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Colin E. Connor practices in a variety of areas including environmental litigation, insurance coverage, construction law, and representing medical providers before the Worker’s Compensation Board of Indiana.  Colin was named an Indiana Super Lawyers® "Rising Star" for 2012 for Insurance Coverage.  Along with Daniel P. Cory, Brianna J. Schroeder, and Sean M. Hirschten, Colin authors a blog on environmental litigation entitled The Monitoring Well.  Among, other community activities, Colin is a member of the Board of Directors of Horizons at St. Richard's Episcopal School and is a member of the Housing Committee of the Mapleton-Fall Creek Development Corporation. 

He received his B.A. degree in Spanish and Political Science from Indiana University-Bloomington in 2005 and his J.D. from Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Bloomington in 2009.  While in law school Colin was President of the Sports and Entertainment Law Society and a Managing Editor of the Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies.  Among other community activities, Colin volunteered for the Outreach for Legal Literacy program while in law school where he planned lessons and taught fifth grade students about legal issues.  Prior to joining the firm, Colin was a compliance intern at Indiana University’s Athletics Department where he research and assisted with NCAA compliance issues.


Practice Areas

  • Environmental
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Complex Litigation
  • Health Care

Significant Cases, Administrative Matters & Transactions

Published Decisions

Ind. Spine Group, P.C. v. Pilot Travel Ctrs.,LLC, 2011 Ind. LEXIS 1011 (Ind. Nov. 17, 2011).

Ind. Spine Group, P.C. v. Handleman Co., 944 N.E.2d 497 (Ind. Ct. App. 2011), trans. denied, 2011 Ind. LEXIS 1022(Ind. Nov. 17, 2011).

Ind. Spine Group, P.c. v. Int’l Entm’tConsultants, 940 N.E.2d 380 (Ind. Ct. App. 2011), trans.denied, 2011 Ind. LEXIS 1039 (Ind. Nov. 17, 2011).

Memorandum Decisions

Ind. Spine Group, P.C. v. Hardigg Indus., 944 N.E.2d 580, 2011 Ind. App. LEXIS 382(Ind. Ct. App. Mar. 2, 2011), trans.denied, 2001 Ind. LEXIS 1019 (Ind. Nov. 17, 2011).

Ind. Spine Group, P.C. v. All SeasonsHoldings, Inc., 931N.E.2d 440, 2010 Ind. App. Unpub. LEXIS 1107 (Ind. Ct. App. Aug. 10, 2010), trans. denied, 2011 Ind. LEXIS 1021(Ind. Nov. 17, 2011).

Ind. Spine Group v. Scenic Hills Care Ctr., 931 N.E.2d 440, 2010 Ind. App. LEXIS 1527(Ind. Ct. App. Aug. 10, 2010), trans.denied, 2011 Ind. LEXIS 1020 (Ind. Nov. 17, 2011).

Associations & Memberships

Member, Indiana State Bar Association

Member, Indianapolis Bar Association- Young Lawyers Division, Litigation Section, Environmental Law Section, Appellate Practice Section

Honors

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



 
2008   Managing Editor, Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
 
2008   President, Sports & Entertainment Law Society
 
2008   Indianapolis Bar Association's Annelee Webb Miller Scholarship
 
2008   Law School Merit Scholarship
 
2007   Law School Merit Scholarship
 
2006   Law School Merit Scholarship
 
2005   Phi Beta Kappa
 

Employment History

2009 - present Associate Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP

2008-2009 Law Clerk, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP

2007 Compliance Intern, Indiana University Athletics Department

Volunteer Activities

Member, Board of Directors, Horizons at St. Richard's Episcopal School

Member, Housing Committee for the Mapleton-Fall Creek Development Corporation

Volunteer, Child Advocates

Member, Watson McCord Historic Initiative Project

Volunteer, Exodus Refugee Immigration

Client Alerts

Practice Areas

  • Environmental
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Complex Litigation
  • Health Care

Significant Cases, Administrative Matters & Transactions

Published Decisions

Ind. Spine Group, P.C. v. Pilot Travel Ctrs.,LLC, 2011 Ind. LEXIS 1011 (Ind. Nov. 17, 2011).

Ind. Spine Group, P.C. v. Handleman Co., 944 N.E.2d 497 (Ind. Ct. App. 2011), trans. denied, 2011 Ind. LEXIS 1022(Ind. Nov. 17, 2011).

Ind. Spine Group, P.c. v. Int’l Entm’tConsultants, 940 N.E.2d 380 (Ind. Ct. App. 2011), trans.denied, 2011 Ind. LEXIS 1039 (Ind. Nov. 17, 2011).

Memorandum Decisions

Ind. Spine Group, P.C. v. Hardigg Indus., 944 N.E.2d 580, 2011 Ind. App. LEXIS 382(Ind. Ct. App. Mar. 2, 2011), trans.denied, 2001 Ind. LEXIS 1019 (Ind. Nov. 17, 2011).

Ind. Spine Group, P.C. v. All SeasonsHoldings, Inc., 931N.E.2d 440, 2010 Ind. App. Unpub. LEXIS 1107 (Ind. Ct. App. Aug. 10, 2010), trans. denied, 2011 Ind. LEXIS 1021(Ind. Nov. 17, 2011).

Ind. Spine Group v. Scenic Hills Care Ctr., 931 N.E.2d 440, 2010 Ind. App. LEXIS 1527(Ind. Ct. App. Aug. 10, 2010), trans.denied, 2011 Ind. LEXIS 1020 (Ind. Nov. 17, 2011).


Associations & Memberships

Member, Indiana State Bar Association

Member, Indianapolis Bar Association- Young Lawyers Division, Litigation Section, Environmental Law Section, Appellate Practice Section


Honors

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



 
2008   Managing Editor, Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
 
2008   President, Sports & Entertainment Law Society
 
2008   Indianapolis Bar Association's Annelee Webb Miller Scholarship
 
2008   Law School Merit Scholarship
 
2007   Law School Merit Scholarship
 
2006   Law School Merit Scholarship
 
2005   Phi Beta Kappa
 

Employment History

2009 - present Associate Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP

2008-2009 Law Clerk, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP

2007 Compliance Intern, Indiana University Athletics Department


Volunteer Activities

Member, Board of Directors, Horizons at St. Richard's Episcopal School

Member, Housing Committee for the Mapleton-Fall Creek Development Corporation

Volunteer, Child Advocates

Member, Watson McCord Historic Initiative Project

Volunteer, Exodus Refugee Immigration


Client Alerts

February 16, 2012   16 PSRB Attorneys Recognized by Indiana Super Lawyers and Indiana Rising Stars for 2012
By Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP
 
October 21, 2011   PSRB Wins the Indy Reads Spelling Bee!
By Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP
 
September 30, 2011   Medical Service Providers Must Keep Track of New Two-Year Worker’s Compensation Statute of Limitations
By Colin E. Connor
 
September 16, 2010   US News & World Report Annual Ranking of Best Law Firms: Firm's Environmental and Insurance Practice Areas Ranked Tier 1
By Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP
 
August 12, 2010   Indiana Court of Appeals Reverses Worker's Compensation Board Ruling
By Frederick D. Emhardt
 
 
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