June 16, 2011
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Supreme Court will continue to stay out of the suit involving Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White and whether
he was eligible to run for office.
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May 27, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe Indiana Supreme Court issued a public reprimand against Hamilton Superior Judge William J. Hughes, the disciplinary sanction
stemming from an out-of-state drunk driving arrest.
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April 19, 2011
Michael HoskinsIn all his years on the bench, Hamilton Superior Judge William J. Hughes said he hasn’t experienced what he did this
week as a defendant in a North Carolina court.
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April 19, 2011
Michael HoskinsLongtime Hamilton Superior Judge William J. Hughes pleaded guilty Monday in a North Carolina court, avoiding a drunken driving
conviction for a lesser count of reckless driving that means a year of unsupervised probation.
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April 18, 2011
IBJ StaffThe Indiana Court of Appeals has dismissed Bren Simon’s petition seeking to reverse a lower court’s ruling that
removed her as interim trustee of her late husband’s $2 billion estate.
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March 2, 2011
Rebecca BerfangerThe aspirational pro bono goal for attorneys, set by the American Bar Association and endorsed – but not forced –
by many states, is around 50 hours. Some Indiana attorneys work this into their annual budget by working with pro bono district
plan administrators to accept cases when need exists and when they can easily fit them into their work schedules.
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March 2, 2011
Rebecca BerfangerAs an attorney who was being deployed by the U.S. Navy Reserve to serve his country, there was no question that he would go.
The support received from his firm for the year he was away made the experience manageable.
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March 2, 2011
See who has been suspended, received a public reprimand, and who resigned.
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February 16, 2011
Cory SchoutenThe Indiana Court of Appeals has agreed to hear an appeal from the widow of the late Melvin Simon, putting on hold a legal
dispute over the mall magnate's more than $2 billion estate.
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December 21, 2010
Michael HoskinsIndiana Supreme Court Justice Steven David issued his first decision as a member of the state’s highest court, affirming
a life without parole sentence in a murder case out of Hamilton County.
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December 20, 2010
Jennifer NelsonA former spokesman for the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office has pleaded guilty to a drunk driving charge and been sentenced
to jail.
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December 16, 2010
Cory SchoutenA Hamilton County judge has ordered Bren Simon removed as personal representative and interim trustee over her late husband's
estate, replacing her with a retired justice of the Indiana Supreme Court.
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December 9, 2010
IL StaffThe Indiana Court of Appeals hits the road Friday to visit Hamilton Southeastern High School in Fishers for oral arguments
in an interlocutory appeal involving the denial of a motion to suppress.
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December 3, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe Indiana Court of Appeals reversed summary judgment in favor of a bar because the trial court was incorrect in ruling that
an injured man’s voluntary intoxication precluded any recovery under the Dram Shop Act.
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November 30, 2010
Cory SchoutenAttorneys for Bren Simon turned their ire toward a Hamilton County judge on Tuesday, asking him to recuse himself from a legal
battle over real estate magnate Melvin Simon's $2 billion estate.
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November 19, 2010
Jennifer NelsonAugustus Mendenhall, the attorney who attacked an Indiana state representative last year, received a 40-year sentence today
from a Hamilton County judge.
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November 2, 2010
Michael HoskinsHamilton Superior Judge William J. Hughes was arrested for drunk driving last week while vacationing in the Outer Banks of
North Carolina.
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October 27, 2010
Michael HoskinsAs the interim legislative calendar wound down to make way for the next Indiana General Assembly session, the Commission on
Courts has made recommendations on new court requests and discussed issues that impact funding and structure of statewide
trial courts.
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October 15, 2010
Jennifer NelsonA Hamilton County judge has rejected the plea agreement of the former public information officer for Marion County Prosecutor
Carl Brizzi.
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September 29, 2010
Michael HoskinsIf he hadn’t become a lawyer nearly four decades ago, Indianapolis attorney Ed DeLaney knows that choice could have
prevented the attack that he believed was going to end his life.
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September 16, 2010
Jennifer NelsonA Hamilton County jury found an attorney guilty but mentally ill on the five counts he faced following his attack on a state
representative nearly a year ago.
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September 15, 2010
Michael HoskinsThe man accused of attacking a lawyer-legislator last year because of a 23-year-old legal dispute is on trial in Hamilton
Superior Court, facing multiple felony charges and potentially 100 years or more in prison.
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September 10, 2010
Jennifer NelsonThe attenuation doctrine has no application under the state’s constitution, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled today
in a case alleging an unconstitutional search.
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September 7, 2010
IL StaffThe trial of the attorney who allegedly attacked a state representative last year began today in Hamilton County.
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September 1, 2010
IL StaffThe Hamilton County Bar Association hosted its annual Judges and Lawyers Golf Outing Aug. 25 at Fox Prairie Golf Course in
Noblesville. Players of all skill levels participated in the 18-hole scramble-format tournament and enjoyed dinner, camaraderie,
and prizes after golf.
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Jack, I was only responding to bill's comment of tying everybody in government together. I agree with you though, it takes one bad apple to ruin the bunch.. As in any profession. What's truly unfair is when somebody violates someone's trust and takes complete advantage of someone
John’s comment is unfair. The majority of attorneys can be trusted. Unfortunately, all it takes is one greedy, unscrupulous, immoral attorney to jade the public.
In regards to bill's comment about trusting the cover meant. We can trust them about as much as we can trust attorneys'.
This is disturbing to learn...
Yikes!