Tom Blackburn

A founding partner of BLACKBURN & GREEN, Tom Blackburn graduated with honors from Indiana University (BS Business cum laude, 1974) and Indiana University School of Law (JD cum laude, 1977). He is admitted to practice law before all State Courts of Indiana and the U.S. District Courts, Northern and... Read More

R.T. Green

A founding partner of BLACKBURN & GREEN, R.T. Green graduated with honors from Indiana State University (BS cum laude, 1974) and Indiana University (JD cum laude, 1977). He is admitted to practice law before the State Courts of Indiana and the U.S. District Courts, Northern and Southern Districts. He has been practicing law since 1977... Read More


Ryan Lindinger is an Associate Attorney for Blackburn and Green in their South Bend office. Ryan graduated from Purdue University with a B.A. in Public Relations in 2002 and from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 2006, where he ranked in the top third of his class. During law school, he served as a law clerk for the criminal defense litigation firm of Borland & Gaerte in Indianapolis, Indiana. During his clerkship, Ryan obtained his first experience in the courtroom where he made oral arguments at an evidentiary hearing and was "second-chair" during a felony jury trial... Read More


Chad Romey is an Associate Attorney in Blackburn and Green's Fort Wayne office. After graduating with honors from Manchester College (B.S. Accounting cum laude, 1998; Master of Accountancy, 1999), Chad graduated from the prestigious University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2002). He then worked in Atlanta, gaining experience with one of the largest law firms in the world, Greenberg Traurig, LLP.... Read More


Chris Blackburn is an Associate Attorney for Blackburn and Green in their Fort Wayne office. He obtained a B.A. in Economics from Huntington University in 2005 and worked as an investment advisor for PNC Bank before attending law school. Chris graduated with honors from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 2011, ranking in the top 22% of his class of 350 students.... Read More

Firm Profile

Community Involvement:

Tom Blackburn and R.T. Green have donated their time and energy to programs aimed at making Indiana a better place to live.

Here are some of the programs they support:

Safety Village:

Safety Village is an entire town, complete with stop signs and municipal buildings, built to kid-size scale. It is used to teach school children hands-on lessons in safety education.

ARC of Northeast Indiana:

ARC of Northeast Indiana serves people with disabilities. Its goal is to help people with impairments to lead full, enriched lives by assisting them in job opportunities, living arrangements, and many other programs.

The Timmy Foundation

The Timmy Foundation seeks to help meet medical needs by providing basic medical care and serving people with severe medical problems in third-world countries.
View Sponsorship Letter >

SCAN

SCAN, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization whose sole mission is to eliminate child abuse and neglect through family services, education, and community partnerships.
View Certificate of Appreciation >
View Letter of Support >
View Thank You Letter >
View 03/21/11 Thank You Letter >
View April 2011 Thank You Card (Front)
View April 2011 Thank You Card (Back)
View 04/29/11 Thank You Letter >
View May 2011 Thank You Letter >
View 2/12/2012 Thank You Letter >
View 03/10/2012 Thank You Letter >
View 04/04/2012 Thank You Letter >
View 08/02/2012 Thank You Letter >

Lifeline Youth & Family Services

Lifeline Youth & Family Services works to strengthen children and their families. They serve more than 8,000 children and families a year by offering a full range of programs to meet families needs.

Special Olympics

Special Olympics is made up of passionate, committed individuals from every walk of life, who recognize the value and unique gifts of people with intellectual disabilities. And who, together, share the common belief in dignity, equality and opportunity for ALL people.
View Donation Request Letter >
View Thank You Letter >
View Certificate of Membership >
View 2011 Thank You Letter >
View 2011 Certificate of Membership >
View 2012 Thank You Letter >

Walk for Animals

The mission of Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control is to ensure public health and safety as well as prevent pet overpopulation, animal neglect, and animal cruelty through education, rescue, and law enforcement. Part of this effort includes their annual Walk for Animals which we proudly support.
View Certificate of Appreciation >

Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #36 of South Bend Appreciation Award
View 2012 Appreciation Award

Paralyzed Veterans of America Certificate of Appreciation
View 2012 Certificate of Appreciation