Edward Merchant

Education

• Indiana University – Bloomington, B.S., Education, 2003
• Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis, J.D., 2007

Jurisdictions

• State of Indiana, 2007
• United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 2007
• United States District Court, Northern District of Indiana, 207

Professional Associations

• Indianapolis Bar Association
• Indianapolis Bar Foundation
• Indianapolis Bar Foundation, Distinguished Fellow

Professional Associations/Honors

• S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Committee, 2015
• Indianapolis Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, Board of Directors
• Cambridge Property Owners’ Association, Board of Directors
• Fraternal Order of Police, Indianapolis Lodge #86, Associate Member
• Indiana University Alumni Association, Life Member
• Indianapolis Bar Association
• Herman B. Wells Leadership Award, 2003
• Lawrence A. Jegen Tax Award, 2006

 Representative Cases

• Town of Clarksville v. Shirley Makowsky, 948 N.E.2d 871 (Ind. Ct. App. 2011)
• Indiana Public Employee Retirement Fund (PERF) v. Paul R. Bryson, 983 N.E.2d 172 (Ind. Ct. App. 2012), trans denied
• Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board v. Theodore Comer, 26 N.E.3d 57 (Ind. Ct. App. 2015)
• The Board of Works of The City of Lake Station, et al. v. William Taylor, 45A05-1508-CT-01189 (Ind. Ct. App. 2015)
• City of Peru v. Sam Finnegan, 52A04-1605-MI-01004 (Ind. Ct. App. 2016)
• Evans v. Poskon, et al., 1:07-CV-00592 (U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 2013)
• Neuhausel v. City of Indianapolis, et al, 1:12-cv-1082 (U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 2014)
• Pennington, v. City of Indianapolis, et al, 1:13-CV-139 (U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 2015)