Todd G. Relue

Todd G. Relue concentrates his practice in the areas of complex litigation, environmental compliance, and commercial real estate with an emphasis on representing municipal clients in environmental cost recovery actions. He represents and advises businesses and public entities in environmental and insurance recovery matters at all stages of state and federal litigation. He regularly pursues responsible parties under Indiana’s Environmental Legal Action Statute, Underground Storage Tank Act, and Anti-Dumping Statute as well as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”).

Mr. Relue assists clients to investigate and remediate sites to protect Indiana communities while restoring the sites' economic potential. Throughout this work, Mr. Relue positions projects to maximize cost recovery opportunities from responsible parties and insurers.

Mr. Relue's broad real estate practice involves acquisition, leasing, lending and construction with a focus on sites that have unique environmental concerns.  Mr. Relue also works on the environmental and permitting aspects of renewable energy projects. He advises clients on the management of environmental liability in transactions including the responsibility of insurers or responsible parties for cleanup costs. He regularly represents government entities and property owners in condemnation actions. Mr. Relue also serves as the Chancellor for the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis.

Professional Associations

• Member, Indiana Municipal Lawyer’s Association
• Member, Episcopal Chancellor’s Network
• Member, Indianapolis Bar Association
• Member - Environmental Section Executive Committee, Indianapolis Bar Association
• Member, Indiana State Bar Association
• Former Member of Leadership Development Academy; Former Member of Legal Ethics and Improvements in the Judicial System Committees, Indianapolis State Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association

Civic Involvement

• Member, Stanley K. Lacy Executive Leadership Series Class XLVII
• Chancellor, Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis
• Member, Heritage Place Resource Development Committee
• Member, Duke Law Reunion Committee
• Volunteer, Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program
• Volunteer, Center for Inquiry at IPS School 384
• Former Senior Warden, Vestry, Trinity Episcopal Church
• Former President, Heritage Place of Indianapolis, Inc.
• Former Legal Advisor to Lawyer’s Committee on Civil Rights Under Law
• Former Pro Bono Attorney for Legal Aid of North Carolina

Awards & Recognitions

• Stanley K. Lacy Executive Leadership Series Class XLVII, 2023-2024
• Best Lawyers In America©, Insurance Law; Environmental Law; Real Estate Law, 2021-2024
• Indiana Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Insurance Coverage, 2014-2021
• Junior Achievement of Central Indiana Indy's Best and Brightest Finalist, 2014
• Fellow, Indiana Bar Association, 2013
• Inaugural Leadership Development Academy, Indiana State Bar Association, 2012
• The Indiana Lawyer Up and Coming Lawyer, 2012

Seminars & Presentations

• Speaker, Brownfield Redevelopment and Environmental Remediation Funding, Indiana Chamber Environmental Conference, 2022
• Co-Presenter, "Sex Abuse & Insurance: Lessons from Litigation", Indiana RIMS Chapter, 2019
• Co-Presenter, Indiana Association of Regional Councils Bridging the Divide: "Strategies to Maximize Cost Recovery Options for Environmental Cleanups", 2018
• Speaker, Indiana Charter School Legal and Legislative Updates, Charter School Law in Indiana, NBI Seminar, 2016
• Speaker, “Special Disaster Planning and Liability Considerations for Schools and Other Educational Institutions, When Disasters Strike: What Should You Do for Your Client?”, ICLEF Seminar, 2016
• Speaker, “Commercial & Residential Landlord-Tenant Law,” Sterling Education Services Seminar, 2014

Publications

• Co-Author, "New Indiana Wetlands Law Impact on Developers", February 19, 2024
• Co-Author, "The Future's so Bright (I Gotta Wear Shades)", The Indiana Lawyer, February, 13, 2023

Education

• J.D., cum laude, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 2006
• B.A., summa cum laude, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 2003

Bar & Court Admissions

• Indiana, 2010
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, 2009
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, 2009
• United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 2009
• North Carolina, 2006
• United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, 2006

Practices

• Real Estate Services
• Environmental
• Internal and Government Investigations
• Energy

Industries

• Real Estate