Kenneth B. Chigges

Partner
Office: Carmel
kchigges@kdlegal.com
p: 317-238-6244
f: 317-636-1507

Ken Chigges focuses his practice on public and municipal finance, commercial real estate, and business transactions. He advises governmental entities, public agencies, underwriters, financial institutions, and project developers on a broad spectrum of public finance matters, including capital projects, economic development initiatives, infrastructure improvements, and complex financing structures. His experience includes supporting clients through tax exempt and taxable financing, public private partnerships, and transactions involving redevelopment and municipal utility operations.

Ken also maintains a robust commercial real estate practice, representing developers, lenders, landlords, and tenants in matters involving development, acquisitions, leasing, financing, and dispositions. In addition, he has significant experience guiding clients through contractual disputes, bankruptcies, liquidations, and Section 363 asset sales, as well as other creditors’ rights issues.

Across both public finance and real estate work, Ken routinely assists clients in negotiating and documenting complex transactions, ensuring practical, solutions oriented guidance tailored to the needs of governmental bodies, private entities, and institutional stakeholders.

Experience

Representative Experience

Professional Associations

Civic Involvement

Credentials

Education

J.D., University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois, 2005
B.S. in Criminal Justice, magna cum laude, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, 1995

Bar & Court Admissions

Indiana, 2005

Practices & Industries

Practices

Insights

Firm News and Events

The Illinois Secretary of State Office Offers Corporate Franchise Tax Penalty and Interest Amnesty until November 17, 2025

October 17, 2025

Firm News and Events

10 Krieg DeVault Attorneys Named to 2026 Best Lawyers in America® Listing; 2 Receive Best Lawyers Ones to Watch® in America Designation

August 21, 2025

Business

Hold Your Filings: Preliminary Injunction Placed on Government Enforcement of CTA and Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements

December 4, 2024

Thought Leadership

Partner and Firm Executive Committee Member Brian M. Heaton Elected to Serve as President of the Board of Directors of the Association for Corporate Growth Indiana

May 23, 2024

Firm News and Events

Steven M. Sherman Joins Krieg DeVault’s Real Estate and Environmental Practice; will Focus in the Areas of Energy and Public Utilities

November 30, 2023

Secured Lender

Known By the Successful Company We Keep® - Krieg DeVault Issues Annual Ad Showcasing Transactions from Many of Our Valued and Successful Clients

January 30, 2023

Real Estate

FinCEN Issues Final Rule for Beneficial Ownership Reporting to Support Law Enforcement Efforts, Counter Illicit Finance, and Increase Transparency

November 8, 2022

Firm News and Events

13 Krieg DeVault Attorneys Recognized by 2023 Best Lawyers®; 7 Named to the 2023 Best Lawyers in America® Listing; 1 Receives “Lawyer of the Year” Designation; 6 Receive “Ones to Watch” Designation

August 18, 2022

Business

Krieg DeVault Partners John B. Baxter and Robert A. Greising Named to Chambers USA 2022 List; Firm Named to Chambers USA 2022 List for Real Estate

June 22, 2022

Business

Partner C. Daniel Motsinger Named a 2022 Illinois Super Lawyer; Alexander E. Porter Named a 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star

January 31, 2022

Secured Lender

Open Door Law Update: “Declared Emergency” Virtual Meetings Continue Under Governor Holcomb’s Eighteenth Renewal of the Public Health Emergency Declaration

September 8, 2021

Financial Services

U.S. House of Representatives Reintroduces the MORE Act: Will 2021 be the Year Federal Cannabis Prohibition Finally Ends?

June 14, 2021

Municipal

Public Access Alert: New Law Permits Electronic Meetings, but Requires Planning

May 19, 2021

Secured Lender

Indiana Supreme Court Curtails Attempted Expansion of Exceptions to General Rule Regarding Successor Liability in Corporate Transactions

May 7, 2021

Municipal

New Congressional Bills Introduced to Promote Multifamily Housing and Reinstate Advance Refunding (Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2021 and Local Infrastructure Financing Tools Act)

May 3, 2021

Secured Lender

Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act Passes U.S. House…Again

April 20, 2021

Business

Governor Holcomb Signs Legislation Modifying Indiana’s Zero Tolerance Per Se Driving Law for Marijuana or Marijuana Metabolite

April 20, 2021

Municipal

Indiana Supreme Court Affirms Freedom of Contract Principles in Closely Held Company Valuation Case: Choose Your Words Carefully

February 2, 2021

Municipal

Businesses That File Indiana Sales and Withholding Taxes Must Transition Accounts to New Indiana Department of Revenue System Starting September 8, 2020

September 8, 2020

Labor and Employment

Tax-Exempt Organizations Should be Prepared to File and Pay the Section 4960 Excise Tax on Executive Compensation by July 15, 2020

June 29, 2020

Business

IRS Releases FAQs on Tax Treatment of Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund and Emergency Financial Aid Grants under CARES Act

May 10, 2020

Thought Leadership

UPDATED - Paycheck Protection Program: Confirm the Necessity or Return the Funds

May 5, 2020

Municipal

IRS Issues Tax-Exempt Bond Guidance in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

May 5, 2020

Thought Leadership

Further Relief for Indiana Businesses During the Time of COVID-19: Remote Meetings and Suspending Five-Year Limit on Reinstatements

May 4, 2020

Thought Leadership

SBA Issues Additional Interim Guidance on Paycheck Protection Program Clarifying Treatment of Self-Employment and Partner Income

April 15, 2020

Thought Leadership

During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, What Constitutes an “Essential Matter,” Thus Warranting a Public Meeting by Local Governmental Entities?

March 30, 2020

Business

Insurance Coverage for COVID-19: Six Steps to Help Your Business Maximize Insurance Coverage That May Be Available to Offset COVID-19 Losses and Claims

March 29, 2020

Secured Lender

Indiana's Public Access Counselor Provides Open Door Law (“ODL”) Guidance Following Governor Holcomb's Most Recent COVID-19 Executive Order

March 19, 2020

Municipal

Real Estate Partner David Adams shares his insights with Midwest Real Estate News regarding the Indianapolis' commercial real estate market

January 16, 2020

Firm News and Events

Seventh Circuit Confirms that under Illinois law, Reference in Financing Statement to Parties' Security Agreement is Sufficient to Perfect Secured Creditor's Lien on Debtor's Collateral Described in Security Agreement

September 29, 2019

Firm News and Events

Immunity under the Indiana Tort Claims Act ("ITCA") unavailable to government entity after student murdered away from school premises

March 18, 2019

Thought Leadership

Corben A. Lee Joins Krieg DeVault's Business, Acquisitions, and Securities and Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice Groups

January 27, 2019

Firm News and Events

Daniel Tychonievich Joins Krieg DeVault's Business, Acquisitions, and Securities Practice Group; will focus on Intellectual Property and Technology Matters

January 27, 2019

Firm News and Events

Representative Experience

Professional Associations

Civic Involvement

Education

J.D., University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois, 2005
B.S. in Criminal Justice, magna cum laude, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, 1995