Frank: I wish I knew what I know now when I was younger
Life as a lawyer is often a trial by fire, and much of what you need to know in the real world isn’t taught in law school.
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IndyBar: President’s Message
I am an extrovert and most of my life is an open book, but there is one topic in my life I was raised to be cautious to speak about, and that is my faith. I am Jewish.
Lee: ‘The look’ vs. ‘the sigh’
You’ve heard of “the look,” right? The one that people of color sometimes receive when they enter a store, walk down the street or just exist? I did not even realize “the look” existed until I was an adult.
Maley: Diversity jurisdiction and LLCs
Whether federal question jurisdiction exists is typically apparent and not contested. Diversity jurisdiction, however, is improperly invoked with frequency.
Thuesen: Labor law in Germany vs. United States
I have had the wonderful opportunity to spend the fall of my 3L year studying at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, Germany. One of my reasons for studying in Germany was that I wanted to experience a different country’s approach to labor and employment law.
Wright: Acknowledging implicit bias to support a culture of DEI
For any changes to truly be effective, all members of an organization must acknowledge their own implicit biases and actively interrupt them.
IndyBar: Practice Toolkit: Level Up: How Workflows are Established In Law Firms
Generally speaking, there are three stages that law firm owners need to move through before reaching the highest level of process management in their law firms, which is automated workflows.
IndyBar: Winingham Selected 2026 Bar Foundation President
W. Kent Winingham of Wilson Kehoe Winingham has been selected to lead the Indianapolis Bar Foundation in 2026.
Walker and Slaughter: The role of mentorship in retaining early-career attorneys
The coming years expect an increase in diverse early-career attorneys in law firms. Proactive mentorship can help retain them into partnership but will require both the firms and the early-career attorneys to be open-minded in the mentoring relationships.
Trimble: A few things on the minds of lawyers everywhere
The issue of remote work remains an issue, but after more than a year of remote work, some answers have materialized, and now a number of other concerns have surfaced about the future of our profession.
Hammerle on… “Golda” and “The Little Mermaid”
Indianapolis criminal defense attorney Robert Hammerle gives us his take on “Golda” and “The Little Mermaid.”
IndyBar: Judicial Spotlight: Hon. Mark Stoner
Learn about Marion Superior Judge Mark Stoner.
IndyBar: Real Stories of Depression Among Lawyers
On Sept. 20, the Indy Bar HEAL Committee (Helping Enrich Attorneys Lives) and JLAP (Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program) co-sponsored a unique, free seminar, “Depression and Lawyers: Real Stories.”
Williamson: Maintaining DEI programs after recent SCOTUS decision
When making employment and promotion decisions, employers may continue to promote DEI initiatives. The key is to focus on the underlying causes of disadvantage rather than explicitly focusing on race.
IndyBar: Response to Criticism of the Marion County Courts
The Indianapolis Bar Association has learned of recent public statements made by Doug Carter, Superintendent of the Indiana State Police, in a television interview regarding the Marion County criminal justice system and the Hon. Judge Jennifer Harrison.
Toner and Connor: Successful mediations: The practitioner’s perspective
In this article, we share some practitioners’ ideas about what mediators can do to help the parties succeed more often.
IndyBar: Ag-Gag Days of Summer: Zoonotic Disease Risk at Factory Farms is Yet Another Reason to Protect Free Expression
Tens of thousands of laboratories. Nine billion annual test subjects. Rapidly-evolving influenzas and force-fed antibiotics. This massive experiment is U.S. factory farming.
Hammerle on… “The Equalizer 3” and “The Eternal Memory”
Indianapolis criminal defense attorney Robert Hammerle gives us his take on “The Equalizer 3” and “The Eternal Memory.”
IndyBar: Don’t Take on Too Many Social Channels At Once
You don’t need to add social channels for the sake of adding social channels — especially when you’re getting started.
Dickerson: A review of leading AI programs in the legal industry
This article will review legal AI programs and how legal actors are diving headfirst into the brave new world of AI and the law.