Indiana lawmakers on Wednesday began a contentious debate over whether it should bring universal school choice — and its daunting potential long-term cost — to Hoosier students and parents.
The Indiana Supreme Court has appointed three new members and reappointed one member to serve on the Commission for Continuing Legal Education beginning next year.
Indiana’s February bar exam results continued their downward slide with the 2019 overall pass rate dropping to 45 percent, the lowest rate recorded in the past 17 years, according to results released Monday.
Lawyers soon could be required to earn continuing legal education credits in diversity and inclusion and mental health and wellness under a proposal the Indiana State Bar Association House of Delegates will consider next month. It’s one of two resolutions delegates will consider.
A Franklin attorney who came to court under the influence and was later arrested for driving while intoxicated has been suspended from the practice of law in Indiana for at least one year.
The Indiana Supreme Court and Commission for Continuing Legal Education will host an event next week marking a milestone — 30 years of required CLE in the state.
The leaders of a newly created office within the Indiana Supreme Court will host an open house for members of the legal community next month.
Elkhart Circuit Judge Terry Shewmaker has been appointed to the Indiana Commission for Continuing Legal Education, the Indiana Supreme Court announced in an order issued Monday.
The state court offices located at 30 S. Meridian St. in downtown Indianapolis are open Thursday. The building was evacuated and workers were sent home early after several underground transformer explosions Wednesday afternoon.
An underground transformer explosion in downtown Indianapolis has prompted the evacuation of the building that houses several state court agencies, including the Division of State Court Administration and the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission.
Attorney registration fees set to increase nearly 25 percent will cover shortfalls in the judiciary programs they fund and give a temporary emergency boost to the state’s pro bono districts.
Annual registration fees for Indiana attorneys will increase nearly 25 percent, the Indiana Supreme Court announced in an order issued Monday.
Attorneys and sponsors who are late in reporting attendance to the Indiana Commission for Continuing Legal Education will be subject to up to a $50 fee, according to an order released by the Indiana Supreme Court.
The Commission for Continuing Legal Education encourages attorneys to be active in obtaining education and maintaining correct contact information.
Since 2006, Indiana attorneys have been allowed to count CLE classes offered over the Internet toward their total required continuing education hours. The popularity of online programs has been growing among lawyers primarily because of the convenience. Lawyers do not have to budget travel time into their schedules to attend a seminar.
The Indiana Supreme Court has appointed Steven M. Badger of Indianapolis to the Indiana Commission for Continuing Legal Education, effective Jan. 1, 2012.
The Indiana Supreme Court has made appointments and reappointments to the Indiana Commission for Continuing Legal Education and the Indiana Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program Committee.
The Indiana Supreme Court has suspended 210 attorneys for not complying with continuing legal education requirements or nonpayment of attorney registration fees.
The Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence will host a training for volunteers for its Protective Order Pro Bono Project April 15 at its offices at 1915 W. 18th St., Indianapolis.
The Commission for Continuing Legal Education has elected four officers to serve during the 2011 calendar year, the Indiana Supreme Court announced Monday.