DTCI & ITLA Young Lawyers’ Punch Bowl Social
DTCI & ITLA Young Lawyers’ Punch Bowl Social was sponsored by Robson Forensics, August 2.
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DTCI: Compare and Contrast — Indiana’s Corporations Statute and LLC Statute
There are important distinctions between LLCs and corporations that should be analyzed when deciding between the two forms. These distinctions include legislative policy considerations, business formalities, tax implications, litigation, creditor rights and others.
DTCI: Take your deposition preparation beyond the ancient commands
Deposition preparation should not be a reflex exercise. Simply relying on your tried-and-true deposition preparation outline with the long list of ancient commands (“Don’t guess!” “Don’t elaborate!” “Don’t volunteer!”) is wrong. All witnesses are not created equal, so your next deposition preparation session should not be the same as your last.
DTCI: Women in the Law Division Book Club
DTCI’s Women in the Law Division Executive Committee would like to invite you to our third Book Club!
DTCI: Award nominations invited
The Defense Trial Counsel’s Annual Meeting will be held Nov. 15 and 16 in South Bend at the University of Notre Dame. One of the highlights of the meeting will be the presentation of the “Defense Lawyer of the Year,” the “Diplomat of the Indiana Defense Trial Counsel” and the “Outstanding Young Lawyer” awards. The DTCI Awards Committee is now accepting nominations for this year’s awards.
DTCI: Author! Author!
The 2018 edition of the DTCI Indiana Civil Litigation Review is now in the planning stages. The board of editors invites ideas and authors for articles for Volume XV, deadline Sept. 1.
DTCI: Young Lawyer Spotlight
This is an ongoing series introducing new DTCI attorneys to the wider legal community.
DTCI: Tackling the waiting game
Kudos and congratulations to all bar applicants. You have survived the marathon that is the bar exam. For bar applicants across the country, now it is a waiting game.
DTCI: Writing for fun also may enhance your practice abilities
I dropped off my 10-year old daughter at Butler University’s creative writing camp this week. As I watched Charlotte walk to her classroom, composition notebook and pen in hand, I thought to myself, when was the last time I wrote anything for fun? Like Charlotte, as a child, I used to fill blank pages with stories. Stories I created. My interest in writing continued and certainly was a factor in choosing the profession of law, but if someone asked me to write a story today, I would not even know where to begin.
DTCI: Young Lawyer Spotlight: Adam Doerr
This is an ongoing series introducing new DTCI attorneys to the wider legal community.
DTCI: Changes to the Indiana Worker’s Compensation Act
There are several changes to the Indiana Worker’s Compensation Act that will go into effect on July 1, 2018. The changes deal with time requirements, first reports and the Drug Formulary Act, among other things.
DTCI: Kudos & News
Find out which Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana members are in the news for recent accomplishments.
DTCI: Video Recordings of Independent Medical Examinations
Approximately five years ago, attorneys began requiring video recordings of their clients’ independent medical examinations. The burden this requirement placed on their opponents was immense since most doctors refused to be recorded. Because Trial Rule 35(A) is silent on the issue of video recordings, an increasing number of battles were being waged in the courtroom.
DTCI: What does work-life balance mean, and how do you find it?
We all know the variety and levels of stress associated with practicing law. There are constant demands on our time, intense pressures of performing well and obtaining good results for our clients, the assumption that we are all constantly available through technology, and our own self-driven motivators that led us to our chosen profession. But it is important to have the right amount of balance within your career and within your home life.
DTCI: Young Lawyer Spotlight — Bailey Coultrap
This is an ongoing series introducing new DTCI attorneys to the wider legal community.
DTCI: Indemnity under the Fair Housing Amendments Act
Although the construction industry has long sought to allocate the risk of liability for Fair Housing Amendments Act claims to the parties best suited to minimize that risk, recent court decisions construing the FHAA call into question the enforceability of such provisions.
DTCI: Eastern vs. Central Time Zone debate passes with a yawn
Coming from Iowa, where the entire state is in the same time zone and Daylight Saving Time had been around for my entire life, it was odd finding out that Indiana was split between two time zones and had only very recently fully adopted Daylight Saving Time. While I thought time was a permanent fixture, longtime Indiana residents feel it is an inconvenience that can be changed.
DTCI: Young Lawyer Spotlight: Evan M. Norris
This is an ongoing series introducing new DTCI attorneys to the wider legal community.
DTCI: Is the Plaintiff a User or Consumer Under IPLA?
A preliminary inquiry in defending any case brought pursuant to the Indiana Products Liability Act (IPLA) is whether the IPLA even applies to the plaintiff; that is, whether the plaintiff is considered a “user” or “consumer” under the IPLA.
DTCI: 18 Survival Tips from 18 years in practice for 2018
After nearly 18 years in the private practice of law in civil litigation for the defense, I take this opportunity to provide survival tips and lessons learned.