Stephanie J. Truchan

Stephanie Truchan is an Associate in the firm's Real Estate and Environmental Practice. Stephanie focuses her practice on commercial real estate transactions, including development, financing, acquisitions, dispositions, energy projects, as well as land use and zoning matters.  Her experience includes real estate, zoning and permitting aspects of utility-scale wind, solar and battery storage projects. With a background in urban planning, she is in a unique position to identify what it will take to successfully close a deal. Stephanie enjoys assisting real estate developers with stakeholder engagement strategies and has experience advocating before planning boards and other government bodies.

In addition to her real estate practice, Stephanie has a passion for advising small business clients on entity formation, structure, organization, and succession and estate planning. Stephanie understands first-hand the needs of family-owned businesses and strives to design a tailored, practical, and economical solution that accomplishes the client’s long- and short-term goals. She believes that strategically planning for the next generation of employees or family members is one of the kindest gifts you can give to those you care about.

Professional Associations

• Member, Indiana State Bar Association
• Member, Indianapolis Bar Association

Civic Involvement

• Alumna Advisor, Delta Lamda Chapter of Delta Delta Delta at Butler University
• Ask a Lawyer Program, Indianapolis Bar Association
• Young Professionals Advisory Board Vice Chair, Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic

Awards & Recognitions

• Indiana Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2024-2026

Publications

• Author, "Important New Federal Reporting Requirement for Certain Residential Real Estate Transactions — Effective March 1", 2026," February 17, 2026
•  "Rebuilding the Grid: A Transboundary Solution to Clean Energy Policy," 28 Ind. Int’l & Comp. L. Rev. 95
• “Plugged In: Connecting Citizens in Chicago and Beyond” in Technology and the Resilience of Metropolitan Regions (University of Illinois Press, 2015)
• “Not Your Parents’ Neighborhood: Tradition, Innovation, and the Changing Face of Community Development” in The Return of the Neighborhood as an Urban Strategy (University of Illinois Press, 2015)

Education

• J.D., Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2018
  
  • Certificate in Energy, Environmental & Natural Resources Law
  • Indiana International and Comparative Law Review
  • Indiana University Wills and Advanced Directives Program
• Masters in Urban Planning and Policy, University of Illinois Chicago, College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, Chicago, Illinois, 2015
• B.A. in English, Valparaiso University, College of Arts and Sciences & Christ College, Valparaiso, Indiana, 2012
  
  • Chris College Associate

Bar & Court Admissions

• Indiana, 2018
• Illinois, 2024

Practices

• Real Estate Services
• Environmental
• Energy

Industries

• Real Estate