Christopher J. Braun

Chris Braun was again recently selected by the Indiana Super Lawyers as a Top 50 Lawyer in Indiana in 2024. Chris is a name partner with the firm and focuses on a variety of complex litigation, transactional, administrative and legislative matters. He was elected to serve as the Firm’s Managing Partner in 2021. Since 1993, Chris has also served as General Counsel to the Indiana Food & Fuel Association (formerly the Indiana Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association) and has written more than 30 articles regarding the petroleum industry.

Over the past 40 years, as defense counsel, Chris has been retained in hundreds of cases to represent individuals and corporate defendants in a wide variety of complex claims and lawsuits involving breach of contract, business litigation, toxic tort, real estate, insurance coverage and environmental matters. As plaintiff’s counsel, Chris regularly represents individuals and corporations in similar matters and has served as lead counsel in dozens of client matters that have each resulted in recoveries of more than $1,000,000. He has often testified before various Indiana House and Senate committees and has drafted more than 40 Indiana environmental statutes and regulations, including those impacting the petroleum industry and Indiana’s Underground Storage Tank Excess Liability Trust Fund.

Chris has also served as lead counsel in numerous transactions for both buyers and sellers of environmentally impacted properties and businesses. Chris has also assisted in the drafting of more than 30 pieces of legislation, including numerous appearances to testify regarding legislation.