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Strenski: Don’t underestimate the power of human interactions in law
| Jim Strenski and From DTCI
There is real business value in human interaction. The COVID pandemic put the brakes on human interaction. It affected all aspects of life, including the practice of law.
Firms form new India connections: New firm offices, combinations give global reach to Hoosier law
Two recent law firm expansions have connected the legal community in Indiana to national and international markets, including India.
Trademark scams on the rise: How attorneys can help clients as scammers get more complex
Elizabeth Baumhart has been a practicing trademark attorney for about five years now. In that time, she’s learned to put a bold, underlined warning on every file notification email she sends to clients. The warning: Be on the lookout for scams.
‘Passing the baton’: Pratt family features 3 generations of Black attorneys, 2 generations of judges
Lena Pratt Sanders, the Marion Circuit Court magistrate judge, has continued her family’s legal legacy of three generations of Black attorneys in Indianapolis — and has now started the family’s second generation of judges.
IndyBar: Class XX of IndyBar’s Bar Leader Series Announced
Class XX of the Indianapolis Bar Association Bar Leader Series has been selected. Representing an array of practice settings and areas, as well as life experiences, Class XX is poised to begin their yearlong journey at IndyBar’s Bench Bar Conference.
IndyBar: IndyBar Seeking 2024 Leaders
The nomination period has begun for the 2024 boards of directors for the Indianapolis Bar Association AND the Indianapolis Bar Foundation.
IndyBar: Practice Toolkit: Same Old, Same Old: How to Get Referrals from Attorneys in Your Practice Area
| Jared Correia and From IndyBar
Lawyers tend to build a high percentage of their revenue out of referral marketing done with other lawyers. There’s nothing wrong with that. But there may be gaps in what you’re doing.
Jonas Jr.: Lawyers helping lawyers: Donate to the JLAP Treatment Fund
The path to recovery from substance addiction and other mental health conditions requires overcoming many obstacles. One challenge is paying for assessments, diagnosis, testing and recovery. But JLAP may be able to help through its Treatment Fund.
Hammerle on… “Air” and “Renfield”
Indianapolis criminal defense attorney Robert Hammerle gives us his take on “Air” and “Renfield.”
The waiting game: 2 years after end of War in Afghanistan, refugees in Indiana still awaiting asylum decisions
With nothing but the clothes on his back and his cellphone, Ali Noori, his wife and 2-year-old daughter went to the airport in hopes of safely fleeing their country: Afghanistan.
Streamlined or complex? Civil pilot aims for efficiency
The Civil Case Management Pathways Pilot Project is meant to decrease the amount of time until case disposition, reduce discovery disputes and allow judges to spend more time on complicated issues.
‘Good people doing good work’: 2023 ITLA president to focus on mental health, member assistance
Born and raised in Wabash with a lawyer for a dad, it was certainly natural for Emily Guenin-Hodson to return to her hometown after law school and join her father in the family practice.
Maley: Sealed or redacted filings: Caselaw and procedures
Although most civil cases proceed to resolution or judgment without the need for sealing or redacting any filings, many cases do include filings with personal identifiers, trade secrets or other matters potentially suitable for sealing or redaction.
IndyBar: IndyBar Foundation Golf Outing to Support Growth in Diversity and Inclusion
For the first time, the Indianapolis Bar Foundation’s Lawyers Links Classic golf outing presented by Wilson Kehoe & Winingham LLC is being held at one of Indy’s finest golf courses, The Brickyard Crossing, on July 20.
Marquez: The great mouse trap: The decline of keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts often provide for faster maneuvering between commands than switching between the mouse, navigating to the correct location, clicking a box, typing whatever needs to be entered and then using the mouse to navigate again.
ITLA debuts new podcast with spotlight on Ward
Longtime Indianapolis trial lawyer Don Ward broke ground in a new area with the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, appearing as the initial guest on the association’s new podcast, “Legal Legends of the Hoosier State.” The podcast debuted in May.
Police say Rep. Lucas crashed, abandoned truck before drunken driving arrest
An Indiana state lawmaker’s pickup truck veered down a hill, through an interstate guardrail and across traffic lanes in a crash that led to his arrest last week on suspicion of drunken driving, according to a police report.
Fire set by man at Lake Co. jail extinguished quickly with little damage
A man walked into a northwestern Indiana jail on Monday, poured an accelerant on the floor and lit it, starting a small fire that was quickly extinguished, a sheriff said.
Supreme Court tossed out the heart of Voting Rights Act a decade ago. Next ruling could go further
Justices are expected to rule in the coming weeks in a case out of Alabama that could make it much more difficult for minority groups to sue over allegedly gerrymandered political maps that dilute their representation.
