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Mediation results in a settlement more than 85% of the time. However, getting to “yes” is hard work — especially for the mediator. While we lawyers do a great job of advocating in mediation, we could do more to make the process more productive, and perhaps improve the likelihood of settlement, by focusing on developing the mediator’s agenda in advance of mediation.
Instead of fearing pro bono reporting the next time it comes around, look at it as a challenge or reminder to give yourself fuller life experiences through the service areas of poverty law, civil rights, charitable organization representation or administration of justice.
With a voice that sometimes came close to breaking, Terry Curry announced he was resigning as Marion County Prosecutor on Sept. 23, saying his health and desire to spend more time with his family forced him to make the difficult decision to leave the job he loves.
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