IBA: Lawyer Telecommuting on the Rise
The days of being chained to a desk truly are ending for most lawyers.
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IBA: Bar Foundation Seeks Leaders
Your Indianapolis Bar Foundation is seeking energetic leaders interested in helping to guide this dynamic fundraising board
in 2011.
IBA: Climate Changing the Billable Hour
A survey recently released by law firm management consulting company Altman Weil reports a clear consensus emerging among US law firms on changes in the profession.
IBA: Mediation Day
The Indianapolis Bar Association’s ADR Section and the Bar’s Standing Committee on Pro Bono jointly hosted their first annual Mediation Day on August 3, 2010 at Baker & Daniels downtown Indianapolis office.
IBA: Zoning Cases Moved with Judge Keele
Marion Superior Court Judge Michael Keele recently moved from civil court 12 to civil court 7 prompting a discussion about
assignment of zoning and substantive civil environmental cases.
IBA: Providing Services to the Deaf
Twenty years ago the United States took a giant leap forward in providing access for all persons regardless of ability with
passage of The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Indianapolis Bar Foundation Lawyer Links Classic 2010
More than 100 golfers gathered at Broadmoor Country Club to support the Indianapolis Bar Foundation on July 8.
IBA: Marion Superior Court E-Filing Hitting Stride
Launched in mid-May, the Marion Superior Court E-filing program is available for mortgage foreclosure and collection cases.
The IBA’s Criminal Justice and Appellate Sections File Amicus Brief on Sentencing Issue
Recently, Indiana’s trial courts have begun utilizing “scoring models” to help determine a reasonable sentence. The practice of using such “scoring models” was recently challenged by a criminal defendant and his case reached the Supreme Court of Indiana.
IBA: Public Library Now Conducting Patent Searches
The Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library recently announced they are now providing patent search assistance at the downtown Central Library.
IBA: Court Seeks Commissioner Applicants
Marion Superior Court is accepting resumes for full-time Commissioners.
IBA: Nod to Professionalism
For serving as a role model of civility in litigation for countless attorneys in the Indianapolis area.
IBA: Three IndyBar Members among SC Semi-Finalists
Following the first round of interviews, three Indianapolis Bar Association members remain in the hunt to fill the upcoming vacancy on the Indiana Supreme Court.
IBA: Honor a colleague with the Antoinette Dakin Leach Award
To recognize a female attorney for her professional and personal accomplishments, the Indianapolis Bar Association’s Women and the Law Division is seeking nominations for the 2010 Antoinette Dakin Leach Award.
IBA: Strategic Planning
The leadership of the Indianapolis Bar Association has long made an effort to track change and respond to it through strategic planning.
IBA: Divorce and Social Media
An overwhelming 81% of the nation’s top divorce attorneys say they have seen an increase in the number of cases using social networking evidence during the past five years, according to a recent survey of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML).
IBA: Seeking to Honor Excellence
Awarding professional excellence on the bench and in the bar is the purpose of the Indianapolis Bar’s Silver Gavel and Professionalism Awards.