Indiana Judges Association: Could judicial Olympics cure court budget woes?
Judge Dreyer comes up with a way to cure court budget woes and provide reality TV.
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Behind the News: ’80s anti-takeover law helped sow Emmis win in court
Emmis Communications Corp.’s tactics as it plotted to strip preferred shareholders of their rights were “admittedly unusual,” Judge Sarah Evans Barker acknowledged in her Aug. 31 ruling that let the company go forward with a shareholder vote a few days later that did just that.
Bentley: Darden honored for impact, influence on legal community
On September 14, 2012, the Marion County Bar Association hosted a retirement dinner in honor of Judge Carr L. Darden, who retired as a full-time appellate judge from the Indiana Court of Appeals on his 75th birthday, July 21, 2012. The event was held at the downtown Indianapolis Marriott and included dinner, musical entertainment and remarks from several individuals to whom Judge Darden has served as a colleague, mentor, family member and friend.
Start Page: Disaster! It lurks around the corner – protect data now
You are hanging by a thread and you don’t even know it. Your Internet connection is delivered by two wires that connect to a box on the outside of your office – and all that separates you from disaster is a cable removed from a jack on the wall.
Federal Bar Update: Opinion provides insight on attorney fees in FDCPA cases
Federal courts routinely determine fee petitions for prevailing parties in various fee-shifting cases. A recent opinion from Magistrate Judge Denise LaRue illustrates guiding principles here.
Cox: Avoid client problems by avoiding problem clients
In this column, basic tips for preventing legal malpractice claims and other risk management strategies will be explored. Here are this author’s Top Ten client screening suggestions.
Lucas: Make this the year to support civic education
Indiana lawyers will have a unique opportunity to participate in a civic education program that will cast a national spotlight on our state and legal community. The 2013 National High School Mock Trial Championship will be held in Indianapolis May 9 to 11.
Dean’s Desk: Law students benefit from alumni’s professional experience
One of the benefits of writing this column is that it gives me time to reflect on aspects of Notre Dame Law School that are known and appreciated in South Bend and among our graduates, but are perhaps not as well known to the Indiana bench and bar.
Inbox: Personal values and experiences define ‘all’
A letter in response to editor Kelly Lucas’ editorial on whether women in the law can have it all.
Inbox: Sometimes it is enough to be ‘good enough’
A letter in response to editor Kelly Lucas’ editorial on whether women in the law can have it all.
Inbox: Society doesn’t value genders equally
A letter in response to editor Kelly Lucas’ editorial on whether women in the law can have it all.
Dean’s Desk: Career planning innovation at Valparaiso Law
This fall, Valparaiso Law is launching a new program that will help students organize their three years of career-related activities and complete the steps essential to fulfilling career goals. The program is provided through a mobile website named VOLT, which the school believe is the first of its kind.
Quality of Life: Take action to make next year a better one
The drought has made MacDougall think about how people often say “next year will be better” but do nothing to make that happen.
DTCI: Throw your cell phone into the spaghetti bowl
James Strenski writes about why lawyers need to get away from their cell phones occasionally.
Technology Untangled: easy printing from phone or tablet
Stephen Bour writes about an app that makes it easy for Android users to print from their mobile devices.
Start Page: Tips to make Google searches more effective
G-O-O-G-L-E will replace Q-W-E-R-T-Y on keyboards of the future. It has already replaced S-E-A-R-C-H. Problem is you probably aren’t very good at Google. Like a bad golf swing, without training, you just keep practicing the wrong swing and haven’t taken lessons.
Terms of Art: Musical background helps attorney connect with clients
Wandini Riggins writes about attorney Trezanay Atikins, whose interests in music and sports led to her launching her own intellectual property firm.
More on Laurie Gray
I was raised in rural Indiana where good wives submit and obey and good children are seen and not heard. I went to college with the understanding that an educated good woman is a teacher or a nurse. So I became a high school teacher.
Inbox: Group advocates for court reporter to be used in pilot project
The Indiana Shorthand Reporters Association explains its concerns with a recently announced pilot project in courts involving video transcripts.
Lucas: In 2012, can women in the law really have it all?
I wonder what it is really like to be a woman – or a man, for that matter – trying to balance the demands of work and family in today’s law firms. Let me know if you believe it is possible to work long hours but still have a balanced family life.