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Michael Lang, an attorney with the law firm of Bose McKinney & Evans LLP, will provide workable solutions for challenging real estate issues at the National Business Institute’s upcoming real estate law seminar.

The program, Advanced Issues in Real Estate Law, will take place on Oct. 4, from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., at the Hilton Indianapolis North, 8181 North Shadeland Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46250. Lang, one of five speakers scheduled to present, will address the tax aspects of real estate transactions including: legal entity selection; minimizing the transfer tax burden; using cost segregation to lower your bill; and maximizing capital gains.

An attorney in the Real Estate Group of Bose McKinney & Evans LLP, Lang represents landlords, tenants, developers, builders and business owners in commercial real estate and commercial lending matters. Specifically, he drafts and negotiates leases, loan documents, mortgages, purchase agreements, and easements. He also assists commercial clients in connection with real estate property tax appeals. In addition, Lang has a particular focus on shopping center law.

Lang also represents banks and other lenders in loan workouts and developing strategies for recovering and disposing of collateral for the maximum value. He also assists business owners in the formation of new businesses and other corporate issues.

Prior to and during law school, Mr. Lang worked as a deputy assessor in the office of the Perry Township Assessor in Marion County.

The law firm of Bose McKinney & Evans LLP is pleased to announce that attorneys Nikki Shoultz and Alan Townsend will speak at the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum’s seminar focusing on the development of wind energy in Indiana.

The program, THE WINDS OF CHANGE: Wind Leases in Indiana will take place from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on Nov. 10 at the ICLEF Conference Facility, 230 East Ohio Street—5th Floor, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Shoultz will address issues of particular interest to landowners who are approached by wind farmers interested in developing their land, while Townsend will focus on wind farm litigation issues. Specific topics to be addressed include property acquisition, landowner contract concerns; county ordinances; compensation models, and regulatory approvals.

Nikki Shoultz is a partner in the Utility Group and a member of the Renewable Energy Group and represents clients with energy, telecommunications, technology, e-commerce, wind, water and sewer matters. Ms. Shoultz has assisted landowners, developers, municipalities and utilities with wind leases, power supply agreements, easements, zoning and service territory disputes, water and sewer capacity issues, contract disputes, main extension agreements, annexation and real estate transactions.

A partner at Bose McKinney & Evans and the vice chair of the Litigation Group, Townsend focuses his practice on business litigation issues including land-use disputes. He has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for his work in condemnation and eminent domain proceedings on behalf of cities, towns, schools and utilities.

The law firm of Bose McKinney & Evans LLP is pleased to announce that Oni N. Harton has joined the firm as an associate in the Estate and Wealth Transfer Planning Group.

Harton received her juris doctorate from the Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis, magna cum laude, in 2008. Upon graduation from law school, Harton served for two years as a clerk to the Honorable Frank Sullivan Jr. in the Indiana Supreme Court. She also worked as a legal extern at the Indiana Board of Tax Review, a judicial extern for The Honorable Patricia A. Riley in the Indiana Court of Appeals, and as a summer associate for Bose McKinney & Evans while in law school.

Harton serves as the executive articles editor for the Indiana Law Review and has earned several recognitions for her professional and academic achievements including: Patrick J. Burns Excellence in Tax Award; Black Law Student’s Association Academic Achievement Award; Silver Level Pro Bono Service Award; Forrest E. Jump Memorial Scholarship; and the Lefstein Legacy Scholarship.

Harton earned her bachelor of arts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2002. She is admitted to practice law in the State of Indiana and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Harton is a fellow of the Indiana Conference for Legal Education Opportunity and a member of the Indiana and Indianapolis Bar Associations.

The law firm of Bose McKinney & Evans LLP will sponsor the first annual Integrating Women Leadership Conference. The program will take place from 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Oct. 19, at the Civic Theatre, Marian University, 3200 Cold Spring Road, Indianapolis, IN 46222.

The program will focus on mentoring and advancing the careers of women. Presenters will discuss leadership style, the impact women are making in high-performance companies and how women can overcome common barriers to achieve career advancement.

Lisa McKinney, partner and chair of the Environmental Law Group of Bose McKinney & Evans LLP, will serve as a panelist. Ms. McKinney represents a range of clients from convenience stores, large retailers, restaurants, hotels, golf courses, and drug and grocery stores. She has successfully worked on procurement contracts and appeals before the Indiana Department of Administration for certified women-owned or minority-owned businesses.

Other featured speakers will include Mary Weiss, publisher, Indianapolis Woman Magazine; Angela Braly, chair, president and CEO, WellPoint, Inc.; Deborah A. Lawrence, J.D., vice president of administration and general counsel, Office of the President, Marian University; Dr. Virginia Caine, Marion county health director; and Tiffany Olson, vice president of diagnostics, Eli Lilly & Company.

Reservations are required. Register online at www.indianapoliswoman.com. For questions contact Kittie Lake at Klake@integratingwomanleaders.com. The cost is $150 and includes lunch and premium giveaways.

The law firm of Bose McKinney & Evans LLP is ranked number one in 17 areas of law in Indiana and in 22 areas of law in Indianapolis by “The Best Lawyers in America 2011®.”

The firm earned top ranking in Indiana for the following practice areas: Biotechnology Law, Communications Law, Education Law, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Entertainment Law, Immigration Law, Land Use & Zoning Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Private Funds Law, Professional Malpractice Law, Project Finance Law, Securities Law, Sports Law, Structured Finance Law, Technology Law and Venture Capital Law and Water Law.

Additionally, Bose McKinney & Evans received top ranking in Indianapolis for the following practice areas: Biotechnology Law, Communications Law, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Education Law, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Entertainment Law, First Amendment Law, Immigration Law, Land Use & Zoning Law, Medical Malpractice Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Private Funds Law, Professional Malpractice Law, Project Finance Law, Securities Law, Sports Law, Structured Finance Law, Technology Law, Trusts and Estates, Venture Capital Law and Water Law and Workers’ Compensation Law.

Also, 47 attorneys from the firm were named to “The Best Lawyers in America 2011®” list by their peers.

The following Bose McKinney & Evans attorneys received recognition in the designated practice areas:

Washington, D.C.

George T. Patton, Jr.- Appellate Law

Indianapolis

Bryan H. Babb- Appellate Law

Steven M. Badger- Commercial Litigation, First Amendment Law

Jeffrey B. Bailey- Securities Law, Venture Capital Law

John V. Barnett, Jr.- Government Relations Law

Alan W. Becker- Banking Law, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Private Funds Law, Project Finance Law, Structured Finance Law

David A. Butcher- Banking Law Corporate, Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities Law Venture, Capital Law

Joseph D. Calderon- Land Use & Zoning Law, Real Estate Law

James E. Carlberg- Banking Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law

James C. Carlino- Real Estate Law

Susan Traynor Chastain- Education Law

Robert B. Clemens- Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation

Stephen E. DeVoe- Corporate Law, Sports Law

Ronald E. Elberger- Commercial Litigation, Entertainment Law, Legal Malpractice Law, Professional Malpractice Law

Daniel C. Emerson- Labor and Employment Law, Sports Law

Jeffrey R. Gaither- Commercial Litigation

Gregory W. Guevara- Labor and Employment Law

Eugene L. Henderson-Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Roberts E. Inveiss- Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law

J. Christopher Janak- Water Law

David J. Jurkiewicz- Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law

Robert P. Kassing- Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law

V. Samuel Laurin III- Commercial Litigation, Construction Law

Paul S. Mannweiler- Government Relations Law, Municipal Law

Daniel P. McInerny- Environmental Law

John A. Millspaugh- Biotechnology Law, Venture Capital Law

Philip A. Nicely- Land Use & Zoning Law, Real Estate Law

Theodore J. Nowacki- Banking Law, Commercial Litigation

Timothy J. O’Hara- Family Law

Dennis H. Otten- Public Finance Law

Craig E. Pinkus- Biotechnology Law, Entertainment Law. Technology Law

L. Parvin Price, Jr.- Water Law

George E. Purdy- Medical Malpractice Law, Product Liability Litigation

Philip J. Ripani- Immigration Law

Charles R. Rubright- Education Law

Michael J. Schneider- Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Daniel B. Seitz- Government Relations Law

J. Gregory Shelley- Trusts and Estates

Nikki Gray Shoultz- Communications Law

G. Pearson Smith, Jr.- Trusts and Estates

David L. Swider- Labor and Employment Law, Workers’ Compensation Law

Alan S. Townsend- Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law

Robert T. Wildman- Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Bryan B. Woodruff- Structured Finance Law

Judy L. Woods- Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law, Mass Tort Litigation, Professional Malpractice Law

Brantley H. Wright- Real Estate Law

C. Daniel Yates- Non-Profit/Charities Law, Trusts and Estates

“The Best Lawyers in America” is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. The current edition of Best Lawyers is based on more than 3.1 million confidential evaluations by only the top attorneys in the U.S. and Canada. Only those lawyers who earned the consensus support of their peers were included. Best Lawyers lists have earned the respect of the profession, the media, and the public, as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals anywhere. For this reason, inclusion in “Best Lawyers” is considered a singular honor.

The law firm of Bose McKinney & Evans LLP is pleased to announce that Brian S. Jones has joined the firm as an associate.

Jones is a member of the Bose McKinney & Evans Litigation Group. His practice focuses on complex litigation and arbitration matters in the areas of life, health, disability, property and casualty, and professional lines insurance and reinsurance; securities; commercial leases; and construction.

Jones received his Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, in political science and his Master of Arts in teaching from Trinity University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He received his doctor of jurisprudence degree from the University of Texas School of Law, where he was the director of communications for the Legal Research Board and a member of the Phi Delta Phi Honor Society.

Jones is a member of the State Bar of Texas, a former member of the Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas, and is licensed to practice before all state courts in Texas. He is included in Super Lawyers Rising Stars® 2010 (Business Litigation).

The law firm of Bose McKinney & Evans LLP in conjunction with the Butler Business Accelerator will host a complimentary workshop regarding business succession planning and wealth protection. The program, Business Succession Planning for the Entrepreneur, will take place from 8:00-10:30 a.m. on Aug. 10 at Butler University, 4600 Sunset Ave., Indianapolis, Atherton Union, Room 326.

Attorney R.J. McConnell, chair of the Bose McKinney & Evans Estate and Wealth Transfer Planning Group, will discuss several topics of interest to business owners including: issues management, financial reporting, protecting proprietary information, choosing a successor, value drivers and exit strategies.

McConnell is a partner at Bose McKinney & Evans and assists privately owned businesses, health and life sciences industries, as well as publicly held companies, in the areas of succession planning, mergers and acquisitions, business organization and financing. He has also written and lectured extensively on these matters.

Reservations are required as seating is limited. Reservations can be made online at http://www.boselaw.com/or by emailing rsvp@boselaw.com. The reservation deadline is Aug. 2.

The law firm of Bose McKinney & Evans LLP is pleased to announce that attorney James Hamilton will speak at the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum’s seminar on the impact of federal health reform.

The program, Health Care Reform: Is It Constitutional? What Do Attorneys Need to Know?, will take place on July 22, from 8:55 a.m.-12:15 p.m., at the ICLEF Conference Facility, 230 East Ohio Street — 5th Floor, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Hamilton, one of three speakers scheduled to present, will address issues of particular interest to legal practitioners including: individual mandates and penalties; coverage extensions to dependent children under age 26; small business tax credits; new Medicare payroll taxes on wages and investments; and new tax filing requirements.

A partner in Bose McKinney & Evans’ Business Services and Tax Groups, Hamilton engages in a broad-based practice covering health and welfare arrangements, insurance, executive compensation and federal and state taxation.

Hamilton is a frequent author and speaker and has delivered more than 150 speeches to professional organizations and clients since joining the firm in 2001. He earned a bachelor’s degree with distinction from Cornell University, his law degree, cum laude, from Indiana University-Bloomington and LL.M. in taxation from New York University Law School. Residing in Indianapolis, Hamilton is a member of the Indiana State and Indianapolis Bar Associations. He is also on the Board of Directors of Second Helpings, Inc.

The law firm of Bose McKinney & Evans LLP ranks among the top law firms in Indiana in the Chambers USA Directory in four specific practice areas: Corporate / M&A, Labor & Employment, Litigation and Real Estate. In addition, six partners have earned top individual rankings in Indiana from Chambers USA Awards for Excellence 2010. The attorneys are David Butcher, Ronald Elberger, Gregory Guevara, Philip Nicely, Angela Stephens and David Swider.

Since 1990, Chambers has published the world’s leading guides to the legal profession and has built a reputation for in-depth, objective research. Every year the organization conducts thousands of in-depth interviews with clients in order to assess the reputations and experience of business lawyers in 175 countries around the world. Chambers rankings and editorial are referred to extensively by general counsel and other purchasers of legal services who look to the publication’s recommendations when choosing their lawyers.

The law firm of Bose McKinney & Evans LLP is pleased to announce two partners have been named Distinguished Barristers. Robert B. (“Bob”) Clemens and C. Daniel Yates were named recipients of the Distinguished Barrister Award by Indiana Lawyer in its annual Leadership in Law recognition program. Distinguished Barristers demonstrate leadership in the profession and in their community service, and have done so over the length of their careers.

Clemens’ practice primarily involves jury trials in significant commercial litigation and catastrophic personal injury cases. He serves as Indiana counsel to numerous insurers and transportation entities. A graduate of Notre Dame Law School, Clemens undertook his legal education after a successful military career as an infantry officer.

Clemens is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers (FACTL). He is an advocate member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and past president of the Indiana Chapter of ABOTA. Clemens has also been board certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocates (NBTA) since 1994, has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2003, has been voted among Indianapolis Monthly Magazine’s “Indiana’s Super Lawyers” since the first edition and has been included among “Indiana’s Leading Attorneys” in Indiana Business Magazine.

Yates is a partner in the Estates and Wealth Transfer Planning Group at Bose McKinney & Evans. He counsels families, business owners, corporate executives and other individuals and businesses to formulate and achieve financial objectives. He provides clients with counsel regarding taxation, probate, philanthropic giving and other estate planning or business succession planning issues. Yates is a Board Certified Indiana Trust & Estate Lawyer (certified by TESB).

Yates is extremely involved in various professional, civic and charitable organizations and has received awards for both his professional qualifications and for his commitment to the community. Yates received his undergraduate, master’s and law degrees from Indiana University – Bloomington.