SEPT. 7-20, 2016
The Indiana Supreme Court is weighing a gun store's liability in a police officer's shooting by a man using a gun bought in a straw sale. Few people would be as qualified as a Lebanon-based litigation attorney, who is also an Indiana Golf Hall of Fame member and Crooked Stick Golf Club member, to co-chair the 2016 BMW Championship at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel Sept. 6-11. A Shelbyville firm is using lateral hires to open an office in Indianapolis and expand its New Albany office.
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Senior judge program’s promise to assist judiciary faces challenges
The Indiana Supreme Court charged a seven-member committee with promoting the effective use of senior judges in trial and appellate courts, increasing participation of senior judges, and recommending expanded opportunities and uses for them.
Read MoreFinding funds to support Indiana legal aid
Legal aid groups seek private donors as the Indiana Supreme Court requests $500,000 more for indigent representation from the Legislature.
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Justices weigh gun store’s liability in policeman’s shooting
A gun store’s possible liability for making a straw sale of a handgun that wounded an Indianapolis police officer is a matter of first impression for Indiana and a case watched closely for legal and policy implications nationwide.
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‘Small-town’ Shelbyville firm expanding around the state
As merger fever continues to spread through the legal community, a Shelbyville-based firm is spreading out.
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Lifelong golfer, lawyer co-chairs pro tournament at Crooked Stick
Few people would be as qualified as a Lebanon-based litigation attorney, who is also an Indiana Golf Hall of Fame member and Crooked Stick Golf Club member, to co-chair the 2016 BMW Championship at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel Sept. 6-11.
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Female corporate lawyers at Anthem find opportunity, no glass ceiling
At Anthem Inc., the billion-dollar health insurance provider, women comprise 76 percent of its workforce and 63 percent managerial leadership.
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Officers, prosecutors get training in crash reconstructions
More than 60 law enforcement officers and prosecutors from around Indiana took part in crash-reconstruction training in August at the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy in Plainfield. The training included several live demonstrations that allowed investigators to collect and analyze evidence that could be used in a criminal case.
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Fight to protect Indiana bat from wind farm renders mixed ruling
The Indiana bat has been part of a long-running battle against a proposed 100-turbine wind farm in Ohio. A lawsuit filed in 2013 by the Bloomington-based Conservation Law Center sought to block a permit issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that would have allowed the Buckeye Wind Project to kill the protected species.
Read MoreSugarman: SCOTUS affirms wetland determinations subject to review
On May 31, the United States Supreme Court once again unanimously delivered a victory for landowners who wish to challenge wetlands determinations handed down by the federal government.
Read MoreWagner: Who will pay to clean up Indiana’s polluted deep aquifers?
With fewer taxpayer dollars to fund the Superfund program, the responsible parties left standing would have to bear the costs for others that have either gone out of business or filed for bankruptcy.
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Hammerle On…’Kubo and the Two Strings,’ ‘Hell or High Water,’ ‘Don’t Think Twice’
Bob Hammerle says “Kubo and the Two Strings” is a magnificent animated film for adults and older children.
Read MoreBell/Whelan: 3 things to know about requests for client information
Here are three things to know when a third party requests information about your client, including don’t be cooperative, civil or otherwise charming.
Read MoreQuality of Life: When it feels like there aren’t enough hours in the day
How’s life going these days? Are we having fun yet? The name of this column is “Quality of Life.” How would you assess the quality of your life?
Read MoreDTCI: The need for federal anti-SLAPP legislation is great
Whether it is The Speak Free Act or some other federal legislation, there appears to be a growing consensus that a federal uniform anti-SLAPP statute will eventually be enacted.
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Discipinary Actions – 9/7/16
Read who's recently been suspended by the Indiana Supreme Court.
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Moberly: 2020 is in Sight: Charting our Future through the Strategic Plan
As I foreshadowed in an earlier column, recently members of the IndyBar met to discuss and draft the next three-year strategic plan for the association. This isn’t your typical not-for-profit organization’s strategic plan. It won’t be just filed away.
Read MoreIndyBar: Barnard to Lead Indianapolis Bar Association in 2019
The Indianapolis Bar Association’s Nominating Committee has announced the selection of Thomas A. Barnard of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP as the 2019 President of the Indianapolis Bar Association.
Read MoreIndyBar Names Young and Trimble Recipients of 2016 Professionalism Awards
The IndyBar Professionalism Committee, led by chair Arend Abel, has named the Hon. Richard Young of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana the 2016 recipient of the Silver Gavel Award, while John Trimble of Lewis Wagner LLP has been awarded the bar’s Professionalism Award.
Read MoreIndyBar: Get to Know the Justice: Hon. Geoffrey G. Slaughter Opens Up about the Supreme Court and Professionalism
It’s a big change: transitioning directly from private practice to the Indiana Supreme Court. One could only imagine the differences between the two positions, so we recently connected with Indiana’s newest Supreme Court Justice, Hon. Geoffrey G. Slaughter, to talk about exactly what the experience has been like.
Read MoreIndyBar: Criminal Justice Section Offers Exciting New Scholarship
This year, we are proud to offer a new scholarship to attorneys in their first seven years of practice.
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