
Greg Hahn
BOARD MEMBER - The Lincoln Special

Gregory Hahn is a principal of Bose Public Affairs Group and a partner at Bose McKinney & Evans LLP. Greg concentrates his practice in all areas of corporate law and business litigation, as well as insurance law, real estate law, gaming and hospitality, and state and federal lobbying.
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Throughout his career, Greg has represented clients such as Hard Rock International Casinos, AON, Busey Bank, Carl Icahn and Icahn Enterprises/Tropicana Inc.; Bally Gaming; GTech Corporation; Boyd Gaming Corporation; Station Casinos; United Gaming; Horseshoe Casinos; Hard Rock Casinos International; Cartamundi, Inc.; Trump Entertainment, Inc.; Gas America; the Cities of Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Evansville, Terre Haute, Richmond, Lafayette, West Lafayette and many others; the countries of Greece, Belize, Spain, Tanzania and Grenada; the Indiana Insurance Guaranty Association; the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library; College Network, Inc.; Indiana University Health; the Indiana Department of Insurance; Burt Bacharach, Frank Zappa, The Beach Boys; and George Steinbrenner, among many others.
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Greg was appointed by the mayor of Indianapolis to the Indiana Sports Corporation in 2000 and to the Indianapolis Private Industry Council in 2001. In 2012, he was appointed by the City-County Council to the Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation board of directors (current president of the board). He also serves as vice president of the Central Indiana Community Foundation and is on the board of the Indianapolis Foundation (former chairman of the board), as well as the English Foundation. In addition to these appointments, Greg has served in a number of political positions, including counsel and treasurer for the Marion County Democratic Central Committee and in the same capacity for the Indiana State Democratic Committee. He also has served on the National Democrat Congressional Campaign Committee and the National Democrat Senatorial Campaign Committee. He currently serves as general counsel for the Marion County Democratic Central Committee. Greg has extensive experience in serving on selection committees in hiring minority companies for projects, as well as in setting up women-owned and minority-owned businesses (MBE/WBEs).
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Greg’s career has included service as chief deputy prosecutor for Marion County, Indiana and general counsel to CTS, Inc. He also served a special outside counsel for the U.S. Attorney’s Office from 1976-1980 and was appointed by President James Carter to the SALT Treaty Committee for negotiations between Egypt and Israel. Greg was also an aide to Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Warren Burger. Greg has received numerous honors and recognitions, including the Sagamore of the Wabash from Governor Evan Bayh, Law & Politics, Who’s Who and Litigation Counsel of America Senior Fellow.
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Greg is very involved in the nonprofit community, either currently serving or formerly served as a member of the boards of the Starfish Initiative; the Athenaeum Foundation Board; Indianapolis Foundation Board of Trustees; Central Indiana Community Foundation Board of Trustees; The English Foundation Board of Trustees; St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church; Area Youth Ministry Board; Board of Trustees of the University of Evansville; Washington Township Foundation Board; Pathways House, Inc.; Indianapolis Opera Corporation; Pleasant Run Children’s Home; Rock Steady Boxing Foundation; and the Allisonville Little League.
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Greg and three of his fellow BME attorneys are the only Indiana general members of the International Masters of Gaming Law, an organization of pre-eminent gaming attorneys from around the world.
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Honors / Awards
Best Lawyers® 2020 Indianapolis Gaming Law Lawyer of the Year; The Best Lawyers in America® 2013-2020; Sagamore of the Wabash from Governor Evan Bayh; Distinguished Barrister, Indiana Lawyer 2016 Leadership in Law; Indiana Super Lawyers® 2006-2020 (Legislative and Governmental Affairs); Who’s Who; Senior Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America; Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished
SM Peer Review Rated
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Education
Greg earned his law degree from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law – Indianapolis and a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Evansville.
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Appointments / Memberships
Greg was appointed by the Mayor of Indianapolis to the Indiana Sports Corporation in 2000 and to the Indianapolis Private Industry Council in 2001. In 2016, Greg was appointed to the Indiana Charter School Board. Greg previously served on the board of The Indianapolis Foundation (board chair, 2016) and the Central Indiana Community Foundation (vice chair, 2021 and 2016; chairman, 2020; board member; Executive Committee member; treasurer, 2015).
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In addition to these appointments, Greg has also held several political positions, including Counsel and Treasurer for the Marion County Democratic Central Committee and in the same capacity for the Indiana State Democratic Committee. He still serves as general counsel for the Marion County Democrat Central Committee. He also has served on the National Democrat Congressional Campaign Committee and the National Democrat Senatorial Campaign Committee.
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Greg is a member of several professional organizations, including the Governmental Affairs Society of Indiana, Indianapolis Foundation Board (president), the Indiana Bar Association, American Association of Gaming Lawyers, the Indiana Society of Association Executives, the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, the Indianapolis Bar Association, the International Masters of Gaming Law, the Litigation Counsel of America and the Seventh Circuit Bar Association.