Parr Richey plans helmet giveaway, bike safety event
A Lebanon law firm will give away kids’ bike helmets at an April event promoting bike safety and healthy lifestyles.
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Applications open for Allen Superior Civil Division judge
Applications are open for qualified Allen County attorneys interested in serving as a judge in Superior Court, Civil Division.
Justice Clarence Thomas visits Notre Dame Law School
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas visited the Notre Dame Law School March 5 and 6 as the Judge James J. Clynes Jr. Visiting Chair.
Bar Crawl – 3/13/13
Read news from the Evansville Bar Foundation, Indiana Bar Foundation and the Indiana State Bar Association.
On The Move – 3/13/13
Read about recent employment moves and appointments of Indiana attorneys.
Indiana Court Decisions – Feb. 20 to March 5, 2013
Read recent appellate decisions from Indiana courts.
Indiana bar exam may change test topics
Hopeful attorneys who take the Indiana bar exam in 2016 may no longer have to write essays on commercial law, personal property, and taxation based on proposed changes from the Indiana Board of Law Examiners.
2 Indianapolis attorneys charged with felonies
Two Indianapolis attorneys are facing criminal charges after the Marion County prosecutor filed charges in unrelated cases.
Southern District Bankruptcy Court to cease certain Chapter 13 notices
The Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana will no longer issue notices of impending closure without discharge in Chapter 13 cases.
Law symposium to look at patient responsibility
This year’s Indiana Health Law Review Symposium at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law will explore patient responsibility as a key to improving the health care system.
U.S. Justice Clarence Thomas visits Notre Dame Law School
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas is at Notre Dame Law School Tuesday and Wednesday as the Judge James J. Clynes Visiting Chair. He will visit several law classes and speak with students and faculty.
Senate panel to hear problem-solving courts, ‘sovereign citizen’ bills
Proposals to expand services offered by problem-solving courts and to attempt to curtail fraudulent liens and other tactics of so-called sovereign citizens will be heard Wednesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
House committee to hear sex offender, immediate detention bills
The Senate Corrections & Criminal Law Committee meets Tuesday morning to hear four bills, including a bill altering registry requirements and procedures for sex offenses and sex offenders.
Allen Superior magistrate resigns suddenly
Allen Superior Magistrate Judge Marcia Linsky resigned Tuesday without prior notice.
Settlement in works for teens expelled for online death threats
Griffith Public Schools and the three teens expelled from eighth grade because of a Facebook conversation are in the process of finalizing a settlement agreement, according to a joint status report filed Wednesday in federal court.
Monroe County attorney sentenced for counterfeiting
Philip Chamberlain, a Clear Creek attorney accused of stealing from his clients, was sentenced to community service Tuesday by Monroe Circuit Judge Teresa Harper.
Bill creating study of judicial retirement benefits moves to House
A Senate bill asking the Legislative Council to have the Pension Management Oversight Commission look at the retirement, disability and death benefits provided to judges and full-time magistrates passed out of the Senate Tuesday by a vote of 50-0.
Justices divided over vacating transfer in case seeking severance of offenses
Justice Robert Rucker wrote an 11-page dissent from his colleagues after three justices decided to vacate transfer to an appeal stemming from charges involving the alleged sexual assault of four victims.
Senate defeats DNA collection bill
Legislation that would require every person arrested after June 30 for certain crimes to submit a DNA sample failed to pass the Senate Tuesday.
Franklin attorney dies suddenly from heart attack
A former Bartholomew County public defender died suddenly Feb. 23 in Columbus.