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Lawyers balance public role as legislators

In his 35 years as a lawyer-legislator, Sen. Richard Bray has thought about whether he should get involved in litigation because
of his role as an elected state official. While he doesn't recall this ever affecting his involvement on a case or legislation
before him, the veteran attorney from Martinsville, who practices with his son at The Bray Law Office, sees how it could present
problems.

Venue move rarity

A southern Indiana judge's decision to survey residents about their knowledge of a high-profile murder case is raising
questions within the legal community. It may signal a first for this type of court-conducted questioning aimed at determining
whether a third trial should be moved elsewhere in the state.

Hickey: Out with the new and in with the old

Recently, I cleaned my office. That alone is worthy of a President's Message; however, the story gets better. What began as an almost-as-good-as-a-root-canal experience turned into a journey back in time with a treasure-trove of items that hadn't seen the light of day in decades.

School-focused bill moves to Senate

An amended version of House Bill 1193, which came about as a result of a juvenile justice conference in August, passed out of the Senate's Judiciary Committee 6-1 Feb. 10. One major change in the bill approved by the committee was the deletion of the section about training for police officers who deal with juveniles on a regular basis.

Legal community supports civic education efforts

After winning the We The People simulated congressional hearing competition in December, one of the largest first-place
teams in Indiana in at least seven years will head to Washington, D.C., for the national competition in late April.

Legal communities in Columbus and Madison deal with fires

Major fires disrupted and displaced attorneys last year in two different cities in southern Indiana. While neither of the original structures are near completion, life is more or less back to normal in Madison and Columbus.

Judges see more cases that involve veterans

For a little more than a year, Grant Superior Judge Mark Spitzer has presided over his local drug court and
has witnessed what he describes as remarkable results from the problem-solving court model.

New MCBA president discusses role of minority bar

While the Marion County Bar Association was originally founded in the 1920s as an answer to other bar associations that didn't allow minority members to join, the organization remains relevant as a support system to its members and a voice for minority attorneys in central Indiana.

How to survive this recession

An economy gone sour and law firms not hiring summer associates are familiar concerns for law students now, but these issues also affected lawyers who faced a recession when they graduated from law school in the early 1990s.

Court considers broadening emotional distress ‘Bystander Rule’

Parties are waiting for the Supreme Court's decision following arguments in November in a case where a trial court granted and the Court of Appeals affirmed an award for emotional distress above and beyond the capped amount in the Adult Wrongful Death Statute as defined by Indiana Code 34-23-1-2.

Courts coping with tough times

No one needs to tell Johnson Circuit Judge Mark Loyd how tough times are for the state's court system.

Hickey: Be one, have fun

As I write this article, it will have been but few days since my installation as the 132nd President of the Indianapolis Bar Association.

Judge blocks DCS rate reductions

U.S. District Court Judge Sarah Evans Barker in Indianapolis has temporarily blocked the Indiana Department of Child Services from reducing the amounts it pays to foster and adoptive parents and juvenile-service providers.

5 attorneys have ties to Haiti relief efforts

Attorneys around Indiana with connections to Haiti are helping with that country's relief efforts following a Jan. 12 earthquake that registered as magnitude 7 and destroyed countless buildings and injured and killed still-unknown numbers of people in an already impoverished country.

Praising new judicial selections

The Hoosier legal community is publicly praising the newest nominees for the state's federal bench as good choices, particularly for those interested in seeing a more diverse judiciary.

Talk to a Lawyer event a success

The statewide Talk to a Lawyer Today event that annually takes place on Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been hailed as the best yet by organizers. All 14 pro bono districts had at least one walk-in and/or call-in site for lawyers to answer questions from members of their communities for free.