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Curtis Greene
OVERVIEW

J. Curtis Greene

Partner

Indianapolis

11 S. Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204-3535

P 317-229-3136

F 317-231-7433

Curtis Greene brings a unique blend of business acumen and legal prowess to his role as a commercial litigator and trial lawyer. With a background in business management and operations, Curtis represents private and public companies in civil litigation and business transactions nationwide. His firsthand experience in various executive roles allows him to swiftly analyze operational and financial records, identifying strengths and weaknesses in the companies for which he advocates.

OVERVIEW

Curtis Greene brings a unique blend of business acumen and legal prowess to his role as a commercial litigator and trial lawyer. With a background in business management and operations, Curtis represents private and public companies in civil litigation and business transactions nationwide. His firsthand experience in various executive roles allows him to swiftly analyze operational and financial records, identifying strengths and weaknesses in the companies for which he advocates.

Curtis navigates complex legal landscapes with efficiency, whether handling substantial service contracts, commercial sales disputes, or construction defect claims. His comprehensive understanding of diverse legal disciplines – from contract law to corporate governance – enables him to craft strategies that address the multifaceted challenges businesses face in today's competitive environment.

As a core member of multiple regional and national litigation teams, Curtis defends major manufacturers in breach of contract, construction, and product liability cases. His effective negotiation skills are appreciated by clients. He has been involved in contracts totaling more than $2 billion and counting, including closing an $80 million contract for the state of Indiana.

Curtis’s construction law clients benefit from his experience working as an executive in the commercial construction industry before becoming a lawyer. In his practice today, he represents a wide variety of clients ranging from real estate developers to suppliers in matters such as contract drafting and commercial and construction defect litigation. His background as an All-Conference and Academic All-American baseball player at Ball State University honed his competitive edge, strategic thinking, and teamwork skills – attributes that now serve him well in the courtroom and at the negotiation table.

Professional and Community Involvement

Former board member, past executive committee member and past chair, Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana (DTCI) Business Litigation Section

Graduate, Indianapolis Bar Association Bar Leader Series

Member, Associated Builders and Contractors

Member, American Bar Association Construction Forum

Member, American Bar Association

Member, Indiana State Bar Association

Member, Indianapolis Bar Associations

Board member of Joseph Maley Foundation

Former board member, Indiana Bar Foundation

Former member, Marion County Local Rules Committee

Active in the community on multiple boards and for community organizations

Honors

The Best Lawyers in America, 2023-2025

EXPERIENCE
Commercial Contract and Government
  • Negotiated or litigated more than $2 billion in contracts, which included analyzing and litigating major contracts and performing commercial negotiations and contract management, specifically:
    • Led negotiation of the largest contract signed by the state of Indiana in 2018 – more than $80 million, 14-year contract for the phased implementation and maintenance of an upgraded and more efficient modernized tax administration and collections system
    • Negotiated and drafted substantial, eight-figure, modernization services contracts for two other state of Indiana agencies; both engagements were multi-million-dollar contracts for a complex, multi-phased modernization and upgrade of the agencies’ legacy operating systems
    • Helped develop a contract management system with the firm’s Information Technology team that both the firm and a pharmaceutical manufacturing client now use to manage its nearly 2,000 contracts
    • Review and negotiate all Manufacturing Supply Agreements and Master Services Agreements for a pharmaceutical and manufacturing client, most of which are multi-million dollar deals
Commercial Litigation
  • Represented the state of Indiana against IBM Corporation in a high-profile, six-week bench trial, which centered on a $1.4 billion, ten-year Master Services Agreement. The trial included 94 witnesses, 7,500 trial exhibits, and approximately 125 hours of trial testimony. The case has been before the Indiana Supreme Court four times, involving representation of state’s evidence regarding damages at trial on remand. The final resolution has resulted in a $128 million judgment for the state of Indiana.

Construction

  • Lead, manage, direct strategy, and serve as a frontline client contact on all product litigation matters for a component supplier of insulated glass units used in Curtain walls, including defending more than $300 million in allegations regarding complex and expert driven areas of science, construction, and law
  • Represented a national gas and energy company concerning its replacement of bare steel natural gas lines and various other matters, including the prosecution of a seven-figure claim against the client’s contractors for the failure to follow work orders and procedures, leaving more than 2,400 of the client’s customers without gas services
  • Served on the core trial team for a five-week trial in Nashville, Tennessee, including leading the development of the reconstruction and business interruption damages side of the case, which included more than 150 depositions, more than 15 million pages of documents, and more than 15 experts. The initial result was a $204 million trial verdict for our client, owner and developer.
EXPERIENCE
Presentations

Curt has presented and/or moderated multiple seminars on business and litigation issues. Topics he has presented and/or organized/moderated include:

  • Business valuation in litigation – “Business Valuation Litigation and Utilizing Expert Witnesses”
  • Locating, developing, managing and defending expert witnesses – “Controlling the Experts”
  • Tips and techniques for using technology and managing complex cases – “Techniques and Strategies in Unraveling and Presenting the Complex Business Case”
  • Environmental issues impacting business litigation – “Even Litigators Go Green – Environmental Issues Affecting Business Litigation”
  • Realties and impact on the defense bar on litigation funding – "Litigation Financing: The Convergence of Law, Finance, and the Capital Market"
  • Strategy for selecting, presenting, defending and challenging experts, taught annually at IU Maurer School of Law – “Introduction to Experts in Litigation” 
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