Alex C. Bowman

Alex Bowman is a Senior Associate in the firm's Real Estate and Environmental Practice. He concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate and corporate law.

Alex has extensive experience in complex real estate matters, including the negotiation, development, and execution of commercial lease and purchase agreements. In addition to his focus in real estate, Alex has experience representing companies in commercial transactions and complex commercial litigation, and also advises on corporate governance and entity formation issues.

Prior to joining Krieg DeVault, Alex worked in private practice as an Associate attorney in the areas of civil litigation, insurance defense, entrepreneurship and small business development, municipal law, civil rights, and criminal defense. Alex also represented individual and corporate clients in both state and federal trial courts and won appeals before the Indiana Court of Appeals and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. 

Representative Experience

• Advise small and midsize privately-owned businesses in various transactional matters, including the preparation of lease and purchase agreements for residential and commercial real estate.
• Represent and advise individuals and businesses in commercial litigation matters arising from employer/employee contract disputes, Uniform Commercial Code issues, wrongful termination and discrimination claims, and real estate possession, quiet title, and ejectment actions.
• Counsel and assist entrepreneurs, professionals, and small businesses in entity formation; internal corporate governance; executive compensation, non-compete, and confidentiality agreements; and various related commercial and employment contracts. 

Professional Associations

• Board of Governors, St. Joseph County Bar Association
• Member, Indiana State Bar Association
• Member, State Bar of Michigan
• Member, Robert A. Grant Inn of Court

Civic Involvement

• Class 48, Leadership South Bend Mishawka
• Board Member, Friends of the Studebaker Fountain
• Advisory Board Member, South Bend Kroc Center
• Board Member, Casaday Costume Company
• Trustee, South Bend Alumni Association
• Coach, Indiana High School Mock Trial (John Adams High School)

Awards & Recognitions

• Michiana Forty under 40, Class of 2024
• Indiana Super Lawyer Rising Stars in Real Estate, 2024

Seminars & Presentations

• Speaker, “A Primer on the READI Program and the American Rescue Plan Act," 64th Association of Indiana Counties Annual Conference, September 21, 2022

Publications

• Co-Author, "Tips for Negotiating Supply Agreement Terms and Conditions in an Uncertain World," September 27, 2023
• Co-Author, "Three Minute Update - Positioning for the Future: Non-Profits and Real Estate," January 10, 2023

Education

• J.D., St. Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, 2016
• B.A., University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, 2013

Bar & Court Admissions

• Indiana Supreme Court, 2016
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, 2016
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, 2016
• U.S. Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit, 2018
• Michigan Supreme Court, 2021

Certifications

• Legal Lean Sigma® White Belt

Practices

• Real Estate Services
• Environmental
• Public and Municipal Finance

Industries

• Real Estate