Law schools preparing for 2023 commencement season
The graduating law school classes of 2023 will participate in commencement ceremonies starting next month across the state.
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AG Rokita encourages Hoosiers to participate in Drug Take Back Day
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is encouraging Hoosiers to drop off their expired, unused, and unnecessary medications to disposal sites across the state as part of Saturday’s National Drug Take Back Day.
IU McKinney professor moderates Women in International Law Group meeting in D.C.
Indiana University McKinney School of Law professor Yvonne Dutton attended the American Society of International Law annual meeting from March 29-April 1 in Washington, D.C.
Decatur Co. judge Day reprimanded for ex parte communications
The Indiana Supreme Court has publicly reprimanded Decatur Circuit Judge Timothy B. Day for unauthorized ex parte communications and for failing to take appropriate remedial measures regarding those communications.
5 Indiana schools to participate in We the People nationals this week
Students from five Indiana schools will be participating in the national “We the People: The Citizen and on the Constitution” competitions that begin this week.
Justices to consider DOC case where inmate alleged medical malpractice
Indiana Supreme Court justices have granted transfer to a case involving an inmate who alleged medical malpractice at the Department of Correction facility where he was incarcerated.
IN Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in wind turbine, adoption cases
The Indiana Supreme Court is set to hear two oral arguments next week involving a wind turbine access dispute and a challenge to an adoption proceeding.
Elkhart attorney suspended again after probation violations
A northern Indiana attorney on probation after being conditionally reinstated has again been suspended from the practice of law in Indiana for violating her probation.
Indiana Lawyer announces 2023 Leadership in Law honorees; Shepard receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Retired Indiana Chief Justice Randall Shepard has been named the 2023 recipient of Indiana Lawyer’s Lifetime Achievement Award, leading this year’s group of 36 Leadership in Law honorees.
Justices grant transfer to protective order case, 1 other
Indiana Supreme Court justices have agreed to consider two cases for the week ending April 7.
Former Portage clerk-treasurer publicly reprimanded for not telling client about suspension
A northern Indiana attorney who previously served as Portage clerk-treasurer has been publicly reprimanded for not telling a client that he was suspended for misconduct he committed while clerk-treasurer.
Pro bono reporting requirements amended to include ‘public service or charitable groups or organizations’
Indiana attorneys will be required to report their pro bono services specifically to “public service or charitable groups or organizations” via a rule amendment approved by the Indiana Supreme Court.
Supreme Court removes nonattorney from mediation registry, bars him from providing legal services
The Indiana Supreme Court has removed a nonattorney from the Office of Admissions and Continuing Education’s mediator registry and has permanently barred him from providing or offering to provide legal services unless he obtains an Indiana law license.
Overall, 1st-time February bar pass rates dip, but repeat-takers post an increase
First-time Indiana bar exam takers posted a pass rate of 62% in February 2023 — down nine percentage points from February 2022.
Chief Judge Pratt to address IU McKinney graduates at ceremony
Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana Tanya Walton Pratt is scheduled to speak at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law’s graduation celebration.
Supreme Court expands list of electronic records excluded from public access
The Indiana Supreme Court has expanded the types of records that must be excluded from public access to include electronic communications.
IN Supreme Court vacates 2 erroneous suspensions after grievance is filed against wrong attorney
The Indiana Supreme Court has vacated two suspension orders against an Indianapolis attorney after the court’s disciplinary commission learned that a grievance filed against the attorney had been meant for a lawyer with a similar name.
Kastel takes helm as Faegre Drinker’s 1st female chair
Gina Kastel officially began her tenure as Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath’s first female chair this month. The firm has also announced new board members.
Brookman sworn in as Southern District judge
Less than a week after his Senate confirmation, Matthew Brookman was sworn in as a district judge Monday for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
Applications open for Tax Court vacancy; Wentworth to retire this summer
The Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission is now accepting applications for a vacancy on the Indiana Tax Court as current Judge Martha Blood Wentworth prepares to retire this summer.