Britton: Prepare, prepare, prepare and then prepare some more!
Whether this is your first mediation or 100th, using the following tips for preparation will put you in a position to achieve the outcome you and your client want.
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IndyBar: Jane Henegar wins Antoinette Dakin Leach Award
The Women and the Law Division of the Indianapolis Bar Association is thrilled to announce that Jane Henegar, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana, has been selected to receive the 2023 Antionette Dakin Leach Award.
DTCI Annual Conference Highlights
Join your DTCI Colleagues at the 30th Annual Conference Nov. 16 and 17 at the Indiana Memorial Union in Bloomington. The complete agenda will be circulated soon, but in the meantime, here are the preliminary topics and events.
Bravo: ABA accreditation: What is it good for … ? (Sing with me)
The practice of law carries an extraordinary power: a heavy responsibility to do good while avoiding harm. For this reason, law schools must be held to the highest standards in educating future lawyers.
Kelly: Law student experience: Today’s students paint new picture
Research by Lawrence Krieger tells us that law students start law school with high life satisfaction and strong mental health measures, but within the first year of law school, they experience a significant increase in anxiety and depression.
IndyBar: Jackson-Lindsay to Lead IndyBar in 2026
Katie Jackson-Lindsay of Jackson Legal Services has been selected to lead the Indianapolis Bar Association in 2026 by the IndyBar’s Nominating Committee.
IndyBar: ‘I’ll Get You, My Pretty’
One of my grandmother’s favorite movies was “The Wizard of Oz.” Recently, I’ve pondered a very practical question about that movie: Who built the Yellow Brick Road?
Lueders: Intellectual property mediation: Inverted divorce mediation
The closest analog to IP mediation, in my opinion, is divorce mediation.
IndyBar: Family Law Mediation Day Success
On Aug. 11, the Marion Superior Court Family Division, with the support of the IndyBar Family Law and ADR Sections, volunteer mediators, the Marion Superior Court Executive Committee, court administration and support staff hosted Mediation Day.
Schrager: Perhaps this is why it’s called the ‘practice of law’
Two years into retirement has given me time to reflect on my 41 years as a lawyer as I attempt to put specific memories into perspective within a meaningful context.
Wilson: Digital, analog note-taking tactics: Finding your fit
Too often, we overlook the tools that are right in front of us. Instead, we search for the tool that will do things bigger, better and faster.
IndyBar: Practice Toolkit: Starting Blocks: Common Mistakes in Startup Law Firms
It ain’t easy launching a practice if you’re coming from another law firm, where all that ancillary business management stuff was taken care of for you.
Bell: 3 things to know about ethics and ‘getting paid’
The Disciplinary Commission must think about money (at least every now and then) or they would not have drafted their latest advisory opinion entitled, “Ethical Considerations about Getting Paid.”
Dreyer: Trending: The future of state court access
The year 2023 marks the 36th time the National Center for State Courts has published its annual “Trends in State Courts” report.
IndyBar: Strengthening Our Legal Community
As part of the effort to support a greater pipeline of Hispanic citizens into the practice of law and to strengthen the bench, IndyBar’s Hispanic Lawyers Division is hosting, “Strengthening the Bench: Equity, Inclusivity, and the Path to Judicial Selection.”
Hammerle On… “Haunted Mansion” and “Talk to Me”
Indianapolis criminal defense attorney Robert Hammerle gives us his take on “Haunted Mansion” and “Talk to Me.”
IndyBar: Annual Appellate Roundtable: A Valuable Resource for New and Seasoned Lawyers Alike
I have no doubt that this year’s Appellate Roundtable, which will take place on at 4 p.m. Oct. 5 at IndyBarHQ, will be enlightening.
IndyBar: Evolution of the Marion Superior Family Division
Marion Superior Court Family Division is growing!
Chinn and Boswell: Students for Fair Admissions: Why it matters and what’s next
Since the SFFA opinion was handed down, legal scholars and practitioners across the country have been grappling with the full extent of the holding.