IndyBar to Host Criminal Justice Complex Forum
IndyBar members are invited to attend an upcoming open forum on plans for the city’s proposed consolidated criminal justice complex.
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IndyBar: Your Home for CLE…and CFP!
The IndyBar is known for hosting more than 100 CLE programs each year, but did you know that some of those programs also qualify for Certified Financial Planning (CFP) credit? The IndyBar is now offering CFP credit in addition to CLE credit at select upcoming programs.
Disciplinary Actions – 7/30/14
Read who’s recently resigned or been suspended by the Indiana Supreme Court.
Hammerle On … ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,’ ‘Begin Again’
Bob Hammerle says if you loved “Once,” then you should see “Begin Again.”
Video depositions can be a compelling trial tool
The ability to catch the nonverbal messages and vocal inflections made by witnesses and experts is the biggest benefits to videotaping depositions, attorneys say.
Metrics create benchmarks for ‘granular’ evaluations of lawyer performance
Metrics measuring attorney and law firm performance have exploded in recent years, and trend watchers say the implications for the industry are only beginning to be felt.
Bell/Gaerte: 3 things to know about ethical advocacy in closing argument
Recently, several published decisions have found attorneys to have engaged in improper advocacy. Here are three things to know about ethical advocacy in closing argument.
Retired attorney’s interpretation of famed Hoosier poet is a labor of love
Henry Ryder has portrayed James Whitcomb Riley for more than 30 years, with his last appearance at the Indiana State Fair Aug. 9.
DTCI: Mentoring – taking care of lawyering business
Guess what? Unless you keep your office door closed, don’t talk on the telephone and don’t use email/Facebook/Twitter, you mentor every working day.
New partnerships require a shared vision, bit of nerve
Lawyers who’ve teamed up to start firms as partnerships say putting their professional names and reputations on the line together takes mutual trust, respect, a shared vision, and a fair amount of nerve.
State agencies claim information protected by deliberative process privilege
An acrimonious fight between an Indiana businessman and the Indiana Department of Revenue has not only forced the Indiana Tax Court to take the unusual step of getting involved in the discovery process but also created a case of first impression.
Supreme Court committee studying alternatives to bail
The Committee to Study Evidence-Based Pretrial Release was established by Indiana Chief Justice Brent Dickson in December 2013. The Supreme Court wants a study and evaluation of the risk-assessment tools that are available to determine when pretrial release is appropriate and under what conditions.
ABA releases tool to assess cognitive impairment
To help attorneys who are concerned about the intellectual fitness of another lawyer or judge, the American Bar Association has recently released a cognitive assessment tool. The “Working Paper on Cognitive Impairment and Cognitive Decline” is a questionnaire designed to give attorneys guidance in determining whether a partner or friend is just having a bad month or is suffering from something more serious. It also provides recommendations for talking to a colleague who is exhibiting troublesome behavior.
Decision against travel bureau over domain name draws sharp dissent on appeal
An Indiana Court of Appeals judge recently wrote that her colleagues who formed the majority to rule against a local tourism board were “out of touch,” and she suggested a case over an Internet domain name presented a novel issue that no court in the country has addressed.
Same-sex couples ask Social Security Administration to recognize their Indiana marriage
A pair of Indiana same-sex couples who were married in June have asked the U.S. Social Security Administration to recognize their marriages.
Justices to review denial of shooter’s insanity defense
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear the appeal of a man whose 120-year sentence on conviction of four counts of attempted murder was reversed by the Court of Appeals.