Franklin attorney dies suddenly from heart attack
A former Bartholomew County public defender died suddenly Feb. 23 in Columbus.
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Brown, first African-American elected to statewide office, dies
Dwayne M. Brown, 50, the first African-American and youngest person elected to statewide office, died Feb. 12. He served as clerk of the Indiana appellate courts before being removed from office in 1994 amid allegations of ghost employment and sexual harassment.
Longtime IU Maurer dean worked in ‘dream job’ for 33 years
Leonard Dennis Fromm, associate dean for students and alumni affairs at Indiana University Maurer School of Law, died Feb. 2 at the I.U. Health Bone Marrow Transplant Unit in Indianapolis. A celebration of his life will be held later this week.
Former Clinton County judge dies
Everett N. Lucas, 90, who served three terms as Clinton Circuit judge beginning in 1958, died Nov. 4 at Wesley Manor Retirement Community
Retired Knox County judge leaves legacy of helping youth
Retired Knox County judge and civic leader Edward Charles Theobald died Nov. 9.
Former Civil Rights Commission director, MCBA president dies
Sandra Leek, who ran the Indiana Civil Rights Commission for 13 years, died Oct. 12 after battling cancer. She was 58.
Former state bar president, IU trustee dies
Frederick F. Eichhorn Jr., a retired attorney who served as president of the Indiana State Bar Association in the 1980s has died.
Miami Circuit Judge Robert Spahr dies
Miami Circuit Judge Robert A. Spahr, 66, died Monday at his residence after a brief battle with cancer.
Evansville senior judge dies
Judge Thomas “Tom” Lockyear, the man who was appointed to Vanderburgh Superior Court in 1985 to replace former Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard, died Wednesday.
Retired Putnam County judge dies
Retired Putnam Superior Judge Sally Hallof Gray passed away Tuesday. She was 78.
Retired COA Judge William G. Conover dies
Former Indiana Court of Appeals Judge William G. Conover died Monday in Valparaiso. He was 86.
Services Sunday for longtime litigator Edgar Bayliff
Attorney Edgar Bayliff, former president of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, died Jan. 4. He was 84.
Legal community remembers longtime judge
Judge Robert Brown was known for patience and professionalism.
Former Jackson Circuit Judge Robert R. Brown dies
Robert R. Brown, retired Jackson Circuit judge, died Sept. 12 at his Brownstown home. He was 78.
Prominent employment attorney dies
Virginia O'Leary, a prominent employment attorney in southern Indiana, died yesterday at the age of 74. O'Leary spent more than 30 years representing women and minorities seeking equal employment opportunities.
Founding partner of Indy law firm dies
Mark W. Gray, a founding partner of Indianapolis-based Kightlinger & Gray, died Aug. 27 after a nearly four-year struggle with heart disease and cancer. He was 91.