In-House Counsel
Corporate counsel is running strong
December 7, 2011
Michael HoskinsIndianapolis attorney Norm Wain creates a new national Association of Corporate Counsel committee on sports and entertainment
law.
MoreLawyer enjoys helping cities and towns
November 9, 2011
Jenny MontgomeryJodie Woods is general counsel for the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns, a role she's had since 1998.
MoreLilly lawyer is leader in patent reform
October 12, 2011
Michael HoskinsRobert Armitage nears 40 years of practicing IP-focused law.
MoreFarm Bureau counsel eyes laws of the land
September 14, 2011
Jenny MontgomeryEnvironmental regulation and eminent domain are among top concerns for farmers.
MoreLawyer lands winning in-house lottery job
August 3, 2011
Michael HoskinsWhen Andrew Klinger decided to take a job as corporate counsel for a state agency, he was essentially playing the odds like
someone buying a lottery ticket.
MoreSports fan-turned-attorney finds dream job at NCAA
May 11, 2011
Jenny MontgomeryNaima Stevenson’s love for sports began about the time she realized that sports fans in her household got to watch the
big TV.
MoreTeamwork at IHSAA
April 13, 2011
Jenny MontgomeryThe general counsel for state athletic association enjoys the challenges of the job.
MoreIndianapolis bottle cap company creates global legal work
March 2, 2011
Michael HoskinsA soda or water bottle on the desk at work or a jug of juice in the refrigerator at home might be merely a refreshing drink
for most people. But it’s a day at the office for Stephanie Blackman, a corporate attorney in the business of bottle
caps or, as they are known in the food and beverage industry, closure systems.
MoreCounsel sees benefit of 'growing up' with the company
February 2, 2011
Rebecca BerfangerWorking for a company while in law school then staying at that company as a lawyer is fairly rare, but it happens. Even less
common for today’s in-house counsel is starting at a company without a bachelor’s degree making $6 per hour doing
data entry work and staying with that company through the completion of undergraduate and law school degrees.
MoreIn-house counsel for Simon Property Group embraces the legalities of shopping
January 5, 2011
Michael HoskinsGoing to the mall isn’t an off-hours activity for Jason Schiesser.
MoreCounsel reenergizes section
December 14, 2010
Rebecca BerfangerThe immediate past chair of the Indiana State Bar Association's Corporate Counsel Section, Stephen Landrum Due, is one member
of the leadership team who made a push to make the section more active.
MoreCorporate attorney serves as insurer's litigation counsel
November 10, 2010
Michael HoskinsCrown Point attorney Shontrai Irving may be considered a success story in the legal world with multiple awards illustrating
his experience in the corporate, criminal, and civil sides of the law. But that’s only one part of what he does, and
while he loves the lawyering, it’s not what makes him the most proud.
MoreHospital general counsel enjoys diverse workload
October 13, 2010
Rebecca BerfangerAfter spending 12 years in the health-care field as an X-ray technician, an in-house counsel for a hospital network in Indianapolis
seems to be in the right place.
MoreInstitution's lawyer finds client a hybrid
September 1, 2010
Michael HoskinsKiply Drew knows her job as an in-house counsel for the one of the country’s top 100 universities means every day is
different.
MoreLawyer enjoys representing the creator of the world's most famous cartoon cat
August 4, 2010
Rebecca BerfangerAttorney Bob Beasley has represented Garfield-creator and Hoosier Jim Davis since the early 1980s.
MoreIn-house counsel for Vectren Corp. finds role appealing, challenging
July 7, 2010
Michael HoskinsFew TV shows highlight the glamour of being a corporate lawyer, but Josh Claybourn in Evansville sees the appeal and says
he couldn’t have found a better place to utilize his legal skills.
MoreGeneral counsel enjoys job for communications provider
June 9, 2010
Rebecca BerfangerAn attorney who works for a telecommunications cooperative in Hancock County has seen many changes since he was admitted to
the Indiana Bar in June 1988.
MoreIn-house attorney at Remy uses engineer experience in legal work
May 12, 2010
Michael HoskinsBeing an attorney wasn't always the plan for Jeremiah J. Shives, in-house counsel for Pendleton-based Remy International.
MoreAttorney at staffing agency has seen economy change firsthand
April 14, 2010
Rebecca BerfangerExperts look to staffing agencies to see how employers are weathering the storm. After the economy took a hit in late 2008,
companies first cut their temporary staffers, then their full-time workers, and were unlikely to hire new employees, temporary
or otherwise.
MoreLawyer takes leading role for a city, county
March 3, 2010
Michael HoskinsYou might describe attorney Chris W. Cotterill as a rising star in the Hoosier legal community.
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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.