More women being hired as general counsel
A new report is hailing the increase in the number of women hired for general counsel jobs in Fortune 500 companies, a trend which is expected to continue.
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More than half of Indiana counties now e-filing
Electronic filing is now available in more than half of Indiana circuit and superior courts, as Fountain and Starke Counties on Friday became the latest to adopt e-filing initially on a voluntary basis.
Senate Republicans appoint new chief legal counsel, chief of staff
A longtime member of the Indiana Senate Republicans legal staff has been appointed chief legal counsel for the Senate majority, which also announced a new chief of staff.
High court to decide if kids ‘reasonably expected’ to play at park with no equipment
The effect of a change to Indiana’s criminal code limiting the enhancement for committing a drug offense near a school or park will be at the center of a case the Indiana Supreme Court will hear next month.
Notre Dame law clinic employee accused of embezzlement
An employee of the Notre Dame Clinical Law Center has been charged with 11 felony counts relating to what the St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s Office says is a seven-year-long racketeering scheme in which the university found more than $199,000 was stolen.
Justices to hear arguments in caseload case against DCS this week
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear arguments this week to determine whether an employee of the Indiana Department of Child Services can bring a class-action complaint against her employer for an alleged violation of statutory caseload limits under the public standing doctrine.
137 successful on February Indiana Bar Exam
Indiana’s newest attorneys received advice from judges and took several oaths during an admission ceremony held May 17 at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in Indianapolis.
Disciplinary Actions – 5/31/17
Read who’s recently been disciplined by the Indiana Supreme Court.
Ice Miller expanding IP practice with Philadelphia office
Ice Miller LLP is expanding its intellectual property practice with a new office in Philadelphia.
Federal court documentary premiere, debut airing set
A documentary coinciding with the bicentennial of Indiana’s federal courts will premiere at a special event next month ahead of its debut airing on public television.
Justices to hear arguments in Evansville ‘military-style assault’ case
Indiana’s Supreme Court is set to hear cases Thursday involving the withdrawal of guilty pleas, the use of search warrants and the revocation of good-time credit.
Survey: Law firm lawyers, partners lacking work
More than half of equity partners aren’t sufficiently busy at work, a greater number of non-equity partners don’t have enough to occupy their time, and close to nine in 10 law firms have chronically underperforming lawyers, an industry survey reports.
Indiana mayors push Congress to keep funding block grants
Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson is scheduled to speak to congressional members this afternoon in support of continued funding for Community Development Block Grants.
Order adds Rules Committee members, changes amendment procedure
The Indiana Supreme Court has increased the number of members required for its Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure while also amending the process for recommending and adopting a rule change in a series of amendments to Trial Rule 80 that took effect Friday.
2 Indiana judges graduate from judicial college
Two northwest Indiana judges graduated last week from The National Judicial College in Reno, Nevada.
Supreme Court seeking comments on proposed rule amendments
The Indiana Supreme Court is seeking comment from legal professionals and members of the public on proposed amendments to various Indiana judicial rules.
Justices to hear cases involving protective sweeps, proceedings supplemental
The Indiana Supreme Court has agreed to decide if Lafayette police officers acted improperly when they searched a man’s apartment and arrested him after finding a gun in his back bedroom.
Jasper County judge moving to federal bench
A Jasper County judge has been appointed to the bench in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Indiana.
Supreme Court reprimands attorney for falsifying hours worked
The Indiana Supreme Court has publicly reprimand an Indianapolis attorney accused of falsifying the time he spent working on cases in official claims for attorney fees.