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April 11, 2012
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Retired Chief Justice Shepard steps into Senior Judge role at Court of Appeals

The Court of Appeals of Indiana welcomes retired Supreme Court Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard to its rank of distinguished Senior Judges, effective April 4.

Guardian Ad Litem Training Available 

Kid’s Voice will offer a training session for Guardians Ad Litem from 8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. on May 8. The training, which is co-sponsored by the IndyBar Litigation Section, includes 6.8 hours of CLE credit. Attorneys are expected to accept two pro bono Guardian ad Litem cases for Kids’ Voice after completing the training. For more information and registration instructions contact Kids’ Voice.

Join Us for Breakfast!

The IndyBar’s Paralegal Committee and the Solo/Small Firm section have teamed up to create a four-part breakfast series designed to strengthen both individual work styles and skills as well as the paralegal/attorney relationship. This invaluable series will provide real-world tips and tricks to help improve efficiency and effectiveness on a daily basis while allowing for one-on-one interaction between attendees and the facilitator. The first session—Working Styles: How to Motivate, Manage & Be Managed—will be held on Tuesday, April 17 at 8:30 a.m. at the IndyBar. Learn more about the full series and register online at www.indybar.org.

Want to Work the Polls May 8? Free Inspector Training Available

Marion County is looking for inspectors, clerks and judges to work the polls on May 8, and the IndyBar is offering a free training session that qualifies for CLE credit. The training session will be held on April 12 from 9 a.m. to noon at the IndyBar Education Center. Three hours of general CLE credit is available. To work a poll in Marion County, you must be a registered voter and live in Marion County. You also must attend a training session regardless if you have attended training in the past. All poll workers will receive the same training for the election. For registration and more information visit www.indybar.org.

Feedback Requested on Attorney Reinstatement

Former Indianapolis Bar Association member Ryan W. Snyder has petitioned the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission for reinstatement to the practice of law. The Commission has requested that members of the IndyBar who have an opinion that Mr. Snyder should, or should not, be readmitted to practice address the Commission by letter stating their views as soon as possible. Letters should be sent to the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission, 30 S. Meridian St., Suite 850, Indianapolis, IN 46204.

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  1. Judge Roger B. Cosbey is unethical and bias toward African American who seeks justice in Title VII claims. He disrespected and used his authority to attempt to intimidate me into taking an unfair settlement and when I refused he proceeded to get my case dismissed and to deny me my Constitutional and Civil Rights. He disobeying several rules of law; specifically, by ruling on summary judgment motions against the Fed. R. Civ. P., without authority of Judge William C. Lee, without consent of the attorneys, and with conspiracy to commit “fraud on the court,” as he conspired with my former attorney. He proved to me that he is bias, unethical, unfair and unfit to be reappointed. In my opinion, he should be disbarred in 2013, for committing fraud on the court, which would make him ineligible for reinstatement in 2014. See docket 3:07 cv 629 where he rules on dispositive motions, knowing magistrates are not vested with that power (especially without consent), grants the defendant an unconscionable number of extensions, accepts my former attorney request for extension for dispositive motion knowing he was working with the opposition, and unbelievably grants the defendant another extension after he requested an extension after he missed the deadline. I know another attorney filed charges against him for bias in race discrimination case(s). I know what he did in my case before he voluntarily recused himself, I just do not know how many other innocent people have been stripped of their rights because of him. I say shame on him and no more of the same.

  2. they are pushing these cases against lawyers too far. thought-crime.

  3. 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!!!

  4. 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.

  5. With all due respect, Rick, I think you probably would be making a mistake by going to law school. The job market for attorneys is so saturated, you may well find yourself unemployed and with a lot of debt. You mention law would be a good supplement to your skills. True. But employers unfortunately don't value that. You will find that a law degree may well pigeonhole you into an attorney slot and limit career options. If you have a good job now I would hold onto that. As an attorney, you may well end up making less with the aforementioned debt.

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