Troy M. Miller

Profile

Troy Miller is a partner in the Construction and Litigation Groups, concentrating his practice in construction contracting, complex construction litigation, arbitration and mediation, including, but not limited to, public contract law, state highway construction, mechanic’s lien law and vendor and material supplier collections. Mr. Miller represents owners, design professionals, surveyors, construction managers, general contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers and manufacturers in all phases of the construction process. In addition to years of actual hands-on construction experience, Mr. Miller earned his  juris doctorate from the University of Dayton School of Law in 1999. He received his master of architecture in 1998 from the College of Architecture, Ball State University. At the graduate level, Mr. Miller served as a graduate teaching assistant in building structures and technology and the Housing Futures Institute, a nationally recognized and federally funded think-tank, investigating new and highly technical housing construction solutions. Mr. Miller received his bachelor of architecture and bachelor of science in environmental design in 1995 from the College of Architecture, Ball State University. Mr. Miller served as a member of the College of Architecture and Planning Dean’s Advisory Board, Department of Architecture Chair’s Advisory Counsel and Architecture Curriculum Restructuring Advisory Board. Mr. Miller is admitted to practice law in the state of Indiana and before the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana.

Honors / Awards

Indiana Rising Stars (2009)

Representative Matters

Amerisure Inc. v. Wurster Construction Co., Inc., 818 N.E.2d 998 (Ind.Ct.App. 2004); Brownsburg Community School Corp. v. Natare Corporation, 824 N.E.2d 336 (Ind. 2005); Bigley v. MSD of Wayne Township Schools, 823 N.E.2d 278 (Ind.Ct.App. 2005); Mark E. Savoree and Karen S. Savoree v. Industrial Contracting and Erecting, Inc., 789 N.E.2d 1013 (Ind.Ct.App. 2003)

Appearances / Publications

Presentor: Mr. Miller has lectured on numerous aspects of the construction bidding, contracting and dispute resolution for the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum and Lorman Education Services, as well as architect, engineer, builders, contractor, subcontractor, trade and bar associations at seminars and conferences, including: "Surviving Collections and Contracts," (Indiana Concrete Masonry Association Fall Meeting, 2008); "Design Build Contracting for Public Entities," (Indiana State Bar Association, October 2005).

Author: Mr. Miller has appeared as a featured guest in the Indiana Lawyer. He has authored or co-authored various articles in legal and professional publications, including:"Construction Checklists: A Guide to Frequently Encountered Construction Issues," (American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry, Chapter Contributor - Checklist 11: Warranties - Creation, Enforceability, and Assignability, 2008); "Surviving Collections and Contracts," (Indiana Concrete Masonry Association Fall Meeting, 2008); "Fifty State Compendium of Construction Law Issues," (Indiana American Law Firm Association, 2007); "Indiana Public Works Statutes," (Lorman Education Services, 1999 and 2000); "Construction Contracting for Public Entities in Indiana," (Public Works Projects, Bidding and Bid Protests in Indiana, Lorman Education Services, 1999 and 2000); Architecture Thesis "Design-Build / Students to the Rescue," (Progressive Architecture, July 1995); "Change-Orders - New Developments in the Law," (BAGI  Sites Magazine, December 1999).

Appointments / Memberships

American Bar Association (member of Forum on the Construction Industry and member of Division III - Design, Division V - Contract Negotiations, Performance and Administration, Division VII - Bonds Liens and Insurance); American Institute of Architects; Indiana Bar Association (treasurer, Construction and Surety Law Section); Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis (member of Building Standard Committee); general counsel of Indiana Concrete Masonry Association.