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Coast to coast fore a good cause

Indiana University Robert. H. McKinney School of Law student Luke Bielawski played the ball wherever it landed during his cross-country fundraiser. (IL file photo) An Indianapolis law student made national headlines this year for his driving – with a golf club. Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law student Luke Bielawski swung his golf […]

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Lawyers drive, skydive and tend to hives

Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP attorneys (from left) John Ketcham, Chris Plews and George Plews enjoy beekeeping. (IL file photo) Some days, it feels like you never leave the office. But we know lawyers are not all work and no play, so we like to highlight the interesting and quirky things you do when […]

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Indiana sees new law school, deans

2013 was a busy year for the state’s law schools, which now total five. Indiana Tech Law School opened in August, welcoming 30 students – far less than the target goal of 100 students in the inaugural class. Indiana Tech held a special dedication ceremony for the law school Sept. 14. Since Indiana Tech voted […]

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Previous conviction? Expunge it!

Indiana’s expungement law took effect in 2013, allowing people convicted of certain crimes to have their criminal records restricted. The new law allows records to be sealed and expunged for people arrested but not convicted or if a conviction is vacated on appeal. It also allows people convicted of misdemeanors to petition the court for […]

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Attorneys misbehaving

An Indiana lawyer being disciplined isn’t necessarily news. This year, the Indiana Supreme Court issued more than 80 disciplinary orders, sometimes dealing with the same attorney matter. But some cases do stand out more than others, like when a judge’s discipline case is believed to be the most voluminous judicial disciplinary proceeding in the state’s […]

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Memorial service to honor Vevay attorney

A memorial service for Ronald “Ron” Hocker will be held at 1 p.m. Jan. 10 in the Switzerland Circuit Court courtroom. All local attorneys and court staff are welcome to attend to pay their last respects to Hocker, who died Dec. 9 at the Indiana University Simon Cancer Center in Indianapolis.

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Law school enrollment drops again

Law school enrollment fell 11 percent in the fall of 2013, continuing a dramatic decline since 2010, according to national figures released by the American Bar Association.

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We The People crowns state champions

After three days of competition among more than 600 high school and middle school students, teams from Fishers and Nashville took the top spots in the Indiana We The People program.

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Sniadecki’s forgery sentence suspended

Rodney P. Sniadecki, the disbarred sole practitioner from South Bend who was found guilty in September of three counts of forgery, received a suspended sentence and probation Wednesday.

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