It was very clear that IndyBar members were ready to get back together once again in person. A record 400 lawyers, judges and guests attended the Bench Bar Conference (presented by Wilson Kehoe Winingham) and inaugural In-House Counsel CLE Getaway (presented by Quarles & Brady LLP) from June 16-18 at the Omni Hotel in Louisville.
The Indianapolis Bar Association has joined with the Indiana State Bar Association in support of the nomination of U.S. Magistrate Judge Doris L. Pryor to serve as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.
The Indianapolis Bar Association provides a number of amazing multitasking outlets for those of us that thrive on killing a number of birds with one stone.
The nomination period has begun for the 2023 Board of Directors of the Indianapolis Bar Association, and Holly Wanzer of Wanzer Edwards PC has been appointed to chair the effort.
The recent red strikethroughs scattered throughout the three-page Indiana Supreme Court order amending Admission and Discipline Rules 28 and 29 will impact all Hoosier lawyers and judges.On June 6, the Supreme Court permanently amended continuing legal education rules to lift limits on distance education.
More than 120 attorneys and judicial officers gathered at the BASH venue in Carmel on June 24 to celebrate the Indiana Bar Foundation’s civic education milestones and civil legal assistance during its inaugural Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon.
Our subject today is the ubiquitous, but seemingly ingrained and unchallenged, use of phrases such as “throw out,” “threw out,” “tossed” and “tossed out” to describe certain decisions of courts of all kinds and at all levels. In years past, the blame lay chiefly with reporters and news outlets. Today, of course, such short shrift is the medium of not only journalists (sadly) but also bloggers, social media influencers and, worst of all, regular folks, into whose everyday vocabulary these lazy and frankly damaging shortcuts have crept. Colleagues, it is up to us to do our part to end this scourge!
Earlier this month, Apple announced the latest update to the operations system that’s installed on your iPhone. Apple calls it iOS 16 (iPhone Operating System 16). After you read this post, Apple and iOS 16 may be off your holiday card list. If iOS 16 was a friend, some might consider canceling dinner plans with them. You might even unfriend them on Facebook.
Yes, clients want your expertise and to talk about the legal process and state of the case, but they may not want you to schedule appointments with them, take a check from them or sit down for a signing meeting. And in reality, much of that is a waste of time for the attorney — who should be billing high value cases or marketing for them.
Here are seven reasons tonic and lime is the unrivaled work event beverage.
On May 11, IndyBar members and friends gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of our community’s beloved paralegals at the annual Paralegal Appreciation Luncheon.
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.
Let’s talk about decorum in the courtroom.
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.
The Indianapolis Bar Association has selected 21 emerging attorney leaders to participate in its Bar Leader Series.
Being a good lawyer is not always synonymous with being the most professionally detached lawyer; empathy and motivation also matter.
The IndyBar Foundation expresses sincere gratitude to the 2022 Distinguished Fellows and Distinguished Life Fellows for their long and continuing support of our profession and community.
There is, in fact, no shortage of life events that should invoke the idea of contacting an estate planning attorney to see if any changes are required to an individual’s estate plan.