Legal organizations/services
ICADV calls for workshop proposals
May 7, 2012
IL StaffThe Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence is seeking workshop proposals and presenters for its 30th annual Fall Conference,
scheduled for Oct. 9 and 10, 2012. The deadline to apply is June 1.
MoreFormer Evansville legal aid director honored at Law Day dinner
April 25, 2012
IL StaffSue Ann Hartig, who retired this year after serving as executive director of the Legal Aid Society of Evansville for more
than 25 years, received the James Bethel Gresham Freedom Award April 20 from the Evansville Bar Association.
MoreACLU of Indiana seeks board members
April 13, 2012
IL StaffThe ACLU of Indiana is now accepting nominations for its board of directors. Board members must be members of the organization.
MoreACLU appoints interim director
April 9, 2012
IL StaffThe American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana has named longtime board member Frank Young as interim executive director.
MoreLegislation to supplement IOLTA funds passes
March 12, 2012
Jenny MontgomeryEffective July 1, a fee of $1 for every civil filing will be awarded to the Indiana Bar Foundation to augment funding for
its pro bono districts.
MoreAttorneys needed to provide legal advice to homeless
March 1, 2012
IL StaffThe Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic is looking for attorneys to volunteer during the 2012 Indy Homeless Connect event
April 11 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.
MoreALA to present workplace wellness seminar
February 28, 2012
IL StaffThe Association of Legal Administrators, Indiana Chapter, will hold a seminar March 14 about how to successfully implement
workplace wellness plans.
MoreNurses-turned-attorneys have unique insight
February 15, 2012
Jenny MontgomeryAttorney Lorie Brown was a nurse for 12 years before becoming a lawyer. Now, she hopes to help nurses avoid some of the common
mistakes that could land them in litigation.
MoreHartig steps down as legal aid director
February 15, 2012
IL StaffAfter 25 years of service, Sue Hartig stepped down from her role as executive director for the Legal Aid Society of Evansville
Feb. 3.
MoreAttorneys needed to help low-income Indianapolis residents
February 6, 2012
IL StaffThe Health and Human Rights Clinic at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law is looking for attorneys to team
with its clinical faculty to provide pro bono representation to low-income residents in Indianapolis.
MoreACLU of Indiana's First Wednesday to discuss homelessness
January 26, 2012
IL StaffThe American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana will tackle the issue of homelessness at its First Wednesday discussion Feb.
1.
MoreBill would increase funds for pro bono districts
January 18, 2012
Jenny MontgomeryThe modest filing fee could help offset declining IOLTA funds.
MoreState bar sponsors Talk to A Lawyer program on MLK day
January 16, 2012
IL StaffThe Indiana State Bar Association will sponsor “Talk to a Lawyer Today,” a pro bono program to provide legal assistance
to underserved populations, throughout the state as a tribute to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The program is an opportunity
for attorneys statewide to offer free legal consultations to members of the general public who might not otherwise be able
to afford the counsel of an attorney.
MoreRestructuring revises coverage area for some pro bono offices
January 4, 2012
Jenny MontgomeryAs of Jan. 1, Indiana has 12 pro bono districts, down from 14. Some districts saw no change in their boundaries. But all saw
a sharp decrease in funding from the year before, marking the third straight year of declining funds.
MoreFunding less for legal aid offices
December 21, 2011
Jenny MontgomeryThe groups will tap reserves in 2012 as their budgets decrease.
MoreISBA seeks speakers for Lincoln outreach program
December 9, 2011
IL StaffThe Indiana State Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section is seeking speakers for its “Why Lincoln Was a Lawyer”
outreach program.
MoreEnvironmental groups merge
December 5, 2011
Jenny MontgomeryThe Legal Environmental Aid Foundation and The Hoosier Environmental Council announced that the two not-for-profits have merged
and will continue operations as the Hoosier Environmental Council.
MoreStarting over
November 23, 2011
Jenny MontgomeryProject GRACE helps ex-offenders overcome barriers to employment.
MoreCongress proposes cutting legal aid funding
November 16, 2011
IL StaffIf an agreement between the members of Congress passes, Legal Services Corp. will see its budget reduced by 14 percent. The
U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee had previously proposed cutting it by 17 percent.
MoreACLU raising funds to support outreach efforts
October 11, 2011
IL StaffThe American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana has launched a three-year drive to raise funds for educating Indiana residents
about human and constitutionally guaranteed rights and freedoms and to lead the fight against violations of those rights.
MorePro bono award winners announced
October 4, 2011
IL StaffAn attorney who made significant contributions in pro bono service will receive a posthumous honor on Oct. 21.
MoreTalk to a Lawyer training
September 28, 2011
IL StaffOn Oct. 10, Heartland Pro Bono Council will hold its annual Talk to a Lawyer Today training from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Barnes
& Thornburg, 11 S. Meridian St., Indianapolis.
MoreFederal judge: 1 bar exam application question goes too far
September 21, 2011
Michael HoskinsA federal judge has found that one of the Indiana bar exam application questions violates the Americans with Disabilities
Act because it infringes on potential lawyers’ privacy rights.
MoreFirst Wednesday to discuss bullying
September 6, 2011
IL StaffThe American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana’s First Wednesday discussion panel on Sept. 7 will tackle the issue of
bullying.
More2011-2012 Civil Legal Aid Fund figures released
August 31, 2011
Jenny MontgomeryThe Division of State Court Administration has released figures for 2011-2012, showing how the $1.5 million Civil Legal Aid
Fund has been distributed among 11 qualifying agencies.
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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.