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Lucas: State bar emphasizes attorney wellness in 2012
Editor Kelly Lucas writes about the Indiana State Bar Association’s emphasis on attorney fitness and wellness.
Morris: It’s election season – is anyone paying attention?
IBJ Media president Greg Morris writes about the importance of participating in civic life.
Award photos from ISBA annual meeting 2011
See photos of award winners from the Indiana State Bar Association’s annual meeting in French Lick, Ind.
Column: ISBA Young Lawyers Section has busy year
Michael Jasaitis writes about the activities performed by the state bar’s Young Lawyers Section and the benefits of joining.
Column: Does your client’s business have a will?
Investment firm managing director Greg Maurer wants attorneys to ask their business clients “What happens to my business if I die tomorrow?”
Lawyers let loose at ISBA talent show
A talent show at the annual state bar meeting allowed lawyers to show off their abilities and even laugh at themselves.
Law School Briefs – 11/9/11
Notre Dame will host New Jersey’s governor; Maurer School of Law has partnered with the University of Oxford to create a new program.
Chickedantz assumes new role as ISBA president
In a 45-minute conversation with C. Erik Chickedantz, the accomplished lawyer and Vietnam veteran never boasted about his own accomplishments, although the many awards in his office are a testament to his service to Indiana’s legal profession.
Bar Crawl – 11/9/11
The Marion County Bar Association is now on Facebook; IndyBar will honor award winners at its Nov. 29 luncheon.
Appellate court rules man can challenge med mal cap’s constitutionality
An Indianapolis man will get an evidentiary hearing on whether the state’s $1.25 million cap on medical malpractice awards is unconstitutional.
Improving a child’s access to counsel
A proposed draft rule would change waiver procedures in the juvenile justice system.
Rookie year on the Supreme Court
New Indiana Justice Steven David is settled but still finding his niche.
New ISBA committee promotes healthy living for lawyers
A committee formed by the new Indiana State Bar Association president wants to encourage attorneys to step away from their desks and find time for fitness and wellness.
Adding UPL to Indiana RICO statute
An Indiana Supreme Court case involving an estate planning “trust mill” has led to a policy discussion about whether certain types of unauthorized practice of law should rise above a misdemeanor crime and involve a racketeering component.
Indiana can’t cap Medicaid coverage of dental services
A northern Indiana federal judge has ruled that the state must fully cover dental services that are medically necessary for Medicaid participants, and it can’t deny coverage exceeding a certain amount because that would prevent some low-income individuals the ability to get needed care.
COA orders new trial in utility theft case
The Indiana Court of Appeals has reversed a theft conviction and ordered a new trial for a man who was prohibited from discussing a lesser offense during closing argument.
Opinions Nov. 7, 2011 ILD
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Jessica J. Jelinek v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security
10-3340
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, South Bend Division, Judge Christopher A. Nuechterlein.
Civil. Reverses judgment of an administrative law judge that Jelinek’s collective mental and physical impairments were severe but not disabling. Reverses and remands for further proceedings on mother’s request for supplemental security income for daughter.
Indiana Supreme Court had posted no opinions at IL deadline.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Quintico Goolsby v. State of Indiana (NFP)
49A02-1105-CR-396
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class A misdemeanor battery.
David Burks-Bey v. Tippecanoe County Jail, et al. (NFP)
79A02-1101-MI-149
Miscellaneous. Affirms trial court’s dismissal of complaint for failure to prosecute, holding Burks-Bey put forth no reason for failing to pursue his case during two-plus years of inactivity.
Samuel L. Hobbs, Jr. v. State of Indiana (NFP)
18A04-1101-PC-46
Post conviction. Affirms denial of petition for post-conviction relief.
James Henry LaFramboise v. State of Indiana (NFP)
16A05-1104-CR-220
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class A felony voluntary manslaughter.
Indiana Tax Court had posted no opinions at IL deadline.
Opinions Nov. 7, 2011
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Jessica J. Jelinek v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security
10-3340
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, South Bend Division, Judge Christopher A. Nuechterlein.
Civil. Reverses judgment of an administrative law judge that Jelinek’s collective mental and physical impairments were severe but not disabling. Reverses and remands for further proceedings on mother’s request for supplemental security income for daughter.
Lecture in honor of Myles N. Brand Nov. 9
George P. Smith II, a visiting fellow at Indiana University's Center for Law, Ethics, and Applied Research in Health Information, will deliver the center's first public lecture in tribute to his late friend, former IU President Myles N. Brand.