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IBA: Bar Leadership for 2011 in Place

With nearly 40 groups within the Indianapolis Bar to provide service and support, it takes great leadership to accomplish the lofty goals set for each.

IBA: Institute Offers Advocates an Invaluable Resource

The Indianapolis Bar Association’s Appellate Practice Section recently created the Indiana Appellate Institute, a resource available to lawyers throughout the state who have oral arguments scheduled before the Indiana Supreme Court or Court of Appeals.

DTCI: Medical Negligence vs. Premises Liability

When a patient is harmed during a medical procedure, a patient may elect to file a medical negligence claim against his physician and the health care facility in which the procedure occurred. However, when a patient is harmed during a hospitalization, should the claim still be pursued as one of medical negligence or is it more appropriately a premises liability claim?

Knox County Bar memorializes lawyer

The Knox County Bar Association adopted a resolution to memorialize former Indiana State Bar Association president E. Rabb Emison in mid-November.

On the Move – 11/24/10

See who are new to Indiana firms and what attorneys have opened new law firms.

Viewpoint: I hope you read this

An anonymous young lawyer in Indianapolis discusses her anxiety issues and the Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program.

Death and tax uncertainty

These days, it feels as though Uncle Sam is laughing at estate planning and wealth transfer attorneys.

Judicial candidates lose elections

Two judicial candidates who’d faced Indiana Election Commission challenges earlier this year about their names even appearing on the ballot made it to the general election, but ended up losing the races and not getting to the bench in Lake and Allen counties.

SCOTUS reverses 7th Circuit again

The death penalty has effectively been reinstated for an Indiana man after the nation’s highest court reversed the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that had ordered a new trial. In doing that, the Supreme Court of the United States on Nov. 8 reiterated its message that federal courts can’t issue any writ of habeas […]

Indiana law students raise awareness on animal welfare issues

To learn more about a number of legal concerns that involve animal welfare – whether those issues involve pets, livestock, or even exotic animals – students at Indiana law schools have started organizations affiliated with the national Animal Legal Defense Fund.

General Assembly ready for new session’s business

With a new legislative session on the horizon, the Indiana General Assembly is going to be one to watch as it likely tackles a multitude of issues influencing the state’s legal community.

Programs target older foster youth

For foster youth who are about to age out of the system or have already done so, there often is no support system. That decreases one’s chance of getting a good education and increases the likelihood that the former foster youth will end up homeless or become involved in illegal activity and be arrested after aging out.

Johnsen speaks publicly for first time in 2 years

Two years ago this month, an Indiana University Maurer School of Law professor was named to the transition team of President Barack Obama, not quite knowing where that experience would lead.

In case of dishonest lawyers

The nearly 50-year-old Indiana State Bar Association Clients’ Financial Assistance Fund has seen an unprecedented number of claims against a single attorney.

revised cookie jar

AG holds first criminal justice summit on death penalty costs

In what was the first of its kind in Indiana, the state Attorney General’s Office held a criminal justice summit at the University of Notre Dame this month to examine the critical issues the legal system faces from capital cases where the death penalty is utilized.