Frederick R. "Rick" Hovde

Frederick R. "Rick" Hovde


Hovde Dassow + Deets LLC

Recognized since 2003

Indianapolis, Indiana

Practice Areas

Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs

Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
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Frederick R.(Rick) Hovde is a principal with Hovde Dassow & Deets LLC.He is a trial lawyer with an emphasis on medical negligence,automobile and truck accidents, construction site accidents and injuries from dangerous consumer products all on behalf of plaintiffs. He is Past President of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association

He was born in Lafayette, Indiana on October 1, 1955. He is a graduate of Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., 1977) and Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., 1980) where he was a member of Phi Delta Phi. He was admitted to the Indiana bar in 1980.

Rick is listed in Best Lawyers in America and is a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers ( membership is by invitation only and limited to 600 trial lawyers worldwide), American College of Trial Lawyers, Indiana College of Trial Lawyers, Litigation Counsel of America and the Indianapolis Bar Foundation. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association since 1990, the Executive Committee from 1995 to 2003, and was President during the 2002-2003 term. He is a member of the Indianapolis (Director, Young Lawyers, 1986-1989), Indiana State (Director, Young Lawyers, 1982-1986), and American Bar Associations, the American Association for Justice and The American Board of Trial Advocates.

Rick has tried over 90 cases to a jury verdict and obtained maximum statutory verdicts in medical malpractice cases and several verdicts in excess of one million dollars in automobile accident ,products liability and insurance bad faith cases.He has handled many significant and complex construction,products liability and accident and insurance claim cases

He has been involved in some signifcant appellate decisions and authored a number of articles including : State Security Ins. Co. v. Ottinger (1985) 487 N.E. 2d 446; Hinshaw v. Board of Comr’’s Jay Co. (1993) 611 N.E. 637; Hottinger v. Trugreen Corp. (1996) 665 N.E. 2d 593; and Kennedy v. Guess, Inc. (2002) 7765 N.E. 2d 213; Balfour v. Kimberly Home Health Care 830 NE2d 145 (2005) and Alli v. Eli Lilly and Co. 854 NE2d 372 (2006). He is the author of: Indiana: Analysis of Indiana Tort Reform, Indiana Law Review Vol. 29 No. 2, 1995; Punitive Damages ICLE 1996; Bad Faith, Indiana Trial Lawyers Assn. 1996; Litigating TMJ, Back and Neck Injury Cases, Professional Education Systems, 1993; Health Care Evidence in Low- Impact Injury, Professional Education Systems, 1992; Medical Malpractice in Indiana. NBI ,1990;and Civil Trial Practice ICLEF,1988

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Location
  • 10201 North Illinois Street, Suite 500
    Indianapolis, IN 46290-1137
Education
  • Indiana University Maurer School of Law, J.D., graduated 1980
  • Southern Methodist University, graduated 1977
Bar Admissions
  • Indiana, Indiana State Bar Association
Affiliations
  • American Association for Justice - sustaining member
  • Litigation Counsel of America - fellow
  • Indianapolis Bar Foundation - fellow
  • American Board of Trial Advocates - associate
  • Indiana College of Trial Lawyers - fellow
  • American College of Trial Lawyers - fellow
  • International Academy of Trial Lawyers - fellow

Hovde Dassow + Deets LLC
Headquarters: Indianapolis, Indiana

3 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

1 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America award

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2009 - Personal Injury Litigation
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, Indianapolis (2025)
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, Indianapolis (2018)
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Indianapolis (2014)
  • Personal Injury Litigation, Indianapolis (2009)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Personal Injury Litigation

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