Norris Choplin & Schroeder, llp

Briane M. House

Professional Experience

Briane is of counsel to the firm. He was born in Connersville, Indiana in 1957. Before joining the firm in his current position, he was in house counsel to ProLiance Energy, where he worked with a team of lawyers structuring a significant gas purchase transaction with the Indiana Bond Bank and the Indiana Municipal Gas Authority. He also provided counsel on all aspects of human resources, regulatory compliance and a wide variety of transactional and contractual matters. For six years he was senior counsel to the Indianapolis Power & Light Company (IPL) where he represented the company's interests in numerous corporate matters including representing the company in the relocation of the NCAA national headquarters to a site owned by IPL. He also directly handled or managed litigation for the company. In private practice, he tried numerous lawsuits in both state and federal courts across Indiana and represented numerous corporations as well as elected and appointed officials. He is a father of four children and lives in Warren Township.

Honors

• Intramural Moot Court Champion
• Top Examination in Constitutional Law

Civic Activities

• Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, Board of Directors, Chairman (appointed by Mayor Greg Ballard)
• Counsel to the Executive Committee of Mayor Elect Greg Ballard Transition Team
• City of Greenfield Common Council, former member; Greenfield Redevelopment Commission, Chairman; Indiana Association of Cities and Towns, past member
• Republican State Central Committee, former 6th district chair
• Hancock County Republican Party Chair

Professional Associations

• American Bar Association
• Indiana State Bar Association
• Indianapolis Bar Association
• International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC)
• Defense Research Institute (DRI)
• Energy Bar Association (EBA)
• Indianapolis Law Club

Presentations

• Written and lectured on topics concerning Indiana's Open Door law, Access to Public Records Act, human resources issues, regulatory compliance and corporate governance in an era of heightened scrutiny and a demand for greater transparency.