Former celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi gets 7 years in prison for stealing millions from clients
U.S. District Judge Josephine L. Staton also ordered Girardi, 86, to pay a $35,000 fine and $2.3 million in restitution to former clients.

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U.S. District Judge Josephine L. Staton also ordered Girardi, 86, to pay a $35,000 fine and $2.3 million in restitution to former clients.
A hotel security guard testified Tuesday that the hip-hop mogul gave him a brown paper bag stuffed with $100,000 in cash in order to buy the surveillance footage
A preliminary injunction blocking the law should be allowed to stand because the law is too vague in describing what kind of behavior would be allowed to prompt the police to tell journalists or others to stay 25 feet away.
Robert W. Johnson has been a trial lawyer in Indiana for more than 30 years, and this spring he became president of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association.
Bankruptcy filings in Indiana and across the country rose about 13 percent for the 12-month period ending March 31 over the previous year.
Betsy Greene of Bloomington was named the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association’s 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. Valparaiso attorney Sara Langer received the Max Goodwin Young Lawyer of the Year Award.
In May, they became the first Purdue Global students admitted to the bar in Indiana, a big first for the online school.
See highlights from our Leadership in Law awards program.
An AI-generated version of a deceased victim was allowed to speak in front of an Arizona judge, marking a likely first for the nation.
Here’s a look at the different approaches used in state and federal civil jury trials.
For years, the establishment has created a judicial selection system that appears to reward patronage and effectively excludes conservative minorities.
Each month federal judges in Indiana address multiple civil procedural issues in written opinions. Here’s a look at some.
The Association Board of Directors is seeking thoughts as we prepare to create the 2026-2028 Strategic Plan for the association.
Harrison carved out a legal career that included arguing 15 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and one before an International Tribunal in Paris.
As attorneys, we are often the first line of defense, whether advising a family on how to prepare for a possible detention, or counseling an employer on their rights and responsibilities.
There’s a whole other dimension to this profession that doesn’t always show up in textbooks or exams.
U.S. District Court Chief Judge Holly Brady sentenced Jamic Johnson, 50, to 195 months in prison after his guilty plea to possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
John Pistole, former president of Anderson University, has joined Church Church Hittle + Antrim as a senior advisor in the firm’s Higher Education Practice Group.
President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have made it a priority this year to require people to prove citizenship before they can register to vote. Turning that aspiration into reality has proved difficult.
Charges are pending against Republican Indiana Sen. Mike Bohacek for a January drunk driving incident that remained under wraps for months — shielded by legislative immunity during the 2025 session.