Awards

IU Indianapolis Spirit of Philanthropy Award - 2010

About James M. Barkley

James Barkley currently serves as General Counsel of Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group, Inc. Barkley received his B.S. degree from Indiana University in 1974 and was awarded a J.D. degree from the Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 1977. Mr. Barkley joined Simon in 1978 as a staff attorney and was named Assistant General Counsel in 1984. In 1992 he was named General Counsel of Melvin Simon & Associates, Inc. and was appointed General Counsel and Secretary of Simon Property Group, Inc. at the time of its formation in 1993.

Mr. Barkley is a member of the Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations and was elected in 1991 to the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Mr. Barkley previously served on the Board of Directors of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and currently sits on the Robert H. McKinney School of Law Board of Visitors. He is a frequent lecturer, speaker and panelist on legal issues as they relate to public real estate companies.