Evansville mineral law firm Rhine Ernest joins BGD
Evansville-based Rhine Ernest LLP, a mineral law firm founded in 1979, has joined Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP, expanding the firm’s presence in southwest Indiana.
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Fitness trackers add to flood of digital evidence in courts
The law surrounding the information is still evolving, particularly in the area of privacy and Fourth Amendment rights. Civil, but more likely criminal, attorneys will be handling digital evidence more and more especially as law enforcement increasingly relies on technology to track suspects and link them to crimes.
Technology lets lawyers pursue practices with no need to hit ‘print’
The paperless office has been an aspirational goal for many businesses including law firms for years. Advocates point to studies that say going paperless can increase efficiency by 25 to 50 percent and slash a law firm’s budget for paper, printers, printer cartridges and other traditional paperbound office supplies.
ABA commission sees need for ‘regulatory innovations’ in legal profession
Finding the need for legal services among the poor and moderate-income greater than legal aid and pro bono can satisfy, an American Bar Association commission is advocating for the consideration of “regulatory innovations” which include non-lawyer ownership of legal service providers.
Indiana Paralegal Association honors 5 members
The Indiana Paralegal Association Inc. recently presented five awards at its annual swearing-in and awards ceremony July 20 to members who have displayed exceptional abilities.
Kentucky hires Indy law firm to probe former governor
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has approved a contract of up to $500,000 for an Indianapolis law firm to investigate his predecessor's administration.
ABA poised to allow law students to get paid for externships
Law students may be able to take home a paycheck while earning academic credit at an externship under a proposal the American Bar Association House of Delegates will consider during the ABA’s annual meeting beginning Thursday in San Francisco.
Emerging ‘rogue players’ may make legal damages harder to seize
Problems with recovering court-awarded assets — and efforts to tackle them — are widespread and potentially growing.
Elkhart County attorney recognized with bar foundation honor
Goshen attorney and former Indiana legislator John Ulmer has been selected for the 2016 Legendary Lawyer Award by the Fellows of the Indiana Bar Foundation.
Taft to hold fundraiser for injured IP attorney
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP has organized a cocktail party and silent auction to raise money for Derek Lavender, an intellectual property attorney with the firm who was recently paralyzed as a result of a motorcycle accident.
Lawyers logging more pro bono hours, survey finds
Lawyers are making more time for pro bono work, according to a recent survey of lawyers by Robert Half Legal. Despite busy schedules and increasing caseloads, 30 percent reported donating more than 80 pro bono hours each year.
Gold medal dreams
Hoosier lawyers and law school grads have run, swam and thrown for Olympic trials.
Ties to Florida firm burn Indiana lawyers
Small-town lawyer Justin Wall argues in his discipline case that he’s fighting not just for his career, but for the livelihoods of his Huntington co-workers and the needs of his community after he tried to drum up business with a regretful decision to answer a Craigslist ad four years ago.
Making Rain: Change is necessary for firms to survive
Law firms today must change their approach toward business development and marketing and embrace the change.
New local rule permits judges to assign cases to attorneys
Chief Judge Richard Young is confident the new mandatory pro bono rule adopted by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana will solve problems caused by pro se litigants trying to navigate the federal judiciary.
Associate pay raises also raise eyebrows
Key to bringing on new clients and keeping existing ones is talent attorneys. Firms across the country, including in Indiana, are raising associate pay to attract those attorneys.
Worker health, company headache
New EEOC regulations add to the milieu of rules governing company wellness programs.
401(k) fees are attracting more attention—from lawyers
Recent mega-settlements involving 401(k) lawsuits, along with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year that put plan fiduciaries on high alert about the need to continuously monitor plan investments, has encouraged more law firms to develop and expand their fiduciary litigation practices.
Law firm mergers on pace for potential record year
It’s shaping up to be another record year for law firm mergers and acquisitions.
Appeals court nixes $7.25B credit card swipe fee settlement
A $7.25 billion settlement between merchants and Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. over credit card transaction fees was rejected Thursday by a federal appeals court, a ruling praised by a retail trade association as a victory for consumers.