On The Move – 1/28/15
Read who’s recently joined a new firm, become partner or been appointed to serve on a board.
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Disciplinary Actions – 1/28/15
Read who’s recently been suspended by the Indiana Supreme Court.
New Albany attorney named part-time magistrate judge
A senior partner with Kightlinger & Gray LLP has been selected as a part-time magistrate judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
Court of Appeals modifying opinion and order format
Beginning Monday, opinions and orders issue from the Indiana Court of Appeals will look different.
Chicago law professor to give Valpo’s MLK lecture
A DePaul University College of Law professor, well-known as a scholar in the areas of employment and labor law and voting rights, will be the featured speaker at Valparaiso University Law School’s Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture Thursday.
Federal courts warn of threatening jury duty scam calls
Federal courts are warning residents of scam phone calls threatening prosecution for failure to comply with jury service, according to an alert released Thursday by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
Indiana Court Decisions – Dec. 22, 2014 to Jan. 6, 2015
Read about recent Indiana appellate decisions.
McKinney slates living wage panel discussion
“Living Wages as a Human Right” is the topic of a forum next week at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.
Lawyers for Wal-Mart shopper slain by police to speak at Maurer
Lawyers representing the family of an African-American man killed in a police action shooting while he was shopping at an Ohio Wal-Mart store will talk about the case next week at Indiana University Maurer School of Law.
1990 MCBA president currently suspended from practice
Larry G. Whitney, the Marion County Bar Association president when Indiana Lawyer launched in 1990, is currently suspended from the practice of law.
When Indiana Lawyer launched in 1990 …
Here are some random legal statistics from twenty-five years ago when Indiana Lawyer published its first issue. Remember when law school cost under $3,500 a year?
On the Move – 1/14/15
Read who’s recently made partner, been appointed to a position or joined an Indiana firm.
Lanane to Pence: properly staff DCS caseworkers
Indiana Senate Democratic Leader Tim Lanane said Monday that Gov. Mike Pence must add 77 new caseworkers at the Department of Child Services to comply with state law.
Second Indy township official charged with embezzlement
Federal prosecutors have charged a Center Township official in Indianapolis with embezzling tens of thousands of dollars in Social Security payments intended for disabled and elderly recipients.
National Jurist: IU’s Henderson most influential in legal education
Indiana University Maurer School of Law Professor William Henderson is the nation’s most influential person in legal education, according to rankings appearing in the January 2015 edition of National Jurist magazine.
Judge grants motion to make nonsurgical abortion ruling final
A federal judge has granted the state and plaintiff’s joint motion to make final her December ruling that a 2013 law regarding nonsurgical abortion clinics violates the Equal Protection Clause.
Parties ask for December nonsurgical abortion ruling to be made final
Attorneys for the state of Indiana and Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky filed a joint motion Tuesday requesting a federal judge make final her Dec. 3 ruling that found a 2013 law regulating nonsurgical abortion clinics violated the Equal Protection Clause.
Firm mergers down slightly in 2014
Eighty-two law firm combinations were announced last year in the United States, a 7 percent decline from 2013’s 88 mergers, according to Altman Weil Inc.