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Scott Newman was appointed as the Director of Public Safety for the City of Indianapolis in January of 2008.    

Mr. Newman left the private practice of law, as a litigation partner at the nationally recognized firm of Barnes & Thornburg, to form Strand Analytical Laboratories in 2004. Before joining Barnes & Thornburg, he served two terms as the elected Prosecuting Attorney of Marion County (Indianapolis) from 1994-2002 where he proved to be tough on crime. He previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, and as Counsel for Medical Affairs at Anthem, Inc.

Mr. Newman received his A.B. summa cum laude from Princeton University. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Michigan School of Law. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the Indianapolis Bar Foundation and in 2002 received the Indianapolis Bar Association's President's Award for his contributions to the legal profession.

Mr. Newman has twice served on the Judicial Evaluation Committee of the Indianapolis Bar Association and has been named to the Indianapolis Business Journal's "Who's Who in Law" (2002) and "40 Under 40" (1995). He has been honored as Outstanding Prosecutor of the Year (2001) by the Indiana Coalition Against Sexual Assault (INCASA) and received national recognition as the recipient of the U.S. Chief Postal Inspector's Special Award for successfully investigating and prosecuting a Superior Court judge for bribery and racketeering.