Fellow - American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers -
Certified Family Law Specialist - Indiana Family Law Certification Board
Southwest Corner Allen County Courthouse ( Intersection of Berry and Calhoun Streets ) 
Hayes & Hayes is a Fort Wayne, Indiana Law Firm established in 1913. Its current emphasis is limited to Family Law.
Cornelius B. (Neil) Hayes is a third generation Fort Wayne lawyer. Mr. Hayes has been a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers since 1992 and has been Certified as a Family Law Specialist by the Indiana Family Law Certification Board since its inception. Mr. Hayes is a Board Member of the Indiana Certifying Organization of the State Bar of Indiana and is presently an Officer of the Family and Juvenile Section of the Indiana State Bar Association. He has served on the Executive Committee of the Allen County Bar Association - Family Law Section since 1990, served as the Section's Chairman and is currently an Officer of the Section.
In 1995 Mr. Hayes was selected by his peers for inclusion in
The Best Lawyers in America and he has been selected in all successive editions since. In 2004 and all following years Mr. Hayes has also been voted by his peers -
Indiana Super Lawyer - which designation identifies him in the top 5% of Indiana Lawyers. In 2010 and 2011 Mr. Hayes was named to Indiana's "Top 50" Super Lawyes, which identifies lawyers across Indiana who received the highest point totals from nominations, research and a blue ribbon review process conducted by
Law & Politics and the publishers of the
Indiana Super Lawyers magazine.
Mr. Hayes' grandfather C. Byron Hayes was elected Allen County Prosecuting Attorney in 1932 and 1936. His father, J. Byron Hayes, a former federal prosecutor, was elected Allen County Prosecutor in 1958. His son, Byron, is litigation counsel for a Fortune 500 Company.
Attorney Hayes who has achieved Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating for ethical standards and legal ability (AV) is dedicated to providing the finest in legal service to all his clients.