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Longest-practicing female attorney in Indiana has no plans to retire
April 24, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlReflecting on her legal career, Poff said she probably would not have been successful working at a big law firm. Yet she has
done well as a solo practitioner in Auburn, not only building and sustaining a law office but also being a quiet influence
on the other attorneys in DeKalb County.
MoreAid rises for those wrongly convicted
April 24, 2013
Dave StaffordProsecutors and police helped clear more than half of those exonerated in 2012, according to a report by the National Registry
of Exonerations.
MoreBig tech tips for small firms
April 24, 2013
Dave StaffordWhen advising small firm and solo lawyers recently at the American Bar Association Tech Show in Chicago, Indianapolis attorney
Marc Matheny said he ran out of time before he ran out of tips.
MoreLaw students provide vital help to immigrants
April 24, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlLaw professors involved with immigration clinics agree that a change in the national immigration law could create more work
for the clinics, especially if undocumented workers currently in the country had a path to citizenship.
MoreLaw school applications drop over last 2 years
April 24, 2013
Scott OlsonApplications to three of the four Indiana law schools are in free fall as prospective students think twice about taking on
mountains of debt at a time when job prospects are dim.
MoreFast-paced fun
April 24, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlIndiana attorneys spend their weekends behind the wheel of a race car.
MoreHumvee maker wins $277M
April 24, 2013
Dave StaffordA defense subcontractor marked up kits, resulting in millions of dollars in armor overcharges.
MoreGeneral Assembly votes on expungement and constitutional convention bills
April 23, 2013
IL StaffHoosiers with criminal records might soon be able to erase their past.
MoreLegal Education Task Force to meet at IU McKinney
April 23, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlThe American Bar Association Task Force on the Future of Legal Education will examine how students are trained to be lawyers
during a special meeting April 24 at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.
MoreCOA says argument over wording of robbery statute is issue of first impression
April 23, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlAn argument over the wording of the state’s robbery statute gave the Indiana Court of Appeals pause but ultimately did
not sway its ruling in affirming a conviction of conspiracy to commit robbery resulting in serious bodily injury.
MoreAdmission of violation is too little to revoke probation
April 23, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlA Marion County man’s admission of a probation violation is not enough to revoke his probation without an evidentiary
hearing, the Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled.
MoreCourt of Appeals rethinks previous opinion on traffic stops
April 23, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlCiting several cases from other jurisdictions, the Indiana Court of Appeals concluded that brief contact with the fog line
or swerving within a lane ordinarily is not sufficient to establish reasonable suspicion of impaired driving.
MoreState bar seeking delegate to serve in ABA House
April 23, 2013
IL StaffThe Indiana State Bar Association is seeking a candidate to fill a two-year position to the American Bar Association House
of Delegates.
MoreSCOTUS declines review of injunction against Medicaid cap on dental work
April 22, 2013
IL StaffThe Supreme Court of the United States will leave undisturbed a ruling that blocked state efforts to cap dental work for Medicaid
recipients at $1,000 per year.
MoreIndiana Supreme Court adds 2 cases, denies 22
April 22, 2013
IL StaffThe Indiana Supreme Court will review the case of a man whose attempted child exploitation convictions for secretly photographing
minor girls in their underwear were overturned by a divided panel of the Indiana Court of Appeals.
MoreTrial court should have booted the bloody shoe, but conviction stands
April 22, 2013
Marilyn OdendahlThe Indiana Court of Appeals agreed with a convicted murderer that his bloody shoe should not have been admitted into evidence,
but the judges did not overturn the conviction, ruling other substantial independent evidence supported the guilty verdict.
MoreHouse passes JTAC, court late payment bills
April 19, 2013
IL StaffThe Indiana House of Representatives passed on concurrence several bills Wednesday, including legislation dealing with judicial
technology and automation.
MoreSelf-defense claim of man who killed 2 fails on appeal
April 19, 2013
Dave StaffordAn Indianapolis man’s claim that the state failed to disprove his claim of self defense did not persuade the Indiana
Court of Appeals to revisit his two murder convictions and sentence of 115 years in prison.
MoreAppeals court overturns suppression of evidence gathered in search
April 19, 2013
Dave StaffordA special judge in Orange Circuit Court erred in suppressing evidence obtained during the execution of a search warrant that
led to a man’s arrest on Class D felony charges of possession of marijuana, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Friday.
MoreBoone County courthouse closed due to flood, state of emergency
April 19, 2013
IL StaffThe Boone County courthouse was closed Friday as the county was under a state of emergency due to flooding. A representative
of the sheriff’s office said the courthouse in Lebanon was expected to reopen Monday, though no determination had been
made early Friday.
MoreNew Conour asset check ordered in bond revocation bid
April 18, 2013
Dave StaffordFormer attorney William Conour stayed out of custody in his federal wire fraud case Thursday, but the judge withheld a ruling
on a government bid to revoke bond until investigators can take a fresh look at Conour’s assets the FBI inventoried
last year.
More7th Circuit declines to overturn ruling on excessive force
April 18, 2013
Jennifer NelsonA man who entered a conditional plea on drug charges couldn’t convince the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Thursday that
it should overturn a ruling that the use of excessive force during an arrest is not a basis for suppressing evidence.
MoreMother, wife could consent to search of home for meth
April 18, 2013
Jennifer NelsonA man convicted of making methamphetamine objected to his conviction, arguing that his mother, who he claims has Alzheimer’s
disease, and his wife did not have the authority to allow police to search his home on the report he was making the drug.
MoreCourt orders more proceedings on laborer’s pay
April 18, 2013
Jennifer NelsonThe Boone Superior Court will need to take another look at a man’s lawsuit against R.L. Turner Corporation that claimed
he was underpaid by the company for labor he provided on two public works projects, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.
MoreCOA reduces $125k judgment against company to $200 in fines
April 18, 2013
Jennifer NelsonFinding that a liability administrative law judge erred in determining that a company that previously operated a call center
in Fishers owed more than $125,000 in unemployment insurance contributions, interest and penalties for a year when the company
had no Indiana employees, the Indiana Court of Appeals reversed.
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Lawyer who emailed nude film clip to harm ex-intern suspended 3 years
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More than half of Conour’s inventoried assets gone, feds say
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Indianapolis law firm Stewart & Irwin closing
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Longest-practicing female attorney in Indiana has no plans to retire
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Criminal code and expungement bills signed by governor
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Lawyer who emailed nude film clip to harm ex-intern suspended 3 years
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Indianapolis law firm Stewart & Irwin closing
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More than half of Conour’s inventoried assets gone, feds say
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SCOTUS rules against Indiana farmer in seed patent case
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Social media sleuths find evidence, but admissibility requires authentication
Court Calendar
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May 22, 2013 Floyd Weddle v. State of Indiana - 5/22/13
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May 24, 2013 Indiana Patient's Compensation Fund v. Judy Holcomb, Personal Representative of the Estate of Mable Louise Cochran, deceased - 5/24/13
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May 28, 2013 The Estate of Richard A. Mayer and Spangler, Jennings & Dougherty, P.C., v. Lax, Inc., and David Lasco - 5/28/13
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June 12, 2013 Northern Assurance Company of America v. Thomson, Inc., et al. - 6/12/13
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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.
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.
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.