The IndyBar Wellness Work Group is partnering with Community Health Network to offer a no-cost vaccination clinic at IndyBarHQ (140 N. Illinois St.) on Monday, Nov. 15 for individuals seeking a first shot, second shot or booster. Sign up for an appointment at indybar.org/vaccine.
There is likely a mentor in your past who told you to make sure that you don’t give away the farm when talking to potential clients. The idea is to leave them wanting more. That’s bad advice. If you leave legal consumers wanting more in 2021, they will go find another attorney.
Each year, the IndyBar offers hundreds of educational programs, social events and opportunities for community involvement, all while introducing new resources and services to serve members of the legal profession.
The Indianapolis legal community is fortunate to be home to thousands of individuals who work their hardest each day for the benefit of their profession, their community and their families. Join us on Nov. 3 at Meridian Hills Country Club as we honor just a handful of the many lawyers, judges, students and more who’ve made their mark in 2021.
Previous advocates for planned gifts to the Indianapolis Bar Foundation have made a compelling personal case for such gifts. These gifts support the good works of the Indianapolis Bar Foundation, which are very worthy of that support.
The world is changing faster than ever post COVID-19. A changing world has always brought opportunity for lawyers. With change, comes a flurry of new legal issues to be argued, negotiated and decided.
On Oct. 5, Ruth Rogers of Woodard Emhardt Henry Reeves & Wagner LLP was celebrated as the 2021 IndyBar Paralegal of the Year, and on Oct. 7, the Women and the Law Division honored Congresswoman Susan Brooks with the 2021 Antoinette Dakin Leach Award.
As 2021 ticks to a close, IndyBar sections and divisions are in the process of evaluating their committee rosters and determining vacancies for 2022. Now is the perfect time to indicate your interest in serving on a committee.
Service with the IndyBar Foundation is a fun, meaningful experience that connects you to your colleagues and your community. Applications are now being accepted for positions on the board of directors.
This week’s column is dedicated to the two paralegals who have forever shaped IndyBar Foundation President Adam Christensen’s personal life and his professional abilities: Elisa F. and Holley S.
The Supreme Court has recently issued opinions! Many of the cases involve criminal law.
The Indianapolis Bar Foundation is hosting its annual Day of Giving on Oct. 27. Through this online fundraiser, with one donation big or small, you have the opportunity to touch thousands of people — your fellow lawyers, law students, and people in need in and around Indianapolis.
Events of 50 years ago remain clear in the minds of our colleagues who’ve been fortunate enough to have practiced law since then. We had the chance to talk with a few of them to gain insight into just a few of the things that have changed and the advice they have for practitioners today.
The Indianapolis Bar Association’s Nominating Committee has announced the selection of David J. Duncan as the 2024 president of the Indianapolis Bar Association. Duncan will serve as the association’s first vice president on the 2022 board of directors and as president-elect in 2023.
The president of the IndyBar may be suspended from his kids’ youth recreational soccer league. Why? Well, it all boils down to two dangerous human traits: (1) ego and (2) a desire to win.
As we approach the Indianapolis Bar Foundation Day of Giving this year, we can draw inspiration from Nelson Mandela and have absolute certainty that our gifts, entrusted to the IndyBar Foundation, will continue to hit the mark during these particularly volatile times.
As 2021 ticks to a close, IndyBar sections and divisions are in the process of evaluating their committee rosters and determining vacancies for 2022. Now is the perfect time to indicate your interest in serving on a committee.
The IndyBar Women and the Law Division (WLD) is pleased to announce former U.S. Representative Susan Brooks as the 2021 Antoinette Dakin Leach (ADL) Award winner.
Reach for Youth Inc. has been named the 2021 recipient of the Indianapolis Bar Foundation’s Community Empowerment Fund grant of $35,000. Reach for Youth will use the funds to pilot a Restorative Justice Circles model, which diverts young people from suspension, expulsion and the justice system by helping them understand the negative consequences of their actions, how they impact others and how to restore and repair relationships.
Could I reflect on the intersection between the lyrics of “Jagged Little Pill,” a two-plus-decade-old feminist empowerment anthem, and the practice of law and do any justice to either? Let’s find out.