April Schilling is a member of the firm's real estate and construction group. She has extensive real estate transactional experience, having assisted clients in commercial, residential and industrial matters. April is also experienced in the development, acquisition, multi-family, financing, leasing and disposition of real estate and related 1031 exchanges. She has represented a variety of clients, including public and private companies, landlords, tenants, lenders and one of the leading real estate developers in South Central Indiana.

Representative Experience

• Represented a developer in multiple build-to-suit retail projects for a retail tenant, including site acquisition, development, leasing and financing.
• Counsel for Fortune 500 corporate clients in acquisition, disposition, leasing and subleasing transactions throughout the United States.
• Counsel for developer in build-to-suit office and laboratory world headquarters for life sciences tenant.
• Represented developer in all phases of acquisition and development of a mixed use traditional neighborhood development.
• Counsel for industrial tenant in lease transaction for 600,000-square-foot, build-to-suit warehouse facility.
• Represented automotive supplier as tenant in more than 25 time-critical lease transactions across the United States.

Honors

• Indiana Super Lawyers — Real Estate, 2012
• Indiana University School of Law — Moot Court Competition
• Indiana University Law School Fellowship, 1995-96
• Pi Alpha Alpha Honor Society

Civic Activities

• March of Dimes — Real Estate Awards Committee: Member, 2005-09; revenue chair, 2007; event chair, 2008
• Community Development Law Center — Board of Directors, 2005-present
• United Way of Central Indiana, Leadership United — Executive Women's Leadership Series, 2007 Graduate
• Leadership Bloomington-Monroe County, 2000 Graduate

Professional Associations

• Indianapolis Bar Association
• Indiana State Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• IndyCREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) — Member, 2001-09; Board of Directors, 2006-08; Programs Committee Chair, 2003
• CREW Network — National Resource Development Committee, 2008; National Convention Attendee, 2002 and 2004-08

Memberships

• Saint Barnabas Church

Presentations

• "The Lawyer's Role Throughout the Life of an Indiana Business," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, Indianapolis, 2007