Officers Scott B. Cockrum, the 2025 president, is a partner in the Northwest Indiana and Indianapolis offices of Lewis Brisbois. He has extensive experience handling professional liability claims in state and federal courts in Indiana, including ones involving the defense of architects, engineers, lawyers, accountants, surveyors, property managers, and realtors. He also frequently represents physicians […]
At 3:06 p.m. on April 8, the city of Indianapolis will experience its first total solar eclipse in 819 years. As an attorney who advises employers, the impact of this rare celestial event on Indiana’s employers has been on my mind.
Unless you have been living under a rock, everyone has heard about “Traylor,” “Tayvis” or “Swelce” — the nicknames given to the Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce relationship.
Please join us in honoring the DTCI 2023 award recipients!
This year, the Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana participated as amicus in a variety of issues of significant interest to the defense bar.
In my defense, I never set out to become a soccer mom.
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.
Everything is bigger in Texas, including this year’s DRI Annual Meeting!
The Civil Case Management Pathways Pilot Project took flight on June 1. The Indiana Supreme Court established seven courts that will assign new cases to “pathways”: streamlined, complex and general.
Working with a coach is an investment in your career. It is not cheap, and it can make you ask difficult questions about yourself. But it can also help you determine what you want out of your career and the steps you can take to get there.
There is real business value in human interaction. The COVID pandemic put the brakes on human interaction. It affected all aspects of life, including the practice of law.
Rings, pings and vibrations draw our attention to communications and away from the task we are working on or the conversation we are holding.
Even the smallest issue when practicing law can lead to disaster for both attorneys and their clients.
President Joe Biden ended 2022 with a bang by signing two new pieces of legislation into law that will impact many employers and their pregnant and breastfeeding workers.
Meet the 2023 Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana Board of Directors.
The possible causes of the decline in civil jury trials is a discussion for another day. Let’s look at the statistics and the effects.
The Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana named its 2023 officers and directors this month at its 29th Annual Conference and Annual Meeting. The officers and directors assume office Jan. 1.
Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana recently honored the Defense Lawyer of the Year, Diplomat of the Indiana Defense Trial Counsel and Outstanding Young Lawyer.
Once I entered law school, I began playing slow-pitch softball in the Indianapolis Lawyers League. Over the 30-plus years of involvement, it has been fun and has allowed this old man to keep active, stay young and enjoy fellowship.