Paul D. Vink

Profile

Paul Vink is a partner in the Litigation Group, assisting clients in complex business and commercial litigation matters in both state and federal court. Mr. Vink has broad experience in disputes involving breach of contract, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, litigation involving municipalities or other political subdivisions, and real estate litigation, including writ of certiorari proceedings. Mr. Vink has handled several trials, arbitrations (FINRA and AAA), and mediations on behalf of clients involving these, and similar, claims. Mr. Vink is an active member of the Appellate Group, successfully handling numerous appeals involving business disputes before the Indiana Court of Appeals and Indiana Supreme Court. Mr. Vink graduated summa cum laude from Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis, and received a B.A. cum laude from Northwestern College.

Honors / Awards

Indiana Super Lawyers® - Rising Stars Edition 2009-2011 (Business Litigation); Graduate, Indianapolis Bar Association Bar Leader Series III (2006); Note Development Editor - Indiana Law Review (2001-02); Intramural Moot Court - Order of the Barristers (2000); Captain - Northwestern College Football Program (1998)

Representative Matters

• Represented a large hospital in a multi-million dollar claim for breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract against a physician group member of a limited liability company formed as part of a joint venture;
• Represented a municipality in defense of an ordinance regulating the withdrawal of groundwater pursuant to a municipality's powers under the Indiana Home Rule Act, including oral argument before the Indiana Court of Appeals and Indiana Supreme Court (to view the oral argument in the Indiana Supreme Court, click here);
• Represented a municipality in defense of a comprehensive mining ordinance enacted pursuant to municipal authority under the Indiana Home Rule Act, including oral argument before the Indiana Court of Appeals and Indiana Supreme Court (to view the oral argument in the Indiana Supreme Court, click here);
• Represented a multi-national corporation in obtaining the dismissal of fraud, fraudulent transfer, conversion, and federal and state racketeering claims presenting potential exposure in excess of $50 million;
• Represented a developer in a six-day jury trial seeking damages for breach of contract against a municipality for failing to provide sewer service required by a contract;
• Represented two registered representatives in a three-day FINRA arbitration brought by their former employer for breach of contract;
• Represented a purchaser of defective packaging equipment against the seller asserting breach of express and implied warranties and breach of contract.

Representative Appellate Matters:

• The Town of Avon v. West Central Conservancy District, et. al., 957 N.E.2d 598 (Ind. 2011)
• The Town of Avon v. West Central Conservancy District, et. al., 937 N.E.2d 366 (Ind. Ct. App. 2010) (transfer granted)
• Tru-Cal, Inc. v. Conrad Kacsik Instrument Systems, Inc., 905 N.E.2d 40 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009)
• City of Carmel v. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., 883 N.E.2d 781 (Ind. 2008)
• LHT Capital, LLC v. Indiana Horse Racing Commission, 891 N.E.2d 646 (Ind. Ct. App. 2008)
• Lauth Indiana Resort & Casino, LLC v. Lost River Development, LLC, 889 N.E.2d 915 (Ind. Ct. App. 2008)
• GPI at Danville Crossing, LP v. West Central Conservancy District, 867 N.E.2d 645 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007) (transfer denied)
• City of Carmel v. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., 849 N.E.2d 1197 (Ind. Ct. App. 2006) (transfer granted)
• Metro. Dev. Comm'n of Marion County v. Pinnacle Media, LLC, 846 N.E.2d 654 (Ind. 2006) (on rehearing)
• Metro. Dev. Comm'n of Marion County v. Pinnacle Media, LLC, 836 N.E.2d 422 (Ind. 2005) (rehearing granted)
• Metro. Dev. Comm'n of Marion County v. Pinnacle Media, LLC, 811 N.E.2d 404 (Ind. Ct. App. 2004)
• Wilson v. Lincoln Fed. Sav. Bank, 790 N.E.2d 1042 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003)

 

• Van Vactor Farms, Inc. v. Marshall County Plan Comm'n, 793 N.E.2d 1136 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003)
• Johnson v. Heritage Lake Property Owners Assoc., 67A01-0506-CV-00276 (Ind. Ct. App. 2006) (unpublished opinion)
• Indiana Dept. of Ins. v. Employer's Protective Ins. Co., 49A05-0208-CV-403 (Ind. Ct. App. 2004) (participating as amici curiae) (unpublished opinion)

In the majority of these cases, Mr. Vink represented these clients in the trial court as well.

Appearances / Publications

Speaker: "Summary Judgment Practice" (Federal Civil Procedure, ICLEF, May 2010)

Author: "The Emergence of Divergence: The Federal Courts' Struggle to Apply Heck v. Humphrey to 1983 Claims for Illegal Searches," (35 Indiana Law Review 1085, 2002); "Appellate Civil Case Law Update," (Res Gestae, 2003); "Selling Across State Lines: Offering your product online may expose your company to lawsuits in distant states," (Smart Business Indianapolis, 2004).

Appointments / Memberships

Member: Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations; Chapel Rock Christian Church (board member); Marion County Local Rules Committee

Outside the Office

Mr. Vink and his wife are the proud parents of a daughter and son. When not spending time with his family, Mr. Vink enjoys
watching and playing sports, spending time outdoors, and reading.