Blomquist: Changing the World and Having a Good Time Through The IndyBar Bar Leader Series
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IBA: Indianapolis Bar Foundation Awards $35,000 Impact Fund Grant to Indiana Legal Services, Inc.
The Indianapolis Bar Foundation announced May 29 that Indiana Legal Services, Inc. (ILS) has been awarded the organization’s 2013 Impact Fund Grant of $35,000.
DTCI: Perception and psychology shape interactions
Kevin Tyra takes a look at how how perception and psychology shape interactions in general, and interactions among adverse lawyers in particular.
ITLA members steer teens from trouble on the road
Lawyers present PowerPoint program with the goal to reduce distraction among young drivers.
Ladendorf takes helm as ITLA president
Small-firm practitioner Mark Ladendorf leads a 5-lawyer firm in Indianapolis, three of which are in the family.
Bar Crawl – 5/22/13
Read news from the Indiana Bar Foundation and the Indiana State Bar Association.
IBA: Indianapolis Bar Foundation Awards Academic and Educational Scholarships
The Indianapolis Bar Foundation recently awarded seven scholarships to both law students and to individuals preparing to take the Indiana Bar Exam in summer 2013.
Blomquist: Gideon at 50 is A Work in Progress
2013 marks the 50th anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright, the landmark Supreme Court decision that established that under the Constitution, states are required to provide a lawyer to criminally charged defendants who cannot otherwise afford one.
IBA: Bar Gathers to Honor Paralegals
The assistance of qualified and competent paralegals is crucial to the success of many attorneys.
IBA: Interrogatories
She is a graduate of Indiana University and the Indiana University McKinney School of Law. She served as Revisor of Statutes, Director of the Public Law Division of the Indiana Legislative Services Agency, and Chief Counsel to the Indiana Senate before entering private practice in 1988. She is Marcia Oddi, the preeminent Indiana law blogger, and she has been served with interrogatories.
Memorable moments from the 7th Circuit Bar Association and Judicial Conference of the 7th Circuit
Here are some highlights from the recent 7th Circuit Bar and Judicial Conference in Indianapolis.
Lugar: I paid the price for support of Obama picks
Former Indiana Sen. Richard G. Lugar told members of the federal judiciary May 6 that his support of President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court appointees, opposed by many in his party, may have carried the greatest political cost of any decisions during his 36 years in the Senate.
Chief Justice Roberts says cuts to judiciary budget becoming too deep
Describing the immediate impact changes in judicial budgets have on court staff, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts used part of his address to the 7th Circuit Bar to highlight the fiscal constraints judges and courts are facing today.
Easterbrook: 7th Circuit ‘nation’s leader’ in productivity
Chief Judge Frank Easterbrook of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals presented his final State of the Circuit address during the Circuit conference this month in Indianapolis, describing the federal appellate court for Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin as perhaps the nation’s most industrious.
Elementary students showcase their knowledge of the US Constitution
A total of 350 fifth-grade students from seven schools around Indiana demonstrated their knowledge of the U.S. Constitution Friday at the state Capitol during the We The People elementary showcase.
Brown County team wins inaugural civic education invitational
An Indiana junior high school team has brought home the crown from a newly created civic education competition held in Washington, D.C., May 3 through 7.