IndyBar: Life Changes Often Bring Estate Plan Changes
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.
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IndyBar: Guest Column: Better Together: An Indy Legal Alliance
The mission of Indy Legal Alliance is to promote and support a thriving, diverse, equitable and inclusive Indianapolis legal community that works together to support law students and lawyers and advance justice in the broader community.
IndyBar: Community Justice Center Nomad Training at IndyBarHQ
The Indianapolis Bar Association and Nomad AV Systems will host training sessions at IndyBarHQ (140 N. Illinois St.) on Thursday, May 19, and Friday, May 20, for attorney members of the Indianapolis Bar Association, the Marion County Bar Association, the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Indiana and support staff.
IndyBar: Attend The Inaugural In-House CLE Getaway
The inaugural In-House Counsel CLE Getaway is June 16-18, 2022, in Louisville, Kentucky, at the Omni Hotel.
IndyBar: IndyBar Foundation Kicks Off 2022 with Trivia and Inaugural Empowerment Celebration
On Wednesday, April 20, the IndyBar Foundation hosted its first spring trivia event since 2019.
IndyBar: The TCM and the CJC
Marion Superior Court Judge Marc Rothenberg explores the perceptions and realities of the Marion County Community Justice Campus.
IndyBar: Justice Steven David: Collaboration a Hallmark of Indiana’s Judiciary
Basic civility matters. Through a judicial system that models civil disagreement and a collaborative ethos, Justice Steven David said, Indiana “has distanced itself from most every state in the nation.”
IndyBar: Intentional Investment: Providing Opportunities to the Next Generation of Lawyers
What is leadership? This is a question I endeavored to answer when I took former Dean Andy Klein and professor Susan Brooks’ Leadership in the Law class at IU McKinney this past fall.
DTCI: Inter vivos transfers and ad mortem transfers
Transferring realty out of an estate assists the common goal of avoiding probate by eliminating the real estate from the threshold value calculation. Inter vivos and ad mortem transfers are the two means of avoiding such inclusion.
IndyBar: The Importance of the Indianapolis Bar Association Diversity Job Fair
Now that registration has opened for the 2022 Indianapolis Bar Association Diversity Job Fair, I thought it would be the perfect time to attest to the invaluable opportunity the Diversity Job Fair was for me and encourage other law students to attend this year.
IndyBar: Indiana Disability Rights Named 2022 Community Empowerment Fund Grant Recipient
Advanced directives are essential tools for ensuring one’s wishes for medical and end-of-life treatment are known. Unfortunately, people with intellectual or developmental disabilities are often overlooked in discussions surrounding advanced directives. Thanks to a $35,000 grant from the Indianapolis Bar Foundation, a new program from Indiana Disability Rights will empower these individuals to make their important end-of-life choices known.
Nominations open for 2022 ISBA Rabb Emison Awards
The Indiana State Bar Association Diversity Committee is accepting nominations for the 2022 Rabb Emison Awards.
IndyBar: Bench Bar 2022: Fresh Start, New Direction
Do you want to hit the reset button on your professional and/or personal life? Now’s your chance as registration for the Indianapolis Bar Association’s 2022 Bench Bar Conference from June 16-18 in Louisville is now open!
IndyBar: HEAL is Here to Help
Could you use a helping hand? The IndyBar HEAL Committee, through its dozens of volunteers, and under the leadership of new Patty McKinnon, is ready and willing to help YOU and your colleagues.
IndyBar: President’s Message: Don’t Be Angry; Be Happy!
For the last two years, the repetitive comment I have heard from countless attorneys is how angry and contentious everyone is. While certainly they are referring to their clients and other litigants as well, the focus is on the attitudes and demeanors of opposing counsel. As a judge, I have seen it firsthand, unfortunately.
IndyBar: Leadership Series for Early Career Professionals to Launch at Bench Bar Conference: Apply By April 15!
Are you looking for opportunities to contribute to Indy’s growth? Ready to network with community leaders and your peers? The IndyBar’s Bar Leader Series could be your answer and is now accepting applications for Class XIX.
IndyBar: ‘Be the Change You Wish to See in the World’ – Mahatma Ghandi
On Feb. 17, 2022, a historic networking event occurred among the Marion County Bar Association (MCBA), the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Indiana (APABA), Indianapolis Bar Association (IndyBar) and Indianapolis Bar Foundation (IndyBar Foundation).
IndyBar: Leadership Series for Early Career Professionals to Launch at Bench Bar Conference: Apply By April 15!
Are you looking for opportunities to contribute to Indy’s growth? Ready to network with community leaders and your peers? The IndyBar’s Bar Leader Series could be your answer and is now accepting applications for Class XIX.
Spurgeon: Prioritizing connection in a hybrid world
As the dust settles on COVID-19, it seems it is now easier to become isolated from others in the legal community, and even from those in your own firm. With many courts and law offices going hybrid, there are fewer organic opportunities to connect, whether through in-person court conferences or birthday cake in the break room at the office. Some of these new efficiencies are great, but many come with a trade-off.
IndyBar Association and Foundation Welcome New Boards at Leadership Celebration and Installation Breakfast
See photos from the IndyBar Association and Foundation Leadership Celebration and Installation Breakfast, held March 3.