DTCI: Client relationships and effective case management
Both authors of this article recently had experiences in which our clients have shown us the true emotional impact that litigation can have on a new litigant.
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Out of the courtroom, into the kitchen
Attorneys spend their leisure time indulging in their love of cooking.
Sidebars: ‘The Local’ features the best of Indiana home-grown foods
We give the restaurant 3.5 gavels!
Law School Briefs – 11/23/12
Valparaiso University Law School examined the issue of long-term prison sentences for low-level drug offenders during a one-day conference Nov. 9.
Bar Crawl -11/23/12
Pro bono programs in Southwest Indiana have gotten a big financial boost from Evansville bar members within the past month.
Lucas: Dedication of clerks leads to smooth elections
The 2012 elections are finally over. And while I think most people, with the possible exception of mail carriers and holiday Scrooges, are happy to have gift catalogs replace political flyers in their mailboxes, I would bet that no group is happier to see election season come to an end than the county clerks.
Book review: ‘The Science of Attorney Advocacy’
Unlike other books I have recently reviewed, the book “The Science of Attorney Advocacy” targets a different type of reader.
Estate lawyers’ duty of responsibility clarified in proposed legislation
Estate attorneys are hoping the Indiana General Assembly will provide a remedy after a ruling by the Indiana Court of Appeals muddied the waters concerning the scope and duties of a lawyer working on behalf of an estate’s personal representative.
E-state planning
Will your Facebook account, online presence and virtual world live on after you? The rise of social media and proliferation of online accounts are posing such real-life questions for lawyers who concentrate in estate planning. But it remains an evolving question how wills, trusts and power of attorney grants will address these and other staples of the Internet age.
Quality of Life: Let your inner child out this holiday season
Wouldn’t it be wonderful to live every moment in color, instead of black and white?
American Bar Association gains from Indiana leadership
Valparaiso University Law School student follows a Hoosier tradition of involvement with the bar association.
Indiana sex offender parole conditions at issue
Indiana appellate judges are grappling with sensitive questions about whether the state’s automatic and uniform parole conditions for sex offenders are constitutional.
Low pay leads to high job turnover
Salaries in the public sector are causing the criminal justice system to suffer.
NCAA’s point man
The NCAA faces an array of litigation from current and former players, much of which posits antitrust allegations.
Opinions Nov. 19, 2012 ILD
The following are the not-for-publication opinions released by IL deadline Monday. For publication decisions are detailed in the stories above.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Term. of Parent-Child Rel. of S.B., Minor Child; B.B., Mother, and D.B., Father v. The Indiana Dept. of Child Services (NFP)
02A03-1202-JT-74
Juvenile/termination of parental rights. Affirms termination of parental rights.
Opinions Nov. 19, 2012
Indiana Court of Appeals
Dr. Norma Kreilein, Rock Emmert, and Healthy Dubois County, Inc. v. Common Council of the City of Jasper and Jasper Utility Board
19A04-1201-MI-51
Miscellaneous/Open Door Law. Reverses trial court’s denial of plaintiffs’ motion to amend complaint, continue trial and compel discovery, and remands for a new trial. The court held that plaintiffs were diligent in pursing discovery but were thwarted for months by Jasper’s refusal to cooperate.
State Senate creates new committee to study civil law
The Indiana Senate has added a new committee to its roster to examine non-criminal legal issues.
Town court judge admonished for traffic case involvement
A northeastern Indiana town court judge was given a public admonishment Monday by the Commission on Judicial Qualifications for her direct individual involvement with parties involved in a 2008 traffic infraction case.