Partner with Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLPMr. Kelley, Jr. LEED AP, is a partner with Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLP, and he focuses his legal practice in the areas of construction, real estate, and legal issues related to green building and sustainability. On the transaction side, he assists a wide range of clients with drafting and negotiating construction and design contracts, real estate purchase agreements, land contracts, and lease agreements. He also advises clients on due diligence, closing and title insurance issues. On the litigation side, Mr. Kelley represents design professionals, contractors, owners, developers and insurers with construction, professional liability, and real estate matters, ranging from pre-litigation claims, to loss prevention assistance, insurance coverage issues, mediation, arbitration, and litigation in state and federal court. He is a liaison to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Documents Committee, and he is a former member of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) National Green Building Committee.

Partner with Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLPMr. Leone is a partner with the construction law firm of Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLP, where he focuses his legal practice in the areas of construction law and public contract Law. He represents all participants in the construction industry, including public and private owners, general contractors, construction managers, design-build contractors, trade contractors, and design professionals in drafting and negotiating contracts, providing general counsel, and in all types of performance and payment dispute resolution.
Prior to practicing law, Mr. Leone spent seven years as a project engineer/project manager for a large construction company in Indianapolis. He is a frequent author and speaker at various conferences and seminars on a wide variety of construction law topics both on the national and local levels. He is a member of the American Bar Association’s Forum on Construction Law and Section of Public Contract Law, the Indiana Bar Association where he is a past chair of the Construction and Surety Law Section, and the Associated General Contractors of America where he is a member of the Project Delivery Forum Steering Committee, and various ConsensusDocs contract drafting committees through the AGC Contract Documents Forum.

 Thad Schurter Partner with Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLP
Mr. Schurter focuses his practice on construction litigation. Having worked in construction for 10 years before becoming an attorney, he brings exceptional insight and technical experience to bear for his clients. He represents clients from across the full spectrum of the construction industry and provides counsel on design and construction defect claims, job site safety, personal injury and wrongful death claims, contract review, lien claims and payment security issues.