kappa Association
First Meridian Hts. Presbyterian Church
Christian Ed., Nominating, & Worship committees
Friends of the White River
Indiana Creditors Bar Association
Education Committee
Indiana State Bar Association
Professional Services Committee
Indiana University Alumni Association
Law School 25th Reunion Committee
Indianapolis Bar Association
Business Law Section, Domestic Relations
Section, Editorial Board, Ethics Committee, Legislative
Committee, Litigation Section, Speakers' Bureau,
"Ask a Lawyer" and Pro Bono Panel
Indianapolis Legal Aid Society
Laborers and Hod Carriers Union
Marion County Superior Court Domestic Relations
Rules Committee
Marion County Republican Roundtable
National Geographic Society
National Arbor Day Foundation
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
National Wildlife Federation
Nature Conservancy
North American Development Organization
Order of the ‘C’
Phi Beta Kappa, Chicago Beta Chapter,
Indianapolis Alpha Chapter
Phoenix Society, University of Chicago
Second Presbyterian Church
Stewardship Committee, Twenties & Thirties Steering Committees
Smithsonian National Association
Social Economic Educational Development Service of
Nepal
Fundraising campaigner
Scientech Indianapolis
Sierra Club, Hoosier Heartland Chapter
Theta Phi, Christian Theological Seminary Chapter
University of Chicago Alumni Association
Awards Committee
Development Committee
Volunteer Endowment Committee
Volunteer Leadership Conferences, 25th & 30th Reunion Committees,
Students into Alumni Committee, Nominating Committee
YMCA, Capital Campaign Leadership Committee, Invest in Youth Campaign
Committee, Program Committee
Director: Forest Place Sanctuary, Inc.
Graduate Order of the “C”
Indiana Care Givers, Inc.
Indiana Computer Software Association, Inc.
Indiana Creditors Bar Association
Indiana-Tennessee Civil War Memorial Commission
Indianapolis Tenants Association
Insight Center, Inc.
Jordan YMCA
Komputrol, Inc.
Metro Advocates Ministry, Inc.
Tenants Union of Tivoli, Inc
Triple ‘R’ Development, Inc.
University of Chicago Alumni Association Board of Governors
Visiting Nurse Service, Inc.
Vice President and Director:
Indiana Creditors Bar Association
Secretary and Director: Triple "R" Development, Inc.
Komputrol, Inc.
Indiana Computer Software Association, Inc.
President and Director: University of Chicago Indy Alumni Club (acting Pres.),
IndianapolisTenants Union
Tenants Union of Tivoli, Inc
Treasurer: University of Chicago Rugby Club
Chairman: Alumni Schools Committee, University of Chicago Indianapolis Region
ICBA Education Committee Indianapolis Bar Association
IU Law School Tennis Outing
Jordan YMCA Campaigner Roundtable, Christian Emphasis Committee
Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Dinner-Discussion Group
Rasley International Research Scholarship, University of Chicago
Indiana-Tennessee Civic Memorial Commission
University of Chicago Class of 1975 35th Reunion
Committee
Coordinator: Basa School Project
Westminster Presbyterian & Tabernacle Presbyterian Legal Clinics
United Farm Workers Support Committee
Goshen Walk for Hunger
College Republicans to Young Republicans
Teacher/Counselor: Head Start Program
Finance & Budgeting Seminar Law School Employment Seminar
Medical Ethics Seminar
Poverty Law Seminars
Second Pres., First Meridian Hts. Pres. & Fairview Pres. Churches
Adult Ed. & Bible Studies
Young Life
Youth Job Preparedness Program
Clerk of Session, Elder, Deacon and Liturgist: First Meridian Heights Presbyterian Church
Fellow: Phi Beta Kappa Society
Lead Role: “Come Blow Your Horn;” “Tartuffe”
ATHLETICS & RECREATION:
High School: 5 varsity letters in swimming & track, sweater, jacket & blanket awards; 2 school records for relay teams
College: 3 varsity letters in football & swimming, sweater & jacket awards; record for interceptions in a season; relay team finalist in Illinois State College meet
Adult Recreational Leagues: basketball, flag football, fencing, softball, tennis, volleyball, walleyball
Coach: AAU Swimming; Glendale Soccer Association; Panther, First Baptist & Jordan YMCA Basketball; Panther League Football; Broadripple Park Swimming; Haverford Baseball
Hobbies: Boating, boxing, bicycling, kayaking, motorcycling, mountaineering & trekking, scuba diving, skating, snow skiing, swimming, water skiing, writing
Travel: 49 foreign countries and 48 states