COA Appeals on Wheels headed to Shelbyville next week
The Court of Appeals of Indiana will be traveling to Shelbyville next week as part of its Appeals on Wheels program.
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Barnes & Thornburg opening Nashville, Tennessee, office
Indianapolis-based Barnes & Thornburg LLP announced Monday it is opening a new office in Nashville, Tennessee.
IU McKinney IP center honored with top rating by legal publication
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law has been recognized on a national level for its efforts to prepare students in the field of intellectual property law.
Plunkett Cooney moves to new downtown Indianapolis location
One of the oldest law firms in the Midwest, established in 1913, has relocated its Indiana office to a new downtown Indianapolis location.
DCS director to resign, chief of staff named successor
Indiana Department of Child Services Director Terry Stigdon will resign from the agency, Gov. Eric Holcomb announced Monday. Her last day is Friday. The agency’s current chief of staff, Eric Miller, has been named the new director.
IN Supreme Court should consider resisting law enforcement case, Chief Justice Rush writes in dissent to transfer denial
Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush has penned a dissent to the denial of transfer to a case involving a woman convicted of resisting law enforcement, writing that the case would be an opportunity to clarify what it means to “forcibly” resist law enforcement.
Terre Haute inmate gets additional 2.5 years for assaulting correctional officer
An inmate at the Terre Haute Federal Correctional Institution has been sentenced to an additional 2½ years in prison for assaulting a federal correctional officer, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana announced Friday.
Indy dermatologist gets probation, $360K in restitution for underreporting $1.2M in income
An Indianapolis dermatologist has been sentenced to three years of probation for underreporting at least $1.2 million in taxable income over a three-year period. David Gerstein, 63, of Hamilton County, has also been ordered to pay $360,669 in restitution.
Miller, Watson to receive distinguished legal service awards
A federal judge and a retired professor at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law alumni will be honored this summer with awards for their distinguished legal service.
New Grant Co. judge Foust to take the bench Monday; judge pro tem revoked
The appointment of a new judge to Grant Superior Court 2 following Judge Dana Kenworthy’s ascension to the Court of Appeals of Indiana means a judge pro tempore can be relieved of her duties.
Indiana Lawyer wins 5 professional honors; IBJ Media wins 15 total
Indiana Lawyer reporters and designers earned five honors from the Indiana Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists for their work in 2022. The awards were presented Friday at the annual IndianaPro SPJ banquet.
Interviews set for 2 Marion County trial court judicial positions in Family Division
The Marion County Judicial Selection Committee will interview 22 applicants May 11 and 12 for two open positions in the Marion Superior Court Family Division.
Law schools preparing for 2023 commencement season
The graduating law school classes of 2023 will participate in commencement ceremonies starting next month across the state.
AG Rokita encourages Hoosiers to participate in Drug Take Back Day
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is encouraging Hoosiers to drop off their expired, unused, and unnecessary medications to disposal sites across the state as part of Saturday’s National Drug Take Back Day.
IU McKinney professor moderates Women in International Law Group meeting in D.C.
Indiana University McKinney School of Law professor Yvonne Dutton attended the American Society of International Law annual meeting from March 29-April 1 in Washington, D.C.
Decatur Co. judge Day reprimanded for ex parte communications
The Indiana Supreme Court has publicly reprimanded Decatur Circuit Judge Timothy B. Day for unauthorized ex parte communications and for failing to take appropriate remedial measures regarding those communications.
5 Indiana schools to participate in We the People nationals this week
Students from five Indiana schools will be participating in the national “We the People: The Citizen and on the Constitution” competitions that begin this week.
Justices to consider DOC case where inmate alleged medical malpractice
Indiana Supreme Court justices have granted transfer to a case involving an inmate who alleged medical malpractice at the Department of Correction facility where he was incarcerated.
IN Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in wind turbine, adoption cases
The Indiana Supreme Court is set to hear two oral arguments next week involving a wind turbine access dispute and a challenge to an adoption proceeding.
Elkhart attorney suspended again after probation violations
A northern Indiana attorney on probation after being conditionally reinstated has again been suspended from the practice of law in Indiana for violating her probation.