New state law fills insurance coverage gap on inheritance
A new law signed by Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb represents a new step in supporting beneficiaries who gain ownership of property through transfer on death deeds.
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IndyBar: Why You Should Be Part of the Bar Leader Series
With all of the expectations lawyers face, it can be hard to carve out time away from learning to practice the law and break away from the billable hour to identify leadership opportunities.
Madden & Clouse: Here’s an open casting call for pro bono work
“The world is a stage,” and everyone has a role to play in pro bono service.
Bell & Thompson: 3 things to know about judges and the use of social media
Some judges choose to be on social media, but in doing so, they likely take on more risk than lawyers do.
Hammerle on… ‘Wonka’ and ‘American Fiction’
Indianapolis criminal defense attorney Robert Hammerle gives us his take on “Wonka” and “American Fiction.”
Web Exclusive: Meet the Judges: Clinton Circuit Court Judge Brad Mohler
Clinton Circuit Court Judge Brad Mohler worked to forge his own path while remaining connected to his farming roots.
Kilies and Watkins: The Cat’s Paw theory: Navigating employer liability
Under the Cat’s Paw Theory, employers may be liable if it is eventually uncovered that there was a discriminatory basis underlying the adverse employment decision.
IndyBar: Does Your Paralegal Know Their Value?
Data breaches are quite common for small law firms, happening far more often than you might expect. The obvious implication is one could happen to you.
Pettygrove and Williamson: The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and EEOC regulations
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued its proposed Pregnant Workers Fairness Act in August 2023, and its final rules may be imminent.
New law will let Indiana juries know about seat belt use in crashes
If someone involved in a car crash isn’t buckled up, an Indiana jury currently isn’t allowed to know that due to the state’s longstanding prohibition on introducing such evidence. That will change as of July 1, thanks to the passage of House Bill 1090.
New steps work to fill rural dearth of lawyers
The Indiana Supreme Court and the Indiana State Bar Association are taking big and small steps to help bridge the gap, from making more people eligible to take Indiana’s bar exam to studying the root causes of a shortage that could lead to a lack of access to the legal system.
Indiana Court Decisions: Feb. 22-March 6, 2024
Read Indiana appellate court decisions for the most recent reporting period.
Marion County program battles the ‘financial incarceration’ of eviction
About $2.3 million in grants are helping Lawrence Township Small Claims Court Judge Kimberly Bacon hire additional staff to support a local eviction diversion program that is serving nearly all of Marion County.
Trimble: Retirement planning: It is never too early to start
The overwhelming conclusion has been that lawyers, as a group, do a terrible job of retirement planning.
IndyBar: Practice Toolkit: ‘Your Regularly Scheduled Programming: Why Your Law Firm Needs a Data Security Management Document’
Data breaches are quite common for small law firms, happening far more often than you might expect. The obvious implication is one could happen to you.
Father relieved of obligation to pay for daughter’s college, appellate court affirms
There was clear and convincing evidence that a daughter repudiated her father, thus relieving him of his obligation to pay for her college under a marital dissolution decree, the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed Tuesday.
Indiana Supreme Court denies 9 requests for transfer
The Indiana Supreme Court denied nine requests for transfer last week.
Child welfare bills signed by Holcomb following end of legislative session
Gov. Eric Holcomb has signed several bills into law following the Indiana General Assembly’s adjournment Friday night. Several of those bills make adjustments to children in need of services, with one going into effect upon passage.
Appellate court affirms modification of parenting time doesn’t violate father’s 1st Amendment rights
A mother’s right as a custodial parent to choose her child’s religious upbringing, plus a father’s conduct, justiifed a trial court’s order to reduce the father’s parenting time and restrict his child’s involvement at his church, the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed.
Woman pleads guilty to giving drugs that killed man in Muncie
A 30-year-old woman pleaded guilty to dealing in a controlled substance resulting in death after a man she gave heroin to died of an overdose, according to the Delaware County Prosecutor’s Office.