On March 1, the Indianapolis Bar Foundation will begin accepting applications for its Impact Fund Grant: a cash grant of $35,000 to support a local nonprofit’s program to improve access to justice for Indianapolis-area residents.
I am truly honored to serve as your 141st president. I have been an IndyBar member since 1982, and I have seen firsthand how our bar has had a positive impact in the lives of so many lawyers and non-lawyers. I’m excited and energized for 2019, and I hope you are, too.
Each year, the Women and the Law Division presents its Mentorship Award, which seeks to honor a female legal professional who has exhibited exceptional efforts to be a mentor to other women in the profession. This year, the division has selected Debbie Caruso of Rubin & Levin PC as the honorable recipient.
Almost every client estate planning attorneys encounter has a retirement plan that makes up part of his or her estate. As a result, it is important to understand the rules that govern retirement plans and the income tax consequences that may affect both clients and beneficiaries.
Who’s the new IBF president? We sat down with Mark Waterfill to give you an exclusive peek inside the mind of the IBF’s newest leader! Check it out!
Start your new year with a resolution to SAVE MONEY! We’re bringing back Free Fridays in 2019, which means you’ll save more time AND money with these complimentary offerings.
A man much wiser than myself once said, “If you’re not making mistakes, you’re probably not doing anything. Doers make mistakes. This isn’t a shortcoming; it’s a defining characteristic of human achievement.
Candid commentary from the bench was a highlight of this year’s IndyBar E-Discovery Day program. Technology competence emerged as the major theme of the judicial panel. Proportionality and the role of e-discovery consultants were among the other interesting topics.
The Indianapolis Bar Foundation expresses sincere gratitude to the 2018 Distinguished Fellows and Distinguished Life Fellows for their long and continuing support of our profession and community.
Twice a month, a ceremony at the U.S. Courthouse welcomes newly naturalized American citizens. It’s an awe-inspiring ceremony–and you can be a part of it.
The IndyBar’s Women and the Law Division proudly recognized Chief Judge Robyn Moberly of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana as the recipient of this year’s Antoinette Dakin Leach Award honoring a trailblazing woman in the legal profession.
The legal community came together on October 24, 2018, to support the Indianapolis Bar Foundation’s first Day of Giving, raising more than $18,000. Donations during the Day of Giving were crucial in the foundation’s efforts to fulfill its mission.
Recently, I had the pleasure of attending another excellent IndyBar CLE program on mediation. The topic was “The Alligator in the Room,” our reptilian brain, which is triggered when we are under stress, causing an emotional, rather than a logical, response.
IndyBar volunteers set up at both the John Boner Neighborhood Center and the Haughville branch of the Indianapolis Public Library to draft wills and advance directives for nearly 20 Indianapolis citizens at no cost.
The IndyBar’s Women and the Law Division proudly recognized Chief Judge Robyn Moberly of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana as the recipient of this year’s Antoinette Dakin Leach Award honoring a trailblazing woman in the legal profession.
By Joan Champagne, White and Champagne Recently, I had the pleasure of attending another excellent IndyBar CLE program on mediation, which I was able to attend for free as an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Plus CLE Section member. The topic was “The Alligator in the Room,” presented by Holly Wanzer of Wanzer Edwards PC (you […]
Here at the IndyBar, we want to make sure you don’t get bored. That’s why we’re switching things up and throwing a few never-before-seen programs on our calendar for you to add to your credit count and enjoy!
Our devices are tracking us, and the data they collect is making its way into the courtroom. Discovery and smart technology was the topic of “The Connected World: A Lawyer’s Guide to the Internet of Things,” the latest CLE from the E-Discovery, Information Governance & Cybersecurity Section of the Indianapolis Bar Association.
The Indianapolis Bar Foundation is excited to announce its first annual Day of Giving on October 24, 2018! Please join your fellow judges, lawyers, paralegals and friends in the legal community to help us meet our fundraising goal of $50,000.
Join us on November 13 at Meridian Hills Country Club as we honor just a handful of the many lawyers, judges and students who’ve made their mark in 2018.