Jonathan Hughes

Jonathan Hughes is a partner in the Utilities and Governmental Services Groups at Bose McKinney & Evans, where he assists clients legal issues ranging from the everyday to complex matters. His areas of experience include:

• Serving as general counsel;
• Eminent domain;
• Redistricting;
• Procurement;
• Litigation;
• Appeals;
• Zoning and land use;
• Contracting and negotiating;
• Annexation;
• Zoning appeals;
• Public records;
• Government services;
• Public bidding;
• Territorial disputes;
• Utility services;
• Utility ratemaking;
• Municipal utility;
• Land acquisition;
• Economic development;
• TIF districts;
• Counseling redevelopment commissions and authorities;
• Renewable energy issues; and
• Construction contracting.

Prior to joining Bose McKinney & Evans LLP, Jon worked as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable C. Arlen Beam in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He also interned in the Office of the Governor of Indiana, Mitch Daniels and in the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, Becky Skillman. Jon graduated from the Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis in 2009, having ranked third in his graduating class and having served as editor-in-chief of the Indiana Law Review, received the Faculty Prize based on scholarship, service and leadership, won two awards in the law school’s Moot Court Competition and earned a top 10 position for a brief in the American Bar Association Moot Court Competition.

In 2017-2019 Jon and his family served as missionaries in London, England.  Jon carries his international and mission experience with him into his legal practice.

Jon is licensed to practice law in the State and Federal Courts of the State of Indiana and before the 8th and 4th Circuit Court of Appeals for the United States.

• Duke Energy Indiana, LLC v. City of Noblesville, — N.E.3d – (Ind. 2024)
• Greenfield Avenue Properties, LLC v. Noblesville Board of Zoning Appeals, 2024 WL 340203 (Ind. Ct. App. 2024)
• City of Carmel v. Barham Investments, LLC, 222 N.E.3d 992 (Ind. Ct. App. 2023)
• Precision Gun Range LLC v. Owen County Board of Zoning Appeals, 163 N.E.3d 283, 2020 WL 7019305 (Ind. Ct. App. 2020)
• Madison County Board of Commissioners v. Sipe, 143 N.E.3d 973 (Ind. Ct. App. 2020)
• Happy Valley LLC v. Madison County Board of Commissioners, 133 N.E.3d 193 (Ind. Ct. App. 2019)
• In re Mandate of Funds for Center Tp. Of Marion County Small Claims Court, 989 N.E.2d 1237 (Ind. 2013)
• Town of Mooresville, Indiana v. Indiana American Water Corp. et. al, Cause No. 55D01-1212-PL-2729
• Thomas King v. Oakley Home Builders, et. al, Cause No. 46D01-1202-PL-214
• Pipeline Safety Division’ s Investigation of Fort Wayne in Pipeline Safety Division Case Number 1093; IURC Cause No. 44209
• State Road 37 Condemnations for Fishers (Represented (and continue to represent) the City of Fishers in over 20 condemnation matters to complete State Road 37 improvements through Fishers)
• Pleasant Street Condemnations for Noblesville (Represented (and continue to represent) the City of Noblesville in numerous condemnation and acquisition matters to develop Pleasant Street expansion as new east-west corridor across the white river connecting State Road 32 to State Road 37).
• Represent Municipalities in numerous City Court/Ordinance Violations Bureau matters
• Represent Municipalities in numerous planning/zoning disputes at City Court and County Court
• Representation of entities (municipalities, water authority’s, small investor owned utilities, and regional districts) before the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission on various utility regulatory matters