APRIL 24-MAY 7, 2013
Mishawaka Humvee maker AM General LLC recently won $277 million in a lawsuit over armor overcharges. The longest-practicing female attorney in the state has no plans of retiring at age 82. Attorneys offer tips on how to frugally invest in technology for solos and small firms.
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Law school applications drop over last 2 years
Applications to three of the four Indiana law schools are in free fall as prospective students think twice about taking on mountains of debt at a time when job prospects are dim.
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Humvee maker wins $277M
A defense subcontractor marked up kits, resulting in millions of dollars in armor overcharges.
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Longest-practicing female attorney in Indiana has no plans to retire
Reflecting on her legal career, Poff said she probably would not have been successful working at a big law firm. Yet she has done well as a solo practitioner in Auburn, not only building and sustaining a law office but also being a quiet influence on the other attorneys in DeKalb County.
Read MoreAid rises for those wrongly convicted
Prosecutors and police helped clear more than half of those exonerated in 2012, according to a report by the National Registry of Exonerations.
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Law students provide vital help to immigrants
Law professors involved with immigration clinics agree that a change in the national immigration law could create more work for the clinics, especially if undocumented workers currently in the country had a path to citizenship.
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Big tech tips for small firms
When advising small firm and solo lawyers recently at the American Bar Association Tech Show in Chicago, Indianapolis attorney Marc Matheny said he ran out of time before he ran out of tips.
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Follow-up support needed for mediation success
The Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic launches new three-phase program that also incorporates education.
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Mediation space key to resolution, even if it’s a getaway divorce
Just because a dispute might be ugly, it doesn’t mean the surroundings have to be.
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Hammerle on … ’42’
Before reviewing the movie “42,” Bob Hammerle pays tribute to the recent passing of Roger Ebert, Jonathan Winters and Annette Funicello.
Read MoreLucas: 2013 Leadership in Law Award winners revealed
Through the profiles in the Leadership in Law award supplement, it is our goal to introduce IL readers to the men and women behind the public and professional personas.
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Attorneys collect $55k, 10k pounds of food in competition
The March Against Hunger food drive competition among legal organizations in Indiana and Kentucky has raised the equivalent of 143 tons of food, the Office of the Indiana Attorney General announced Wednesday.
Read MoreContractor wins on appeal of $14.5M damages award for defamation
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. is on the hook for $14.5 million in damages after a contractor prevailed on his defamation claim against the insurer. The award is one of the largest defamation damages in the country, according to the court.
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Disciplinary Actions -4/24/13
Read who’s been suspended and who’s been publicly reprimanded by the Indiana Supreme Court.
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IBA: Volunteer to Take a Family Law or Minor Guardianship Pro Bono Case
The day has arrived when local legal service providers and the bar are coordinating efforts to provide pro bono help in family law cases, and we’re ready for your help.
Read MoreIBA: The Answer for a Good Time?
Members of the legal community gathered to spar over trivia while supporting the Indianapolis Bar Foundation at the fourth IBF Trivia Night, held Tuesday, April 16 at the Northside Knights of Columbus.
Read MoreBlomquist: No Joke — Let’s Take Care of the Lawyers
A dear non-lawyer friend of mine recently gave me a joke book about lawyers. If you’re like me you have received such a gift before and you smile, nod your head, chuckle at the gesture, and relegate the book to being a bathroom staple until your conscience allows you to throw it away.
Read MoreIBA: Have Impact. Be One. Support the Indianapolis Bar Foundation
April is a busy month for the Indianapolis Bar Foundation.
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