Stephen C. Unger

Steve Unger is a partner in the Utilities and Governmental Services Groups, where he assists clients with a broad range of complex to everyday utility and government issues. Among his areas of experience are:

• Serving as General Counsel

• Territory & Services Disputes

• Annexation and Reorganization

• Utility & Government Formation

• Government Services

• Contracting and Negotiations

• Procurement of Services, Equipment and Construction Projects

• Higher Education Contracting

• Utility Extensions

• Ratemaking

• Regulatory Compliance

• Economic Development and Incentives

• TIF Districts

• Eminent Domain

• Mineral Rights and Oil and Gas Leases

• Public Records and Meetings

• Zoning and Land Use

• Property Rights and Easements

• Litigation

• Appeals

Steve is a summa cum laude graduate of the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D. 2005), where he was a board member and articles editor for the Indiana Law Review and served on the Dean’s Tutorial Society. He was a two-time participant in the Bose McKinney & Evans summer associate program and clerked for the firm through law school. Steve also interned for The Honorable Theodore Sosin (Marion County Superior Court) and The Honorable Thomas Carroll (Marion County Superior Court). He received his undergraduate degree in political science, highest honors, from Butler University (B.A., 2002), where he also interned for the 112th Indiana General Assembly. Steve is licensed to practice law in the state of Indiana.

Honors / Awards

Indiana Super Lawyers - Rising Stars Edition 2009-2019 (Government / Cities / Municipalities); Indiana Lawyer Leadership in Law Award Recipient (2012); James V. Donadio Scholarship Recipient (2003); Kerchner Scholar; Schofield Academic Leadership Scholar; Order of Omega; Mortar Board

Appearances / Publications

Author: “Did I Consent to That? The Current Status of Annexation Waivers in Indiana,” (Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis Sites Magazine and Sites Magazine Online, 2010); “Setting the Annexation Record Straight: The Myth Underlying Annexation Reform in Indiana,” (Res Gestae, 2008); “Ancient Lights in Wrigleyville: An Argument for the Unobstructed View of a National Pastime,” (38 Ind. L. Rev. 533, 2005)

Presenter: Steve has frequently presented at local government, utility and legal conferences concerning matters ranging from annexation, planning and zoning, economic development, utility operations and collections, easements and eminent domain, zoning, public purchasing and procurement, public records, best practices and ethics for government officials.