Indianapolis hires first director of re-entry
An administrator with the Marion County Public Defender Agency has been named the first director of re-entry for the city of Indianapolis’ Office of Health and Public Safety.
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ILS project aims to help tenants avoid eviction
Indiana Legal Services Inc. has launched a pilot program in Indianapolis specifically to help individuals and families facing eviction.
Holcomb picks Goff as next Indiana justice
Wabash Superior Judge Christopher Goff has been selected as the 110th justice of the Indiana Supreme Court, Gov. Eric Holcomb announced Monday.
AG touts benefits of incarcerating drug offenders to help end cycle of addiction
Indiana’s attorney general is advocating the benefits of incarcerating drug addicts, saying chemical addiction programs that target inmate populations are among the best methods of helping drug users on the road to recovery.
Attorneys now have online state court record access
Indiana lawyers can now view online public records in state trial court cases in the Odyssey case management system available through mycase.in.gov.
Supreme Court suspends attorneys for failure to pay fees, meet CLE requirements
Nearly 200 attorneys licensed to practice law in Indiana have been suspended for failure to pay certain fees or meet continuing legal education requirements.
ABA looks again at bar passage
Although the House of Delegates rejected the proposal in February, the American Bar Association is still taking steps to tighten the bar passage requirements for law schools.
Retired Indianapolis attorney dies
Longtime Indianapolis attorney Talmage Hager “T.H.” St. Clair has died at the age of 83, his family announced.
Chief deputy prosecutor tapped for Henry County bench
David Lynn McCord, a chief deputy prosecutor, has been appointed as judge of Henry Circuit Court 3, Gov. Eric Holcomb’s office announced Tuesday.
More women being hired as general counsel
A new report is hailing the increase in the number of women hired for general counsel jobs in Fortune 500 companies, a trend which is expected to continue.
More than half of Indiana counties now e-filing
Electronic filing is now available in more than half of Indiana circuit and superior courts, as Fountain and Starke Counties on Friday became the latest to adopt e-filing initially on a voluntary basis.
Senate Republicans appoint new chief legal counsel, chief of staff
A longtime member of the Indiana Senate Republicans legal staff has been appointed chief legal counsel for the Senate majority, which also announced a new chief of staff.
High court to decide if kids ‘reasonably expected’ to play at park with no equipment
The effect of a change to Indiana’s criminal code limiting the enhancement for committing a drug offense near a school or park will be at the center of a case the Indiana Supreme Court will hear next month.
Notre Dame law clinic employee accused of embezzlement
An employee of the Notre Dame Clinical Law Center has been charged with 11 felony counts relating to what the St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s Office says is a seven-year-long racketeering scheme in which the university found more than $199,000 was stolen.
Justices to hear arguments in caseload case against DCS this week
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear arguments this week to determine whether an employee of the Indiana Department of Child Services can bring a class-action complaint against her employer for an alleged violation of statutory caseload limits under the public standing doctrine.
137 successful on February Indiana Bar Exam
Indiana’s newest attorneys received advice from judges and took several oaths during an admission ceremony held May 17 at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in Indianapolis.
Disciplinary Actions – 5/31/17
Read who’s recently been disciplined by the Indiana Supreme Court.