Atty. Bryan H. Babb
Bryan Babb, partner at Bose McKinney & Evans LLP, is the chair of the Appellate Services Group, and a member of the Litigation Group, assisting clients with a wide variety of complex commercial appellate and litigation matters. Before joining the firm, Bryan served as a judicial law clerk for Indiana Supreme Court Justice Frank Sullivan, Jr.
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Bryan H. Babb is a Member based in Indianapolis, Indiana, practicing at Bose McKinney & Evans LLP. They have 27+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1999. Their practice focuses on business, real estate, zoning, litigation, and government. Admitted to practice in Indiana Indiana Supreme Court Supreme Court of the United States United States Court of Appeals for (1999). Educated at Indiana University Maurer School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., 1999) and United States Military Academy (B.S. Boston, 1989). Recognitions include Peer Reviewed. Active member of Lacy Executive Leadership Series • Co-Class Agent, Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington • Member, 1988 Army Football Sun Bowl Team Commander-in-Chief's Trophy Winner. Serands clients in Indianapolis, IN and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About
- Bryan Babb, partner at Bose McKinney & Evans LLP, is the chair of the Appellate Services Group, and a member of the Litigation Group, assisting clients with a wide variety of complex commercial appellate and litigation matters
- Before joining the firm, Bryan served as a judicial law clerk for Indiana Supreme Court Justice Frank Sullivan, Jr. A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point (B.S. 1989), Boston University (M.S. 1994), and Indiana University Maurer School of Law - Bloomington (J.D. cum laude, 1999), Bryan served as editor-in-chief for Volume 74 of the Indiana Law Journal
- Prior to attending law school, Bryan served as a captain in the Field Artillery with 1st Armored Division, U.S
- Army, Europe
- Bryan has been the principal author of numerous appellate and amicus briefs in both state and federal appellate courts and has argued before the Indiana Supreme Court, the Indiana Court of Appeals and the U.S
- Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Bryan also has served as an expert witness on the reasonableness of appellate fees, and his work in this regard was discussed by the Indiana Court of Appeals in Knightstown Banner, LLC v
- Town of Knightstown, 882 N.E.2d 270 (Ind
- Ct
- App. 2008)
- Bryan is one of only six attorneys from Indiana who have received membership into the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers
- Honors / Awards •Top 10 Indiana Super Lawyers 2025 - Appellate •2025 recipient of the Sagamore of the Wabash Award presented by Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb •Member of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers. •Indianapolis Monthly Top Lawyer 2026, Appellate Law Top 10 Indiana Super Lawyers2025 •Best Lawyers 2014 and 2022 Indianapolis Appellate Practice Lawyer of the Year •The Best Lawyers in America 2008-2026 - Appellate Practice •Indiana Super Lawyers 2009-2026 - Appellate •Top 50 Indiana Super Lawyers 2012-2026 •Chambers USA 2013, 2014, 2016-2021, 2025 - Litigation - Appellate •2006 Carmel High School Distinguished Alumni Award •Indy's Best & Brightest Lawyers 2005 - 40 and under, Junior Achievement/KPMG •Henry Ossian Flipper Award, United States Military Academy •Army Football Coaches Award for Leadership(1989) Appearances / Publications Speaker: Bryan has appeared as a featured guest in the Indiana Lawyer, on WJOB Radio, and on National Public Radio
- He is frequently quoted in Indiana newspapers while representing firm clients
- Bryan has lectured on numerous aspects of appellate practice for the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, as well as for bar associations at seminars and conferences, including the following: •'Hoosiers Still Waiting for Unemployment Payments One Week After Marion County Ruling ' (Fox59, July 2021) •'Practical Tips on How to Prepare/Deliver a Remote Oral Argument' (IndyBar Appellate Practice Section, May 2020) •'Summary Judgment Trends and Tips Post-Hughley' (IndyBar Appellate Practice Section, Nov. 2019) (co-presenter) •'Ethical Issues in Appellate Practice' (Appellate Practice Advocacy, ICLEF, Nov. 2019) •Speaker / Panel Discussion: 'A Salute to Justice Robert D. Rucker's Contributions to Indiana Law' (I.U
- McKinney School of Law, May 2017) •'Advanced Appellate Practice' (ICLEF, July 2012) •'Appealable Orders' (ICLEF, May 2012) •'Successfully Navigating the Appeals Process' (NBI Seminar, 2010) •'Appellate Oral Advocacy' (Evening with the Appellate Judges, ICLEF, May 2009) •Moderator: 'Riding the Erie Railroad' / Panel Discussion: 'State Law Issues in Federal Circuit and District Courts' (7th Circuit Bar Association Annual Meeting, May 2009) •'Welcome to the 21st Century: An Appellate Perspective' (ICLEF, Oct. 2008) •'Appellate Practice - Tough Topics' (ICLEF, May 2008, French Lick) (Program Chair) •'Oral Argument Before Indiana's Appellate Courts' (Appellate Practice Survey, ICLEF, Oct. 2007) •'Motions Practice' (Appellate Skills Institute, ICLEF, Nov. 2006) •'Civil Petitions to Transfer and Oral Arguments in the Indiana Supreme Court' (Criminal & Civil Appellate Practice, Lorman, Mar. 2006) •'Making It Last: The Preservation of Issues for Appellate Review' (Evidentiary & Discovery Issues in Business Litigation, ICLEF, Oct. 2005) •'Initiating the Appeal' (Appellate Practice Survey, ICLEF, Oct. 2004) Author: Bryan has authored or co-authored various articles in legal and professional publications, including the following: •Volume 24, Indiana Practice - Appellate Procedure, (3d ed., West Publishing Co., 2001-2024) •'Developments in Indiana Appellate Procedure: Rule Amendments, Remarkable Case Law, and Court Guidance for Appellate Practitioners, ' 57 Ind
- L. Rev. 795 (2024) •'Developments in Indiana Appellate Procedure: Rule Amendments, Remarkable Case Law, and Court Guidance for Appellate Practitioners, ' 56 Ind
- L. Rev. 653 (2023) •'Developments in Indiana Appellate Procedure: Rule Amendments, Remarkable Case Law, and Court Guidance for Appellate Practitioners, ' 54 Ind
- L. Rev. 767 (2021) •'Developments in Indiana Appellate Procedure: Rule Amendments, Remarkable Case Law, and Court Guidance for Appellate Practitioners, ' 53 Ind
- L. Rev. 805 (2020) •'Developments in Indiana Appellate Procedure: Rule Amendments, Remarkable Case Law, and Court Guidance for Appellate Practitioners, ' 52 Ind
- L. Rev. 617 (2019) •'Developments in Indiana Appellate Procedure: Rule Amendments, Remarkable Case Law, and Court Guidance for Appellate Practitioners,' 51 Ind
- L. Rev. 925 (2018) •'Developments in Indiana Appellate Procedure: Rule Amendments, Remarkable Case Law, and Court Guidance for Appellate Practitioners,' 50 Ind
- L. Rev. 1145 (2017) •'Developments in Indiana Appellate Procedure: Rule Amendments, Remarkable Case Law, and Court Guidance for Appellate Practitioners, ' 49 Ind
- L. Rev. 963 (2016) [Reprinted with permission of the Indiana Law Review] •'Developments in Indiana Appellate Procedure: Rule Amendments, Remarkable Case Law, and Court Guidance for Appellate Practitioners, ' 48 Ind
- L. Rev. 1173 (2015) [Reprinted with permission of the Indiana Law Review] •'Developments in Indiana Appellate Procedure: Rule Amendments, Remarkable Case Law, and Court Guidance for Appellate Practitioners, ' 47 Ind
- L. Rev. 969 (2014) [Reprinted with permission of the Indiana Law Review] •'Developments in Indiana Appellate Procedure: Rule Amendments, Remarkable Case Law, and Court Guidance for Appellate Practitioners, ' 46 Ind
- L. Rev. 925 (2013) [Reprinted with permission of the Indiana Law Review] •'Developments in Indiana Appellate Procedure: Rule Amendments, Remarkable Case Law, and Court Guidance for Appellate Practitioners, ' 45 Ind
- L. Rev. 959 (2012) [Reprinted with permission of the Indiana Law Review] •'Developments in Indiana Appellate Procedure: Rule Amendments, Remarkable Case Law, and Court Guidance for Appellate Practitioners, ' 44 Ind
- L. Rev. 1033 (2011) [Reprinted with permission of the Indiana Law Review] •'Developments in Indiana Appellate Procedure: Rule Amendments, Remarkable Case Law, and Guidance for Appellate Practitioners, ' 43 Ind
- L. Rev. 579 (2010) [Reprinted with permission of the Indiana Law Review] •'Developments in Indiana Appellate Procedure: Rule Amendments, Notable Case Law, and Tips for Appellate Practitioners, ' 42 Ind
- L. Rev. 813 (2009) [Reprinted with permission of the Indiana Law Review] •'Developments in Indiana Appellate Procedure: Appellate Rule Amendments, Remarkable Case Law, and Refining Our Indiana Practice,' 41 Ind
- L. Rev. 853 (2008) •'Setting the Annexation Record Straight: The Myth Underlying Annexation Reform in Indiana' (Res Gestae, 2008) •'Emotionally Distressed in Indiana: Separate Tests for Primary Victims and Bystanders' (Res Gestae, 2003) (cited in SCI Ind
- Funeral Servs. v
- D.O
- McComb & Sons, Inc., 820 N.E.2d 700, 711 n.2 (Ind
- Ct
- App. 2005))
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Practicing law in Indiana. Legal matters in Indiana are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Indianapolis are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Indiana state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Indiana brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Indiana courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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