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Contacting alma maters
June 1, 2009
Comments(0)A story in the current issue of Indiana Lawyer about alternative legal careers notes that law school alumni – even those who
have been out of school for a few years or more – are contacting their alma mater’s career resources...
MoreCorruption heads southeast
May 29, 2009
Comments(0)Is Delaware County becoming the new Lake County in terms of political scandals and corruption? There’s a belief (which is
sometimes substantiated) that Lake County doesn’t play by the rules when it comes to politics: voting scandals, unethical
mayors and elected...
MoreAG has trust issues
May 28, 2009
Comments(0)Our attorney general isn’t very trusting of the federal government. He said so in a statement released this week. “The people
of Indiana did not elect me to trust the federal government, so I will stand vigilant with our lawyers at...
MoreNominee may be a first
May 26, 2009
Comment(1)President Barack Obama has chosen who he thinks is the right person for the U.S. Supreme Court: 2nd District Judge Sonia Sotomayor.
Baseball fans may recognize her name because she was the District judge who issued the injunction against Major League...
MoreDisaster plans, Part 2
May 20, 2009
Comments(0)I wrote about disaster plans at law firms back in March when a fire at Indianapolis apartment building under construction
led to minor damage to two nearby law firms. The attorneys I spoke to at those firms mentioned how they had...
MorePre, Pre-law school
May 18, 2009
Comments(0)There’s a new magnet school in Indianapolis focusing on law and public policy. The school is starting out in fall 2009 with
grades 6 through 9 and will emphasize the principles of democracy, justice, respect, and service to others. It will...
MoreCommencement speaker protest
May 15, 2009
Comments(0)The weekend is finally here – President Barack Obama will give the commencement speech at the University of Notre Dame’s graduation
ceremony Sunday. Since he was announced as the speaker in March, there’s been a lot of media coverage of protests...
MoreWhat’s the word, Gov?
May 13, 2009
Comments(0)Update: The Governor vetoed the act this afternoon. Word came down around 4:45 p.m. Here’s a link to his reasons for vetoing
the act. We’re glad Gov. Daniels decided to veto this bill, and his reasoning for doing so is rational...
MoreDiversity rankings
May 11, 2009
Comment(1)The Minority Law Journal released its annual diversity scorecard for the 250 largest and highest-grossing law firms in the
country and the three Indiana firms on the list ended up closer to the bottom than the top in their rankings....
MoreJudge vs. academic
May 6, 2009
Comments(0)Who’s better suited to be the next United States Supreme Court justice – a judge with appellate experience or a law school
professor or dean? Since Justice David Souter confirmed last week he will leave the nation’s highest court after the...
MoreDeferred careers
May 4, 2009
Comments(0)National blogs and news reports have followed the deferred starts for new associates at law firms. Most of the reports seem
to be coming out of larger markets and bigger firms than those in Indiana, but I’ve heard of a few...
MoreName your replacement
May 1, 2009
Comments(0)It’s all over the news today that U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter is planning to retire after this term. Like a lot
of other people, when I heard the news last night that a Supreme Court justice was retiring, I...
MoreLast day for bills
April 29, 2009
Comments(0)Today’s the last day of the 2009 session for the Indiana General Assembly. If bills don’t make it to the governor today, they’re
done. There didn’t seem to be as many hot-button issues making the news and bogging down the session...
MoreFinals, and then what?
April 27, 2009
Comment(1)It’s finals time. Exams have started at two Indiana law schools, with exams beginning next month at the others. Exams are
already stressful enough. Add to that the fact that it seems more students are having trouble finding summer associate positions...
MoreLaw school ranking shuffle
April 23, 2009
Comments(0)I feel like I need an advanced degree just to understand the methodology behind the recent U.S. News and World Report’s ranking
of law schools, in which one Indiana law school jumped higher in the rankings and one fell dramatically. This...
MoreThe firm of the future
April 22, 2009
Comments(0)The structure of law firms is pretty uniform across Indiana and the country. Look at one law firm in the state and compare
it to a similarly sized one in Ohio or Illinois, and chances are, they are set up and...
MoreSurprising controversy?
April 20, 2009
Comments(0)The U.S. Senate is back from break and ready to get down to business. On the Senate executive calendar for today is the nomination
of Indiana University Maurer School of Law Professor Dawn Johnsen. She’s been on the calendar in the...
MoreSupport staff more vulnerable
April 17, 2009
Comments(0)More job cuts were announced today from one of the largest law firms in Indiana. Baker & Daniels has cut support staff
positions. This is on top of the 22 cuts it made late last year. No attorney layoffs were confirmed...
MoreLiterally chasing ambulances
April 15, 2009
Comments(0)People often joke that some attorneys are just “ambulance chasers” but this weekend, Indiana University Maurer School of Law
students are going to make that stereotype a reality. Students have brought back the Ambulance Chase 5k after several years
of being...
MoreOut-of-town seminars
April 13, 2009
Comments(0)Given today’s economy, is now the time to be spending big bucks to send attorneys to seminars in other cities? I recently
received a brochure about a litigation/workplace strategies seminar presented by a law firm with multiple locations in the
U.S....
MoreABA offers help to lawyers
April 8, 2009
Comments(0)Lawyers, are you down on your luck, looking for somewhere to turn in this tough economy? Look no further than the American
Bar Association, which has launched a new online resource for attorneys struggling to cope with the recession. Its new...
MoreFirm heads south
April 6, 2009
Comments(0)What’s Barnes & Thornburg’s secret? In today’s economy when firms are letting go staff and attorneys, and some around
the country are even dissolving, Barnes & Thornburg expands into a new market. The firm announced today that it opened
a new...
MoreIowa’s surprising decision
April 3, 2009
Comments(0)I’ll admit it, I’m surprised the Iowa Supreme Court unanimously ruled civil marriage isn’t only for a man and woman. Iowa
is in the Midwest and many people in this part of the country have deep-seated, often religious influences on their...
MoreClient files trashed
April 1, 2009
Comments(0)In the course of their job, lawyers find out some pretty personal stuff about their clients. Information that I’m sure the
clients want to remain confidential and protected. Imagine my surprise when I read a news article today about an attorney...
MoreLaw firm first
March 30, 2009
Comments(0)An Indiana law firm has said it let some employees go because of the economy. Bose McKinney & Evans in Indianapolis sent out
a press release last week saying 10 attorneys, two paralegals, and 13 support staff had been let...
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Never heard of remand to another state. How often does that happen?
I highly recommend Deanna and her team of professionals that serve the legal community. Great information and many thanks for sharing.
they are pushing these cases against lawyers too far. thought-crime.
vagueness cannot challenged, so let's write all laws vaguely and throw the constitution out the window.Even if the court is operating under a particular law, if they don't it they will change it to their liking. What a joke!!!
Two convictions becomes one conviction with exactly the same sentence, only it is not clear wheter or not that sentence will be 18 months, 120 months or 138 months. Actually if the guns were in a home, whether or not they were his, he is protected under the 2nd amendment. Jurors need to learn the law and the constitution before judging others. The cour5ts need to do this as well.