Law Schools
Law School Briefs - 5/11/12
May 9, 2012
Read about a health law conference May 21 at Robert H. McKinney School of Law.
MoreChanging world inspires law school program
April 25, 2012
Holly WheelerThe recently announced dual degree J.D./LL.B. program by the Indiana University Maurer School of Law and Jindal Global Law
School in India is still in the planning stages, but to many legal professors and professionals, the program promises to be
a boon for students interested in practicing international law.
MoreLaw grads look forward to 'next step' in life
April 25, 2012
Terrie Henderson-StocktonThe class of 2012 faces this transitional time with optimism.
MoreLaw School Briefs - 4/27/12
April 25, 2012
Read details of the commencement ceremonies for Indiana's law schools.
MoreProposed law school building at Indiana Tech approved
April 20, 2012
Jennifer NelsonThe Fort Wayne Board of Zoning Appeals has unanimously approved Indiana Tech’s plans to build a new law school on its
campus in the northeastern Indiana city.
MoreLawyers part of 'super-commuter' trend
April 11, 2012
Jenny MontgomeryThose who travel long distances for work say time management is critical.
MoreJustice Frank Sullivan leaving bench to teach
April 11, 2012
Michael HoskinsSullivan's departure marks the Indiana Supreme Court's third vacancy in two years.
MoreDean's Desk: Effective legal education depends on strong partnerships
April 11, 2012
Hannah BuxbaumTo be effective and relevant, law education must provide students with a bridge to a legal career. Building this bridge between
law schools and law practice calls for strong and successful partnerships among law schools, practicing lawyers and other
professionals. At Indiana University Maurer School of Law, we are committed to the pursuit of these partnerships.
MoreLaw School Briefs -4/13/12
April 11, 2012
IL StaffThe Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law will welcome four new associate professors for the fall 2012 semester:
Yvonne M. Dutton, Margaret Ryznar, Lea Shaver and Diana R. H. Winters.
MoreInternational students to discuss legal systems of home countries
April 10, 2012
IL StaffIndiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law will hold its inaugural International Student Speakers Series on Thursday,
when students and alumni from China, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Taiwan, Egypt and Germany will talk about law in their home countries.
MoreIU McKinney dean named to Court of Arbitration for Sport
April 6, 2012
IL StaffIndiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law Dean Gary R. Roberts has been appointed to the Court of Arbitration for
Sport (CAS). CAS is independent of any sports organization and provides services to facilitate the settlement of sports-related
disputes through arbitration or mediation by means of procedural rules adapted to specific sports.
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.
MoreLecture to focus on legal profession, education
April 2, 2012
IL StaffThe James P. White Lecture on Legal Education at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law April 3 will discuss
the transformation of the legal profession and legal education.
MoreJustice Frank Sullivan joining McKinney School of Law
April 2, 2012
Michael HoskinsJustice Frank Sullivan will leave the Indiana Supreme Court to teach business law and corporate finance at Indiana University
Robert H. McKinney School of Law.
MoreLaw School Briefs - 3/30/12-4/12/12
March 28, 2012
Read about student involvement with the U.N. and prosecutors in New Orleans.
MoreFormer U.S. attorney general to speak at ND law school
March 23, 2012
IL StaffFormer U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft will deliver the keynote address at Notre Dame Law School’s Journal of Law,
Ethics and Public Policy symposium March 26.
MoreLecture at Valparaiso to focus on tort jurisprudence
March 22, 2012
IL StaffThis year’s Monsanto Lecture at Valparaiso University Law School will feature University of Michigan Law School professor
Scott Hershovitz. His presentation is entitled, “What does tort law do? What can it do?”
MoreFTC commissioner to speak on privacy at IU Maurer
March 20, 2012
IL StaffJulie Brill, one of the four current commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission, will speak on “The FTC and Its Commitment
to Consumer Privacy” Wednesday at Indiana University Maurer School of Law.
MoreUCLA dean to lecture at IU Maurer on the future of public legal education
March 15, 2012
IL StaffA distinguished legal scholar and expert on educational policy will deliver the Jerome Hall Lecture at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law on March 21.
3 Indiana law schools in top 90 of U.S. News & World Report ranking
March 14, 2012
IL StaffThe publication U.S. News & World Report has released its latest rankings of best law schools, and three of Indiana’s
schools are in the top 90. Two of the state’s four law schools saw their rankings drop this year.
MoreLaw students write, perform musical
March 14, 2012
Kate BuckleyOriginal production at Indiana University Maurer School of Law parodies law school experience.
MoreDean's Desk: Notre Dame expands course, clinical offerings
March 14, 2012
Nell Jessup NetwonDean Nell Jessup Newton writes about how Notre Dame Law School is working to prepare students for the practice of law.
MoreU.S. attorney to speak at LRAP fundraiser
March 8, 2012
IL StaffUnited States Attorney in the Southern District of Indiana Joseph H. Hogsett is the keynote speaker at this year’s Equal
Justice Works’ public interest recognition dinner at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.
MoreNew moot court competition kicks off Friday
March 7, 2012
IL StaffIndiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law’s inaugural National Professional Responsibility Moot Court Competition
will take place March 9 and 10 in Indianapolis. This is just the second professional responsibility competition in the U.S.
MoreLaw professor tapped to tackle vacant property issues
February 29, 2012
IL StaffNotre Dame Law School professor James Kelly will co-chair a task force with South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg that will look
at ways to address the problems created by the city’s vacant and abandoned properties.
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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.