A Northwest Indiana Law Firm Built on Referrals, Results, and Staying Local
ABOUT
Twenty Years in These Courts. Four Attorneys Who Live Here.
Tanzillo Stassin & Babcock P.C. has practiced law in Dyer, Indiana for over 20 years. In that time, the firm has grown to four attorneys with nearly 100 years of combined experience — and the practice has never relocated, never become a satellite, and never outsourced its client relationships to junior associates or intake staff.
Every attorney at this firm lives in Northwest Indiana. That's not a marketing line. It means we go to the same schools, drive the same roads, and appear in the same Lake County and Porter County courtrooms where your case will be heard. When you work with us, you're working with attorneys who have a stake in this community — because it's ours too.
Credentials you can trust. Advocacy you can feel.
What We Handle — and How We Handle It
We represent Northwest Indiana residents across four core practice areas: personal injury, criminal defense, family law, and estate planning. Within those areas, we take on the full range of cases families actually face — from car accidents and workers' comp claims to OWI charges, divorce, child custody, wills, and probate.
What doesn't change across any of them is how we work. You speak with an attorney from the first call. You're not passed to a paralegal, reassigned mid-case, or left waiting days for a callback. If your situation is urgent, we respond the same day. If it isn't, we still respond within 24 hours.
We also take cases other firms pass on. If a larger firm or billboard practice told you your case wasn't strong enough, it's worth a second opinion. We've recovered in the six figures for clients that multiple other attorneys declined.
Meet the Attorneys
Michael Babcok
Mike Babcock brings a perspective to personal injury and workers' compensation cases that most attorneys don't have — he was injured on the job before law school. That experience informs how he handles work injury and accident cases and how he talks to clients who are going through something he's lived. Mike is licensed in both Indiana and Illinois, allowing the firm to represent personal injury clients in Cook County, Lake County, IL, and the broader Chicago area.
Larry Stassin
Larry Stassin has practiced law in Northwest Indiana for decades, with deep experience in estate planning, probate, and family law matters. His client relationships tend to be long-term — families who return when life circumstances change and refer their relatives when they need a local attorney they trust.
Julie DeMange
Julie DeMange concentrates her practice in family law, representing clients in divorce, custody, child support, and adoption matters. Her approach is direct without being cold — family law cases require both legal clarity and human judgment, and she brings both.
Andrew Tanzillo
Of Counsel
Andrew Tanzillo handles personal injury and criminal defense cases with a focus on Lake and Porter County courts. His practice reflects the firm's broader approach — direct, prepared, and willing to take cases to trial when settlement isn't in the client's interest.
The Communities We Call Home
Our office is in Dyer, Indiana — and our attorneys live and work throughout Lake County and Porter County. We represent clients in Merrillville, Hammond, Gary, St. John, Valparaiso, Chesterton, Portage, and surrounding communities across Northwest Indiana.
For personal injury matters, we also serve clients in Illinois. Mike Babcock's Illinois licensure means accident victims in Chicago, Cook County, and Lake County, IL, have access to our firm without needing to engage separate counsel.
What People Ask About Our Firm
How long has Tanzillo Stassin & Babcock been in business?
The firm has practiced continuously in Dyer, Indiana for over 20 years. The attorneys have deep roots in Northwest Indiana — this isn't a recently opened branch office or a rebranded practice.
Is Tanzillo Stassin & Babcock a good law firm?
The majority of our new clients come through referrals — from past clients and from other attorneys who trust us with their own family members. We'd encourage you to read our reviews, look at our results, and then call us for a free consultation to decide for yourself.
Will I work directly with an attorney, or will I be handed off?
You'll work directly with an attorney from your first call through resolution. We don't use paralegals as client-facing intermediaries, and cases aren't reassigned to junior associates once they're in progress.
Do you handle cases outside of Lake County?
Yes. We serve clients throughout Lake County and Porter County, Indiana. For personal injury cases, Mike Babcock's Illinois licensure allows us to represent clients in Cook County, Lake County, IL, Chicago, and surrounding suburbs.
Talk to an Attorney Today
Tanzillo Stassin & Babcock P.C. is a full-service law firm based in Dyer, Indiana, serving personal injury, criminal defense, family law, and estate planning clients throughout Northwest Indiana. With nearly 100 years of combined attorney experience and licensure in both Indiana and Illinois, the firm has represented Lake County and Porter County families for over 20 years.
Free consultations are available across every practice area. Call 219-339-4174 or send us a message and we'll follow up within 24 hours.
