GEORGE M. PLEWS
PARTNER 
317-637-0706
gplews@psrb.com

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1981

United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, 1979

United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, 2004

State of Indiana, 1979

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

1988-Present, Founding partner, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun

1979-1988, Baker & Daniels, Indianapolis (Partner 1986-1988) 

HONORS

John Edward Burns Award for Outstanding Service to St. Richard's School, 2006-2007.

Phi Beta Kappa

Daniel Sachs Graduating Scholarship (for two years of study at Oxford University)

Indianapolis Monthly magazine survey of Indianapolis lawyers (named one of Indianapolis' two top environmental lawyers in September 1993)

Listed in “Best Lawyers in America,” 2001-2008, and Indiana “Super Lawyers,” 2004-2008.  Listed in insurance coverage and environmental categories in Super Lawyers.

PUBLICATIONS and SEMINARS

Author and Speaker, "Insurance Coverage Litigation," National Business Institute, Inc., June 2007

Co-Author, "2004 Survey of Recent Developments in Indiana Law", 38 Ind. Law Review 1035 (2005)

Co-Author, "Environmental Law Developments: Hope and Ambiguity in Achieving the Optimum Environment," 37 Indiana Law Review 1055 (2004)

Author and Speaker, "Mealey's Insurance Coverage Disputes Concerning Construction Defects" Conference, October 2006

Author and Speaker, "Winning Your First Civil Trial", National Business Institute, Inc., August 2006

Author and Speaker, "Clarifying The Policy's Intent: Keys to Litigation", National Business Institute, Inc., December 2005

Author and Speaker, "An In-Depth Analysis of Insurance Coverage", National Business Institute, Inc., August 2005

Author and Speaker, "Strengthen Your Case Using Persuasive Writing", National Business Institute, Inc., May 2005

Author and Speaker, "Bad Faith Litigation in Indiana," National Business Institute, Inc., December 2004, April 2003, May 2002

Chair, Author and Speaker, "Toxic Tort Litigation in Indiana," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, August 2004

Author and Speaker, "Insurance Coverage for Environmental Liabilities," Central Indiana Technical and Environmental Society, April 2004

Author and Speaker, "Brownfields and Cost Recovery," Indiana Association of Cities and Towns, September 2003

Author and Speaker, "Insurance Law," Lorman Business Center, Inc., February 2003, December 2001

Chair, Author and Speaker, "Advanced Litigation: Court Issues and Cases in Environmental Law," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, June 2002

Author and Speaker, "Insurance Coverage Law," National Business Institute, Inc., March 2002

Author and Speaker, "Basic Environmental Law," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, December 2001

Author and Speaker, "Pollution Liability Coverage for Your Terminal - What Use Can You Make of Your Existing Coverage? What Other Coverages are Available?" Independent Liquid Terminals Association, June 1999

Co-Author, "First-Party Insurance and Inquiry Caused By Fumes: The Absolute-Pollution Exclusion Should Not Bar Coverage," Journal of Insurance Coverage, Spring 1999

Author and Speaker, "How Insurance Can Contribute to Brownfields Solutions," Continuing Legal Education International, October 1998

Author and Speaker, "The Latest Word: A Survey of Current Developments in Indiana Environmental Coverage Law," Environmental Quality Control, Inc., April 1998

Program Chair, Author and Speaker, "After Kiger: A Summary of Current Developments in Indiana Environmental Coverage Law," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, Environmental Law Update, March 1997

Author, "Reflections on Dispositive Motions," Res Gestae, 1995, (selected as best article of 1995 by Res Gestae, the monthly journal of the Indiana State Bar Association)

Author and Speaker, "Effective Appellate Practice in Indiana," National Business Institute, Inc., 1995

Co-Author, "Environmental Issues" chapter of Indiana Real Estate Transactions, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company, 1995

Co-Author and Speaker, "The Drafting and Regulatory History of the Standard Pollution Exclusion," Environmental Insurance Coverage Claims and Litigation, Practicing Law Institute, 1994

Author and Speaker, "Environmental Audits: An Overview," Indiana Manufacturers Association, 1994

Author and Speaker, "Recent Constitutional Developments in Indiana Environmental Law," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 1993

Author and Speaker, "Obtaining Funds From Insurance Coverage for Environmental Clean Up Costs," Indiana Manufacturers Association, 1991

Author and Speaker, National Business Institute, Inc., Conferences on "Hazardous Waste in Indiana" (1988, 1989, and 1990), "Environmental Laws Affecting Real Estate Transactions," 1990, and "Avoiding Environmental Liability," 1991

Speaker, Midwest Environmental Law Caucus, Valparaiso University Law School, Conference on RCRA and CERCLA Litigation, 1990

Co-Author, "The Best Claim is No Claim: Selecting and Contracting with a Waste Hauler," 2 Environmental Claims Journal 449, 1990

Co-Author, "The Indiana Responsible Property Law: New Environmental Information and Responsibilities," LXXIII Hoosier Banker 22, 1989

Co-Author, "Who Pays for Environmental Damage: Recent Developments in CERCLA Liability and Insurance Coverage Litigation," 21 Indiana Law Review 109, 1988

Speaker before numerous other trade associations & business groups.

Member and Treasurer, Board of Directors, Trustee Leadership Development, Inc.

Member, Board of Directors, Indianapolis Bar Foundation, Executive Committee

Member, Board of Directors, Novia Care Clinics, Inc.

Member, Board of Editors, Journal of Insurance Coverage

Chancellor, Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis

Chancellor, Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes, Inc.

Member, Board of Directors, Indiana Interchurch Center Corporation (Member, Finance Committee)

President, Princeton University Indiana Alumni Association (Past Chairman, Schools Committee)

Member, Board of Directors, Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic  

Former Member, Board of Directors, Waycross, Inc. (Episcopal Camp and Conference Center)

Former Member, Board of Directors, Horizons Urban Student Enrichment Program

Former Member, Board of Directors, Indiana Civil Liberties Union (Former Vice President, Litigation)

Former Vestry Member, Trinity Episcopal Church, Indianapolis (Former Senior Warden)

Fellow, Indiana Bar Foundation and Indianapolis Bar Foundation

Member, American Bar Association Committee on Insurance Litigation (Former Co-Chairman, Subcommittee on Environmental Coverage -- Insured Rights)

Senior Articles Editor, Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, 1978-1979

SIGNIFICANT APPELLATE CASES IN WHICH MR. PLEWS WAS LEAD COUNSEL

American States Ins. Co. v. Kiger, 662 N.E.2d 945 (Ind. 1996)

Allstate v. Dana Corp., 759 N.E.2d 1049 (Ind. 2001)

The City of South Bend, Indiana et all v. Century Indemnity Co., et al, 821 N.E.2d 5 (Ind. App. 2005)

PSI Energy, Inc. v. Home Insurance Co., 801 N.E.2d 705 (Ind. App. 2004)

Travelers Indemnity Corp. v. Summit Corp. of America, 715 N.E.2d 926 (Ind. Ct. App. 1999)

Hartford Acc. & Indem. Co. v. Dana Corporation , 690 N.E.2d 285 (Ind. Ct. App. 1997)

Employers Insurance of Wausau v. Recticel Foam Co., 716 N.E.2d 1015 (Ind. App. 1999)

Indiana Department of Natural Resources v. United Refuse Co., Inc., 615 N.E.2d 100 (Ind. 1993)

Indiana Department of Environmental Management v. Chemical Waste Management of Indiana, Inc., 604 N.E.2d 1199 (Ind. Ct. App. 1992)

Triple G Landfill, Inc. v. Board of Commissioners, 774 F. Supp. 528 (S.D. Ind. 1991), 977 F.2d 287 (7th Cir. 1992)

McCracken v. Eli Lilly & Co., 494 N.E.2d 1289 (Ind. App. 1986)

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