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IndyBar: New Year? New You!
While the Indiana expungement statute may seem intimidating, Indiana Code 35-38-9 will reveal itself to careful reading like the flower to the honeybee.
IndyBar: President’s Message: Happy New Year!
We accomplished a lot this year; here are a few highlights.
IndyBar: Women and the Law: Making a Difference
Recently, IndyBar’s Women and the Law (WLD) Philanthropy Committee had an outpouring of support benefiting Coburn Place Safe Haven, an organization that provides safe housing choices to survivors of domestic violence and their children in the greater Indianapolis area.
IndyBar: Indy LawyerFinder: Make 2023 your most successful year yet!
Indy Lawyer Finder (ILF) combines the latest in artificial intelligence to deliver quality referrals that mean more business for your practice.
Wilson: Does the new year require new tech?
Here is a list of tools I’ve used and found that “stuck” with me this year to help me manage the various areas of my life.
Hammerle on… “All Quiet on the Western Front” and “Triangle of Sadness”
Indianapolis criminal defense attorney Robert Hammerle gives us his take on “All Quiet on the Western Front” and “Triangle of Sadness.”
Bush: What attorneys need to know when serving on a nonprofit board
Are civic-minded attorneys as aware of the fiduciary duty that they owe when they serve on nonprofit boards?
Kelly: 2023, the year of well-being: You deserve it
I urge you to consider making 2023 the year to focus on your well-being and to remember that you are not alone.
New boss at Barnes: Detherage brings sense of history, appetite for growth to leadership position
Andrew Detherage is applying history lessons and putting his own imprint on Barnes, having taken over as the firm’s managing partner on Nov. 9.
Jury awards millions in PPE dispute: Illumination International says collecting money will be a ‘challenge’
An Indiana company that ordered more than 700,000 boxes of medical gloves won a multimillion-dollar verdict against the supplier that failed to deliver, but the supplier’s general counsel claimed, “Everyone was a victim here.”
Brookman might be 1st in filling Indiana federal seats: Experts expect Senate to speed up confirmation of judicial nominees over next 2 years
With the nomination of Magistrate Judge Matthew Brookman to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, the Hoosier State might be seeing the first step in filling all its seats on the federal bench for the first time since January 2021.
Web Exclusive: ‘Better than he found it’: Longtime child support prosecutor retires after 40 years
When Bill Welch first started practicing law, he had no intention of becoming a prosecutor — let alone an attorney working in the child support space.
IndyBar: What is a Trade Secret and How Do You Protect It?
Join us at noon on Wednesday, Jan. 18, as IndyBar’s Litigation Section hosts a virtual CLE (Zoom webinar) on “Hot Topics and Recent Developments in Trade Secrets Law.”
Monticello attorney gets 3rd suspension
An already-suspended Monticello attorney who pleaded guilty last year to felony drug possession and who is now facing new felony and misdemeanor charges has once again been suspended from the practice of law in Indiana.
David appointed to JLAP committee, others reappointed
After the passing of Senior Judge Marc Kellams, the Indiana Supreme Court has appointed former Indiana Justice Steven David to the Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program Committee.
Nonlawyer reappointed to JNC
A Zionsville woman is returning to the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission for a three-year term, Gov. Eric Holcomb has announced.
Taft rings in the new year with a completed merger
Effective New Year’s Eve, Taft Stettinius & Hollister and Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss completed a combination first announced in September 2022. The move gives Taft — which has an office in Indianapolis — its first Michigan footprint.
Indiana House Republicans take aim at ESG investing
House Republican leadership appears poised to dive into culture war issues again when the legislative session starts in January, setting a target on ESG investing—or environmental, social and government-focused investing—within the Indiana Public Retirement System.
Marion County Democrats to eliminate slating
The Marion County Democratic Party announced Sunday that it will end its pre-primary convention and endorsement process and move to an open primary starting with May’s municipal primary election.