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Algorithmic accountability: AI-X team at Faegre Drinker providing legal guidance in new area of law

May 25, 2022 | Marilyn Odendahl

Scott Kosnoff and his Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath colleague Bennett Borden in Washington, D.C., are co-leading a new initiative at the firm to guide and counsel businesses that use algorithms to enhance their operations or market their products. Dubbed the Artificial Intelligence and Algorithmic Decision-Making Team, or AI-X for short, the new group is bringing data scientists from Faegre Drinker’s wholly-owned consulting subsidiary, Tritura, together with the firm’s attorneys from different practice areas.

70 admitted to Indiana bar

May 25, 2022

A total of 70 new lawyers participated in an in-person admission ceremony on May 17.

Current, former Indiana justices, judges react to SCOTUS leak

May 25, 2022 | Jordan Morey

“Disappointed,” “stunned” and “saddened” were just a few of the words former and current Indiana appellate justices and judges used to describe how they felt about the recent leak in the nation’s highest court.

English: Getting into tip-top shape: Tips from 6 attorneys at the top

May 25, 2022 | Katherine English

I asked six highly-respected Indianapolis attorneys, who have experience ranging from nine to 41 years, to share a tip they wish they had known as a first-year lawyer.

Finding the right fit: New lawyers rejecting long hours, big salaries in favor of work-life balance

May 25, 2022 | Marilyn Odendahl

In 2021, the hiring of lateral associates skyrocketed 148.5%, the largest year-over-year increase recorded, according to NALP. Likewise, Thomson Reuters warned that by November 2021, law firms were “edging dangerously close” to seeing almost a quarter of their associates leave. However, while firms have raised associate compensation to lure talent, many new lawyers are not as interested in big salaries as previous generations of new attorneys.

Terrell: Seconds acts for lawyers: Retirement is not always the end

May 25, 2022 | Stephen Terrell

Retiring isn’t necessarily an end. For many lawyers, it is a springboard to a new fulfilling aspect of life — a second act, if you will.

IndyBar: Seven Reasons Tonic and Lime is the Unrivaled Event Beverage

May 25, 2022 | Helen Geib and From IndyBar

Here are seven reasons tonic and lime is the unrivaled work event beverage.

McCarty: Choices, choices: Estate planning and creating a will

May 25, 2022 | Melissa McCarty

Sometimes, making choices is difficult, either because we have insufficient information or because we don’t want to have to choose between competing interests. Estate planning is one of those situations in which failing to make a choice can result in unintended, negative consequences.

IndyBar: Friends, Colleagues Honor Each Other and Paralegal of the Year Jennifer Albrecht

May 25, 2022 | From IndyBar

On May 11, IndyBar members and friends gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of our community’s beloved paralegals at the annual Paralegal Appreciation Luncheon.

IndyBar: Reach: Consumer-Friendly Language Wins the Day in Law Firm Marketing

May 25, 2022 | Jared Correia and From IndyBar

When it comes to marketing content, most lawyers are concerned about what to write. But in reality, the more important question is how to write.

Sims: What I wish I had known as a new lawyer

May 25, 2022 | Christine Sims

The last two years have proven to be a unique challenge for the legal profession, especially young lawyers. It was an arduous time to learn the ins and outs of practicing law, but due to the flexibility and success of remote work, it appears at least some aspects of virtual meetings and events are here to stay.

IndyBar: President’s Message: Let’s Talk About Decorum in the Courtroom

May 25, 2022 | Judge Alicia Gooden and From IndyBar

Let’s talk about decorum in the courtroom.

IndyBar: Bench Bar Conference Juneteenth Holiday Celebration: A Historical Perspective

May 25, 2022 | Judie Hawley Conley and From IndyBar

The 2022 IndyBar Bench Bar Conference will once again showcase both legal education and an opportunity for fun and networking! Saturday’s closing plenary session will be the second annual Juneteenth holiday Celebration: The Spirit of Our Journey.

Dillman: Countering arguments against estate planning and updates

May 25, 2022 | Lisa Dillman

I encourage my clients to plan for the future when it comes to their money and property by creating, and then occasionally updating, their estate plans. But often, clients have a “one and done” philosophy and don’t think they need to update their documents.

Indiana Court Decisions – May 5-18, 2022

May 25, 2022

Read Indiana appellate court decisions from the most recent reporting period.

Gunman kills 18 children, 3 adults in Texas grade school

May 24, 2022 | Associated Press

An 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing at least 18 children as he went from classroom to classroom, officials said, in the latest gruesome moment for a country scarred by a string of massacres. The assailant was killed by law enforcement.

ACLU files lawsuit over trans sports ban minutes after lawmakers override veto

May 24, 2022 | Jordan Morey

Minutes after the Indiana Republican supermajority Legislature overrode Gov. Eric Holcomb’s veto of the bill restricting transgender girls from participating in girls’ youth sports, the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging HEA 1041.

Despite guilty plea in criminal case, COA allows defendant’s civil case against treatment providers to continue

May 24, 2022 | Katie Stancombe

A man with serious mental health issues who killed his grandfather soon after receiving mental health treatment has secured a reversal from the Court of Appeals of Indiana, which concluded his treatment providers were wrongly granted summary judgment on his medical malpractice claim.

Laws criminalizing HIV to be reviewed by legislative interim study committee

May 24, 2022 | Marilyn Odendahl

Heeding a call from a bipartisan group of legislators, Indiana will undertake a review of its criminal code for laws concerning HIV, with the focus on modernizing state statutes and helping to end the HIV epidemic.

7th Circuit affirms dismissal of habeas petition, but overturns 2 cases on jurisdiction

May 24, 2022 | Katie Stancombe

The 7^th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of a parolee’s habeas petition for failure to exhaust state remedies, but not for lack of jurisdiction. In reaching its decision, the appellate court overturned two precedents described as causing “mischief.”

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