Dennis E. (“Denny”) Harrold has announced his intention to seek election to the Shelbyville City Council At-Large Seat.

Harrold is running in order to use his experience in representing governmental entities and individuals dealing with governmental entities such as public schools to aid in Shelbyville’s controlled progress and growth. His work with government bond issues provides insight that he believes will facilitate continued City advancement while protecting homeowners’ and businesses’ assets. Having enjoyed raising his family here, he wants Shelbyville to be a place where our children and grandchildren want to return to in order to work and raise their families.

Harrold graduated from Indiana University with a B.A. degree in Business Administration and obtained a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) degree from Indiana University Law School. That same year, he married his wife, Mary Ann (Padgett) Harrold, and they have two children, Teresa Michaud and Derek Harrold, who both graduated from Shelbyville High School. The Harrolds are members

of St. Joseph Catholic Church.

Immediately upon being admitted to the Indiana bar, Harrold entered the US Army JAGC as a Captain, and served over four years on active military service, including a 2-year stint in South Korea, with the United Nations Command. After his military service, he moved to Shelbyville in October, 1976, and has lived here ever since.

He has practiced law with the Shelbyville law firms of Adams and Cramer; Bate Harrold and Meltzer; McNeely Stephenson Thopy & Harrold; and most recently, Stephenson Rife, LLP. During that time Mr. Harrold represented each of the Boards of Southwestern Consolidated School District of Shelby County and Blue River Career Programs for over 20 years and represented Shelbyville Central Schools for over 44 years.

Mr. Harrold is a member of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, The National Trial Lawyers Association, the Indiana Council of School Attorneys, and the National Council of School Board Attorneys. He has lectured extensively on school law. Besides being admitted to the Indiana Supreme Court, Harrold is admitted before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. District Court of Southern Indiana, and the U.S. Court of Military Appeals. He has also served as President of the Shelby County Bar Association and President of the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Harrold has served on the Advisory Board of the Salvation Army, as well as co-chair of the Major Hospital Foundation Royal Oak Society Committee; and currently, he serves on the Board of Directors for the Indianapolis 500 Old Timers Club.

He has been named as an Indiana Super Lawyer, an American Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers, a Top Lawyer by the Global Directory of Who’s Who, a member of Marquis Who’s Who in American Law and Who’s Who of Emerging Leaders.

Mr. Harrold is also a recipient of the Albert Nelson Marquis Who’s Who Lifetime Achievement Award and the recipient of the Indiana State Bar Association Civility Award. He has been named one of the Top 10 attorneys by America’s Personal Injury Attorneys, as well as a member of the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys Top 1%.

He is also a member of the National Association of Distinguished Counsel and a Fellow of the Indiana Bar Foundation.

Recently, Mr. Harrold was recognized for 50 years of service to the legal community by the Indiana State Bar Association.

He looks forward to serving the needs of the citizens of Shelbyville as their Councilman At-Large.