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Gregory M. Gotwald focuses his practice on litigation and appellate work in the areas of insurance coverage law, environmental law, and technical and complex litigation.  Greg’s undergraduate degree in chemical engineering and his law school employment experience as a Law Clerk for the U.S. Department of Justice, Environmental and Natural Resources Division in Washington D.C. assist his advocacy in these matters.  Greg has been named a “Rising Star” from 2010 through 2012 by Indiana Super Lawyers and an “Up and Coming Lawyer” in 2009 by the Indiana Lawyer (published by the Indiana Business Journal) in 2009. Also in 2009, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology recognized Greg as a Distinguished Young Alumni and appointed him to its Board of Trustees.  Greg received his Chemical Engineering degree from Rose-Hulman in 2001 with minors in environmental engineering and economics.  He obtained his J.D., cum laude, from the Vermont Law School in 2004.  Among other community activities, Greg has served as a volunteer and Board Member of Child Advocates, Inc.   Along with Angela M. Green, Greg authors a blog on insurance coverage called We Have You Covered:  Insurance Insights.


Practice Areas

  • Environmental
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Complex Litigation

Significant Cases, Administrative Matters & Transactions

Harsco Corp. v. Scottsdale Insurance Co., No. 49D12-1001-PL-002227, slip op. (Marion County Superior Court Apr. 26, 2011)

 

Z-J, Inc. v. Pfizer Inc., No. 2:10-cv-125-WTL-WGH, slip op. (S.D. Ind. Feb. 11, 2011)

 

Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Co. v. Admiral  Insurance Co. ("SIGECO MGP"), No.  49D05-0411-PL-2265, slip op. (Marion County Superior Court Nov. 8, 2010 )

 

Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Co. v. Admiral  Insurance Co. ("SIGECO GWP"), No.  49D05-0411-PL-2265, slip op. (Marion County Superior Court Nov. 8, 2010)

  

Pound v. Airosol Co., Inc., 498 F.3d 1089 (10th Cir. 2007)

 

Sierra Club v. Gates, No. 2:07-cv-0101-LJM-WGH, 2008 WL 4368531, slip op. (S.D. Ind. September 22, 2008)

 

Sierra Club v. Gates, 499 F. Supp. 2d 1101 (S.D. Ind. 2007)

 

Cook v. Allstate Ins. Co., No. 48D02-0611-PL-01156 (Madison Superior Court November 30, 2007)

 

The Travelers Indem. Co. v. Technitrol, Inc., No. 2:06cv1041, slip op (W.D. Pa. October 20, 2006)

 

Pulse Eng., Inc. v. Fed. Ins. Co., No. 49D13-0408-CT-1427 (Marion County Superior Court November 8, 2005)

 

Pulse Eng., Inc. v. Fed. Ins. Co., No. 49D13-0408-CT-1427 (Marion County Superior Court June 7, 2005)

Publications & Speaking Engagements

2011
Speaking Engagement
  Expert Panelist, Marion University, Law 100 "Introduction to the Paralegal Profession"
 
2011
Speaking Engagement
  Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP attorneys Greg Gotwald and Mike Bowman teamed with Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology professors to teach a course to Indiana licensed professional engineers. The course focused on ethical and legal issues facing professional engineers and satisfied the engineers' continuing education requirements for an hour on ethics and an hour on Indiana laws and statutes. Plews Shadley and Rose-Hulman have sucessfully provided this course numerous times to both the public and private companies. For more information, please contact Greg Gotwald.
 
2009
Speaking Engagement
  Speaker, "Environmental Regulations Affecting Businesses -- Issue Spotting," Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Engineering Management Graduate Seminar Class
 
2009
Speaking Engagement
  Speaker “Insurance Coverage: It Pays When You Get It, But Can Cost You When You Don’t,” Indianapolis Bar Association
 
2007
Speaking Engagement
  Speaker, Air Pollution Law, Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis, Environmental Law Class
 
2006
Publication
  Indiana Perspective.  A summary of environmental legislation for 2006.  For more information, click here.  
 
2005
Publication
  Indiana Perspective.  A summary of environmental legislation for 2005.  For more information, click here 
 
2004
Publication
  Author, Cap-And-Trade Systems, With or Without New Source Review?  An Analysis of the Proper Statutory Framework for Future Electric Utility Air Pollution Control Law, note, 28 Vt. L.R. 423 (2004)
 

Associations & Memberships

Member, Board of Trustees, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (2009-2011)

Member, Young Alumni Council for Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (2006-2011)

Member, Board of Trustees, Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, Indiana Gamma Gamma Chapter (2005- present)

Member, American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources; & Tort, Trial & Insurance Practice Section

Member, Indiana State Bar Association, Environmental Law and Litigation Sections

Member, Indianapolis Bar Association, Environmental Law Section and Young Lawyers Division

Member, Air & Waste Management Association

Sustaining Member, Indianapolis Museum of Art (2003-2006)

Honors

2012   Named in Indiana Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in Insurance Coverage.



 
2011   Named in Indiana Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in Insurance Coverage


 
2010  

Named in Indiana Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in Environmental Law



 
2009   Recipient of the Indiana Lawyer's Up and Coming Lawyer Award
 
2009   Recipient of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology’s Distinguished Young Alumni Award
 
2006   Selected for United Way Leadership Generation Next Program
 
2004   Dean’s Outstanding Academic Award in Administrative Law, Law of Torts, and Torts
 
2004   Dean’s List at Vermont Law School
 
2004   Technology Editor, Vermont Law Review
 
2004   Academic Mentor, Vermont Law School
 
2003   Academic Mentor, Vermont Law School
 
2003   Dean’s List at Vermont Law School
 
2003   Technology Editor, Vermont Law Review
 
2002   Dean’s List at Vermont Law School
 
2002   Vermont Law Review
 
2002   Academic Mentor, Vermont Law School
 

Employment History

2011-Present, Partner, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP

2004-2010, Associate, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP

2003 Summer Associate, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP

2002 Law Clerk, U.S. Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resource Division: Policy, Legislation, & Special Litigation Section

2001 Environmental Policy Intern, Indiana Environmental Institute

1999-2000 Environmental Engineer (co-op), Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Indiana, Princeton, Indiana

1998 Environmental Field Technician, Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Indianapolis, Indiana

1997 Engineering Technician, ESCM Technology, Athens, GA

Volunteer Activities

Volunteer, Child Advocates, Inc., 2006 - present

Member, Board of Directors, Child Advocates, Inc., 2008 - present (Secretary 2008- Present)

United Way of Central Indiana, Emerging Leader, 2010 - present

Client Alerts

March 9, 2012   PSRB Scores an Insurance Win Under Maryland Law
By Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP
 
February 16, 2012   16 PSRB Attorneys Recognized by Indiana Super Lawyers and Indiana Rising Stars for 2012
By Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP
 
March 14, 2011   Court agrees with PSRB’s opposition to a Motion to Dismiss an Environmental Contamination Lawsuit.
By Gregory M. Gotwald and Brianna J. Schroeder
 
February 11, 2011   12 PSRB Attorneys Recognized by Indiana Super Lawyers and Indiana Rising Stars for 2011
By Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP
 
January 3, 2011   PSRB Announces new Partners and Of Counsel
By Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP
 

Practice Areas

  • Environmental
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Complex Litigation

Significant Cases, Administrative Matters & Transactions

Harsco Corp. v. Scottsdale Insurance Co., No. 49D12-1001-PL-002227, slip op. (Marion County Superior Court Apr. 26, 2011)

 

Z-J, Inc. v. Pfizer Inc., No. 2:10-cv-125-WTL-WGH, slip op. (S.D. Ind. Feb. 11, 2011)

 

Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Co. v. Admiral  Insurance Co. ("SIGECO MGP"), No.  49D05-0411-PL-2265, slip op. (Marion County Superior Court Nov. 8, 2010 )

 

Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Co. v. Admiral  Insurance Co. ("SIGECO GWP"), No.  49D05-0411-PL-2265, slip op. (Marion County Superior Court Nov. 8, 2010)

  

Pound v. Airosol Co., Inc., 498 F.3d 1089 (10th Cir. 2007)

 

Sierra Club v. Gates, No. 2:07-cv-0101-LJM-WGH, 2008 WL 4368531, slip op. (S.D. Ind. September 22, 2008)

 

Sierra Club v. Gates, 499 F. Supp. 2d 1101 (S.D. Ind. 2007)

 

Cook v. Allstate Ins. Co., No. 48D02-0611-PL-01156 (Madison Superior Court November 30, 2007)

 

The Travelers Indem. Co. v. Technitrol, Inc., No. 2:06cv1041, slip op (W.D. Pa. October 20, 2006)

 

Pulse Eng., Inc. v. Fed. Ins. Co., No. 49D13-0408-CT-1427 (Marion County Superior Court November 8, 2005)

 

Pulse Eng., Inc. v. Fed. Ins. Co., No. 49D13-0408-CT-1427 (Marion County Superior Court June 7, 2005)


Publications & Speaking Engagements

2011
Speaking Engagement
  Expert Panelist, Marion University, Law 100 "Introduction to the Paralegal Profession"
 
2011
Speaking Engagement
  Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP attorneys Greg Gotwald and Mike Bowman teamed with Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology professors to teach a course to Indiana licensed professional engineers. The course focused on ethical and legal issues facing professional engineers and satisfied the engineers' continuing education requirements for an hour on ethics and an hour on Indiana laws and statutes. Plews Shadley and Rose-Hulman have sucessfully provided this course numerous times to both the public and private companies. For more information, please contact Greg Gotwald.
 
2009
Speaking Engagement
  Speaker, "Environmental Regulations Affecting Businesses -- Issue Spotting," Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Engineering Management Graduate Seminar Class
 
2009
Speaking Engagement
  Speaker “Insurance Coverage: It Pays When You Get It, But Can Cost You When You Don’t,” Indianapolis Bar Association
 
2007
Speaking Engagement
  Speaker, Air Pollution Law, Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis, Environmental Law Class
 
2006
Publication
  Indiana Perspective.  A summary of environmental legislation for 2006.  For more information, click here.  
 
2005
Publication
  Indiana Perspective.  A summary of environmental legislation for 2005.  For more information, click here 
 
2004
Publication
  Author, Cap-And-Trade Systems, With or Without New Source Review?  An Analysis of the Proper Statutory Framework for Future Electric Utility Air Pollution Control Law, note, 28 Vt. L.R. 423 (2004)
 

Associations & Memberships

Member, Board of Trustees, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (2009-2011)

Member, Young Alumni Council for Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (2006-2011)

Member, Board of Trustees, Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, Indiana Gamma Gamma Chapter (2005- present)

Member, American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources; & Tort, Trial & Insurance Practice Section

Member, Indiana State Bar Association, Environmental Law and Litigation Sections

Member, Indianapolis Bar Association, Environmental Law Section and Young Lawyers Division

Member, Air & Waste Management Association

Sustaining Member, Indianapolis Museum of Art (2003-2006)


Honors

2012   Named in Indiana Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in Insurance Coverage.



 
2011   Named in Indiana Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in Insurance Coverage


 
2010  

Named in Indiana Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in Environmental Law



 
2009   Recipient of the Indiana Lawyer's Up and Coming Lawyer Award
 
2009   Recipient of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology’s Distinguished Young Alumni Award
 
2006   Selected for United Way Leadership Generation Next Program
 
2004   Dean’s Outstanding Academic Award in Administrative Law, Law of Torts, and Torts
 
2004   Dean’s List at Vermont Law School
 
2004   Technology Editor, Vermont Law Review
 
2004   Academic Mentor, Vermont Law School
 
2003   Academic Mentor, Vermont Law School
 
2003   Dean’s List at Vermont Law School
 
2003   Technology Editor, Vermont Law Review
 
2002   Dean’s List at Vermont Law School
 
2002   Vermont Law Review
 
2002   Academic Mentor, Vermont Law School
 

Employment History

2011-Present, Partner, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP

2004-2010, Associate, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP

2003 Summer Associate, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP

2002 Law Clerk, U.S. Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resource Division: Policy, Legislation, & Special Litigation Section

2001 Environmental Policy Intern, Indiana Environmental Institute

1999-2000 Environmental Engineer (co-op), Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Indiana, Princeton, Indiana

1998 Environmental Field Technician, Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Indianapolis, Indiana

1997 Engineering Technician, ESCM Technology, Athens, GA


Volunteer Activities

Volunteer, Child Advocates, Inc., 2006 - present

Member, Board of Directors, Child Advocates, Inc., 2008 - present (Secretary 2008- Present)

United Way of Central Indiana, Emerging Leader, 2010 - present


Client Alerts

March 9, 2012   PSRB Scores an Insurance Win Under Maryland Law
By Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP
 
February 16, 2012   16 PSRB Attorneys Recognized by Indiana Super Lawyers and Indiana Rising Stars for 2012
By Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP
 
March 14, 2011   Court agrees with PSRB’s opposition to a Motion to Dismiss an Environmental Contamination Lawsuit.
By Gregory M. Gotwald and Brianna J. Schroeder
 
February 11, 2011   12 PSRB Attorneys Recognized by Indiana Super Lawyers and Indiana Rising Stars for 2011
By Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP
 
January 3, 2011   PSRB Announces new Partners and Of Counsel
By Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP
 
 
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