Elkhart remembers two longtime attorneys
Attorneys in northern Indiana are remembering two in the legal profession who died within a day of each other, including a longtime public defender who many say was one of the best in the state.
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Appellate rulings can create confusion for attorneys, trial judges
Clear and concise court rulings are what judges hope can be produced, so that lawyers and lower courts can have guidance on
how to address a particular legal issue. But that doesn’t always happen.
Lawyer competition donates 50 tons of food
Attorneys from around the state raised more than 50 tons of food through the Attorney General’s annual March Against
Hunger competition.
How to survive this recession
An economy gone sour and law firms not hiring summer associates are familiar concerns for law students now, but these issues also affected lawyers who faced a recession when they graduated from law school in the early 1990s.
Delaware County’s first public defender dies
A former Delaware County Circuit judge and the first public defender in that county died Monday.
Public defender’s office goes green
The Office of the Public Defender of Indiana is now an American Bar Association Law Office Climate Challenge Partner.
Law firms called to fight hunger
The law is a competitive profession, and the attorney general wants attorneys to channel that competition to fight hunger in Indiana.
Seminar, CLE on Criminal Justice Act
The Indiana Federal Community Defenders will host a seminar for attorneys interested in joining the Criminal Justice Act panel of attorneys to represent indigent clients accused of crimes against the United States.
Court split in public defender ‘firm’ issue
In a disciplinary action released Wednesday by the Indiana Supreme Court, the justices disagreed as to whether two public defenders who worked part time in the same public defender office of Putnam County were "associated in a firm."