Greg Bowes
Means Proven Leadership ... Here’s why!

Greg Bowes Helps Victims of Crime

Greg has been a practicing attorney since 1985.  His practice includes representing victims of crime who seek compensation for their injuries.  His clients have suffered rape, attempted murder, child sexual abuse, and battery.  In one case, Greg worked for over 7 years to obtain a settlement for a woman sexually abused as a child.  The settlement included a public apology.  In order to bring the case to trial, Greg first successfully argued to the Indiana Supreme Court to allow evidence of repressed memory to be presented at trial.  The Supreme Court decision can be reviewed here.

Greg Bowes Manages Tough Challenges

Greg was elected in 2006 to serve as Marion County Assessor.  Shortly after that the Governor ordered Marion County to reassess the property tax assessments prepared by the township assessors.  Greg led the reassessment, and within 6 months revised assessments to be more uniform, equal, and measurably correct.  In 2008, the Indiana General Assembly ordered a referendum for voters to decide whether to transfer assessment responsibilities from township assessors to the county assessor.  In Marion County, voters chose by a 2-1 margin to assign the responsibilities to the county assessor.  Since January 2009, Greg has completely reorganized the assessment process.  He revised all the job descriptions for the agency, hired the most skilled and experienced employees, and assigned them to functional teams to help provide uniformity in assessments, and help share expertise among the staff.  Greg is helping Marion County get caught up to its normal property tax billing schedule with payments in May and November of each year.  Greg is modernizing the process and is making more assessment information available to the public.  Greg was able to make all this progress while spending $2 million less in property tax revenue to run the agency.

Greg Bowes Takes on Special Interests

Greg served his community for three years as a City-County Councillor.  In 2005, Greg co-authored and co-sponsored the SmokeFree Air Ordinance for Marion County, a proposal strongly opposed by the Tobacco Industry, but supported overwhelmingly by the public.  City and county governments all over Indiana quickly followed Marion County's example.

Greg Bowes Is an Experienced Attorney and a Hard Worker
Greg believes in hard work. Before becoming an attorney, he managed a fast food restaurant, worked in a union factory shop, and served as an Emergency Medical Technician. Since 1985, Greg has been a legislative assistant for physicians, an attorney for the Indiana Department of Insurance, and a Deputy Prosecutor. He has represented over 500 clients in the areas of criminal defense, personal injury, including intentional torts, appellate advocacy, trademark enforcement, and civil litigation. He has served as lead counsel on over 25 jury trials and has pursued over 85 appeals before the Indiana Court of Appeals, the Indiana Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, and even the United States Supreme Court.

Greg Bowes Serves His Community
Greg’s volunteer record is extensive. He has been a CPR instructor for the American Heart Association, and served seven years on the boards of two homeowners’ associations. He was a board member for the Crooked Creek Multi-Service Center for two years. During 2003, he served on the Pike Township Board, which controls a budget of over $14 million.  He coached youth soccer for over six years.

Greg Bowes Developed Conflict Management Skills as a Soccer Official
Greg began refereeing soccer in 1983, and has trained and evaluated other referees for 15 years. He rose through the ranks to officiate at all levels of competition, including Division 1 college and 2nd Division professional matches.

Greg Bowes Knows Indianapolis
Greg grew up in Indianapolis, where four of his 12 brothers and sisters still reside. He graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas and Brebeuf Preparatory Schools, earned a business degree from Indiana University and later, a law degree from Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis. After completing an advanced law degree at the Georgetown University Law Center in 1988, Greg returned to Indianapolis, where he and his wife Patti are raising their two daughters.

Greg Bowes Wants to Serve You
Greg wants to apply his richly varied experience and training to serving the people of Marion County.  He will work diligently to make our neighborhoods safe.