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Jenny MontgomeryAttorneys vie for top honors in food drive, stair climb.
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Michael HoskinsLaw firms and courts in Indianapolis work to ensure smooth operations during Super Bowl week.
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August 17, 2011
Jenny MontgomeryFirms cite practicality and employee satisfaction in adopting relaxed dress codes.
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Kelly LucasAsk if it is important for law firms to comprise a diversified group of lawyers, and the answer will be a resounding “yes.”
Mirroring society’s cultural mix, expanding the firm’s thought pool, and improving the ability of clients to identify
with their lawyers are all reasons diversity makes good business sense.
MoreAG's food drive raises more than 140,000 pounds of food
May 5, 2011
IL StaffIndiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller’s March Against Hunger challenge among law firms has raised the equivalent of
nearly 144,000 pounds of food for needy Hoosiers.
MoreAttorneys discuss pros and cons of practicing in 2 states
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
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IL StaffThe third annual March Against Hunger food drive challenge among law firms and lawyers around the state kicks off March 14.
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MoreLaw firm evolution hints how Evan Bayh could follow in his father's footsteps - again
December 22, 2010
Michael HoskinsIt all began with three prominent attorneys 30 years ago.
MoreSmall law firm dissolving as 9 attorneys go to Bose McKinney
December 8, 2010
Michael HoskinsMost of the lawyers at a civil litigation firm in Indianapolis are departing for one of the city’s largest
law firms at the end of the year, dissolving a firm with a rich history that’s been around in some form since the
early 1980s and has included some high-profile attorneys such as Birch and Evan Bayh.
MoreIndianapolis firm dissolving as some attorneys go to Bose McKinney
December 6, 2010
Michael HoskinsMost of the lawyers at a civil litigation firm in Indianapolis are departing for one of the city's largest law firms at
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some high-profile attorneys such as Birch and Evan Bayh.
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December 6, 2010
Michael HoskinsA mid-sized Indianapolis law firm more than two decades old is dissolving as most of the lawyers are leaving for one of the
city’s largest firms at the end of the year.
MoreIn case of dishonest lawyers
November 24, 2010
Michael HoskinsThe nearly 50-year-old Indiana State Bar Association Clients’ Financial Assistance Fund has seen an unprecedented number
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MoreRewriting the rules on attorney advertising
October 27, 2010
Michael HoskinsIf you practice law in Indiana, new rules are at your doorstep for how to go about attorney advertising in this state.
MoreLaw firm relocates, plans expansion
September 15, 2010
Scott OlsonIndianapolis-based Drewry Simmons Vornehm announced Sept. 10 it will move from Keystone Crossing in northern Marion County
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More'Virtual' office reflects broader changes in practice of law
August 18, 2010
Michael HoskinsBricks and mortar aren’t what the practice of law is about for attorney Brian Powers. So, he does without them in the
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MoreLawyer elected U.S. Libertarian Party officer
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MoreGroups to offer August seminars on attorney retirement
June 9, 2010
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MoreLawyer elected vice chairman of Libertarian Party
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May 13, 2010
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April 28, 2010
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March 31, 2010
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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.