Management at hhgregg realized it had a problem. It was spending too much in legal costs — more than $70,000 a month — and the retailer and its employees did not have a centralized place to go for legal answers.
Minority representation at firms has increased 1.2 percentage points since 2007.
The relaxed vibe of the firm, underscored by the hodgepodge of furnishings and attorneys attired most days in blue jeans and polo shirts, is especially attractive to garage inventors, startup owners and small-business clients.
The Indiana Court of Appeals recently heard arguments in a case that could impact any pregnant woman whose actions result in the death of her unborn child.
There appears to be no end in sight to the ‘extraordinary’ canceled welfare contract lawsuit involving the state and IBM.
Darryl Pinkins walked out of prison a free man in April after almost 25 years, exonerated in a heinous 1989 rape by advances in DNA forensics. But before the science could free him, Pinkins needed someone to believe in his innocence.
Read who’s recently been disbarred, suspended or reinstated by the Indiana Supreme Court.
Young Bar Leaders gather (from left): Molly Harbison (Lewis & Wilkins — DTCI); Rubin Pusha (Barnes & Thornburg — MCBA); Nabeela Virjee (Lewis Wagner—DTCI); and Alex Limontes (Hurst Law Firm — ITLA) DTCI leadership joins young lawyers (from left): Thomas Hays, Lewis Wagner (DTCI Past President); Nabeela Virjee, Lewis Wagner (DTCI Young Lawyers Chair); Jim […]
Because termination for convenience is such a significant event, it is important for owners and contractors to fully understand the significance and effect of the termination for convenience clause, before execution of the contract.
Bob Hammerle says “Money Monster” is a very entertaining film.
Officials are blaming an increase in drug-related activity and crime spilling over from Indianapolis for draining a suburban county's $500,000 public defender fund.
As an active participant in drafting and review of the Local Rule, this author has observed first-hand the careful, thoughtful and patient consideration by the court of the clear need for more lawyers to take on more pro bono cases in the court, and the balance of limits on an individual lawyer’s time and resources to take on these cases.
One of the most mismanaged items across businesses today is the email inbox.
On May 11, President Barack Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 into law, thereby creating, for the first time, a federal system of trade secrets law.
The Indiana Lawyer congratulates the individuals listed below on passing the February 2016 bar exam.
New lawyers face a volatile future given the recent surge of technology capable of automating many tasks traditionally performed by lawyers.
As a new attorney, I was amazed at the power three little letters, E-S-Q, carried behind my name. Signing my title behind my name was akin to donning a superhero cape.
The 20 graduates who received their J.D. degrees were part of a historic day for Indiana Tech Law School as they were the first to graduate from the state’s fifth law school. But faculty and graduates acknowledged that the graduation, while a significant milestone, is not the end of their work.
Indiana attorneys are well-advised to have Florida counsel engaged in the planning of any strategies involving their snowbird clients’ Florida interests, and certainly in the preparation of any Florida estate planning documents.