Download V-card
Assistant Contact
Connect on LinkedIn
[bws_pdfprint display=’pdf’]
Profile
Alan Townsend is a partner in the Litigation Group. Alan joined Bose McKinney & Evans in 1992 and focuses his practice on business litigation, attorney disciplinary matters, condemnation, and eminent domain and land-use disputes. In particular, Alan has significant background in litigating disputes between landowners and municipalities about the legal and permissible use of real estate. He is an experienced trial lawyer, having tried cases in both federal and state court. He has been recognized by Martindale Hubbell, Law & Politics and Indiana Business Magazine for his outstanding work as a litigator. Alan also has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for his work in condemnation and eminent domain proceedings on behalf of cities, towns, schools and utilities.
Education
Indiana University Maurer School of Law – Bloomington (J.D., cum laude, 1992)
Purdue University (B.S., graduate of highest distinction, 1987)
Honors / Awards
AV® Peer Review rated by Martindale Hubbell; Distinguished Barrister, Indiana Lawyer 2019 Leadership in Law; Best Lawyers® 2017 Indianapolis Professional Malpractice Law-Defendants Lawyer of the Year; The Best Lawyers in America® (2007-2024); Indiana Super Lawyers® (2004, 2009-2022); recognized as a Distinguished Hoosier by Governor Mitch Daniels.
Representative Matters
• RYYZ, LLC v. Fannie Mae, 48 N.E.3d 389 (Ind. Ct. App. 2016)
• Wagler v. West Boggs Sewer Dist., Inc. 29 N.E.3d 170 (Ind. Ct. App. 2015)
• Wagler v. West Boggs Sewer Dist., Inc. 980 N.E.2d 363 (Ind. Ct. App. 2012)
• Wagler v. West Boggs Sewer Dist., Inc. 898 N.E.2d 815 (Ind. 2008)
• Lauth Indiana Resort & Casino, LLC v. Lost River Development, LLC, 889 N.E.2d 915 (Ind. Ct. App. 2008)
• Brenwick Associates, LLC v. Boone County Redevelopment Commission, 889 N.E.2d 289 (Ind. 2008)
• City of Carmel v. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., 883 N.E.2d 781 (Ind. 2008)
• Brenwick Associates, LLC v. Boone County Redevelopment Commission, 870 N.E.2d 474 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007)
• City of Carmel v. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., 849 N.E.2d 1197 (Ind. Ct. App. 2006)
• Metro. Dev. Comm’n of Marion County v. Pinnacle Media, LLC, 846 N.E.2d 654 (Ind. 2006)
• Metro. Dev. Comm’n of Marion County v. Pinnacle Media, LLC, 836 N.E.2d 422 (Ind. 2005)
• Metro. Dev. Comm’n of Marion County v. Pinnacle Media, LLC, 811 N.E.2d 404 (Ind. Ct. App. 2004)
• Lake Central School Corporation v. Hawk Development Corporation, 793 N.E.2d 1080 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003)
Appointments / Memberships
Member: Indianapolis Bar Association; Indiana State Bar Association; Habitat for Humanity of Boone County (President of the Board of Directors); Reorganization Committee assigned to study government reorganization and consolidation in Zionsville, Indiana; Zionsville Presbyterian Church
Former Member: Indiana State Bar Association’s Judicial Evaluation Committee; Community Development Law Center (Board of Directors); Never Too Late, Inc. (Board of Directors); Sagamore American Inn of Court
Recent Comments