AUG. 17-30, 2012
The criminal case filed against Chinese immigrant Bei Bei Shuai has become a battleground over prosecutorial discretion and how far a defense attorney can go in representing her client. The Indiana State Bar Association has organized a business school for lawyers with the goal of teaching lawyers how to run their firms. The change in Indiana's emanicpation law has created uncertainty among attorneys as to how a recent amendment applies to petitions for educational support.
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Dickson takes oath as Indiana chief justice
Indiana Chief Justice Brent Dickson formally took the oath of office Aug. 6 before more than 300 people in the atrium of the Indiana Statehouse.
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Video, social media aid law job searches
Mauri Miller is among the anxious ranks of law school students and recent graduates for whom getting face time with recruiters might take more than remarkable resumes and relationships. His job hunt strategy includes his presence on viewyou.com, and his use of social media such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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The case against Bei Bei Shuai
Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry never expected the prosecution of Chinese immigrant Bei Bei Shuai to become a cause célèbre. It also has become a battleground over prosecutorial discretion and how far a defense attorney can go in representing her client.
Read MoreLRAP fundraising campaign entering final phase
The program is bolstering an endowment to help lawyers overwhelmed by student loan debt. The Indiana Bar Foundation is $71,000 short of meeting its goal.
Read MoreIndiana justice gender issue resurfaces
Experts say a lack of multiple female Indiana Supreme Court finalists raises concerns.
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Bar introduces business school for lawyers
The Business Law Section of the Indiana State Bar Association is addressing the growing need among lawyers to know good business practices like payroll, inventory, accounting and advertising in order to keep their firms open.
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Change in emancipation law brings uncertainty
A difference in paternity and divorce language has attorneys questioning the Legislature’s action regarding petitions for educational support.
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Concerns rise as revised parenting time guidelines near completion
A first-ever review of Indiana’s Parenting Time Guidelines is nearing completion. Among the proposed changes: New language dealing with online communication between parents and children, and revised rules regarding overnight visitation.
Read MoreIndiana AFCC chapter has first meeting this month
The Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, a national organization that brings a holistic approach to family law, has authorized the creation of an Indiana chapter.
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Start Page: Tips to make Google searches more effective
G-O-O-G-L-E will replace Q-W-E-R-T-Y on keyboards of the future. It has already replaced S-E-A-R-C-H. Problem is you probably aren’t very good at Google. Like a bad golf swing, without training, you just keep practicing the wrong swing and haven’t taken lessons.
Read MoreTerms of Art: Musical background helps attorney connect with clients
Wandini Riggins writes about attorney Trezanay Atikins, whose interests in music and sports led to her launching her own intellectual property firm.
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Pyle: COA appointment an ‘awesome honor’
Gov. Mitch Daniels Tuesday appointed Madison Circuit Judge Rudolph Pyle III to the Indiana Court of Appeals, filling a vacancy left by Pyle’s mentor, Judge Carr Darden.
Read MoreRehearings – 8/17/12
Updates on Indiana’s immigration law and the former Merrillville doctor facing hundreds of malpractice suits and other charges.
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Indiana Court Decisions – July 25-Aug. 7, 2012
Read appellate opinions from Indiana’s courts.
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Disciplinary actions – Aug. 17, 2012
Read who has been suspended by the Indiana Supreme Court.
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MCBA to raise funds for Darden scholarship
The Marion County Bar Association is hosting a retirement dinner for Senior Judge Carr Darden Sept. 14. Darden stepped down from the Indiana Court of Appeals last month. All proceeds from the event will benefit the MCBA and the Judge Carr L. Darden and Mrs. Lundy Darden Public Sector Legal Education Scholarship Fund.
Read MoreState bar’s Young Lawyer Section receives 2 ABA awards
The Indiana State Bar Association Young Lawyer Section received two first-place national awards Aug. 4 at the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division annual conference in Chicago.
Read MoreDTCI: Representing minority shareholders
Jason Massaro writes about Indiana’s Corporations Law and Judicial Order of Inspection.
Read MoreDTCI: Awards nominations invited
The Defense Trial Counsel’s annual meeting will be held Nov. 15-16. One of the highlights of the meeting is the presentation of the “Defense Lawyer of the Year,” the “Diplomat of the Indiana Defense Trial Counsel,” and the “Outstanding Young Lawyer” awards.
Read MoreDTCI: North Central Region Trial Academy Sept. 28-29
The Trial Academy is the only trial technique seminar in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin specifically designed for the defense lawyer. Each student is videotaped while conducting part of the trial, and each receives a copy of that videotape upon conclusion of the Trial Academy.
Read MoreChinn: Diversity Efforts Can’t End with Successful Job Fair
The IndyBar Diversity Job Fair won’t by itself create the kind of diverse and inclusive environment that so many of us want to see promoted in our legal community. But being part of it this year put me in mind of what we would lose without it.
Read MoreIBA: The IndyBar’s Been Busy
Read highlights from the 2012 Section, Division & Committee Mid-Year reports.
Read MoreIBA: Defining Professionalism, or the ‘Case of the Incredible Shrinking Crack’
Professionalism is a very difficult word to define with any precision.
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