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Mediators must always remain independent in resolving disputes between widely disparate views and interests. However, mediators evaluate cases to some degree when facilitating settlement discussions between parties. The mediator must tread lightly when the issue of his or her evaluation is broached by one of the parties.
As 2019 draws to a close, judicial officials across Indiana are preparing for a change coming Jan. 1. On that day, Criminal Rule 26, which dictates new pretrial release protocols, will be effective statewide.
Indiana Supreme Court
C.S., Jr. v. State of Indiana; Z.T. v. State of Indiana
19S-JV-136, 19S-JV-137
Juvenile. Affirms the orders from Elkhart Circuit Court making C.S. Jr., and Z.T. wards of the Indiana Department of Correction. Finds the trial court did not follow Indiana Administrative Rule 14(B) when it had the juveniles participate in their modification hearings via Skype, but concludes the juveniles failed to demonstrate fundament error. Justice Steven David dissents, arguing the trial court’s failure to follow Administrative Rule 14(B) resulted in fundamental error, so the lower court’s ruling should be reversed and the case should be remanded.
Two juveniles will remain wards of the Indiana Department of Correction after the Indiana Supreme Court found that while their participation in their modification hearings through Skype violated an administrative rule, it did not cause a fundamental error.
Individuals in need of a protective order can now request one online without having to leave a safe space to visit the courthouse. The Indiana Supreme Court announced Tuesday its new protection order e-filing service, which enables those who need a protection order to request one wherever they have access to the internet.
A southern Indiana woman accusing her local government of endorsing Christianity has cleared the first hurdle of a motion to dismiss her claim that a nativity scene placed on the Jackson County Courthouse’s front lawn violates the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause.
The third quarter of 2019 posted a record-setting pace in the law firm mergers and acquisitions market with the combination of Indianapolis-based Taft Stettinius & Hollister and Minneapolis-based Briggs and Morgan leading the pack.
Indiana Supreme Court justices granted transfer to five cases last week, declining review of nearly 40 others.
Electronic filing is now available in the Lake County Hobart City Court, one of just a handful of city courts finishing out the e-filing rollout.
A Muncie attorney who was suspended for at least three years without reinstatement for numerous professional misconduct violations has been granted his petition to practice law again, but with conditions.
Democrats on Monday subpoenaed Rudy Giuliani, the president’s personal lawyer who was at the heart of Trump’s efforts to get Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden’s family.
A 49-year-old Indiana man on probation has been charged with new drug charges including possession of synthetic urine. Kirk Allen Boughman was charged Friday with felony possession of methamphetamine and three misdemeanors.
An eastern Indiana woman has been sentenced to 41 years in prison for a highway crash that killed her 6-year-old daughter. A Delaware County judge sentenced 30-year-old Jessica Skeens on Monday.
Video Replay Date: Friday, October 11, 2019 Time (local time): 9:00 a.m. Credit hours: 6.0 CLE / 1.0 Ethics Location: Smith Carpenter Fondrisi & Cummins, LLC 209 Chestnut Street, Jeffersonville, IN 47131 Provider: ICLEF – Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum Contact Information: ICLEF Phone: (317) 637-9102 www.iclef.org
Video Replay Date: Monday, October 14, 2019 Time (local time): 9:00 a.m. Credit hours: 6.0 CLE Location: Evansville Bar Association, 915 Main St., Ste. 108, Evansville, IN 47708 Provider: ICLEF – Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum Contact Information: ICLEF Phone: (317) 637-9102 www.iclef.org
Video Replay Date: Friday, October 25, 2019 Time (local time): 9:00 a.m. Credit hours: 6.0 CLE / 1.0 Ethics Location: Smith Carpenter Fondrisi & Cummins, LLC 209 Chestnut Street, Jeffersonville, IN 47131 Provider: ICLEF – Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum Contact Information: ICLEF Phone: (317) 637-9102 www.iclef.org
Video Replay Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 Time (local time): 9:00 a.m. Credit hours: 6.0 CLE Location: The Schuerman Law Firm, 102 N. Main St., Versailles 47042 Provider: ICLEF – Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum Contact Information: ICLEF Phone: (317) 637-9102 www.iclef.org
Video Replay Credit hours: 12.0 CLE / 1.0 Ethics 12 Provisional & Foreign Counsel License Requirement Date, Time (local) and Location: Tuesday/Wednesday, October 8-9, 2019 9:00 a.m. Start Time The Schuerman Law Firm, 102 N. Main St., Versailles 47042 OR: Thursday/Friday, October 17-18, 2019 9:00 a.m. Start Time Wright Shagley Lowry Building, 506 Ohio St., […]
Video Replay Date: Thursday, October 3, 2019 Time (local time): 9:00 a.m. Credit hours: 6.0 CLE / 1.0 Ethics Location: St. Joseph County Courthouse – Law Library, 101 S. Main St., South Bend 46601 Provider: ICLEF – Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum Contact Information: ICLEF Phone: (317) 637-9102 www.iclef.org
Video Replay Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 Time (local time): 9:00 a.m. Credit hours: 6.0 CLE / 1.0 Ethics Location: Grand Wayne Center, 120 W. Jefferson St., Fort Wayne 46802 Provider: ICLEF – Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum Contact Information: ICLEF Phone: (317) 637-9102 www.iclef.org