Government
Justices vacate review of voided tax warrants in 'puppy mill' case
May 18, 2012
IL StaffThe Indiana Supreme Court on Tuesday vacated an order granting review in a case that concluded tax agencies and the Indiana
attorney general’s office overstepped their authority by issuing jeopardy tax warrants to seize animals from an alleged
puppy mill in Harrison County.
MoreAttorney general sues home loan modification companies
May 15, 2012
IL StaffIndiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller has filed five lawsuits against companies around the country he claims have scammed
Hoosiers trying to keep their homes. Since 2006, the AG’s office has filed 110 suits against foreclosure consultant
companies.
MoreIndiana joins price-fixing suit against Apple
May 14, 2012
Jennifer NelsonIndiana has joined a multistate lawsuit against Apple Inc. and two publishing companies for price-fixing the cost of electronic
books.
MoreIndiana's inheritance tax phasing out
May 9, 2012
Jenny MontgomeryAttorneys who handle estate planning say questions remain about the future of the federal estate tax.
MoreMore attorneys choosing gradual retirement
May 9, 2012
Jenny MontgomeryEconomics are one reason why lawyers postpone withdrawal from practice.
MoreAG announced Depakote settlement
May 8, 2012
IL StaffAttorney General Greg Zoeller announced Monday that Indiana will recoup millions of dollars in two separate settlements of
multistate lawsuits against pharmaceutical maker Abbott Laboratories over illegal off-label marketing of its drug, Depakote.
MoreMunster ranks fifth in national competition
May 4, 2012
IL StaffA team of students from Munster High School took fifth place among 56 teams in the We the People National Finals in Washington,
D.C., April 27 through May 1.
MoreVacancies on federal bench will be topic of White House meetings Monday
May 4, 2012
IL StaffReba Boyd Wooden, executive director of the Center for Inquiry-Indiana, will travel to Washington Monday to meet with White
House officials about the vacancy crisis in America’s federal courts.
MoreGovernor signs Lifeline Law
May 4, 2012
IL StaffA ceremonial signing of Indiana’s Lifeline Law was held Friday at the Statehouse. Senate Enrolled Act 274 provides legal
immunity from prosecution for those who seek medical attention for an intoxicated person.
MoreCOA affirms when interest on payments from state fund begins to accrue
May 3, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court ruling in a dispute over what interest rate is charged and when it begins
to accrue on payments due from the Indiana Patient’s Compensation Fund to successful medical malpractice claimants.
MoreCOA rules in favor of chamber in breach of contract dispute
April 30, 2012
Jennifer NelsonIn its decision ordering summary judgment be entered in favor of the Brownsburg Chamber of Commerce in a lawsuit involving
damages to a former employee, the Indiana Court of Appeals adopted the proposition that damages for breach of notice provisions
are limited to compensation for the notice period.
MoreAttorneys donate record amount to food banks
April 27, 2012
Jennifer NelsonLawyers and law firms participating in this year’s March Against Hunger raised the equivalent of 135 tons of food, a
record amount for the competition that’s in its fourth year.
MoreFormer secretary of state suspended
April 26, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court suspended former Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White Wednesday because he was convicted of
several felonies following a trial on voter fraud charges.
MoreFighting to stay in shape
April 25, 2012
Jennifer NelsonAn Indianapolis attorney wins his division at the Indiana Golden Gloves.
MoreDepartment of Workforce Development scammed out of $2 million
April 19, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Department of Workforce Development announced Wednesday afternoon that it allegedly has been cheated out of $2.4
million in unemployment insurance benefits. Fifteen people have been indicted for allegedly scheming to use fake companies
to claim benefits.
MoreAttorney general investigating political calls
April 18, 2012
IL StaffIndiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced Tuesday that he is investigating whether political phone calls are being made
under the guise of the AG’s main office number.
More5 political candidates file lawsuit
April 12, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThree judicial candidates in Marion County and two candidates for the Indiana House are suing the county Board of Voter Registration
and Election Board, alleging they were denied access to public information.
MoreTeaching students civics lessons
April 11, 2012
Kate BuckleyIndiana programs like mock trial and yVote! educate youth on the courts and government.
MoreProsecutor's office to hold child abuse prevention forum
April 9, 2012
IL StaffThe Marion County Prosecutor’s Office will hold a child abuse prevention forum from 10 a.m. to noon April 14 at Ivy
Tech Community College, Illinois Fall Creek Center Building, Community Room, 50 W. Fall Creek Parkway North Drive, Indianapolis.
MoreU.S. Copyright Office counsel to speak at IU Maurer
April 6, 2012
IL StaffA senior-level attorney for the United States Copyright Office will deliver a public talk on April 9 at Indiana University
Maurer School of Law.
More4 charged after investigation of ballot petition case
April 3, 2012
Jennifer NelsonFour people in St. Joseph County have been charged following an investigation into whether signatures were forged on an election
ballot petition for president in the 2008 Indiana primary election. A special prosecutor has been assigned to the cases.
MoreAG: More fake tax returns filed with stolen information
April 2, 2012
IL StaffThe Office of the Indiana Attorney General said Monday that it has already received more tax-related identity theft complaints
this year than in all of 2011.
MoreJudges uphold original decision in Clark County surveyor's suit
March 30, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals granted the former Clark County surveyor’s request for a rehearing on its decision regarding
his involvement in two county projects, but found his assertions on rehearing are without merit.
MoreJudges: Couple lacked standing to challenge road closure
March 30, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that a trial court properly dismissed a couple’s complaint over the closure of an
access road into cemetery where their daughter is buried.
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G. Michael Witte letter states he's suspended for three years. The case that got him suspended is identical to my estate case, including havin the Late Judge Deiter recuse himself because Newman had a conflict of interest with the judge. His Modus Operandi is nearly identical.
SIGNED BY G. MICHAEL WITTE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY INDIANA SUPREME COURT DISCIPLINARY COMMISSION DATED MAY 17, 2012.
Your 6th complaint against Lawrence T. Newman filed on 4/12/2012. On 1/31/12, the Indiana Supreme Court entered an order suspending Lawrence T. Newman’s law license for a period of three years. More important, even after three years, Lawrence Todd Newman will not get his license back unless and until he goes through a separate proceeding to prove that he is fit to practice law. This is not an easy process, and the burden is upon Lawrence T. Newman to prove by clear and convincing evidence that he is fit to return to practice.
Because of the length of Lawrence T. Newman’s license suspension and the fact he may never succeed in getting his law license reinstated, we are not opening an investigation file at this time.
Should Lawrence T. Newman seek reinstatement in the future, we will open your file and ask Lawrence T. Newman to address your grievance as part of his burden of proving fitness. We have attempted to notify Lawrence T. Newman that this will be required of him.
It may disappoint you to hear that we will be doing nothing on your grievance at this time. However, the most our office can ever accomplish is to take away a lawyer’s license to practice law. We have already done that, albeit as a result of misconduct in cases other than your own. It makes better sense for our office to focus its limited resources on cases where the lawyers are still actively practicing law.
Is there any justice in the Marion County Superior Court Civil Division? I am the unfortunate victim of a retaliatory lawsuit brought by Lawrence Todd Newman, the attorney from an estate case on which I worked as a unsupervised personal representative in 2006. The contract agreement for that case stated that the estate would be responsible for all attorney fees, but Newman refused to close the nearly insolvent estate when my duties were complete and his fees were paid. Instead, he tried to extort additional attorney fees from me by keeping the case open to address a wrongful death claim, despite the estate’s heir’s lack of interest in pursuing it and an expert doctor’s opinion that it would not be worth doing so. He also knowingly deceived me into believing that a “closing statement” was needed to close the estate, even though this requirement had actually been waived by the estate’s heir. The heir’s attorney filed a motion to have Newman removed from the case. After the court closed the probate case with prejudice (barred from further litigation) Newman illegally re-opened the case in another courtroom.
As a result of complaints filed against him for these and similar actions, Newman has been suspended from practicing law for 18 months by the Indiana Disciplinary Commission. In retaliation, he has filed suit against me demanding additional attorney fees for the 2006 estate case, despite the fact that I made no agreement stating that I would pay any fees from my own assets on behalf of the estate. This lawsuit violates the rules of ethics, due process of law, and equal protection of law. Newman has been allowed to file ridiculous pleadings at an alarming rate and has been supported by a biased court system. Judge Carroll refuses to recuse himself from the case despite the fact that, by his own admission, he intends to grant Newman sanctions regardless of the evidence. When my former counsel discovered that the previous judge on the case, Judge Sosin, was a long-time close friend of Newman’s family, Judge Carroll commented for the record during a hearing that Judge Sosin in so many words “he finds the door “was weak for recusing himself from the case as a result of this obvious conflict of interest.
This case is a public policy issue. Statutes put in place to protect unsupervised personal representatives in probate matters are being ignored. This case will affect thousands of individuals involved in probating and the personal representation of estates. Justice cannot possibly be served as long as a biased judge is allowed to defend a “vexatious litigant,” as Newman has been described by Judge Logan in Bradenton, Florida court. If there is any justice in the Marion County Superior Court Civil Division, this case against me will be dismissed with prejudice.
Every affront to decency and every style adopted by criminals is not per se a constituttional violation. Only fools believe or espouse that.
This was an unnecessary change in law, a needless fiddling with a tax that impacted very very few hoosiers, but one that erodes a tax base benefitting very many hoosiers. Just because some people wanted to chalk up a "tax cut" on their legislative brag-list, and didnt give a fig about replacing the revenue any other way. Really stupid. I am a republican my whole life and this just shames me like hell. I have to use a fake name over this because I know my fellow republicans are all brain washed over tax cutting too.