Riley H. Floyd

Biography

Riley Floyd is an associate with Hoover Hull Turner LLP. Riley has developed meaningful trial experience by examining witnesses and deposing adverse parties. Riley has also argued critical motions in state and federal courts. He practices in the areas of commercial litigation, lawyer liability and licensing, white collar defense, investigations, and crisis management.

EDUCATION & CLERKSHIPS

• Law Clerk, Hon. David F. Hamilton, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• J.D., magna cum laude, Indiana University Maurer School of Law; Order of the Coif; Editor-in-Chief, Indiana Law Journal, Volume 91; Sherman Minton Moot Court Competition, Finalist, Brief Writing & Oral Advocacy Honors
• Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford, Visiting Student
• A.B., summa cum laude, English Literature, Wabash College; Phi Beta Kappa

Recognition

Indiana Rising Stars ® (2020, 2021)

CIVIC INVOLVEMENT

• The Penrod Society, Member
• Seventh Circuit Bar Association, Programs Committee Member
• Indianapolis Association of Wabash Men, Law Committee Member

Experience

Though all cases vary and none is predictive, Riley’s experience includes:

Business Litigation

• Represented supplier in federal lawsuit alleging nearly $300 million of liability stemming from alleged product diversion and arbitrage
• Represented publicly traded company in defense of claim brought by Fortune 150 company
• Represented international trade organization in commerce clause litigation adverse to State of Indiana
• Represented stakeholder and defended against state and federal suits alleging securities fraud in connection with restructuring and sale of business
• Represented entities in Worker’s Compensation proceedings following improper joinder

Lawyer Liability and Licensing

• Represented attorney in nationally reported disciplinary action involving Rule 1.7 charge arising from relationship with client’s spouse; hearing officer’s report of no misconduct affirmed by unanimous Indiana Supreme Court
• Represented attorney in highly publicized disciplinary action involving the reporting of suspected child abuse in a school setting, handling of contraband as evidence, the tension between Rule 1.6 confidentiality duties and providing information to law enforcement, as well as public policy concerning the use of confidentiality agreements.
• Represented lawyer named as party in comprehensive challenge to high net-worth estate plan

White Collar Defense

• Represented corporate executive during investigations by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice following sales of corporation

Investigations and Crisis Management

• Represented national figure in media and legal crisis
• Represented owner of closely-held business during business break up crisis
• Represented business owner during contract negotiation crisis
• Represented former property owner in connection with insurer’s indemnification demand

Presentations & Publications

Note, “I Must Tell the Whole World”: Septimus Smith as Virginia Woolf’s Legal Messenger, 91 Ind. L.J. 1473 (2016).