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IndyBar: 2018 FREE CLE Schedule for Downtown and Northside
IndyBar members get six hours of Free CLE each year with the IndyBar! Free CLE offerings are video replay selections of our most popular educational programs of the last year.
IndyBar Offers Top Ten Tips Northside Session Every Other Month
Start your day off with a quick seminar covering ten tips for various litigation-based trial skills topics.
IndyBar: Volunteers Needed for Spring Paternity Court Mediation Day
The IndyBar ADR Section Executive Committee is pleased to announce that we will host our Spring Mediation Day on May 11, 2018, at Faegre Baker Daniels (300 N. Meridian St., Suite 2700).
IndyBar: Words from the Wise: Derelle Watson-Duvall
Recently, Magistrate Kim Mattingly nudged us to gather wisdom from our more seasoned attorneys while we have the chance. This reminded me that I have one of those seasoned attorneys in my own office: Kids’ Voice’s own Derelle Watson-Duvall.
IndyBar: Bench Bar FAQs You Were Too Afraid To Ask
Dear current and future IndyBar members,
Congratulations! On behalf of the Indianapolis Bar Association, I am pleased to inform you that you have been approved for an invitation to the 25th annual Bench Bar Conference, which will be held in Louisville, Kentucky on June 14-16 at the Marriott in Downtown Louisville.
IndyBar: Nomination Period Open for Paralegal of the Year Award
Be sure to recognize and honor the important paralegal in your life by nominating him or her for the 2018 IndyBar Paralegal of the Year Award.
IndyBar: Ethical Marketing Tips and Tricks for Lawyers and Social Media
In 2018, the power and presence of social media outlets and usage is perhaps stronger than ever before. We live in an age when, for better or worse, information, interactions and interpersonal relationships may be discovered, created, and shared at the press of a button.
IndyBar: $50,000 for the 50th: Applications Now Accepted for Impact Fund Grant
For 50 years, the Indianapolis Bar Foundation (IBF) has worked to ensure equal access to justice for all Indianapolis-area residents. In recognition of this milestone, the foundation will increase its annual Impact Fund Grant to $50,000 in order to fund a project or program that facilitates this mission and reflects the foundation’s goals.
IndyBar: A (Pretty Inaccurate) History of the IndyBar’s Professionalism Awards
The IndyBar is committed to making the practice of law more enjoyable by fostering a continued respect and trust among its lawyers and by seeking to promote the fair and efficient resolution of disputes
IndyBar: New Magistrate Appointed in Probate Court
Marion Superior Court Probate Division has selected Melanie Kendrick to replace retired Magistrate J. Richard Turner.
IndyBar: Author and Autism Ambassador Slated for Bench Bar Conference Plenary
Hope, positivity, understanding. Those are just three of many feelings that Aaron Likens, author, public speaker and autism ambassador, hopes to impart as he strives to increase awareness and comprehension of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) as a plenary speaker at this year’s Bench Bar Conference in Louisville, Kentucky.
IndyBar: Pro Bono for Any Schedule
Volunteers are now being sought for two IndyBar pro bono programs that allow members to dedicate just an hour or two to helping the community.
IndyBar: Lindsay Faulkenberg: Be Willing — The Gateway to a Great Pro Bono Experience
Lindsay Faulkenberg, a veteran attorney at Kids’ Voice of Indiana, devotes approximately five hours a week to pro bono work. Her formula for a fulfilling pro bono experience is relatively simple: you have to “be willing.”
IndyBar: Respect, Recognize and Advance: The History of Black History
Black history has highlighted our abilities and virtuous qualities, yet the achievements of black history merit the deepest admiration.
IndyBar: Weekly Bill Watch Reports — Keep up with Legislation that Matters to You
The IndyBar Legislative Committee, co-chaired this year by Lawren Mills of Ice Miller LLP and Mindy Westrick of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, provides weekly Bill Watch reports throughout the session, which highlight progress and recent actions taken on bills being monitored by the association.
IndyBar: Employment Claim? Take a Second Look at Your Insurance Policies
While the plethora of coverages under insurance that protects businesses can be confusing, you owe it to yourself and your company or public entity to consider all of your insurance when an employment claim arises, including policies not specifically designed for employment claims. Your premiums may have bought you more protection than you realize.
IndyBar: Patterns of the Present — The Impact of Henry Johnson Richardson, Jr.
Black history is the present. It’s all around us in ways most can’t see, but can feel. It’s in the stride of every African-American attorney standing on the shoulders of Indiana’s great legal giants. Few giants stood as tall as lawyer and leader in the fight for civil rights in Indiana, as Henry Johnson Richardson, Jr., (1902-1983).
IndyBar: Indianapolis Bar Foundation Marks 50th Anniversary with Capital Campaign
This year, both the Indianapolis Bar Foundation and the IndyBar will embark on a capital campaign to raise $500,000 for a new home. While the campaign will honor the Foundation’s 50-year history, its aim is to pay for new space to better serve our members’ needs.
IndyBar: 2018 — The Year of the Short Session and the Distinguished Lawyer-Legislator Luncheon
If you are even a little bit curious about a specific bill or the legislative process, please join us for the Lawyer-Legislator Luncheon. In my biased opinion, it is the best legislative CLE around!