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Accreditation process

The American Bar Association Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar sets the minimum education standards for U.S. law schools, reviews the schools’ programs for compliance and approves or denies accreditation. To gain provisional approval, new law schools must put together an exhaustive self-study and complete a site evaluation questionnaire. […]

Indiana Tech begins ABA accreditation proccess

Indiana Tech Law School sent a letter in March notifying the ABA of its intent to seek accreditation and will submit a self-study in August which will explain what the school is about, where it wants to go and what challenges it faces. If the school does well it could have provisional approval by the end of the spring 2015 semester.

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Lawyer disciplined over third-party site

A recent Indiana attorney disciplinary order quickly prompted some analysts to predict the ruling would have a chilling effect on lawyers here and around the country. But the case also involved pursuit of discipline that a court-appointed hearing officer called “disconcerting.”

Finney: 8 steps to evaluating and selecting your firm’s software

Oftentimes firms select software based upon performance during a software demonstration rather than evaluating what will provide the best results for specific firm needs. Finding the right software requires identification of job requirements including process workflows prior to selecting the tool.

Badger: Supreme Court will hear death records dispute

The Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral argument May 8 in a dispute over public access to county death records. The case, Evansville Courier & Press v. Vanderburgh County Health Department, raises the issue of whether a county health department’s death certificates, including the cause of death, are public records under the Indiana Access to Public Records Act.

DTCI: Invest in yourself to build practice and reputation

We have all noticed that there are a lot of lawyers. On top of that, there are a lot of lawyers with less work than they would like. Lawyering is a business and is controlled by traditional rules of commerce: supply, demand, pricing, quality, branding. Lawyers are the product. They are the brand.

On the Move – 5/7/14

Read who’s recently joined Indiana firms, opened a new firm, or been honored for their work.

Inside the Criminal Case: SCOTUS rules anonymous 911 call reliable

The Supreme Court of the United States recently held that an anonymous call to 911 was sufficient to initiate a traffic stop in certain specific circumstances. Navarette v. California, 2014 U.S. Lexis 2930 (2014). The decision set off a minor shockwave in the media with reports that the 5-4 opinion eroded Fourth Amendment protection.

Burmese man loses workplace discrimination appeal

A man born in Burma whose employment at a Mooresville factory was terminated after co-workers complained about his behavior failed to persuade the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to reinstate his claim of discrimination based on national origin.

Opinions May 5, 2014 ILD

Indiana Court of Appeals
Victor Mercaldo and Nancy Jenkins, individually and as Parents and Natural Guardians of Kelly P. Mercaldo, Minor Child, Deceased, et al. v. Andrew Hagenow and Alyssa R. Brown (NFP)
64A04-1311-CT-579
Civil tort. Affirms summary judgment in favor of Hagenow.

Justin Malone v. State of Indiana (NFP)
03A01-1307-CR-334
Criminal. Affirms two-year sentence for conviction of Class D felony criminal recklessness.

The Indiana Supreme Court and Tax Court posted no opinions by IL deadline. The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals posted no Indiana decisions by IL deadline.
 

Same-sex plaintiffs argue the governor enforces marriage statute

Plaintiffs in Love v. Pence, the first lawsuit filed in March challenging Indiana’s ban on same-sex marriage, filed their response to the state’s motion to dismiss their complaint, arguing the governor has the power to order county clerks to issue marriage licenses.

7th Circuit denies habeas relief in 2005 Gary murder

A man convicted of murder for the 2005 shooting death of a 15-year-old on a Gary street wasn’t prejudiced by his attorney’s refusal to object to a prosecutor’s comments about the defendant’s failure to testify, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday.

Conour defender asks to withdraw from 7th Circuit appeal

The public defender appointed to represent convicted fraudster and former leading personal-injury attorney William Conour has asked the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to withdraw from the case, citing an unspecified conflict of interest.