The focus of Amy Romig’s practice is environmental and natural resource counseling and the Indiana Orders and Procedures Act (“AOPA”). She regularly represents clients in permitting, enforcement actions, and other adversarial proceedings before the Indiana Office of Environmental Adjudication and other administrative tribunals.
Amy has experience in representing environmental clients in administrative, trial, and appellate forums. Amy successfully defended a solid waste processing facility permit through administrative, judicial review, and appellate proceedings resulting in a favorable appellate opinion interpreting many AOPA issues.
Amy counsels clients on a broad variety of air, water, solid waste, underground storage tank, natural resource, agricultural and other environmental issues. She assists clients with cleanups performed under Indiana’s Voluntary Cleanup and other cleanup programs. Amy’s litigation successes include obtaining class certification on behalf of owners of property impacted by ethanol emissions from a distillery and resultant mold growth.
Awards
- 2024 , Recipient of Indiana Lawyer’s Distinguished Barrister Award
- 2019-2025, Listed in Best Lawyers in America®
- 2023, Listed as Best Lawyers in America® Environmental Law “Lawyer of the Year” Indianapolis
- 2014-2024, Selected for inclusion in Indiana Super Lawyers – Environmental
- 2013-2024, Ranked by Chambers USA
- 2013, Selected for inclusion in Indiana Rising Stars – Environmental
- 2012, Selected for inclusion in Indiana Rising Stars – Administrative Law
- 2011, Finalist, Indy’s Best and Brightest
Education
- J.D., 2000, magna cum laude, Indiana University Bloomington – Maurer School of Law
- M.S., 2000, (Environmental Sciences), Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Bloomington
- B.S., 1995, with highest honors (Chemical Engineering), J.B. Speed Scientific School, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
Bar Admissions
- State of Indiana, 2000
- Commonwealth of Kentucky, 2000
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, 2000
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, 2000
- United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 2010
Professional Affiliations
- Member, Indiana State Bar Association, CLE Committee (2017)
- Member, Indiana State Bar Association, Military and Veterans’ Affairs Committee (2013-2014)
- Member, Indiana State Bar Association, Environmental Law Section (Immediate Past Chair, 2012-2013, Chair 2011-12, Chair Elect 2010-2011, Secretary 2009-2010, Treasurer 2008-2009 and Newsletter Editor 2007-2008)
- Member, Indianapolis Bar Association, Environmental Law Section (Immediate Past Chair -2014, Chair -2013, Chair-Elect -2012, Vice Chair – 2011, Secretary-2010, At Large Member -2009)
- Member, Indianapolis Bar Association, Women and the Law Division (Executive Committee At Large Member, 2013, 2014; Chair of the Mentorship Committee, 2014)
- Member, American Bar Association, Section on Natural Resources, Energy, and Environmental Law Sections
- Member, Kentucky Bar Association
- Member, Columbus Young Professionals
2022 | Speaker
The Permit NOV Letter Arrives: Now What?, Indiana Chamber of Commerce Environmental Permitting and Reporting Conference
2022 | Speaker
Annual Meeting of the Indiana National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA)
2021 | Speaker
Wetlands – Where are we now after both Federal and State Regulatory Changes?, Farm Bureau Drainage School
2021 | Speaker
The 30,000 Foot Overview of Changing Wetland Regulation, White River Alliance Indiana Wetland Forum
2021 | Speaker
The Permit NOV Letter Arrives: Now What?, Indiana Chamber of Commerce Environmental Permitting and Reporting Conference
2020 | Co-Presenter
COVID-19 – Reducing Liability and Increasing Workplace Safety, Indiana Chamber 202 Virtual Environmental Conference
2020 | Co-Presenter
The Permit NOV Letter Arrives: Now What?, Indiana Chamber’s Environmental Permitting and Reporting Conference
2020 | Co-Presenter
Leaky Pipes and Broken Dreams. ISBA Utility Law Section Fall Seminar Virtual Conference
2019 | Speaker
Indiana Chamber of Commerce Permitting Conference: The Permit NOV Letter Arrives: Now What?
2018 | Speaker
Advanced Legal Issues Affecting Local Governments and Municipalities: The Ultimate Guide, NBI Seminar
2018 | Speaker
Emergency Spill Reporting – How to Prepare for the Worst, Environmental Permitting and Reporting Conference, Indiana Chamber of Commerce
2018 | Speaker
Navigating an Audit and Bringing Your Facility Back into Compliance, Manufacturer’ Education Counsel, Annual Sustainability & EHS Symposium
2017 | Congressional Testimony
Speaker, House of Representatives Subcommittee on Environment, H.R. 848 Farm Regulatory Certainty Act
2017 | Co-Presenter
Navigating an Audit and Bringing Your Facility Back into Compliance, Indiana Environmental Management Conference presented by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management
2017 | Speaker
Hazardous Waste Rule Changes – Changes to the Definition of Solid Waste and the Generator Improvements Rule, Indiana Chamber Environmental Permitting and Reporting Conference
2016 | Publication
Environmental and Other Liability Considerations: The Age of Climate Change and Failing to Anticipate and Prepare for Disaster, When Disasters Strike: What Should You Do for Your Client?, published by ICLEF
2015 | Speaker
Strategies to Deal with Pro Se Litigants, Indiana State Bar Association, Environmental Law CLE and Holiday Reception
2015 | Speaker
Insights for the ABA’s Environmental Conference, 2015 Annual ABA Conference
2014 | Speaker
Indiana Water Laws and Regulations, December
2014 | Speaker
Indiana Chamber of Commerce Environmental Conference, “Updates in Environmental Law,” October
2014 | Speaker
ISBA’s Environmental Law Section’s CLE “Air and AOPA
2014 | Speaker
National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary, Midyear Conference, Due Process in the Electronic Age
2013 | Publication
Guest Column, “Moratorium on Administrative Rules Leads to Uncertainty”, The Indiana Lawyer, August 28, 2013
2013 | Speaker
ICLEF Advanced Environmental Law Seminar – Master Series, Implementation Issues with Indiana Antidegradation Rule