Director of northeast Indiana pro bono organization died July 3
Terry McCaffrey, the executive director of the Volunteer Lawyer Program of Northeast Indiana, died July 3. He was 55.
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Indiana Tech dean’s exit shocks backers
Indiana Tech Law School Dean Peter Alexander’s surprising resignation May 21 as dean has many in the Fort Wayne legal community questioning what happened. But attorneys said they will maintain the relationships with the school that were fostered by the former leader.
Indiana Tech shakes up leadership at law school
Indiana Tech Law School’s founding dean has resigned. The Fort Wayne school made the announcement May 23 that Peter Alexander stepped down as vice president and dean of the law school on May 21. He has also resigned his tenured faculty position.
Indiana Tech shakes up leadership at law school
Indiana Tech Law School announced May 23 that Peter Alexander stepped down as vice president and dean of the law school May 21. He has also resigned his tenured faculty position.
Memory of Fort Wayne attorney honored with endowed scholarship at Indiana Tech Law School
The Fort Wayne law firm of Shambaugh Kast Beck & Williams LLP has endowed a $25,000 scholarship to Indiana Tech Law School, giving a boost to the law school which welcomed its inaugural class in August 2013.
Indiana Tech Law School mentors bring law to life
A unique program at the Fort Wayne school matches students with attorneys and judges for real-world learning.
Fort Wayne case may force SCOTUS to define who qualifies as a minister
Since the Supreme Court of the United States weighed in on “ministerial exception” in January 2012, cases have been percolating across the country spurred by religious institutions claiming the exception as protection against employee discrimination lawsuits.
Inaccurate drain location data causes city to lose negligence suit
Because the city of Fort Wayne did not provide accurate locations of its drains to a utility company involved in constructing an underground monolith, its negligence suit against the utility company can’t survive summary judgment. An underground drain was damaged during the process, causing flooding in the area.
Court rules in favor of subcontractor suing Fort Wayne
The Indiana Court of Appeals held Wednesday that a trial court properly granted summary judgment for a subcontractor seeking payment from the city of Fort Wayne after the general contractor working on the city park project declared bankruptcy.
Lawyer expertise and experience lift Honor Flight to new heights
Law brings people together but not often for positive reasons. Fortunately for Bob Kistler, an associate at Faegre Baker Daniels LLP in Fort Wayne, the law and a fellow lawyer forged his connection to Honor Flight.
IMPD officer Bisard trial begins in Fort Wayne
Jury selection began Monday in the trial of an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer accused of driving while intoxicated, leading to an accident that killed one motorcyclist and injured two others in 2010. David Bisard’s trial was moved to Allen County due to pre-trial publicity.
Fort Wayne law firms merge, growing Carson Boxberger
The Fort Wayne law firms of Carson Boxberger LLP and Federoff Kuchmay LLP have merged, growing Carson Boxberger from a staff of 24 to 27 attorneys. The merger was effective Sept. 1.
Indiana’s 5th law school opens
The Indiana Tech Law School opened Aug. 26 in Fort Wayne with an inaugural class of 30 students. Within the Allen County legal community, the new law school has drawn mixed reaction.
Indiana Tech Law School shows new building to community
Indiana Tech Law School recently held a series of open houses to give professors, lawyers and community members a peek inside its new building.
Indiana Tech Law School settling into new digs, waiting for classes to begin
With the students arriving in less than a month, Indiana Tech Law School is opening the doors of its new building and giving academics, lawyers and community members a peek inside.
Sidebars: Fort Wayne eatery provides tasty respite from depositions
We give Don Hall’s Old Gas House 3 gavels!
Appeals court upholds woman’s sentence for treatment of cats
A Fort Wayne woman who kept more than 100 cats between two properties in deplorable conditions had her sentence for multiple counts of criminal mischief and animal cruelty upheld by the Indiana Court of Appeals. The judges declined to revise her sentence because it was appropriate given her character and the nature of the offense.
Justices vacate transfer in third appeal of Fort Wayne foreclosure case
The Indiana Supreme Court decided this week that it won’t take the third appeal in the case involving a Fort Wayne restaurant operator sued by former mortgagors.
History-loving attorneys tell the stories of people, places past
After a day of serving clients, these lawyers scroll through microfilm at the local library or go online researching people and places. They then become storytellers who weave together the nuggets of information and tidbits of clues about an individual or incident.
Lawyers’ divorce battle divides COA on joint custody ruling
A lengthy divorce proceeding involving two Fort Wayne attorneys that raised numerous issues on appeal was mostly affirmed Tuesday, but a dissenting judge cautioned that joint custody was not in the interest of the of the feuding parents’ daughter.