

Christopher W. Bloomer
Senior Associate
Office: Indianapolis
cbloomer@kdlegal.com
p: 317-238-6319
f: 317-636-1507
Chris Bloomer assists clients with all aspects of business, banking, commercial, and complex litigation matters. This experience includes a concentration in construction litigation, including claims for delay, liens, state and federal Miller Act claims, and accompanying dispute resolution. Mr. Bloomer also counsels parties at each seat of the proverbial construction table before project commencement, to ensure objectives are achieved, risks are minimized, and future litigation is avoided or considerably diminished.
Mr. Bloomer counsels political subdivisions, local units, public agencies, and each of their elected officials, department heads, and employees in matters involving Indiana’s Public Access Laws (Open Door Law “ODL” and Access to Public Records Act “APRA”), public bidding laws, public purchasing laws, sale, lease, and purchase agreements, public works projects, annexation, eminent domain, Indiana’s Unsafe Building Law, the Indiana Tort Claims Act, enforcement of local code violations, negotiation of interlocal agreements by and between multiple governmental entities, and guidance concerning the day-to-day operation of local government.
Prior to joining Krieg DeVault, Mr. Bloomer was a Senior Government Sales Manager for Aventis Systems, Inc., where he served as lead sales representative for all enterprise-class server, storage array, networking, and software orders for the Department of Defense, federal government agencies, and state and local agencies. Prior to his public sector responsibilities, Mr. Bloomer provided Aventis Systems’ solution-based services to small, medium and Fortune 500 clients throughout the Midwest. This advisory role, spanning a total of nearly seven years, honed Mr. Bloomer’s client-centric problem-solving approach, whereby he was able to increase client efficiencies, reduce costs, and drive customers’ businesses forward through the use of leading technology, business innovation, and a proven ability to identify and alleviate client challenge – skills which he continues to leverage within his legal practice at Krieg DeVault.
Representative Experience
- Represent clients with filing and foreclosing mechanic’s liens
- Represent owners and lenders in defense of mechanic’s liens
- Represent clients in mediation and other pre-trial settlement negotiations
- Successfully negotiated confidential settlement agreement and releases for insurance company sued by several plaintiffs
- Successfully negotiated settlement concerning alleged services provided to out-of-state construction project
- Successfully represented secured lender’s interests in mechanic’s lien dispute through negotiation of another party purchasing statutory release bond
- Obtained favorable judgment for insurance client accused of improperly denying coverage
- Obtained favorable judgment for global financial institution accused of mishandling cash deposit
- Represent commercial developers in landlord-tenant disputes and possessory matters
- Assist clients with pre-trial discovery, including small and large-scale ESI and hardcopy document review, redaction, and production
- Provide ancillary services to small, medium, and large corporations, including representation in Small Claims Court
- Advise municipal clients concerning interlocal agreements entered into by and between units of government
- Counsel municipal clients concerning real property acquisition and improvement, including the use of eminent domain
- Serve as outside counsel to municipal clients seeking to enforce state statutes, as well as local ordinances
- Deliver presentations to governmental clients, including department heads and key decision makers, with respect to best practices under the Indiana Code and recent developments in case law
- Present evolving trends in Indiana law to local units of government, including, among other topics: the Indiana Tort Claims Act (“ITCA”), public purchasing, public bidding and public works laws, Indiana’s Open Door Law (“ODL”), and Indiana’s Access to Public Records Act (“APRA”)
Professional Associations
- Member, Indiana State Bar Association
- Member, Indianapolis Bar Association
Awards & Recognitions
- Indiana Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2022-2025
Seminars & Presentations
- Co-Presenter, "Mechanic's Liens, Stop Notices, Bonds: Getting the Bills Paid", NBI Attorney's Complete Guide to Construction Documents Seminar, May 20, 2025
- Co-Presenter, "Indiana Construction Law: Guiding Commercial Contractors on Securing Payment – Mechanic’s Liens, Part 3", August 12, 2024
- Co-Presenter, "Indiana Construction Law: Lien Rights, Deadlines, and Defenses - Mechanic’s Liens, Part 2", Krieg DeVault Podcast Series, April 18, 2024
- Co-Presenter, "Introduction to Indiana Construction Law - Mechanic’s Liens, Part 1", Krieg DeVault Podcast Series, February 6, 2024
- Presenter, "APRA Records Requests: What must be disclosed? What can be withheld? Are there time limits for the government’s response and document production?", Krieg DeVault Podcast Series, July 27, 2022
- Presenter, "Bidding Public Works Projects: Common Pitfalls and Considerations," National Business Institute, July 22, 2022
- Presenter, "Unsafe Building and Code Enforcement", Accelerate Indiana Municipalities & IMLA Municipal Law Seminar, June 24, 2022
- Presenter, “Bidding on Public Works Projects: Common Pitfalls and Mistakes", AIM Ideas Summit, 2021
- Presenter, “Public Access: The Open Door Law and Where We are Going Under HEA 1437", Accelerate Indiana Municipalities & IMLA Municipal Law Seminar, June 2021
- Presenter, “Bidding Public Works Projects: Common Pitfalls and Considerations,” AIM (Accelerate Indiana Municipalities), December 2020
Publications
Construction and Litigation:
- Author, "Owners / GCs / Subs / Suppliers / Lessors – Check Your Contracts. Court of Appeals Decision Highlights Challenges when Dispute Resolution Process Varies", August 25, 2022
- Co-Author, "Court Bulldozes Indiana Contract Provision Requiring Florida Litigation", August 9, 2021
- Co-Author, "Preserving (or Defeating) Mechanic's Lien Rights Amid COVID-19", July 22, 2020
- Co-Author, "COVID-19: What Every Construction Owner and Entity Should Do Right Now", March 26, 2020
Municipal and Governmental Law:
- Co-Author, "Public Access Counselor Addresses Board’s “Final Action” Under Indiana’s Open Door Law", February 14, 2022
- Author, "Eliminating Blight: Court Issues Opinion re: Indiana’s Unsafe Building Law", January 26, 2022
- Co-Author, "Open Door Law Update: “Declared Emergency” Virtual Meetings Continue Under Governor Holcomb’s Eighteenth Renewal of the Public Health Emergency Declaration", September 8, 2021
- Co-Author, "Public Access Alert: New Law Permits Electronic Meetings, but Requires Planning", May 19, 2021
- Co-Author, "Indy’s Amazon HQ2 Records Shielded by APRA (and What it Means for Local Economic Incentive Records)", February 26, 2021
- Co-Author, "Emergency Public Works Project? In Addition to Obtaining Bids, Declare the Emergency on the Record", February 1, 2021
- Co-Author, "Local Governments at Risk if Agent Waives Notice Requirement Under the Tort Claims Act", July 19, 2020
- Co-Author, "Exceptions to Indiana's Open Door Law and Access to Public Records Act Extended Until June 13, 2020", May 21, 2020
- Co-Author, "Exceptions to Indiana's Open Door Law and Access to Public Records Act Set to Expire on May 23, 2020", May 14, 2020
- Co-Author, "Indiana's Public Access Laws Further Suspended in Response to COVID-19", April 3, 2020
- Co-Author, "During a COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, What Constitutes an “Essential Matter,” Thus Warranting a Public Meeting by Local Governmental Entities?", - March 31, 2020
- Co-Author, "Indiana's Public Access Counselor Provides Open Door Law (“ODL”) Guidance Following Governor Holcomb's Most Recent COVID-19 Executive Order", March 20, 2020
- Co-Author, "Indiana's Open Door Law (“ODL”) Partially Suspended in Response to COVID-19", March 18, 2020
Education
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J.D., cum laude, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2017
- IU Moot Court (Named to Order of the Barristers)
- ISBA Moot Court (Moved to semi-finals, arguing in front of the Indiana Court of Appeals)
- Legal Extern to Chief Justice Loretta H. Rush
- Indiana Law Review (Executive Board Member)
- Dean’s Tutorial Society Member
-
B.A. in Political Science, with Distinction, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014
- Dean's List
Bar & Court Admissions
- Indiana, 2017
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, 2017
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, 2017
Certifications
- Legal Lean Sigma® White Belt
Practices
Industries

Cooking

Home Improvement

Indiana Pacers
Krieg DeVault Podcast Series

Indiana Construction Law: Lien Rights, Deadlines, and Defenses - Mechanic’s Liens, Part 2 (Podcast)
April 18, 2024
Krieg DeVault Podcast Series

Introduction to Indiana Construction Law - Mechanic’s Liens, Part 1 (Podcast)
February 6, 2024
Litigation

Indiana Supreme Court Rejects Longstanding Rule Prohibiting Supplier-to-Supplier Lien Rights
June 7, 2022
Municipal

Open Door Law: “Declared Emergency” Ends – Prepare For Your Next Virtual Meeting
March 23, 2022
Municipal

Public Access Counselor Addresses Board’s “Final Action” Under Indiana’s Open Door Law
February 14, 2022
Municipal

Eliminating Blight: Court Issues Opinion re: Indiana’s Unsafe Building Law
January 26, 2022
Municipal

Public Access Alert: New Law Permits Electronic Meetings, but Requires Planning
May 19, 2021
Municipal

Indy’s Amazon HQ2 Records Shielded by APRA (and What it Means for Local Economic Incentive Records)
February 26, 2021
Municipal

Emergency Public Works Project? In Addition to Obtaining Bids, Declare the Emergency on the Record.
February 1, 2021
Municipal

Local Governments at Risk if Agent Waives Notice Requirement Under the Tort Claims Act
July 19, 2020
Municipal

IRS Postpones Time-Sensitive Deadlines for New Markets Tax Credit Investments and Expenditures
June 15, 2020
Municipal

In Response to COVID-19, IRS Extends Safe Harbors for Renewable Energy Tax Credit Projects
June 2, 2020
Municipal

Indiana's Open Door Law (“ODL”) Partially Suspended in Response to COVID-19
March 17, 2020
Construction

Indiana's "Little Miller Act" Alleviates Concern that Public Works Projects Remain Immune to Mechanic's Liens
November 5, 2019
Thought Leadership

Finding Elements of Adverse Possession Unmet, Record Owner Awarded Real Estate
October 30, 2019
Thought Leadership

Mechanic's Liens Remain Unavailable to Certain Construction Suppliers
June 23, 2019
Thought Leadership

AIA form documents offer predictability, cost-savings to contractors and subcontractors
February 6, 2019
Thought Leadership

AIA form documents offer predictability, cost-savings to contractors and subcontractors
February 6, 2019
Thought Leadership

Community Crossings Program Provides Matching Grant Funds for Local Roads and Bridges
June 4, 2018
Thought Leadership

"Local Trax" Program Provides Local Entities a Resource for Improving Rail Grade Crossings
May 6, 2018
Financial Services

New Reporting and Deduction Rules for Vehicle Loans Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
October 16, 2025
Financial Services

Brokered Doesn't Have to Mean Broken – Navigating Complexities of Brokered Deposits
September 5, 2025
Financial Services

Shifting Regulatory Policy and Focus: Impact of the Recent Executive Order on Debanking
September 5, 2025
Financial Services

How Banks Empower Native American Homeownership Through the Section 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee Program
September 4, 2025
Financial Services

Keaton J. Miller Joins Krieg DeVault’s Financial Institution Practice
July 24, 2025
Financial Services

One Big Beautiful Bill Act — Key Impacts for Financial Institutions
July 21, 2025
Financial Services

FCC Delays Compliance Date for Part of New TCPA Consent Revocation Rule
April 10, 2025
Financial Services

Eleventh Circuit Strikes Down FCC's One-to-One Consent Rule Under the TCPA
February 10, 2025
Financial Services

Financial Institutions Use of “Meta Pixels” Targeted in Latest Class Action Trend
January 13, 2025
Firm News and Events

David A. Bowen Joins Krieg DeVault’s Financial Institution Practice
December 6, 2024
Krieg DeVault Podcast Series

New FTC Regulation of Non-compete Agreements with Elizabeth Roberson and Scott Morrisson (Podcast)
May 9, 2024
Firm News and Events

Senior Associate Alex Bowman Selected as a Michiana Forty under 40 Award Recipient
April 16, 2024
Financial Services

U.S. Treasury Issues Report on Artificial Intelligence on Specific Cybersecurity Risks in the Financial Services Sector
April 4, 2024
Financial Services

New Indiana Law Will Clarify How Financial Institutions May Make Changes to Deposit Account Agreements
March 13, 2024
Estate Planning & Personal Services

Putting the PURPOSE in a Trust: Using a Purpose Trust in a Business Succession Plan
February 27, 2024
Business

Impact of AI in the M & A Sector: Key Advantages, Challenges, and Considerations
February 23, 2024
Estate Planning & Personal Services

Higher Estate and Gift Tax Exemptions for 2024...But How Long Will This Last?
January 2, 2024
Firm News and Events

Marija Nicksic Joins Krieg DeVault’s Commercial Real Estate and Lending Practice
December 20, 2023
Financial Services

California Commercial Lenders Beware: UDAAP Doesn’t Only Apply to Consumer Lending Anymore
October 9, 2023
Business

Is Your Business Ready? Preparing for and Complying with the Corporate Transparency Act
August 31, 2023
Firm News and Events

Frank A. Hoffman Joins Krieg DeVault’s Public Finance and Municipal Practice
July 31, 2023
Firm News and Events

Michael D. Zaradich Joins Krieg DeVault's Commercial & Real Estate Lending Practice
June 1, 2023
Litigation

Indiana Supreme Court Limits the Ability of Indiana Financial Institutions to Amend Account Agreements
March 23, 2023
Financial Services

State and Federal Policy on ESG Issues Creates Tensions for Financial Institutions
January 25, 2023
Firm News and Events

Krieg DeVault Announces 2023 Partner Promotions of Sarah E. Jones, Micah J. Nichols, and Ann Marie Woolwine
January 1, 2023
Firm News and Events

Krieg DeVault Adds Associates Andrew N. Warner, Katelyn E. Doering, Alexus D. Lucas, and Michael J. Moser
November 1, 2022
Firm News and Events

Krieg DeVault Expands Chicago Office with Financial Services Partners Laurie A. Martin Montplaisir and Parker E. Lawton
October 17, 2022
Financial Services

CFPB Announces Consent Order with Bank for "Authorized-Positive Overdraft Transactions"
September 29, 2022
Firm News and Events

Jeffrey L. Ledbetter Joins Krieg DeVault’s Financial Institutions Practice
September 27, 2022
Financial Services

Your Customer Is Heading Towards Bankruptcy, What Should You Do Now?
June 23, 2022
Financial Services

Recent Developments in Fair Lending Discrimination as a UDAAP Violation and Algorithmic Redlining
June 2, 2022
Financial Services

Indiana’s Newly Passed LIBOR Legislation Immediately Preempted by Federal Counterpart
March 31, 2022
Financial Services

CFPB Significantly Expands UDAAP Authority to Address Discrimination
March 21, 2022
Firm News and Events

Patrick Fagan Joins Krieg DeVault’s Commercial and Real Estate Lending Practice
February 28, 2022
Firm News and Events

Julie A. Johnsten and Crystal L. Stallworth Join Krieg DeVault as Paralegals
February 1, 2022
Secured Lender

Commercial Real Estate and Tenant Estoppel Certificates: Enforcement by Illinois Courts
July 16, 2021
Secured Lender

Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act Passes U.S. House…Again
April 20, 2021
Litigation

Indiana Financial Institutions Continue to be Targeted in Class Action Overdraft and NSF Lawsuits
February 3, 2021
Firm News and Events

Krieg DeVault's Kay Dee Baird Elected Chair of the Indianapolis Bar Association's Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Section for 2021
January 1, 2021
Secured Lender

CFPB Issues Finalized Changes To Regulation F To Implement The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
December 16, 2020
Secured Lender

Indiana Supreme Court Further Extends Partial Protection of CARES Act Recovery Rebates
November 12, 2020
Secured Lender

IRS Instructs Lenders not to File Form 1099-C for Forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program Loans
October 1, 2020
Secured Lender

Moratorium on Indiana Residential Foreclosures and Evictions Extended Through August 14, 2020
July 31, 2020
Secured Lender

Reminder: Post-Judgment Interest on Indiana State-Court Judgments Tolled Until August 15, 2020
July 14, 2020
Secured Lender

Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Reaffirms the Necessity of Adhering to the Bankruptcy Code Text
July 14, 2020
Financial Services

US Supreme Court Rules Structure of the CFPB Unconstitutional, Preserves Bureau's Authority to Operate
June 30, 2020
Secured Lender

A Bankruptcy Court Weighs In: Do Force Majeure Clauses Excuse Commercial Tenants from Paying Rent?
June 23, 2020
Secured Lender

Eviction and Foreclosure Moratoriums Extended to August 31, 2020 for Federally-Backed Mortgages
June 17, 2020
Secured Lender

Changes are Coming to the Indiana Consumer Credit Code - Are you Ready?
June 15, 2020
Secured Lender

TILA and the Right of Rescission: Illinois Adopts One-Year Limitation Period
June 10, 2020
Financial Services

OCC Issues Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Digital Banking Activities
June 8, 2020
Secured Lender

A Hospital's Bankruptcy Filing Dramatically Changes the Equation for Medical Providers
June 8, 2020
Secured Lender

Indiana Supreme Court Extends Partial Protection of CARES Act Recovery Rebates
May 31, 2020
Secured Lender

Illinois Eviction Moratorium: Relief Extended to Non-Residential Tenants
April 28, 2020
Secured Lender

COVID-19 and Supplemental Proceedings: Illinois Supreme Court Provides Guidance
April 28, 2020
Secured Lender

COVID-19 and the Mortgage Industry: Embracing the Virus on the Legislative and Regulatory Front
April 26, 2020
Financial Services

Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act Update
April 21, 2020
Secured Lender

Indiana Supreme Court Orders Partial Protection of CARES Act Recovery Rebates Payments
April 20, 2020
Financial Services

Interagency Statement on Loan Modifications and Reporting for Financial Institutions
April 14, 2020
Financial Services

The CARES Act: Provisions Directly Affecting Financial Institutions
March 26, 2020
Financial Services

A Message from Krieg DeVault LLP's Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy Practice Group on Our Response to the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic
March 23, 2020
Financial Services

NCUA Issues Proposed Rule Allowing Some Credit Unions to Issue Subordinated Debt
January 26, 2020
Firm News and Events

Krieg DeVault Authors Indiana Chapter of The Secured Finance Network Compendium of Secured Finance Law
September 25, 2019
Thought Leadership

New Wave of Overdraft Fee Class Action Suits Targets Indiana Financial Institutions
September 22, 2019
Thought Leadership

Agencies Adopt Final Rule Excluding Community Banks from Volcker Rule
July 11, 2019
Thought Leadership

Is Your Organization in Compliance With IRS Rules on Employer Identification Numbers?
April 29, 2019
Firm News and Events

Maria M. Vladimirova Joins Krieg DeVault's Financial Institutions Practice Group
March 7, 2019
Thought Leadership

Indiana Court Upholds Department of Financial Institutions Ruling on Auto Dealer Electronic Titling Fees
November 1, 2018
Thought Leadership

Indiana DFI Issues Advisory Letter Reinforcing Position on Dealer Convenience Fees
June 7, 2018
Thought Leadership

President Trump Signs Dodd-Frank Reform Into Law Providing Regulatory Relief to Community Banks
May 29, 2018
Thought Leadership

Court Determines Debtor's Correct Name on Driver's License for UCC-1 Financing Statement
March 5, 2018
Thought Leadership

Is Your Website Compliant with the Americans With Disabilities Act?
February 21, 2018
Firm News and Events

Brett J. Ashton to Speak at the 1st American Financial Services Association Law & Compliance Symposium
January 16, 2018
Firm News and Events

Krieg DeVault Strengthens its Indiana Footprint by Combining with the Rothberg Law Firm of Fort Wayne
October 14, 2025
Health Care

Post-Issuance Compliance: Safeguarding Your Hospital’s Access to Low-Cost Capital
October 9, 2025
Firm News and Events

Kendall A. Schnurpel Joins Krieg DeVault’s Business Practice; Will Focus on Tax Law
May 8, 2024
Firm News and Events

Krieg DeVault Announces 8 Attorneys as 2024 Indiana Super Lawyers; 9 as 2024 Indiana Rising Stars
February 28, 2024
Firm News and Events

Partner George C. Lepeniotis Elected to Krieg DeVault’s Executive Committee
January 2, 2024
Firm News and Events

Shawn E. Peterson Joins Krieg DeVault’s Public Finance and Municipal Practice
July 11, 2023
Governmental Affairs and Public Advocacy

Take Five: 5 Things you Need to Know About Indiana Government - June 2023
June 15, 2023
Firm News and Events

Known By the Successful Company We Keep® - Krieg DeVault Issues Annual Ad Showcasing Transactions from Many of Our Valued and Successful Clients
January 30, 2023
Firm News and Events

David E. Corbitt Named Chair of Krieg DeVault's Public Finance and Municipal Practice Group
January 8, 2020
Thought Leadership

Reminder - Additional Reporting Requirements Under Continuing Disclosure Agreements Effective February 27, 2019
February 27, 2019
Firm News and Events

Krieg DeVault Welcomes Three New Associates - Alexandria M. Foster, Scott C. Frissell, and Ben Vandeventer
October 22, 2018
Chris Bloomer assists clients with all aspects of business, banking, commercial, and complex litigation matters. This experience includes a concentration in construction litigation, including claims for delay, liens, state and federal Miller Act claims, and accompanying dispute resolution. Mr. Bloomer also counsels parties at each seat of the proverbial construction table before project commencement, to ensure objectives are achieved, risks are minimized, and future litigation is avoided or considerably diminished.
Mr. Bloomer counsels political subdivisions, local units, public agencies, and each of their elected officials, department heads, and employees in matters involving Indiana’s Public Access Laws (Open Door Law “ODL” and Access to Public Records Act “APRA”), public bidding laws, public purchasing laws, sale, lease, and purchase agreements, public works projects, annexation, eminent domain, Indiana’s Unsafe Building Law, the Indiana Tort Claims Act, enforcement of local code violations, negotiation of interlocal agreements by and between multiple governmental entities, and guidance concerning the day-to-day operation of local government.
Prior to joining Krieg DeVault, Mr. Bloomer was a Senior Government Sales Manager for Aventis Systems, Inc., where he served as lead sales representative for all enterprise-class server, storage array, networking, and software orders for the Department of Defense, federal government agencies, and state and local agencies. Prior to his public sector responsibilities, Mr. Bloomer provided Aventis Systems’ solution-based services to small, medium and Fortune 500 clients throughout the Midwest. This advisory role, spanning a total of nearly seven years, honed Mr. Bloomer’s client-centric problem-solving approach, whereby he was able to increase client efficiencies, reduce costs, and drive customers’ businesses forward through the use of leading technology, business innovation, and a proven ability to identify and alleviate client challenge – skills which he continues to leverage within his legal practice at Krieg DeVault.
Representative Experience
- Represent clients with filing and foreclosing mechanic’s liens
- Represent owners and lenders in defense of mechanic’s liens
- Represent clients in mediation and other pre-trial settlement negotiations
- Successfully negotiated confidential settlement agreement and releases for insurance company sued by several plaintiffs
- Successfully negotiated settlement concerning alleged services provided to out-of-state construction project
- Successfully represented secured lender’s interests in mechanic’s lien dispute through negotiation of another party purchasing statutory release bond
- Obtained favorable judgment for insurance client accused of improperly denying coverage
- Obtained favorable judgment for global financial institution accused of mishandling cash deposit
- Represent commercial developers in landlord-tenant disputes and possessory matters
- Assist clients with pre-trial discovery, including small and large-scale ESI and hardcopy document review, redaction, and production
- Provide ancillary services to small, medium, and large corporations, including representation in Small Claims Court
- Advise municipal clients concerning interlocal agreements entered into by and between units of government
- Counsel municipal clients concerning real property acquisition and improvement, including the use of eminent domain
- Serve as outside counsel to municipal clients seeking to enforce state statutes, as well as local ordinances
- Deliver presentations to governmental clients, including department heads and key decision makers, with respect to best practices under the Indiana Code and recent developments in case law
- Present evolving trends in Indiana law to local units of government, including, among other topics: the Indiana Tort Claims Act (“ITCA”), public purchasing, public bidding and public works laws, Indiana’s Open Door Law (“ODL”), and Indiana’s Access to Public Records Act (“APRA”)
Professional Associations
- Member, Indiana State Bar Association
- Member, Indianapolis Bar Association
Awards & Recognitions
- Indiana Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2022-2025
Seminars & Presentations
- Co-Presenter, "Mechanic's Liens, Stop Notices, Bonds: Getting the Bills Paid", NBI Attorney's Complete Guide to Construction Documents Seminar, May 20, 2025
- Co-Presenter, "Indiana Construction Law: Guiding Commercial Contractors on Securing Payment – Mechanic’s Liens, Part 3", August 12, 2024
- Co-Presenter, "Indiana Construction Law: Lien Rights, Deadlines, and Defenses - Mechanic’s Liens, Part 2", Krieg DeVault Podcast Series, April 18, 2024
- Co-Presenter, "Introduction to Indiana Construction Law - Mechanic’s Liens, Part 1", Krieg DeVault Podcast Series, February 6, 2024
- Presenter, "APRA Records Requests: What must be disclosed? What can be withheld? Are there time limits for the government’s response and document production?", Krieg DeVault Podcast Series, July 27, 2022
- Presenter, "Bidding Public Works Projects: Common Pitfalls and Considerations," National Business Institute, July 22, 2022
- Presenter, "Unsafe Building and Code Enforcement", Accelerate Indiana Municipalities & IMLA Municipal Law Seminar, June 24, 2022
- Presenter, “Bidding on Public Works Projects: Common Pitfalls and Mistakes", AIM Ideas Summit, 2021
- Presenter, “Public Access: The Open Door Law and Where We are Going Under HEA 1437", Accelerate Indiana Municipalities & IMLA Municipal Law Seminar, June 2021
- Presenter, “Bidding Public Works Projects: Common Pitfalls and Considerations,” AIM (Accelerate Indiana Municipalities), December 2020
Publications
Construction and Litigation:
- Author, "Owners / GCs / Subs / Suppliers / Lessors – Check Your Contracts. Court of Appeals Decision Highlights Challenges when Dispute Resolution Process Varies", August 25, 2022
- Co-Author, "Court Bulldozes Indiana Contract Provision Requiring Florida Litigation", August 9, 2021
- Co-Author, "Preserving (or Defeating) Mechanic's Lien Rights Amid COVID-19", July 22, 2020
- Co-Author, "COVID-19: What Every Construction Owner and Entity Should Do Right Now", March 26, 2020
Municipal and Governmental Law:
- Co-Author, "Public Access Counselor Addresses Board’s “Final Action” Under Indiana’s Open Door Law", February 14, 2022
- Author, "Eliminating Blight: Court Issues Opinion re: Indiana’s Unsafe Building Law", January 26, 2022
- Co-Author, "Open Door Law Update: “Declared Emergency” Virtual Meetings Continue Under Governor Holcomb’s Eighteenth Renewal of the Public Health Emergency Declaration", September 8, 2021
- Co-Author, "Public Access Alert: New Law Permits Electronic Meetings, but Requires Planning", May 19, 2021
- Co-Author, "Indy’s Amazon HQ2 Records Shielded by APRA (and What it Means for Local Economic Incentive Records)", February 26, 2021
- Co-Author, "Emergency Public Works Project? In Addition to Obtaining Bids, Declare the Emergency on the Record", February 1, 2021
- Co-Author, "Local Governments at Risk if Agent Waives Notice Requirement Under the Tort Claims Act", July 19, 2020
- Co-Author, "Exceptions to Indiana's Open Door Law and Access to Public Records Act Extended Until June 13, 2020", May 21, 2020
- Co-Author, "Exceptions to Indiana's Open Door Law and Access to Public Records Act Set to Expire on May 23, 2020", May 14, 2020
- Co-Author, "Indiana's Public Access Laws Further Suspended in Response to COVID-19", April 3, 2020
- Co-Author, "During a COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, What Constitutes an “Essential Matter,” Thus Warranting a Public Meeting by Local Governmental Entities?", - March 31, 2020
- Co-Author, "Indiana's Public Access Counselor Provides Open Door Law (“ODL”) Guidance Following Governor Holcomb's Most Recent COVID-19 Executive Order", March 20, 2020
- Co-Author, "Indiana's Open Door Law (“ODL”) Partially Suspended in Response to COVID-19", March 18, 2020
Education
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J.D., cum laude, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2017
- IU Moot Court (Named to Order of the Barristers)
- ISBA Moot Court (Moved to semi-finals, arguing in front of the Indiana Court of Appeals)
- Legal Extern to Chief Justice Loretta H. Rush
- Indiana Law Review (Executive Board Member)
- Dean’s Tutorial Society Member
-
B.A. in Political Science, with Distinction, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014
- Dean's List
Bar & Court Admissions
- Indiana, 2017
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, 2017
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, 2017
Certifications
- Legal Lean Sigma® White Belt
Practices
Industries
Insights
Krieg DeVault Podcast Series

Indiana Construction Law: Lien Rights, Deadlines, and Defenses - Mechanic’s Liens, Part 2 (Podcast)
April 18, 2024
Krieg DeVault Podcast Series

Introduction to Indiana Construction Law - Mechanic’s Liens, Part 1 (Podcast)
February 6, 2024
Litigation

Indiana Supreme Court Rejects Longstanding Rule Prohibiting Supplier-to-Supplier Lien Rights
June 7, 2022
Municipal

Open Door Law: “Declared Emergency” Ends – Prepare For Your Next Virtual Meeting
March 23, 2022
Municipal

Public Access Counselor Addresses Board’s “Final Action” Under Indiana’s Open Door Law
February 14, 2022
Municipal

Eliminating Blight: Court Issues Opinion re: Indiana’s Unsafe Building Law
January 26, 2022
Municipal

Public Access Alert: New Law Permits Electronic Meetings, but Requires Planning
May 19, 2021
Municipal

Indy’s Amazon HQ2 Records Shielded by APRA (and What it Means for Local Economic Incentive Records)
February 26, 2021
Municipal

Emergency Public Works Project? In Addition to Obtaining Bids, Declare the Emergency on the Record.
February 1, 2021
Municipal

Local Governments at Risk if Agent Waives Notice Requirement Under the Tort Claims Act
July 19, 2020
Municipal

IRS Postpones Time-Sensitive Deadlines for New Markets Tax Credit Investments and Expenditures
June 15, 2020
Municipal

In Response to COVID-19, IRS Extends Safe Harbors for Renewable Energy Tax Credit Projects
June 2, 2020
Municipal

Indiana's Open Door Law (“ODL”) Partially Suspended in Response to COVID-19
March 17, 2020
Construction

Indiana's "Little Miller Act" Alleviates Concern that Public Works Projects Remain Immune to Mechanic's Liens
November 5, 2019
Thought Leadership

Finding Elements of Adverse Possession Unmet, Record Owner Awarded Real Estate
October 30, 2019
Thought Leadership

Mechanic's Liens Remain Unavailable to Certain Construction Suppliers
June 23, 2019
Thought Leadership

AIA form documents offer predictability, cost-savings to contractors and subcontractors
February 6, 2019
Thought Leadership

AIA form documents offer predictability, cost-savings to contractors and subcontractors
February 6, 2019
Thought Leadership

Community Crossings Program Provides Matching Grant Funds for Local Roads and Bridges
June 4, 2018
Thought Leadership

"Local Trax" Program Provides Local Entities a Resource for Improving Rail Grade Crossings
May 6, 2018
Financial Services

New Reporting and Deduction Rules for Vehicle Loans Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
October 16, 2025
Financial Services

Brokered Doesn't Have to Mean Broken – Navigating Complexities of Brokered Deposits
September 5, 2025
Financial Services

Shifting Regulatory Policy and Focus: Impact of the Recent Executive Order on Debanking
September 5, 2025
Financial Services

How Banks Empower Native American Homeownership Through the Section 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee Program
September 4, 2025
Financial Services

Keaton J. Miller Joins Krieg DeVault’s Financial Institution Practice
July 24, 2025
Financial Services

One Big Beautiful Bill Act — Key Impacts for Financial Institutions
July 21, 2025
Financial Services

FCC Delays Compliance Date for Part of New TCPA Consent Revocation Rule
April 10, 2025
Financial Services

Eleventh Circuit Strikes Down FCC's One-to-One Consent Rule Under the TCPA
February 10, 2025
Financial Services

Financial Institutions Use of “Meta Pixels” Targeted in Latest Class Action Trend
January 13, 2025
Firm News and Events

David A. Bowen Joins Krieg DeVault’s Financial Institution Practice
December 6, 2024
Krieg DeVault Podcast Series

New FTC Regulation of Non-compete Agreements with Elizabeth Roberson and Scott Morrisson (Podcast)
May 9, 2024
Firm News and Events

Senior Associate Alex Bowman Selected as a Michiana Forty under 40 Award Recipient
April 16, 2024
Financial Services

U.S. Treasury Issues Report on Artificial Intelligence on Specific Cybersecurity Risks in the Financial Services Sector
April 4, 2024
Financial Services

New Indiana Law Will Clarify How Financial Institutions May Make Changes to Deposit Account Agreements
March 13, 2024
Estate Planning & Personal Services

Putting the PURPOSE in a Trust: Using a Purpose Trust in a Business Succession Plan
February 27, 2024
Business

Impact of AI in the M & A Sector: Key Advantages, Challenges, and Considerations
February 23, 2024
Estate Planning & Personal Services

Higher Estate and Gift Tax Exemptions for 2024...But How Long Will This Last?
January 2, 2024
Firm News and Events

Marija Nicksic Joins Krieg DeVault’s Commercial Real Estate and Lending Practice
December 20, 2023
Financial Services

California Commercial Lenders Beware: UDAAP Doesn’t Only Apply to Consumer Lending Anymore
October 9, 2023
Business

Is Your Business Ready? Preparing for and Complying with the Corporate Transparency Act
August 31, 2023
Firm News and Events

Frank A. Hoffman Joins Krieg DeVault’s Public Finance and Municipal Practice
July 31, 2023
Firm News and Events

Michael D. Zaradich Joins Krieg DeVault's Commercial & Real Estate Lending Practice
June 1, 2023
Litigation

Indiana Supreme Court Limits the Ability of Indiana Financial Institutions to Amend Account Agreements
March 23, 2023
Financial Services

State and Federal Policy on ESG Issues Creates Tensions for Financial Institutions
January 25, 2023
Firm News and Events

Krieg DeVault Announces 2023 Partner Promotions of Sarah E. Jones, Micah J. Nichols, and Ann Marie Woolwine
January 1, 2023
Firm News and Events

Krieg DeVault Adds Associates Andrew N. Warner, Katelyn E. Doering, Alexus D. Lucas, and Michael J. Moser
November 1, 2022
Firm News and Events

Krieg DeVault Expands Chicago Office with Financial Services Partners Laurie A. Martin Montplaisir and Parker E. Lawton
October 17, 2022
Financial Services

CFPB Announces Consent Order with Bank for "Authorized-Positive Overdraft Transactions"
September 29, 2022
Firm News and Events

Jeffrey L. Ledbetter Joins Krieg DeVault’s Financial Institutions Practice
September 27, 2022
Financial Services

Your Customer Is Heading Towards Bankruptcy, What Should You Do Now?
June 23, 2022
Financial Services

Recent Developments in Fair Lending Discrimination as a UDAAP Violation and Algorithmic Redlining
June 2, 2022
Financial Services

Indiana’s Newly Passed LIBOR Legislation Immediately Preempted by Federal Counterpart
March 31, 2022
Financial Services

CFPB Significantly Expands UDAAP Authority to Address Discrimination
March 21, 2022
Firm News and Events

Patrick Fagan Joins Krieg DeVault’s Commercial and Real Estate Lending Practice
February 28, 2022
Firm News and Events

Julie A. Johnsten and Crystal L. Stallworth Join Krieg DeVault as Paralegals
February 1, 2022
Secured Lender

Commercial Real Estate and Tenant Estoppel Certificates: Enforcement by Illinois Courts
July 16, 2021
Secured Lender

Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act Passes U.S. House…Again
April 20, 2021
Litigation

Indiana Financial Institutions Continue to be Targeted in Class Action Overdraft and NSF Lawsuits
February 3, 2021
Firm News and Events

Krieg DeVault's Kay Dee Baird Elected Chair of the Indianapolis Bar Association's Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Section for 2021
January 1, 2021
Secured Lender

CFPB Issues Finalized Changes To Regulation F To Implement The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
December 16, 2020
Secured Lender

Indiana Supreme Court Further Extends Partial Protection of CARES Act Recovery Rebates
November 12, 2020
Secured Lender

IRS Instructs Lenders not to File Form 1099-C for Forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program Loans
October 1, 2020
Secured Lender

Moratorium on Indiana Residential Foreclosures and Evictions Extended Through August 14, 2020
July 31, 2020
Secured Lender

Reminder: Post-Judgment Interest on Indiana State-Court Judgments Tolled Until August 15, 2020
July 14, 2020
Secured Lender

Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Reaffirms the Necessity of Adhering to the Bankruptcy Code Text
July 14, 2020
Financial Services

US Supreme Court Rules Structure of the CFPB Unconstitutional, Preserves Bureau's Authority to Operate
June 30, 2020
Secured Lender

A Bankruptcy Court Weighs In: Do Force Majeure Clauses Excuse Commercial Tenants from Paying Rent?
June 23, 2020
Secured Lender

Eviction and Foreclosure Moratoriums Extended to August 31, 2020 for Federally-Backed Mortgages
June 17, 2020
Secured Lender

Changes are Coming to the Indiana Consumer Credit Code - Are you Ready?
June 15, 2020
Secured Lender

TILA and the Right of Rescission: Illinois Adopts One-Year Limitation Period
June 10, 2020
Financial Services

OCC Issues Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Digital Banking Activities
June 8, 2020
Secured Lender

A Hospital's Bankruptcy Filing Dramatically Changes the Equation for Medical Providers
June 8, 2020
Secured Lender

Indiana Supreme Court Extends Partial Protection of CARES Act Recovery Rebates
May 31, 2020
Secured Lender

Illinois Eviction Moratorium: Relief Extended to Non-Residential Tenants
April 28, 2020
Secured Lender

COVID-19 and Supplemental Proceedings: Illinois Supreme Court Provides Guidance
April 28, 2020
Secured Lender

COVID-19 and the Mortgage Industry: Embracing the Virus on the Legislative and Regulatory Front
April 26, 2020
Financial Services

Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act Update
April 21, 2020
Secured Lender

Indiana Supreme Court Orders Partial Protection of CARES Act Recovery Rebates Payments
April 20, 2020
Financial Services

Interagency Statement on Loan Modifications and Reporting for Financial Institutions
April 14, 2020
Financial Services

The CARES Act: Provisions Directly Affecting Financial Institutions
March 26, 2020
Financial Services

A Message from Krieg DeVault LLP's Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy Practice Group on Our Response to the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic
March 23, 2020
Financial Services

NCUA Issues Proposed Rule Allowing Some Credit Unions to Issue Subordinated Debt
January 26, 2020
Firm News and Events

Krieg DeVault Authors Indiana Chapter of The Secured Finance Network Compendium of Secured Finance Law
September 25, 2019
Thought Leadership

New Wave of Overdraft Fee Class Action Suits Targets Indiana Financial Institutions
September 22, 2019
Thought Leadership

Agencies Adopt Final Rule Excluding Community Banks from Volcker Rule
July 11, 2019
Thought Leadership

Is Your Organization in Compliance With IRS Rules on Employer Identification Numbers?
April 29, 2019
Firm News and Events

Maria M. Vladimirova Joins Krieg DeVault's Financial Institutions Practice Group
March 7, 2019
Thought Leadership

Indiana Court Upholds Department of Financial Institutions Ruling on Auto Dealer Electronic Titling Fees
November 1, 2018
Thought Leadership

Indiana DFI Issues Advisory Letter Reinforcing Position on Dealer Convenience Fees
June 7, 2018
Thought Leadership

President Trump Signs Dodd-Frank Reform Into Law Providing Regulatory Relief to Community Banks
May 29, 2018
Thought Leadership

Court Determines Debtor's Correct Name on Driver's License for UCC-1 Financing Statement
March 5, 2018
Thought Leadership

Is Your Website Compliant with the Americans With Disabilities Act?
February 21, 2018
Firm News and Events

Brett J. Ashton to Speak at the 1st American Financial Services Association Law & Compliance Symposium
January 16, 2018
Firm News and Events

Krieg DeVault Strengthens its Indiana Footprint by Combining with the Rothberg Law Firm of Fort Wayne
October 14, 2025
Health Care

Post-Issuance Compliance: Safeguarding Your Hospital’s Access to Low-Cost Capital
October 9, 2025
Firm News and Events

Kendall A. Schnurpel Joins Krieg DeVault’s Business Practice; Will Focus on Tax Law
May 8, 2024
Firm News and Events

Krieg DeVault Announces 8 Attorneys as 2024 Indiana Super Lawyers; 9 as 2024 Indiana Rising Stars
February 28, 2024
Firm News and Events

Partner George C. Lepeniotis Elected to Krieg DeVault’s Executive Committee
January 2, 2024
Firm News and Events

Shawn E. Peterson Joins Krieg DeVault’s Public Finance and Municipal Practice
July 11, 2023
Governmental Affairs and Public Advocacy

Take Five: 5 Things you Need to Know About Indiana Government - June 2023
June 15, 2023
Firm News and Events

Known By the Successful Company We Keep® - Krieg DeVault Issues Annual Ad Showcasing Transactions from Many of Our Valued and Successful Clients
January 30, 2023
Firm News and Events

David E. Corbitt Named Chair of Krieg DeVault's Public Finance and Municipal Practice Group
January 8, 2020
Thought Leadership

Reminder - Additional Reporting Requirements Under Continuing Disclosure Agreements Effective February 27, 2019
February 27, 2019
Firm News and Events

Krieg DeVault Welcomes Three New Associates - Alexandria M. Foster, Scott C. Frissell, and Ben Vandeventer
October 22, 2018