IndyBar: Give Yourself the Gift This Holiday Season!
This year, give yourself the gift. Give yourself the gift of a break, a little bit of sanity and some much-needed time with friends and family.
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CLE certifies attorneys to administer opioid overdose reversal drug
In addition to checking off two hours of CLE credit before the year’s end, attorneys who attended an Indianapolis Bar Association event earlier this month left certified to administer a life-saving drug. Lawyers learned how to properly use naloxone – commonly known by its brand name, Narcan – following a demonstration presented by the Indiana State Department of Health.
IndyBar: Guest column: Small But Mighty (and Growing): Spotlight on Indiana’s Asian Legal Community
Have you heard of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Indiana (APABA Indiana)? It is a newer affinity bar association that is striving to become a household name, but it can only happen with your help!
DTCI: 2020 officers and directors named
The Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana named its 2020 officers and directors at its 26th Annual Conference and Annual Meeting last month. The officers and directors will take office Jan. 1, 2020.
DTCI: 2019 amicus activity — summary of key cases
This year, the Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana has participated as amicus in a variety of issues of significant interest to the defense bar. Here are highlights from some of those key cases.
IndyBar: Helicopters and Lawyers Are Best Moving Forward
I began taking helicopter flight lessons in 1998 (one of the best Father’s Day presents ever from my wife), and I’ve learned a few things in this process that apply to the practice of law.
Qualified candidate? Judicial ratings navigate partisanship
On the federal level, ratings of judicial nominees are often cast as partisan. But in Indiana’s state courts, bar leaders say they view their role as helping Hoosiers to impartially decide whether members of the judiciary are adequately serving their communities.
Smith to focus on new lawyer recruitment as DTCI president
Indianapolis attorney Donald Smith knows the Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana has value. His goal during his year as the organization’s president is to show others that value, too.
IndyBar: Celebrate These IndyBar Members at Upcoming Holiday Parties!
We love to recognize the accomplisments of IndyBar members, and you’ve got two chances to honor two well-respected members of the legal community and the IndyBar!
IndyBar: It Pays to Associate: Check Out New Offerings for Members
The IndyBar prides itself on making the practice of law more productive, more profitable and more satisfying for its members. Through partnerships with a variety of service providers, IndyBar members have access to products and discounts that accomplish all three of those goals.
IndyBar: Day of Giving Raises More than $30,000
IndyBar members and the legal community overwhelmingly showed their support of the Indianapolis Bar Foundation during its second annual Day of Giving on Oct. 23, 2019, with donors contributing $30,619 as of press time.
DTCI: Young Lawyers Step Up
The September community service event at Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana was hosted by the Young Lawyers Committees of DTCI and ITLA. Six DTCI members and two ITLA members attended.
IndyBar: A Nod to Professionalism: Julia Carpenter
The IndyBar will be awarding the Professionalism Award to Julia A. Carpenter, a partner at Krieg DeVault LLP and chair of the firm’s Commercial and Real Estate Lending Practice Group.
IndyBar: Southern District of Indiana, We Have a Problem
In the one-year period ending Sept. 30, 2019, there were 4,496 motions for time filed in civil cases. In at least half of these motions, the request fails to comply with three important and relevant Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; Rules 1, 6 and 16.
Help renewed for Hoosiers facing loss of their home
The Indiana Supreme Court is working to help troubled homebuyers, and possibly prevent another flood of empty houses, by relaunching the Mortgage Foreclosure Trial Court Assistance Project. A $115,000 grant from the Indiana Bar Foundation will provide funding to pay for facilitators to work with borrowers and lenders to try to get them to reach an agreement that will avert a foreclosure.
DTCI: Using Misuse as a Defense
Indiana’s state and federal courts have long held that the incurred risk and product alteration defenses under Indiana’s Product Liability Act (IPLA) constitute “complete defenses.” But applying the misuse doctrine, particularly as a complete defense, is nuanced and requires a more thorough understanding of Campbell Hausfeld/Scott Fetzer v. Johnson and related law than the headlines might suggest.
DTCI: Limited Recovery for the Uninsured Plaintiff
The law limits an uninsured person’s recovery to economic damages when an insured driver is at fault. Insurance companies are actually prohibited from paying noneconomic damages to uninsured claimants who have had a financial responsibility citation within the previous five years.
IndyBar: Honor Excellence, Part Two: Legal Community Stars to Receive Recognition Award
Join us on Nov. 19 at Meridian Hills Country Club as we honor just a handful of the many lawyers, judges, students and more who’ve made their mark in 2019.
Good growth? Lawyer population grows, but supply may outpace demand
According to the ABA’s National Lawyer Population Survey, the number of active lawyers nationwide grew by 14.5% in the last decade, up from 1,180,386 in 2009 to 1,352,027 in 2019. The number of Indiana lawyers likewise grew 10.2%, increasing from 14,379 to 15,845.
IndyBar: Judge Heather Welch Honored, Shares Hope for the Future of Women in the Law
The IndyBar Women and the Law Division proudly recognized Judge Heather Welch of the Marion Superior Court as the recipient of this year’s Antoinette Dakin Leach Award honoring a trailblazing woman in the legal profession.