Filing amicus briefs is a growing trend among law school offerings nationwide, according to law professors, and two Indiana law schools have picked up speed on the opportunity in recent years.
IndyBar’s James Bell shares a story about teaching his soon responsibility.
On May 25, Southern District of Indiana Magistrate Judge Doris Pryor was tapped by the Biden administration to fill the upcoming vacancy on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. If confirmed, Pryor would be the first Hoosier of color to serve on the federal appeals bench.
Attorneys from Fort Wayne and Indianapolis were recently recognized with the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association’s 2022 Lifetime Achievement and Young Lawyer awards at the associations’ 34th Annual Lifetime Achievement Event.
Co-managing partners of the Indiana office Katherine Althoff and Amy Fisher, and partner Kimberly Castellino Metzger, have strong connections to the Hoosier legal community, having built their careers at Ice Miller in Indianapolis. So, the launch of McCarter’s Indianapolis office, the most western location for the East Coast firm, is based on strong Indiana roots.
Keith Mundrick, a DTCI director, say calls the practice of law “perhaps the pinnacle of the service industry.”
Meet Dan Pfeifer, the newest president of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association.
If you’re looking to build a modern law firm, you need to stop flying by the seat of your pants and invest in systems for the long haul.
7th Circuit Court of Appeals Published May 18, posted to theindianalawyer.com on May 19 Danielle Albert v. Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of Social Security 21-2592 7th Circuit affirms denial of disability benefits, urges petitioner to ‘give work a shot’ A northern Indiana woman who applied for Social Security disability benefits shortly after graduating from high […]
The Fishers High School team made history by finishing second among 47 teams from across the country who competed in the 2022 National We the People Finals in April. This is the highest any Indiana high school team has ever placed.
In its 31-page opinion on House Enrolled Act 1123, the Indiana Supreme Court devoted 10 pages to rejecting all of Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s arguments that the governor should not have been permitted to even file his lawsuit.
Members of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association find numerous benefits in getting involved with the organization.
The local federal courts regularly address procedural issues that recur from time to time. Most such decisions get little attention beyond the parties but are often informative for many federal practitioners. Whether and how to proceed under a pseudonym is one such example. Two informative opinions from the Southern District of Indiana provide excellent roadmaps.
In the winter of 2021, two death row prisoners raised claims in habeas corpus proceedings that their trial attorneys were constitutionally ineffective. But the nation’s highest court split in a decision last month ruling that they could not introduce evidence outside of the state court record due to restrictions imposed by a federal law.
Tyrone Anthony Ross, 30, was sentenced to five years in federal prison and three years supervised release on Monday for firing a gun during a protest in downtown Indianapolis following the murder of George Floyd.
There’s still time to secure your spot in the 2022 Indiana Lawyer Corporate Counsel Guide. Submissions to the 2022 guide will now be accepted online through June 17.
A Muncie man has been charged with five counts of felony intimidation after threatening to “pick off” multiple Delaware County judges with firearms upon his release from jail.
The newest Indiana Supreme Court justice will be announced sometime this week, the governor’s office has confirmed with Indiana Lawyer.
A federal prisoner’s appeal of a magistrate judge’s denial of his request to access a wiretap warrant from his case was dismissed Monday after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals found the order was not entered by a district judge and that it ultimately lacked jurisdiction to do anything else with the case.
Wide-ranging bipartisan legislation unveiled Tuesday would regulate cryptocurrencies and other digital assets following a series of high-profile busts and failures.