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At 80, Martinsville attorney keeps up law practice, blues band
The Indiana Lawyer wrote a feature story in 1994 with the headline “Roger Coffin: lawyer by day, blues band leader by night.” Thirty-one years later, that headline remains more or less accurate.
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Web Exclusive: Meet the Judges: Sullivan Superior Judge Hugh Hunt
Law wasn’t his first career. Initially, Hugh Hunt, now the judge of the Sullivan Superior Court, worked as a funeral director.
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Web Exclusive: Meet the Judges: Jennings Circuit Judge Murielle Bright
Growing up in a house with an attorney for a dad, Jennings Circuit Judge Murielle Bright knew she wanted to study law.
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Web Exclusive: Meet the Judges: Knox Circuit Judge Monica Gilmore
Going to law school was initially going to be a stepping stone to what Knox Circuit Judge Monica Gilmore had planned to do: join the FBI.
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‘The kids freak out when they see them’: Squishmallow ‘jurors’ add extra fun to Morgan County adoption hearings
The road to getting an adoption petition granted is a lengthy one, and often, the final step in court can be an intimidating one for kids. That’s why Morgan Superior Judge Dakota VanLeeuwen wanted to find a way to make children feel more comfortable.
Web Exclusive: Meet the Judges: Spencer Circuit Judge Jon Dartt
Growing up a block away from the Spencer County Courthouse, now-Judge Jon Dartt used to mow grass for some of the local lawyer families.
Web Exclusive: Meet the Judges: Parke Circuit Judge Sam Swaim
When reflecting on why he wanted to go to law school, Parke Circuit Judge Sam Swaim said he was initially interested in joining the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Following her curiosity: Chief Environmental Law Judge Davidsen preparing for retirement after 20 years
The path to judgeship wasn’t a straight shot for Chief Environmental Law Judge Mary Davidsen, but she let her curiosity lead her along the way.
Creating opportunities: Mills to retire from Barnes after trailblazing career
Being a first and an only is something Barnes & Thornburg LLP partner Alan Mills has worked to prevent from happening ever again.
Web Exclusive: Meet the Judges: Daviess Circuit Judge Gregory Smith
Daviess Circuit Judge Gregory Smith was on a completely different career path when his law school acceptance letter arrived.
Years in the making: Notre Dame Law professor publishes book focused on laws of 18th century British Empire
Publishing a book is a feat of its own, but for University of Notre Dame Law School Professor Christian Burset, that feat was more than a decade in the making.
Web Exclusive: Meet the Judges: Carroll Superior Judge Troy Hawkins
While Carroll Superior Judge Troy Hawkins said never imagined he would be a judge, he’s glad to have ended up there.
From court to farm: Attorney uses skills to run fall attraction
There’s a pumpkin patch, corn maze, apple cider slushies and more waiting for visitors who make the trip this fall to Lark Ranch. For attorney and owner Matt Lark, the plan was to stop running the farm once his kids were grown. But they had other plans.
‘Adventures with Bes’: Valpo attorney pursues passion for Egypt with books, tours
The Egyptian god Bes is short and squat in many depictions, with bowlegs, a feathered headdress and a protruding tongue designed to ward off misfortune. That’s what drew Shelli Wright Johnson to the diminutive dwarf god.
Father-son duo win legal victories for same client decades apart: Indy attorneys worked on exoneration, compensation cases for murder defendant
Bob Hammerle and his son Chris used to go into the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office on Saturday mornings with a sack of doughnuts and a chunky TV. Bob, then a brand-new lawyer, worked on files while Chris watched cartoons.
Web Exclusive: ‘Better than he found it’: Longtime child support prosecutor retires after 40 years
When Bill Welch first started practicing law, he had no intention of becoming a prosecutor — let alone an attorney working in the child support space.
‘No better organization’: Lee to lead DTCI in 2023
Meet Christopher Lee, a partner at Dinsmore & Shohl LLP who will soon lead the Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana as its 2023 president.
Lawyers crown champion in Indy softball league final
As summer prepared to fade into fall, the teams in the Indianapolis lawyers’ softball league spread across the diamond one last time Thursday evening to play for the championship trophy.
Searching for truth: IU McKinney law librarian publishes book detailing historic Indianapolis churches
Light filtered gently through murky multicolored glass on a weekday afternoon at the Christ Church Cathedral on Monument Circle as law librarian Lee Little expertly described the intricacies of the historic structure. Enthralled by the rich, complex and at times painful pasts of churches in the Indianapolis area, Little — a research and instruction librarian and adjunct lecturer in law at the Ruth Lilly Law Library at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law — decided to put pen to paper and document the city’s churches and congregations.
Good bones, new life: Elkhart attorney honored for restoring, preserving historic Indiana structures
Tim Shelly, a partner at Warrick & Boyn LLP, has been characterized as a leader in Indiana historic preservation circles for years due to his devotion to revitalizing his local and state communities.
Web Exclusive: Back on the boat: Indy attorneys resume Great Loop tour after being anchored by pandemic
Many things have happened to seafaring attorneys Ann Marie Waldron and Mike Simmons since they first set sail on their yearslong tour of the American waterways.
Inventing opportunity: IP attorneys see more patent filings during pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic killed millions worldwide and uprooted livelihoods and industries in the past year. But at least one industry has emerged relatively unscathed, if not stronger. Some Indiana intellectual property attorneys have seen an increase in patent requests and inventions during the pandemic as individuals utilized their creative skills while quarantining.
Protect and serve: Indiana Capitol Police take pride in patrolling Statehouse, Circle City
Indiana Capitol Police say they feel a special sense of pride and honor carrying out their duties of safeguarding the Indiana Statehouse and many other Circle City landmarks. They feel they are doing something especially important for fellow Hoosiers.