Thaddeus R. Ailes

Thad is a skilled and experienced real estate lawyer, having counseled and represented clients for over 20 years in buying, selling, leasing, developing, and financing all types of commercial and residential properties, in business entity formation and development, in agency and licensing law matters, and in real estate litigation. Thad’s clients include landlords, tenants, developers, investors, lenders, owner-occupants, and brokers.

Thad is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® (2019-2027) for his work in the area of real estate law, is also listed in Indiana Super Lawyers® (2021–2026), and has received the AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell®.

EDUCATION

• Butler University, B.S. in Finance, 1994, cum laude
  • High Honors in Finance
  • Sigma Chi Fraternity (Chapter President, Treasurer)
  • Sigma Chi Fraternity Northern Indiana Province Balfour Award Winner (awarded to most outstanding senior in province, which then consisted of the chapters at Butler, Purdue, Ball State, Wabash, and Valparaiso)

• Indiana University Maurer School of Law, J.D., 1997, magna cum laude
  • Order of the Coif
  • Managing Editor, Indiana Law Journal
  • Forrest E. Jump Memorial Scholarship
  • Glenn D. Peters Scholarship

BAR ADMISSION

• Indiana, 1997; U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, 1997.

CIVIC ACTIVITIES

• Carmel High School Volleyball Booster Club, Treasurer, 2022-2024
• Indianapolis Alumni Chapter of Sigma Chi, Inc., President, 2012-2018; Vice President, 2000-12; Director, 1999-present
• East 91st Street Christian Church, member and volunteer, 2003-present
• Carmel Dads’ Club, girls volleyball, basketball, and softball coach, 2013-2017
• Sigma Chi Fraternity Rho Chapter, Advisory Board Member, 1997-2013

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

• “Securities Law Issues Involved When Buying Real Estate with Other People’s Money,” Private Money & Syndication Academy conference, 2013
• Guest instructor, Real Estate Finance course, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, September 19, 2011
• Agency Law instructor at Annual Indiana Real Estate Conference of the Indiana Commercial Board of Realtors, 2004-2009
• “Not in My Backyard: A Critique of Current Indiana Law on Land Use Moratoria,” Indiana Law Journal: Vol. 72: Iss. 3, Article 6, 1997