April 15, 2011
Jenny MontgomeryChuck Dunlap, executive director of the Indiana Bar Foundation, says federal budget cuts mean the IBF’s Civic Education
Program will have no federal funding as of September.
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April 15, 2011
IL StaffThe Allen Superior Court Criminal Division is accepting applications for the magistrate judge position that will open up after
Magistrate Judge Robert J. Schmoll retires. Magistrate Schmoll was appointed to the bench in January 1995.
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April 15, 2011
IL StaffThe Indiana House Public Policy Committee has passed Senate Bill 590, a contentious piece of legislation that aims to tackle
illegal immigration in the state.
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April 15, 2011
IL StaffOn Tuesday, two panels of Indiana Court of Appeals judges will travel north to hear arguments.
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April 14, 2011
IL StaffOn April 20, the Columbus Applebee’s restaurant will donate 15 percent of sales to Legal Aid District Eleven, which
serves Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, and Jennings counties.
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April 14, 2011
Jennifer NelsonEven though the trial court departed from established statutory procedures by using the “best interests” standard
to modify physical custody, the majority of Indiana Court of Appeals judges affirmed the lower court’s decision.
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April 14, 2011
Jennifer NelsonFundamental error and prejudice for ineffective assistance of trial counsel present two substantively different questions,
the Indiana Court of Appeals concluded Thursday in a post-conviction case.
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April 13, 2011
Michael HoskinsA suspended attorney has pleaded guilty to stealing $283,000 from his clients during dozens of transactions.
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April 13, 2011
Jennifer NelsonAn attorney doesn’t have to produce documentation of the amount of money a former client owes in order to have a valid
retaining lien, ruled the Indiana Court of Appeals.
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April 13, 2011
Jennifer NelsonApplying 2010 statutory amendments governing chemical tests for evidence of intoxication to a case of a man charged in 2009
with driving while intoxicated didn’t violate the prohibitions against ex post facto criminal sanctions, the Indiana
Court of Appeals held Wednesday.
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April 13, 2011
IL StaffA panel of judges from the Indiana Court of Appeals travels to Franklin Friday to hear arguments in the interlocutory appeal
of a man who’s charged with not registering as a sex offender.
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April 13, 2011
Rebecca Berfanger, Jenny MontgomeryAttorneys in Indiana know that they must meet certain ongoing requirements to maintain their law licenses: CLE hours, and
staying abreast of procedural changes. Why, then, would anyone want to be licensed in two states?
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April 13, 2011
Michael HoskinsBoth federal and state lawmakers seem to be letting the clock tick down to the final seconds.
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April 13, 2011
Jenny MontgomeryThe two-day celebration kicks off April 28 and will include a mock trial with area high school students.
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April 13, 2011
Michael HoskinsBloomington attorney Ken Nunn says he hasn’t been hurt by new attorney advertising rules put in place at the start of
the year, but he’s hearing more disturbing stories from people who are feeling the effects.
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April 13, 2011
Michael HoskinsThe Hoosier legal community has more time to offer comment on a multitude of state court rules that are being examined for
potential revision.
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April 13, 2011
Michael HoskinsAs yet another study concerning cameras in the courtroom is about to begin, Indiana doesn’t appear to be anywhere closer
to allowing cameras in its state or federal trial-level courtrooms.
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April 13, 2011
Michael HoskinsWhen he was on the bench, former Indiana Supreme Court Justice Ted Boehm read a lot about alternative dispute resolution,
and now that he's off the bench, he can see firsthand that it truly does work.
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April 13, 2011
Jenny MontgomeryThe Mediation Option's attorneys say the laid-back atmosphere in the office distinguishes them from other mediators in Indiana.
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April 13, 2011
Jenny MontgomeryStudents from Valparaiso University School of Law worked with public defenders in New Orleans during their spring break.
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April 12, 2011
Michael HoskinsJurists on the Indiana Court of Appeals disagreed on an issue of first impression about what an “aggrieved” party
is when it comes to filing a mandate or injunction against a water conservancy district under state statute.
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April 12, 2011
Michael HoskinsUsing someone else’s credit card and electronically signing that person’s name is considered “uttering”
a written instrument under Indiana’s forgery statute, the state’s appellate court has ruled.
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April 12, 2011
IL StaffIndiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard and former Congressman Lee Hamilton are teaming up with the Indiana
Bar Foundation and the National Conference on Citizenship to commission the analysis of civic engagement in Indiana.
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April 12, 2011
IL StaffThe James C. Kimbrough Bar Association will salute Indiana’s African-American members of the judiciary on April 21.
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April 11, 2011
Jennifer NelsonIndiana Family and Social Services must reimburse an Arcadia, Ind., long-term care facility for the costs the facility paid
in caring for Medicaid patients after FSSA ended its provider agreement based on the conditions at the facility, the Indiana
Court of Appeals ruled Monday.
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Judge Roger B. Cosbey is unethical and bias toward African American who seeks justice in Title VII claims. He disrespected and used his authority to attempt to intimidate me into taking an unfair settlement and when I refused he proceeded to get my case dismissed and to deny me my Constitutional and Civil Rights. He disobeying several rules of law; specifically, by ruling on summary judgment motions against the Fed. R. Civ. P., without authority of Judge William C. Lee, without consent of the attorneys, and with conspiracy to commit “fraud on the court,” as he conspired with my former attorney. He proved to me that he is bias, unethical, unfair and unfit to be reappointed. In my opinion, he should be disbarred in 2013, for committing fraud on the court, which would make him ineligible for reinstatement in 2014. See docket 3:07 cv 629 where he rules on dispositive motions, knowing magistrates are not vested with that power (especially without consent), grants the defendant an unconscionable number of extensions, accepts my former attorney request for extension for dispositive motion knowing he was working with the opposition, and unbelievably grants the defendant another extension after he requested an extension after he missed the deadline. I know another attorney filed charges against him for bias in race discrimination case(s). I know what he did in my case before he voluntarily recused himself, I just do not know how many other innocent people have been stripped of their rights because of him. I say shame on him and no more of the same.
they are pushing these cases against lawyers too far. thought-crime.
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.