Hammerle on … 2018 Oscar picks
Film review Robert Hammerle categorically judges this year’s standouts in his annual Academy Awards predictions.
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DTCI: Service is not quantified by money or time
I think our daily interactions, our jobs, our perspective, and our lives, in general, would be greatly enhanced if we kept the notion of empathetic service in the forefront of our minds.
Wise words from counsel: There are no clients in the alley
A respected attorney clearly understood that a walk to the courthouse along a busy city street was a chance to bump into other lawyers, friends, clients and prospective clients. He was not going to miss out on that opportunity by taking a shortcut.
Law Student Outlook: Sexual misconduct and the evolving workplace
One of the most common responses we have seen from current law students is a zero-tolerance policy for instances of sexual misconduct. As the culture has changed in the last few months nationwide about the topic, it has invaded the law school, so far as being part of a few exam fact patterns.
Plews, Hirschten & Townsend: Pre-tender costs should be recoverable absent prejudice
In late notice cases, demonstrating an absence of prejudice should be allowed to avoid a loss of benefits disproportionate to any harm in the delay of notice.
Ruesch: Cyberinsurance outlook for 2018: Risks evolve, as does coverage
While businesses and industries across the board continue to address how best to evolve their data security and practices to, at the very least, minimize the risk of a cyberattack, the insurance industry is also evolving and working with these companies to produce and market insurance policies and products to respond to a cyber event.
Start Page: Overcome the propensity to procrastinate — Email edition
Follow these Outlook tips and you’ll increase your productivity and put off procrastinating for another day.
Christensen, Haller and Barberio: E-Discovery — Using technology to manage technology
Recent advances in technology assisted review, or TAR, significantly reduce the time and cost to review data to cull responsive documents.
Kilies: Discover a way to avoid the document dump
In a case where lots of documents are expected, an online platform can be used to exchange some of them. Given the time and expense associated with the discovery process, we must find creative ways to make the process less burdensome.
IndyBar: Employment Claim? Take a Second Look at Your Insurance Policies
While the plethora of coverages under insurance that protects businesses can be confusing, you owe it to yourself and your company or public entity to consider all of your insurance when an employment claim arises, including policies not specifically designed for employment claims. Your premiums may have bought you more protection than you realize.
Indiana Judges Association: Novel concept — Judges are not judgmental
Every trial judge must balance the letter of the law with the conscience of the community. A judge must be able to put any case in a full social and human context before applying the technical rules of the law. To do otherwise is to lose the most important and powerful tool upon which every judge must rely: the ability to feel.
Succession Planning: Why solo and small law firms need succession planning
The primary reason why law practice succession planning is needed is to protect an attorney’s clients and their interests. We need to ask ourselves, “If I slow down, retire, close my office, become disabled or die, who will make sure that my clients’ legal needs are served?”
BGBC: How to avoid, overcome a Daubert challenge
Any seasoned trial attorney who has worked with expert witnesses in litigation will get instant heartburn at learning that opposing counsel has raised a Daubert challenge. But do Daubert challenges always derail expert opinions and testimony, or can attorneys proactively take steps to deal with them?
Hammerle on…“Call Me By Your Name”, “Molly’s Game”
Film reviewer Bob Hammerle says “Call Me By Your Name” earns its Best Picture nomination, and “Molly’s Game” contains some treats for attorneys.
Making Rain: Alexa, how do I find more clients?
Recently I received, as a gift, the Amazon Echo Show. I plugged it in, and, voila, Alexa could help me find almost anything. She gets a little confused on some things, but, for the most part, I have found her to be very helpful with basic questions and requests for information. I decided I’d find out what Alexa knows about finding new clients and business development.
Hammerle on… “The Post,” “I, Tonya,” and “The Shape of Water”
Bob Hammerle shares his views on three films that on Tuesday received Academy Award nominations.
Letter: Indiana falls short of living up to Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy
As the nation observed Martin Luther King Day Jan. 15, Indiana again took its unfortunate place as a bystander when it comes to honoring his legacy. Our state is known more for the legacy of laws tainted by the KKK when it ruled Indiana in the 1920s than for the progressive civil rights laws that took root in the 1960s. We have no real civil rights laws in Indiana. But, there is something you can do about it.
DTCI: A closer look at the law of closing argument rules
A good closing argument won’t win a case on its own — but, a poor one can surely lose it.
Federal Bar Update: Rule changes impact authentication
Effective Dec. 1, several federal rule changes took effect. Fortunately, this batch of amendments was modest.
JLAP: What are law firms doing to address well-being issues?
Practicing law is stressful. Stress breeds anxiety, depression, problem drinking and other challenges to being a well-adjusted, successful lawyer. Help can come from many areas, such as friends, family and medical professionals. An American Bar Association-backed task force report recommends law firms should be squarely in this remedial mix.