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| Peter M. Racher, Partner |
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Peter Racher has, for more than two decades, represented plaintiffs and defendants in highly complex litigation matters. The caliber of this work is reflected by published decisions that include Lindsey v. DeGroot, 898 N.E.2d 1251 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009) and Shell Oil Co. v. Meyer, 705 N.E.2d 962 (Ind. 1998). Both decisions established important principles of law that favored our clients. Peter was named Environmental Litigator of the Year by the Hoosier Environmental Council for the Shell Oil win. Recent trial court successes include The Sierra Club v. Gates, 499 F.Supp.2d 1101 (S.D. Ind. 2008). After a lengthy bench trial, the U.S. District Court ruled against efforts by environmental groups that sought to prevent the transportation of nerve gas constituents to an out-of-state facility for their destruction and disposal. Peter earned his B.A. (Biology) from Oberlin College in 1978. From 1978 to 1983, Peter was a Journalist for The Des Moines Register, the Tallahassee Democrat and the Charlotte Observer. He earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, in 1986. Peter clerked for the Honorable James M. Dixon, Monroe County Circuit Court from 1984-1986. He was an associate at Bose, McKinney & Evans, Indianapolis from 1986 to 1989. Peter joined PSRB in 1989, was made a partner in 1992 and became a named partner in 1994. Peter writes and lectures extensively, having participated in numerous trade association, client and continuing education seminars. He has been listed as an Indiana Super Lawyer every year since 2004. He received an AV peer review rating by Martindale-Hubbell. Peter is a Fellow of the Indiana State Bar Association and the Indianapolis Bar Association. Peter represents, on a pro-bono basis, an inmate on Alabama’s death row in his post-conviction appeals. He is co-counsel with Donna Marron in this representation, which commenced in 2002.
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Practice Areas
- Environmental
- Insurance Coverage
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- Complex Litigation
- Business Services
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Significant Cases, Administrative Matters & Transactions
Lindsey v. DeGroot, 898 N.E.2d 1251 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009) Sierra Club v. Gates, Cause No. 2:07-cv-0101-LJM-WGH, 2008 WL 4368531, slip op. (S.D. Ind. September 22, 2008) Sierra Club v. Gates, 499 F. Supp. 2d 1101 (S.D. Ind. 2007) Barnett v. Alcoa, Inc., Cause No. 3:06-cv-184-RLY-WGH, 2007 WL 1183823, slip op. (S.D. Ind. April 18, 2007) Ind. Dep’t of Envtl. Mgmt. v. DeGroot, Cause No. 35D01-0704-MI-00013, slip op. (Huntington County Superior Court April 19, 2007) Metaldyne Co., LLC v. Intermet Corp., Cause No. 33D01-0607-PL-0015, slip op. (Henry County Superior Court July 31, 2006) Pflum v. Visteon Sys. LLC, Cause No. Case No.: 1:04-CV-00170-DFH-VSS (S.D. Ind. Oct. 21, 2005) (settled) Am. States Ins. Co. v. Kiger, 662 N.E.2d 945 (Ind. 1996) Hubbard v. Fid. Fed. Bank, 91 F.3d 75 (9th Cir. 1996) Shell Oil Co. v. Meyer, 705 N.E.2d 962 (Ind. 1998)
Publications & Speaking Engagements
2009
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Author and Speaker, "Downpours Deluges & Floods: Litigation After the Cataclysm," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum Seminar, Indianapolis, Indiana
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2008
Speaking Engagement
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Speaker, "Significant Environmental Cases Affecting Land Use," National Business Institute, Inc.
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2008
Speaking Engagement
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Speaker, “Deposition Skills Workshop," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum
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2007
Speaking Engagement
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Speaker, “Deposition Skills Workshop," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum
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2007
Speaking Engagement
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Speaker, “Criminal Law Enforcement," Advanced Environmental Law, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum
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2004
Speaking Engagement
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Speaker, “Land Use Law in Indiana," National Business Institute, Inc.
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2004
Speaking Engagement
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Speaker, “Recovering Environmental Investigation and Clean-Up Costs from Liability Insurance," American Foundry Society
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2003
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Author, “Toxic Tort Litigation in Indiana: Daubert and the Admissibility of Expert Witness Testimony," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum
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2002
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Author and Speaker, “Legal Ethics," American Agricultural Law Association Convention, Indianapolis, Indiana
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2002
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Author and Speaker, “Recent Developments in Environmental Law in Indiana," part of Cutting Edge Complex Environmental and Real Estate Development Issues in Indiana, sponsored by Lorman Education Services
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2002
Speaking Engagement
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Panel chair, “2002 Legislative Developments Affecting Environmental Law," Part of Innovations in Environmental Law, sponsored by Environmental Law Section, Indiana State Bar Association
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2001
Publication
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Author and Speaker, “Daubert and the Admissibility of Expert Witness Testimony in Indiana," Part of Basic Environmental Law seminar, sponsored by Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum
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2001
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Author and Speaker, “Complying With Environmental and Special Use Regulations," Part of Land Use Law Seminar sponsored by National Business Institute
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2000
Speaking Engagement
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Co-Author, “Developing the Indiana Landscape: How a ‘Greenfield’ Can Become a Minefield, and How to Avoid the Environmental and Zoning Pitfalls," sponsored by Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum
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Associations & Memberships
Member, American Bar Association, Section on Natural Resources, Energy, and Environmental Law Fellow, Indiana State Bar Association Member, Indiana State Bar Association, Environmental Law Section (Chair 1998- 1999) Member, Indiana State Bar Association, Agricultural Law Section Council Fellow, Indianapolis Bar Association Member, Indianapolis Bar Association, Environmental Law Section Associate Member, American Association for Justice
Honors
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2011
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Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rating
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2011
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Selected for inclusion in Indiana Super Lawyers -- Environmental
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2010
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Listed in Best Lawyers in America®
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2010
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Selected for inclusion in Indiana Super Lawyers Magazine - Environmental
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2010
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Listed in Best Lawyers in America®
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2009
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Selected for inclusion by Indiana Super Lawyers Magazine - Environmental
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2009
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Listed in Best Lawyers in America®
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2008
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Selected as Fellow of the Indianapolis Bar Association Foundation
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2008
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Listed in Best Lawyers in America®
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2008
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Listed in Indiana Super Lawyers
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2007
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Listed in Best Lawyers in America®
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2007
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Listed in Indiana Super Lawyers
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2006
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Listed in Best Lawyers in America®
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2006
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Listed in Indiana Super Lawyers
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2005
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Listed in Best Lawyers in America®
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2005
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Listed in Indiana Super Lawyers
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2004
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Listed in Best Lawyers in America®
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2004
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Listed in Indiana Super Lawyers
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2003
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Listed in Best Lawyers in America®
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1995
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“Litigator of the Year” for The Hoosier Environmental Council
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1986
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Order of the Coif
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1985
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American Jurisprudence Award in Labor Law Associate, Indiana Law Journal
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Employment History
1992- present Partner, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP 1989- 1991 Associate, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun Spring 2007 Adjunct Professor, Environmental Law, Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis 1986-1989 Associate, Bose, McKinney & Evans, Indianapolis, Indiana 1984- 1986 Law Clerk, Hon. James M. Dixon, Monroe County Circuit Court, Bloomington, Indiana 1978- 1983 Journalist, The Des Moines Register, The Tallahassee Democrat, and The Charlotte Observer
Volunteer Activities
Board of Directors, Central Indiana Land Trust Member, Tocqueville Society of the United Way of Central Indiana Past President and Current Board Member, Kaleidoscope Youth Center
Practice Areas
- Environmental
- Insurance Coverage
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- Complex Litigation
- Business Services
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Significant Cases, Administrative Matters & Transactions
Lindsey v. DeGroot, 898 N.E.2d 1251 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009) Sierra Club v. Gates, Cause No. 2:07-cv-0101-LJM-WGH, 2008 WL 4368531, slip op. (S.D. Ind. September 22, 2008) Sierra Club v. Gates, 499 F. Supp. 2d 1101 (S.D. Ind. 2007) Barnett v. Alcoa, Inc., Cause No. 3:06-cv-184-RLY-WGH, 2007 WL 1183823, slip op. (S.D. Ind. April 18, 2007) Ind. Dep’t of Envtl. Mgmt. v. DeGroot, Cause No. 35D01-0704-MI-00013, slip op. (Huntington County Superior Court April 19, 2007) Metaldyne Co., LLC v. Intermet Corp., Cause No. 33D01-0607-PL-0015, slip op. (Henry County Superior Court July 31, 2006) Pflum v. Visteon Sys. LLC, Cause No. Case No.: 1:04-CV-00170-DFH-VSS (S.D. Ind. Oct. 21, 2005) (settled) Am. States Ins. Co. v. Kiger, 662 N.E.2d 945 (Ind. 1996) Hubbard v. Fid. Fed. Bank, 91 F.3d 75 (9th Cir. 1996) Shell Oil Co. v. Meyer, 705 N.E.2d 962 (Ind. 1998)
Publications & Speaking Engagements
2009
Publication
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Author and Speaker, "Downpours Deluges & Floods: Litigation After the Cataclysm," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum Seminar, Indianapolis, Indiana
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2008
Speaking Engagement
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Speaker, "Significant Environmental Cases Affecting Land Use," National Business Institute, Inc.
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2008
Speaking Engagement
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Speaker, “Deposition Skills Workshop," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum
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2007
Speaking Engagement
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Speaker, “Deposition Skills Workshop," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum
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2007
Speaking Engagement
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Speaker, “Criminal Law Enforcement," Advanced Environmental Law, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum
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2004
Speaking Engagement
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Speaker, “Land Use Law in Indiana," National Business Institute, Inc.
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2004
Speaking Engagement
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Speaker, “Recovering Environmental Investigation and Clean-Up Costs from Liability Insurance," American Foundry Society
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2003
Publication
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Author, “Toxic Tort Litigation in Indiana: Daubert and the Admissibility of Expert Witness Testimony," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum
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2002
Publication
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Author and Speaker, “Legal Ethics," American Agricultural Law Association Convention, Indianapolis, Indiana
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2002
Publication
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Author and Speaker, “Recent Developments in Environmental Law in Indiana," part of Cutting Edge Complex Environmental and Real Estate Development Issues in Indiana, sponsored by Lorman Education Services
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2002
Speaking Engagement
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Panel chair, “2002 Legislative Developments Affecting Environmental Law," Part of Innovations in Environmental Law, sponsored by Environmental Law Section, Indiana State Bar Association
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2001
Publication
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Author and Speaker, “Daubert and the Admissibility of Expert Witness Testimony in Indiana," Part of Basic Environmental Law seminar, sponsored by Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum
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2001
Publication
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Author and Speaker, “Complying With Environmental and Special Use Regulations," Part of Land Use Law Seminar sponsored by National Business Institute
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2000
Speaking Engagement
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Co-Author, “Developing the Indiana Landscape: How a ‘Greenfield’ Can Become a Minefield, and How to Avoid the Environmental and Zoning Pitfalls," sponsored by Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum
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Associations & Memberships
Member, American Bar Association, Section on Natural Resources, Energy, and Environmental Law Fellow, Indiana State Bar Association Member, Indiana State Bar Association, Environmental Law Section (Chair 1998- 1999) Member, Indiana State Bar Association, Agricultural Law Section Council Fellow, Indianapolis Bar Association Member, Indianapolis Bar Association, Environmental Law Section Associate Member, American Association for Justice
Honors
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2011
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Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rating
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2011
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Selected for inclusion in Indiana Super Lawyers -- Environmental
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2010
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Listed in Best Lawyers in America®
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2010
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Selected for inclusion in Indiana Super Lawyers Magazine - Environmental
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2010
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Listed in Best Lawyers in America®
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2009
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Selected for inclusion by Indiana Super Lawyers Magazine - Environmental
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2009
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Listed in Best Lawyers in America®
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2008
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Selected as Fellow of the Indianapolis Bar Association Foundation
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2008
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Listed in Best Lawyers in America®
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2008
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Listed in Indiana Super Lawyers
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2007
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Listed in Best Lawyers in America®
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2007
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Listed in Indiana Super Lawyers
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2006
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Listed in Best Lawyers in America®
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2006
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Listed in Indiana Super Lawyers
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2005
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Listed in Best Lawyers in America®
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2005
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Listed in Indiana Super Lawyers
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2004
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Listed in Best Lawyers in America®
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2004
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Listed in Indiana Super Lawyers
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2003
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Listed in Best Lawyers in America®
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1995
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“Litigator of the Year” for The Hoosier Environmental Council
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1986
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Order of the Coif
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1985
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American Jurisprudence Award in Labor Law Associate, Indiana Law Journal
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Employment History
1992- present Partner, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP 1989- 1991 Associate, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun Spring 2007 Adjunct Professor, Environmental Law, Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis 1986-1989 Associate, Bose, McKinney & Evans, Indianapolis, Indiana 1984- 1986 Law Clerk, Hon. James M. Dixon, Monroe County Circuit Court, Bloomington, Indiana 1978- 1983 Journalist, The Des Moines Register, The Tallahassee Democrat, and The Charlotte Observer
Volunteer Activities
Board of Directors, Central Indiana Land Trust Member, Tocqueville Society of the United Way of Central Indiana Past President and Current Board Member, Kaleidoscope Youth Center
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