Downey & Almas Elected Partners

Barrett McNagny LLP is pleased to announce the election of Brandon J. Almas and Brian J. Downey as Partners effective January 1, 2025. 

Mr. Almas concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate, economic development, and utility law. He provides legal services in the purchase and sale of real estate, commercial and residential leasing, development agreements, and zoning. Before joining Barrett McNagny, Mr. Almas served the City of Fort Wayne, focusing on utility, regulatory, and municipal law.

Mr. Almas is a member of the Allen County and Indiana State Bar Associations and has previously served on the boards of Genesis Outreach and Home Bound Meals. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne and a Juris Doctorate from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law. He is licensed to practice in Indiana state courts, and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana.

Mr. Downey concentrates his practice in the areas of estate planning and administration. He assists clients with wills, trusts, and strategies to minimize estate, inheritance, and generation-skipping taxes as well as consults business owners regarding the choice of entity issues, valuation issues, buy-sell agreements, and business succession issues. Mr. Downey previously managed a successful estate planning practice in Florida and is licensed to practice law in both Indiana and Florida.

Mr. Downey is a member of the Allen County Bar Association and received his undergraduate degree from Purdue University and a Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from the University of Akron, School of Law. He also has a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation from the New York University School of Law.