The Pittman Family Preserves Its Legacy in Boone and Hamilton Counties Writer // Janelle Morrison • Photography // Submitted
As many local residents have read, the yearslong feud that began after the death of the patriarch in 2014 and between the Pittman family siblings has recently concluded and a settlement has been reached among the children of the late John and Euna Pittman. As a result, two major development projects are now moving forward, pending final approval from local officials in Carmel and Zionsville where the two projects are located: The Bridges in Carmel and The Farm at Zionsville.
THE “INDIANA PITTMANS”
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e spoke with Carmel resident Steve Pittman—one of the three Indiana-based Pittmans, or “Indiana Pittmans” as dubbed by Steve. Steve is a local real estate developer. His brother Chad Pittman is a Zionsville
resident, war veteran, lawyer and business owner of 9/12 Advisors, and brother Scott Pittman is a doctor. Some time after John Pittman’s death, the West Coast Pittmans filed multiple lawsuits against the Indiana Pittmans and the companies that John and Euna Pittman established. Those lawsuits
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were settled on Oct. 26, 2020. “The death of my dad, John Pittman, caused an unraveling of my family that I could never have imagined,” Pittman expressed. “While it is an unfortunate event in our lives, the Indiana Pittmans remain extremely close and aligned. Scott, Chad and I have great memories working on
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our farms, bailing hay and feeding animals and have enjoyed being involved in the planning, development and transformation of these family properties.”
THE BRIDGES OF CARMEL JEC Partnership, LLC is the controlling developer of The Bridges of Carmel and
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