The Closer: A Q&A with Taft’s Brad Schwer
Brad Schwer, partner in charge at the Indianapolis office of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, said he knew he wanted to work in mergers and acquisitions right out of the gate.
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Incoming DTCI president wants to encourage collegiality across disciplines
A member of Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana since the late 1990s, Norris Cunningham said he knows firsthand how crucial a conglomerate of encouraging peers is to the success of an attorney.
Video exclusive: Father-daughter attorney duo on what it’s like to work with family
Watch a preview of next week’s episode of The Indiana Lawyer Podcast with father-daughter legal team Douglas Church and Julia Church Kozicki.
DTCI renames its Diplomat Award in honor of late attorney John Trimble
Trimble died in July at the age of 69. The award honors an attorney who has made outstanding contributions during their career to representing clients in the defense of litigation matters.
Indianapolis-based payment processing company sued for alleged consumer deception
A pair of Indiana residents have filed a class action lawsuit against an Indianapolis payment processing company for its allegedly deceptive collection process.
Indy gas station owners accuse partner of embezzling at least $1M
The partner in the downtown Marathon gas station and convenience store located at 239 E. Michigan St. denies the allegations contained in a lawsuit against him.
Paternal family of girl sues DCS, accuses the agency of negligence in her death
The lawsuit says the Indiana Department of Child Services failed to appropriately address the abuse suffered by the five-year-old girl despite multiple calls to her mother’s home for reports of neglect and abuse on her and her siblings in the months and years leading up to her death.
Indiana Supreme Court encourages public service pathway to help address attorney shortage
The court has issued final determinations regarding recommendations to address the ongoing state attorney shortage, including a number of approaches to encourage lawyers to become public defenders or prosecutors.
Rise in law firm mergers expected to continue
So far in 2025, 47 law firm mergers have been completed in the United States, with eight alone in the third quarter. That number is up from 43 for the same period a year ago and is on track to reach its highest annual total since the pandemic.
Courthouse library project grows throughout Indiana
What started as a book club has now grown into a book community, with legal professionals, children and court visitors alike finding different things to read while they wait their turn in Indiana’s courtrooms.
‘Classrooms to Courtrooms’ initiative brings judges to Arsenal Tech High School
Indiana Court of Appeals Judge Elizabeth Tavitas and Marion County Superior Court Judge Helen Marchal spoke to students as part of an initiative aimed at exposing high school students to different opportunities in the legal profession.
Owner of Indianapolis treatment center charged in $2.7M Medicaid fraud case
The man is accused of falsifying documents that wrongly claimed a qualified physician was overseeing mental health treatment services at his business, TRUTH Treatment Centers Inc.
300 new attorneys admitted to Indiana bar
Judges, mentors, legal professionals, and loved ones gathered at the Indiana Convention Center Friday morning to celebrate the admission of around 300 new attorneys into the Indiana bar.
New law establishes commission to lure pro sports to northwest Indiana
The commission is taking steps to bolster the region’s tourism market by focusing on strategies and solutions to market four Indiana counties as the perfect place for professional sports teams.
The Closer: A Q&A with Scott Snively, partner at Ice Miller
See what lessons he’s learned in his career and what traits he believes aspiring M&A attorneys should have to find success.
Indiana criminal defense team featured on new episode of ’48 Hours’
An Indiana criminal defense team who secured their client’s acquittal in an Allen County murder case will be featured in an episode Saturday of the true crime television series 48 Hours.
Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Rush talks transparency in annual report
Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush highlighted the work done by the state’s highest court this past year and how it maintains transparency while also respecting the right to privacy, as she unveiled the court’s 2024-25 annual report at the statehouse.
Nonprofit law firms could help address Indiana’s lawyer shortage
The Commission on Indiana’s Legal Future is supporting a concept being built and tested by students at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law.
Video exclusive: Ice Miller’s Josh Christie discusses AI’s impact on the legal profession
Watch a preview of next week’s episode of The Indiana Lawyer Podcast, featuring Joshua Christie, incoming chief managing partner at Ice Miller LLP.
Retired faculty at IU sue to restore involvement in university government
A new state law specifies that only members of a faculty governance organization who are employed by a state educational institution can vote on pending matters and it stipulates that these organizations are advisory only.