Dreyer: Judges: To text or not to text?
Most of us, lawyers and judges alike, were struck by the recent case in which a judge resigned after facing disciplinary action for, well, what we all are doing: multitasking on the job.
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Indiana Court Decisions: Feb. 8-21, 2024
Read Indiana appellate court decisions for the most recent reporting period.
Hammerle on… The 2024 Oscars
Indianapolis criminal defense attorney Robert Hammerle gives us his picks for the 2024 Oscars.
Still no harvest: Marijuana bills continue to stall in Indiana General Assembly in 2024
To some, it seemed like the 2023 session of the Indiana General Assembly marked a turning point for marijuana-related legislation. That didn’t prove to be the case.
IndyBar: Judicial Spotlight: Hon. Cynthia Ayers
Members of the Bench and Bar celebrated Judge Ayers’ retirement on Feb. 27 at the Community Justice Center. Judge Ayers will officially retire from the bench on March 15, 2024.
Van Winkle: Recent mediation articles discuss ‘first offers’
Two recent articles suggest that in certain circumstances, mediation may be advantageous to go against the conventional wisdom of the anchoring effect of making the first offer.
Skipping estate planning: National survey shows number of people with wills has declined
Caring.com’s 2024 Wills and Estate Planning Study reports that, for the first time since 2020, the number of Americans with a will has decreased.
Web Exclusive: Meet the Judges: Sullivan Superior Judge Hugh Hunt
Law wasn’t his first career. Initially, Hugh Hunt, now the judge of the Sullivan Superior Court, worked as a funeral director.
‘Home away from home’: IU Maurer Black Law Students Association earns national recognition
A student group at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law is getting national attention after winning an award.
Moving city workers a heavy lift but a cost saver
The space on the Indianapolis City-County Building’s 12th floor didn’t initially look like much, but for the Department of Business and Neighborhood Services, the new home was a big deal.
IndyBar: Indiana’s Growing Need for Attorneys in Federal Programs
IndyBar is proud to present our second of three CLEs focused all around on answering your questions on how to practice with contractors and government entities and all the spaces in-between on federal programs.
Lorbieski: Getting attorney fees in will contests, contested guardianships
For clients, the American Rule requiring each party to pay their own attorney fees, regardless of who wins a case, can make a win feel like less of a victory. That might explain why there are so many exceptions to the American Rule.
‘It’s been a long time coming’: Non-ABA grads can soon take IN bar
Graduates of non-American Bar Association-accredited law schools will soon be able to take the Indiana bar exam under rule amendments approved this month by the Indiana Supreme Court.
Nichols and Retzner: Using a purpose trust in a business succession plan
The “purpose trust” should be in an estate planner’s “tool kit” and considered in a client’s business succession and charitable planning.
McCarty: Tips for general practitioners: Estate planning for the unmarried
For those of you who don’t have an active estate planning practice, Indiana Code provides multiple safeguards for surviving spouses of an intestate decedent that are not provided to a surviving unmarried partner.
JLAP: In my ‘grief era’: Doing the ‘heart work’ of grief
It’s impossible for me to forget June 26, 2003, a day that marks more than a cruel summer.
IndyBar: The Racing Attorney Conference Heads to Austin, Texas in April!
| From IndyBar and Kyle Fairchild
The 2024 Racing Attorney Conference will be hosted April 9-10 at Circuit of Americas in Austin, Texas.
IndyBar: Member Highlight: Adriana Figueroa
| From IndyBar and Adriana Figueroa
A Q&A with IndyBar member Adriana Figueroa.
CASA Day celebrates volunteers at Statehouse
Court-appointed special advocates directors and volunteers from across the state traveled to the Indiana Statehouse on Tuesday to celebrate the second CASA Day since the COVID-19 pandemic.
IN justices agree to consider whether contempt defendants are entitled to mental health experts
| IL Staff
The Indiana Supreme Court denied 12 transfer petitions and granted one for the week ending Feb. 23, agreeing to hear a case involving whether criminal contempt defendants are entitled to the appointment of mental health experts.
