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Non-compete agreements are meant to protect a business’s legitimate interests, like trade secrets and customer relationships, but they only work if they’re written and enforced correctly. Non-compete compliance covers both sides of that equation, helping businesses draft and enforce agreements that will actually hold up in court, and helping individuals understand whether an agreement they signed is enforceable against them.
Indiana courts generally enforce non-compete agreements, but only if they’re reasonable in scope, geography, and duration, and only to the extent they protect a legitimate business interest rather than simply preventing competition. Indiana law also places specific restrictions on non-compete agreements for physicians. Courts here can sever or strike unreasonable provisions from an otherwise valid agreement in some circumstances, though Indiana generally won’t rewrite an overly broad restriction to make it enforceable, which makes how an agreement is originally drafted especially important.
At RileyCate, we help employers draft and enforce non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, and we help employees and new employers understand and, when appropriate, challenge agreements that go further than the law allows. Whether you’re trying to protect your business or trying to take a new job without getting sued, the reasonableness of the specific agreement is almost always the central question, and answering it requires looking closely at the industry, the role, and what interest the agreement is actually meant to protect.
Non-compete disputes often move quickly, sometimes requiring emergency requests for injunctions before a case is fully litigated, and that’s exactly the kind of high pressure situation where trial-tested representation matters. Will Riley and Russell Cate lead our non-compete team. Russell Cate is recognized as a Super Lawyer, and his civil litigation practice includes extensive experience with business disputes, with appellate arguments alongside Will Riley before the Indiana Court of Appeals and the Indiana Supreme Court that give our clients real depth in this area. Will Riley’s Super Lawyers, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, and AV Preeminent recognition reflects that same trial credibility.
Will and Russell personally oversee every case we take on, drawing on our skilled and resourceful team of attorneys, associates, and staff in whatever mix the size and complexity of your matter calls for, so your matter moves quickly when it needs to. We also offer alternatives to the standard billable hour for qualifying matters.
Nobody plans to need a lawyer. When something goes wrong, what you need first is someone who will listen, tell you honestly where you stand, and take the next steps off your plate. That is how every case at RileyCate, LLC begins.
We represent individuals, families, and small businesses across Fishers, Indianapolis, and surrounding counties in personal injury and complex litigation, business and real estate disputes, criminal defense, and appeals.
Will Riley and Russell Cate personally oversee every matter, staffing each case to its size and complexity. Both are recognized as Super Lawyers and have argued before the Indiana Court of Appeals and Supreme Court. Will also holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell and a Top 100 Trial Lawyer designation.
We are trial-tested, not just settlement-focused. We have tried hundreds of cases, because insurance companies, opposing businesses, and prosecutors negotiate differently with a firm willing to go the distance.
Whether you’re an employer looking to enforce a non-compete or an employee facing one, time matters, especially if a new job or a departing employee is already involved. We offer a consultation to review your agreement and situation. Reach out to RileyCate today to speak with a non-compete attorney about your matter.
