Meet the 2022 IndyBar Board of Directors, and then stop by and say hello at the Leadership Celebration, Installation Breakfast & Annual Meeting to be held Jan. 26 from 8 to 9 a.m. at the Highland Golf & Country Club.
For more than 50 years, the Indianapolis Bar Foundation has worked to ensure equal access to justice for all Indianapolis-area residents. In an effort to expand this impact on the greater Indianapolis community, applications from local organizations are now being accepted through Feb. 15, 2022 for the foundation’s annual Community Empowerment Grant. The grant will be awarded in April 2022.
Now more than ever, it is easy to participate in Dry January without feeling like you are being deprived.
Today, I want you to think seriously and deeply about your holiday wish list. What do you really want?
Save your seat in a private focus room, a meeting room or even the IndyBarHQ Education Center! IndyBar members can now make reservations for both complimentary and paid spaces at IndyBarHQ quickly and easily using the online reservation platform, Skedda, and you can book now!
Leading a nonprofit organization brings with it issues and concerns that can derail the organization from its important mission-focused work. With the help of the Indianapolis Bar Association Business Law Section, local nonprofit leaders will be better able to focus on their organization’s more impactful work.
Are you anxious to reconnect with your community? Are you looking for opportunities to contribute to Indy’s growth? Ready to network with community leaders and your peers? The IndyBar’s reimagined Bar Leader Series could be your answer and is now accepting applications for Class XIX.
In August of 2021, LaToya Highsaw received a scholarship from the IndyBar Alternative Dispute Resolution Section to attend a four-day mediation training.
IndyBarHQ at 140 N. Illinois St. will be closed Friday, Dec. 24, Monday, Dec. 27 and Friday, Dec. 31 in observation of the upcoming holidays.
City-County Building attorney access cards with an expiration date of Dec. 21, 2021, will be accepted into the new year as the transition to the new Community Justice Center begins. New cards will be issued in 2022 for the Community Justice Center. Information regarding the application process for new cards will be shared as soon as it is available.
The Internal Revenue Service is highlighting a special tax provision that allows more people to deduct donations to qualifying charities on their 2021 federal income tax return. Make an impact on our community and profession now with your donation to the Indianapolis Bar Foundation.
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana wishes to say thank you to the following attorneys for the many hours they’ve volunteered to assist underrepresented individuals.
The Indianapolis legal community thrives because of the dedication of many esteemed individuals who, using their unique talents, work together to advance justice and lead positive change. Each year the Indianapolis Bar Foundation honors such lawyers for their dedication to the law by bestowing on them the designation of Distinguished Fellow and Distinguished Life Fellow.
Not that I’ve had much time for tooling around these days, but I have managed to watch a bit of the Peter Jackson cut of “The Beatles: Get Back” sessions. As you know, dear IndyBar Foundation, The Beatles are without equal for me. I’ve tried to explain the nearly impossible “amaze-balls-ness” of The Beatles to the skeptics/haters/uninitiated (or as much as a Midwestern kid born in 1981 can divine about the real Beatles experience), and this is the best I’ve come up with.
It’s the season of giving and even during the hardships of 2021, generous bidders and donors helped the Indianapolis Bar Foundation raise more than $15,000 during IndyBar’s Giving, this year’s online silent auction to benefit the programs and initiatives of the IndyBar Foundation.
The IndyBar is your home for convenient, cost-effective programming to complete your yearly CLE requirements. Check out our options for live, on-demand and in-person programming throughout the remainder of 2021.
Demand has increased for immediate pro bono volunteers to help with this eviction crisis.
Tips for keeping your non-lawyer spouse happy
Friends, family and colleagues gathered in the Indiana Supreme Court courtroom on Nov. 10 for the IndyBar HEAL (Helping Enrich Attorneys’ Lives) Committee’s annual Celebration of Life & Career. Each year, this memorial service gives us an opportunity to honor the lives and careers of local attorneys, judges and paralegals who passed away in the previous year.
What happens when you don’t convert a lead? For most law firms, the answer is resounding: absolutely nothing.