Wright: Acknowledging implicit bias to support a culture of DEI
For any changes to truly be effective, all members of an organization must acknowledge their own implicit biases and actively interrupt them.
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IndyBar: Practice Toolkit: Level Up: How Workflows are Established In Law Firms
| From IndyBar and Jared Correia
Generally speaking, there are three stages that law firm owners need to move through before reaching the highest level of process management in their law firms, which is automated workflows.
The UBE, 2 years in: Still ‘too soon to know’ impact of new bar exam
Two years into the implementation of the Uniform Bar Exam, those who helped shepherd the test into Indiana and are responsible for helping students prepare say it’s probably too early to pin down what the exact impact has been.
IndyBar: Winingham Selected 2026 Bar Foundation President
W. Kent Winingham of Wilson Kehoe Winingham has been selected to lead the Indianapolis Bar Foundation in 2026.
Disciplinary Actions: June 29-Sept. 30, 2023
Read a summary of disciplinary actions handed down by the Indiana Supreme Court during the third quarter of 2023.
Law schools adjust to affirmative action ruling: Admissions processes tweaked to comply with US Supreme Court opinion
It’s been a little more than three months since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions. Although the decision didn’t necessarily take law schools by surprise, it forced them to quickly adapt their admissions processes.
Walker and Slaughter: The role of mentorship in retaining early-career attorneys
| Chad Walker and Dakota Slaughter
The coming years expect an increase in diverse early-career attorneys in law firms. Proactive mentorship can help retain them into partnership but will require both the firms and the early-career attorneys to be open-minded in the mentoring relationships.
Bankruptcy filings slowly inch up in Indiana, nationally: Student loan repayments, credit card debt, inflation seen as key factors
Bankruptcy filings in Indiana’s Northern and Southern Districts fell in 2021 and 2022. But those filing numbers are starting to finally creep up, with year-over-year increases reported in the Northern and Southern Districts and nationally in June.
Web Exclusive: Meet the Judges: Crawford Circuit Judge Justin Mills
After graduating from Indiana State University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, Crawford Circuit Judge Justin Mills worked at an insurance company in the litigation department. That’s where the spark ignited.
A ‘messy’ question: Who should pay for Rokita’s defense in discipline case?
The Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission’s complaint, filed Sept. 18, has created a secondary issue — a question with an unclear answer: Who should pay for Rokita’s defense counsel?
Indiana Court Decisions: Sept. 21-Oct. 4, 2023
Read Indiana appellate court decisions from the most recent reporting period.
Trimble: A few things on the minds of lawyers everywhere
The issue of remote work remains an issue, but after more than a year of remote work, some answers have materialized, and now a number of other concerns have surfaced about the future of our profession.
Years in the making: Notre Dame Law professor publishes book focused on laws of 18th century British Empire
Publishing a book is a feat of its own, but for University of Notre Dame Law School Professor Christian Burset, that feat was more than a decade in the making.
Hammerle on… “Golda” and “The Little Mermaid”
Indianapolis criminal defense attorney Robert Hammerle gives us his take on “Golda” and “The Little Mermaid.”
IndyBar: Judicial Spotlight: Hon. Mark Stoner
Learn about Marion Superior Judge Mark Stoner.
IndyBar: Real Stories of Depression Among Lawyers
On Sept. 20, the Indy Bar HEAL Committee (Helping Enrich Attorneys Lives) and JLAP (Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program) co-sponsored a unique, free seminar, “Depression and Lawyers: Real Stories.”
Williamson: Maintaining DEI programs after recent SCOTUS decision
When making employment and promotion decisions, employers may continue to promote DEI initiatives. The key is to focus on the underlying causes of disadvantage rather than explicitly focusing on race.
IndyBar: Response to Criticism of the Marion County Courts
| From IndyBar and Rebecca Geyer
The Indianapolis Bar Association has learned of recent public statements made by Doug Carter, Superintendent of the Indiana State Police, in a television interview regarding the Marion County criminal justice system and the Hon. Judge Jennifer Harrison.
Jury’s $3.1M damages award for Marion in project dispute was not excessive, COA affirms
A jury’s damages award of more than $3 million against a financial firm involved in a lengthy legal battle with the city of Marion was not excessive, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed Tuesday.
Opinions Oct. 10, 2023
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Wiley R. Jones v. State of Indiana
23A-CR-739
Criminal. Reverses Wiley Jones’ sentences for six counts of possession of child pornography as Level 5 felonies. Finds Counts I through VI constitute a single episode of criminal conduct and are subject to the limitation in Ind. Code § 35-50-1-2(d). Remands to the Floyd Superior Court with instructions to resentence Jones consistent with this opinion.