Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Attorney Gladish attended Calumet College of St. Joseph where he graduated Cum Laude in 1991, and was selected as a 1991 member of Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges. Attorney Gladish earned his Juris Doctor from Valparaiso University School of Law in 1995. Attorney Gladish is licensed to practice law in the states of Indiana and Illinois, and is a member of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Lake County Bar Association, East Chicago Bar Association and the Delta Theta Phil Law Fraternity. Attorney Gladish is entitled to practice before all courts of Indiana and Illinois, as well as the United States District Court for both the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, the Northern District of Illinois, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the United States Supreme Court. Attorney Gladish is a Board Certified Civil Trial Specialists as certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy since 2002; member of Best Lawyers In America - Plaintiff's Personal Injury since 2015; AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, 2010-present member of the Indiana Super Lawyers in the area of personal injury; member of the Top 100 Indiana Trial Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers Association; and Life Members of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Attorney Gladish has also been selected numerous times as a member of "Who's Who in American Law" and "Who's Who in America". Attorney Gladish is currently teaching Legal Writing and Research I & II at Calumet College of St. Joseph in Hammond Indiana. Finally, Attorney Gladish has been selected to serve or has served on the Board of Directors and/or Advisory Boards for the following: Towle Community Theater, South Shore Arts Foundation and the Calumet College Paralegal Program Advisory Board.Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist by the American Board of Trial Advocacy