He was a law clerk to the Honorable Harry C. Dees Jr, the Bankruptcy Judge for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Indiana at South Bend and he is a former deputy city attorney to the city of South Bend, Indiana. Mr. Kraemer is a member of the Indiana State Bar Association. He earned his A.B. degree from Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, and his J.D. degree from Valparaiso University School of Law.