Eherenman, Robert W.

Current Employment Position(s)

Owner

Year Joined Organization: 1992

Lawyer Overview

Robert Eherenman began practicing law in Fort Wayne in 1992, focusing his practice in the area of land use law, including zoning permits, rezoning, annexations, development plans, subdivision approvals, and other land use issues, such as administrative enforcement actions from state and federal environmental agencies.

He routinely presents cases to local land use boards and litigates land use and administrative issues at the trial court level, the Court of Appeals of Indiana, and the Supreme Court of Indiana. He serves as counsel for the Allen County Board of Zoning Appeals, the Allen County Plan Commission, the Fort Wayne Board of Zoning Appeals, and the Fort Wayne Plan Commission. Mr. Eherenman is on the Advisory Committee and a contributing author for the publication Indiana Planning and Zoning Law Annotated (2003). Mr. Eherenman has lectured at numerous seminars. Mr. Eherenman has also represented entities, such as the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns and the Indiana Municipal Lawyers Association, in filing amicus briefs.

Mr. Eherenman also practices in the area of general civil litigation, handling cases that involve real estate matters, littoral and riparian rights, corporate and shareholder matters, contract and commercial law. He handles appeals in both the Indiana appellate courts and the Seventh Circuit for the United States Court of Appeals.

Areas of Practice

• Land Use and Zoning
• Real Estate Matters
• Shareholder and Corporate matters
• Contracts and Commercial Law
• General Civil Litgation and Appeals
• Contract and Commercial Law
• Municipal Law
• Littoral and Riparian Rights

Representative Clients

• Allen County Plan Commission
• Allen County Board of Zoning Appeals
• Fort Wayne Plan Commission
• Fort Wayne Board of Zoning Appeals

Representative Cases

• Beineke v. Chemical Waste Management of Indiana, LLC, 868 N.E.2d 534 (Indiana Court of Appeals 2007)
• City of Crown Point v. Misty Woods Properties, LLC, 864 N.E.2d 1069 (Indiana Court of Appeals 2007)
• Borsuk v. Town of St. John, 820 N.E.2d 118 (Indiana Supreme Court 2005)
• Bressler Outdoor Advertising, LLC v. City of Fort Wayne Bd. of Appeals, 777 N.E.2d 754 (Indiana Court of Appeals 2002)
• Chemical Waste Management of Indiana, LLC v. City of New Haven, 755 N.E.2d 624 (Indiana Court of Appeals 2001)
• City of Fort Wayne v. Certain Southwest Annexation Area Landowners, 764 N.E.2d 221 (Indiana Supreme Court 2002)
• City of New Haven v. Allen County Bd. of Zoning Appeals, 694 N.E.2d 306 (Indiana Court of Appeals 1998)

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Business Organizations, Litigation & Appeals, Water & Riparian Rights, Real Estate Law, Land Use & Zoning, State, Local & Municipal Law

Bar Admissions

• Indiana, 1992
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Indiana Association of Cities and Towns
• Indiana Municipal Lawyers Association
• Indiana Bar Association
• American Planning Association
• Indiana Chapter of the American Planning Association

Classes and Seminars

• Major Land Use Laws in Indiana, National Business Institute, 1999 - Present
• Developing the Indiana Landscape: Greenfields and How to Avoid the Environmental and Zoning Pitfalls, Indiana Continuing Legal Education, 2000 - Present
• Planning & Zoning, Indiana Continuing Legal Education, 2001 - Present
• Procedural Traps for the Zoning Lawyer, Indiana Continuing Legal Education, 2001 - Present
• Land Use & Planning and Eminent Domain, National Business Institute, 2003 - Present
• Sierra-Tahoe Decision and Takings, Indiana Planning Association, 2003 - Present
• Land Use & Zoning, Indiana Continuing Legal Education, 2005 - Present
• Comprehensive Plans, Indiana Association of Cities and Towns, 2005 - Present
• Planning and Zoning, Indiana Continuing Legal Education, 2996 - Present
• Vested Rights and Zoning Law, Indiana Association of Cities and Towns, 2006 - Present
• Planning and Zoning Law, Indiana Continuing Legal Education, 2007 - Present
• Planning and Zoning, Indiana Continuing Legal Education, 2008 - Present
• MMI Workshop on Planning and Zoning Issues, Indiana Association of Cities and Towns, 2008 - Present
• Advanced Planning and Zoning, Indiana Continuing Legal Education, 2009 - Present

Education

• Indiana University at Bloomington School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana, 1992
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
• DePauw University, 1988
  B.A.
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Honors: Phi Beta Kappa

Published Works

• Indiana Planning and Zoning Law Annotated, (Contributor), 2003
• Indiana Planning and Zoning Law Annotated, (Contributor), 2009

Address

444 East Main Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46802-1911

Phones

260-918-4836
866-389-1417

Faxes

260-422-0274

Emails

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Websites

http://www.hallercolvin.com