wkelley@drewrysimmons.com


Practice Areas
Construction, Real Estate and Environmental Litigation
Professional Liability Litigation
Real Estate Acquisitions, Sales, Leasing and Development
Commercial and Residential Real Estate Law
Business and Commercial Litigation

Education
Hanover College, B.A., 2000
Indiana School of Law-Indianapolis, J.D., 2003
- Order of the Barristers

Bar Admissions
Indiana Supreme and Appellate Courts, 2003
United States District Court, Southern and Northern District, 2003

Memberships
Indianapolis Bar Association
Indiana State Bar Association
- Construction and Surety Law Section
- Land Use and Zoning Section
American Bar Association
- Forum on the Construction Industry
- Litigation Section
- Construction Litigation Committee
- Real Estate Litigation Committee
Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana
- Section Chair, Construction Law Section
- Member, Board of Editors for Indiana Civil Litigation Review
Defense Research Institute
- Construction Law Committee
- Young Lawyers Liaison Vice-Chair for Construction Law Committee
Urban Land Institute

Presentations and Publications
Co-Author, “Green building creates new, unique legal risks,” The Indiana Lawyer, March 19, 2008
Co-Author, “Dealing with Defense-Within-Limits Policies in Design Professional Claims,” Construct! (the journal of ABA Construction Litigation Committee), Winter 2008
Presenter, “Document Production Issues for Large Construction Projects,” Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana (DTCI) Annual Conference, 2007
Author & Lecturer, “Real Estate Development from Beginning to End”, Lorman Education Services, 2007
Author & Lecturer, “Commercial Leasing: Handling Common Client Issues”, National Business Institute (NBI), 2007
Co-Presenter, “10 Things Every Attorney Should Know About Construction Claims”, Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana (DTCI) Annual Conference, 2006

Civic Involvement
Fishers Rotary Club