An Indianapolis attorney resigned from the Indiana bar after the Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission filed a professional misconduct complaint against him, with allegations that he failed to file paperwork in a timely manner and was non-responsive to clients in three separate immigration-related cases.
At its annual summit Thursday, one of the bar association’s breakout sessions,”Exploring Alternative Forms of Licensure,” allowed members to give their own feedback on what they think about having non-attorneys perform certain legal services and what those services might be.
Signing a land contract for a house carries risks for buyers that they wouldn’t encounter with conventional alternatives.
With the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to effectively end affirmative action in college admissions, universities and law firms are looking for new ways to continue diversity efforts.
Indiana’s three law school deans explained how they are adapting to the changing admissions landscape and working to maintain diversity in their student bodies
The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s dismissal of two complaints filed by the state against TikTok that alleged the California company had engaged in deceptive acts under Indiana’s Deceptive Consumer Sales Act.
The court suspended Richard Malad’s law license, effective immediately, after he pleaded guilty Sept. 3 in Morgan Superior Court to operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a Level 6 felony.
School librarians say they are facing more community challenges to books in their collections since a new state law that took effect in January required local school systems to set up a process to field such complaints.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration set a Dec. 2 hearing date to take comment on what many observers feel could be a historic shift in federal drug policy on marijuana, possibly opening the door for legalization in Indiana.
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana is warning residents to beware of a scam in which callers are falsely accusing people of failing to appear in court and trying to extract phony fine payments from them.
Whether a proposed merger between two of the nation’s largest grocery store retailers will happen could be decided soon, as a federal judge hears arguments from the Federal Trade Commission and Kroger Company on the company’s proposed $24.6 billion acquisition of the Albertsons Companies Inc.
Proponents and critics of a new Indiana law crafted to boost reading proficiency at an early age agree on that basic principle.
The court struck down affirmative action in college admissions and removed race as a direct consideration for admission.
As a new Indiana task force has started hearings to take a closer look at increased artificial intelligence usage in state government, private industries are also keeping their eye on any potential new laws with the emerging technology.
Of all the challenges facing Hoosier homeowners and renters, the harmful impacts of environmental hazards and climate change rank near the top of the list.
Kentucky- and Indiana-based Stoll Keenon Ogden LLC is continuing to expand into the Hoosier state, with the firm announcing a new merger in August with Jeffersonville’s Applegate Fifer Pulliam. Doug Barr, SKO’s managing director, told Indiana Lawyer the acquisition is a natural expansion for the firm, with Jeffersonville being connected to the Louisville market. The […]
A proposed new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule would require companies to let consumers know that many paycheck advance products are actually loans subject to federal disclosure requirements.
Monica Fennell recently returned to the firm to serve as Faegre Drinker’s midwestern pro bono counsel for the Midwest.
The Indiana Supreme Court has suspended an Indianapolis attorney from practicing law in the state, following his May sentencing for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and causing death in a May 2023 crash.
A bipartisan bill co-authored by Indiana Republican Senator Todd Young has passed unanimously in the U.S. Senate and is now heading to the House of Representatives, as Congress looks to address judicial shortages in federal courts.