Stephen C. Unger

Profile

Steve Unger is a partner in the Utilities and Governmental Services Groups, where he assists clients with a broad range of complex to everyday utility and local government issues. Among his areas of experience are
      General Counsel
      Utility Territory & Services Disputes
      Municipal Annexation
      Utility & Municipal Formation
      Ratemaking
      Economic Development
      Eminent Domain
      Mineral Rights

Mr. Unger is a summa cum laude graduate of the Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D. 2005), where he was a board member and articles editor for the Indiana Law Review and served on the Dean's Tutorial Society. He was a two-time participant in the Bose McKinney & Evans summer associate program, and clerked for the firm through his final year of law school. Mr. Unger also interned for The Honorable Theodore Sosin (Marion County Superior Court) and The Honorable Thomas Carroll (Marion County Superior Court). Steve received his undergraduate degree in political science, highest honors, from Butler University (B.A., 2002), where he also interned for the 112th Indiana General Assembly. Steve is licensed to practice law in the state of Indiana.

Honors / Awards

Indiana Super Lawyers® - Rising Stars Edition 2009-2011 (Government / Cities / Municipalities); James V. Donadio Scholarship Recipient (2003); Kerchner Scholar; Schofield Academic Leadership Scholar; Order of Omega; Mortar Board

Representative Matters

Published Opinions:

• Indianapolis Department of Waterworks v. Community School Corporation of Southern Hancock County, 933 N.E.2d 880 (Ind. Ct. App. 2010), trans denied.

• City of Indianapolis v. Duffitt, 929 N.E.2d 231 (Ind. Ct. App. 2010) (amicus)

• In Re Annexation of Certain Territory to City of Muncie, Indiana, 914 N.E. 2d 796 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009) (amicus), trans. dismissed.

• Board of Commissioners of Hendricks County v. Town of Plainfield, 909 N.E.2d 480 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009)

• Wagler v. West Boggs Sewer District, Inc., 898 N.E.2d 815 (Ind. 2008)

• Brenwick Associates, LLC v. Boone County Redevelopment Commission, 889 N.E.2d 289 (Ind. 2008)

• Brenwick Associates, LLC v. Boone County Redevelopment Commission, 870 N.E.2d 474 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007) (reversed on transfer)

• Fox v. Green, 856 N.E.2d 86 (Ind. Ct. App. 2006)

Unpublished Dispositions:

• West Central Conservancy District v. Town of Avon, Cause No. 32A04-0610-CV-580 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007)

• Clay Township Regional Waste District v. Boone County Board of Commissioners, Cause No. 06A04-0601-CV-40 (Ind. Ct. App. 2006)

Appearances / Publications

Author: "Did I Consent to That?  The Current Status of Annexation Waivers in Indiana," (Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis Sites Magazine and Sites Magazine Online, 2010); "Setting the Annexation Record Straight: The Myth Underlying Annexation Reform in Indiana," (Res Gestae, 2008); “Ancient Lights in Wrigleyville: An Argument for the Unobstructed View of a National Pastime,” (38 Ind. L. Rev. 533, 2005)

Presenter: ICLEF -2010 Indiana Law Update "Recent Cases and Legislation in Annexation and Zoning"

Appointments / Memberships

Member: Indiana Municipal Lawyers Association; Indiana Leadership Forum (Class of 2008); Indiana Bar Association; Indianapolis Bar Association; Beta Zeta Foundation (board member); Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity (Indianapolis Committee on Corporate Governance); Connection Point Christian Church; Beta Zeta Chapter of Delta Tau Delta (president, 2001)