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Experience
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Jeff Townsend has more than two decades of trial and appellate experience. He represents plaintiffs and defendants in a host of litigation matters involving securities fraud, contract disputes and environmental matters, to name just a few. Jeff represents policyholders in insurance coverage disputes, including a natural gas utility’s claims to its insurers for periods dating back to the early 1900s for the cost of performing environmental cleanups in the tens of millions of dollars.
Education
- J.D., cum laude 1988, Indiana University Indianapolis – Robert H. McKinney School of Law
- B.A. 1980, Indiana University, Bloomington (English)
Bar Admissions
- State of Indiana, 1988
- United States District Court, Northern District of Indiana, 1988
- United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 1988
- United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1991
- Allen v. Great American Reserve Ins. Co., 766 N.E.2d 1157 (Ind. 2002)
- American Home Assur. Co. v. Allen, 814 N.E.2d 662 (Ind. Ct. App. 2004)
- Arnold v. City of Terre Haute, 725 N.E.2d 869 (Ind. 2000)
- Bloemker v. Detroit Diesel Corp., 687 N.E.2d 358 (Ind. 1997)
- Gerrard v. A.J. Gerrard & Co., 285 F.Supp.2d 1331 (S.D. Ga. 2003)
- Governmental Interinsurance Exchange v. City of Angola, 8 F.Supp.2d 1120 (N.D. Ind. 1998)
- In re Remonstrance Appealing Ordinance Nos. 98-004, 98-005, 98-006, 98-007 and 98-008, of Town of Lizton, 769 N.E.2d 622 (Ind. App. 2002)
- OEC – Diasonics, Inc. v. Major, 674 N.E.2d 1312 (Ind. 1996)
- Reed v. Central Soya Co., Inc., 644 N.E.2d 84 (Ind. 1994)
- United Capitol Ins. Co. v. Special Trucks, Inc., 918 F.Supp. 1250 (N.D. Ind. 1996)
Professional Affiliations
- Member, American Bar Association, Section of Litigation
- Member, Indiana State Bar Association
- Former Member, Allen County Bar Association
- Former Advisory Committee Member and Legal Counsel for Allen County
- Barrister of the Benjamin Harrison Chapter of the American Inns of Court
Community Affiliations
- Member, CH.A.D.D. (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder), Strategic Planning Committee (1995- 1997)
- Member, Fort Wayne Community Schools (1996)
- Member, Board of Directors, FAME (Foundation for Arts and Music in Elementary Schools) (1995- 1997)
- Member, Board of Directors, Fox Island Alliance (Allen County Parks) (1995)
- President, Walden Community Homeowners Association (1994-96)