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Parrish: Students find clerkships in smaller counties rewarding

November 13, 2019 | Austen Parrish

This summer’s Rural Justice Initiativesought to expose students who are committed to public service to different facets of rural and smaller-city practice while helping trial court judges with their heavy workloads in counties where that help is needed most. The goal was to underscore to students the benefits of clerking after graduation, to help improve access to courts and expand legal services, and to inspire some students to consider pursuing careers in rural Indiana.

IndyBar: Honor Excellence, Part Two: Legal Community Stars to Receive Recognition Award

November 13, 2019 | From IndyBar

Join us on Nov. 19 at Meridian Hills Country Club as we honor just a handful of the many lawyers, judges, students and more who’ve made their mark in 2019.

Good growth? Lawyer population grows, but supply may outpace demand

November 13, 2019 | Olivia Covington

According to the ABA’s National Lawyer Population Survey, the number of active lawyers nationwide grew by 14.5% in the last decade, up from 1,180,386 in 2009 to 1,352,027 in 2019. The number of Indiana lawyers likewise grew 10.2%, increasing from 14,379 to 15,845.

IndyBar: Judge Heather Welch Honored, Shares Hope for the Future of Women in the Law

November 13, 2019 | From IndyBar

The IndyBar Women and the Law Division proudly recognized Judge Heather Welch of the Marion Superior Court as the recipient of this year’s Antoinette Dakin Leach Award honoring a trailblazing woman in the legal profession.

Through the eyes of an immigrant

November 13, 2019 | Marilyn Odendahl

Mohamed Arafa has called Indianapolis his home since 2009, when he moved here to pursue a Doctor of Juridical Science degree from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. Now an adjunct professor at IU McKinney, Arafa still sees America through the eyes of an immigrant.

C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb honored in Indianapolis

November 12, 2019 | Marilyn Odendahl

For his work in founding and developing C-SPAN, the cable network that gives Americans a front row seat to their government, Indiana native and Purdue University alumnus Brian Lamb was honored Monday by the Benjamin Harrison President Site with the 2019 Advancing American Democracy Award.

‘Precedent setting settlement’ ends rent-to-own housing lawsuit

November 12, 2019 | Marilyn Odendahl

A legal fight over a rent-to-buy real estate business that included the landlord hitting back and filing a counterclaim for defamation against the plaintiffs ended Friday with the parties reaching a settlement that, among other provisions, requires the defendants pay nearly $400,000 plus attorney fees.

Justices answer juvenile ineffective assistance of counsel question

November 12, 2019 | Katie Stancombe

Indiana Supreme Court justices have affirmed the placement of a teenage boy in the Indiana Department of Correction, finding he was not provided ineffective assistance of counsel.

Justices steer defective dump-truck suit back to trial court

November 12, 2019 | Dave Stafford

A lawsuit alleging an Indianapolis manufacturer delivered dozens of defective dump trucks in 2005 has taken a U-turn back to the trial court after the Indiana Supreme Court found it could not grant summary judgment sought by the truck builder in litigation brought against it by the truck buyers.

Man suing for unpaid wages awarded thousands more in appeal

November 12, 2019 | Katie Stancombe

The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed in part a judgment issued to a former medical device company employee, granting him an additional award for unpaid wages and remanding for the calculation of additional attorney fees it concluded he is entitled to.

Judges involved in Indianapolis shooting suspended without pay

November 12, 2019 | Olivia Covington

The three judges involved in a night of drinking that ended in gunfire in downtown Indianapolis have each been suspended without pay from their southern Indiana benches. The Indiana Supreme Court order issued Tuesday marks the conclusion of the judicial discipline cases against the judges.

Court’s conservatives seem to back Trump on immigration

November 12, 2019 | Associated Press

The US Supreme Court’s conservative majority seems prepared to allow the Trump administration to end a program that allows some immigrants to work legally in the United States and protects them from deportation.

Survey: 3 out of 4 legal officers expect recession; many cut spending

November 12, 2019 | IL Staff

A wide majority of chief legal officers expect a recession and therefore have taken steps to curb spending on in-house and outside counsel, a new survey reports.

Supreme Court lets Sandy Hook shooting lawsuit go forward

November 12, 2019 | Associated Press

The United States Supreme Court said Tuesday a survivor and relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting can pursue their lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 26 people.

Supreme Court clears former prosecutor of disciplinary charges

November 11, 2019 | Katie Stancombe

A former Howard County prosecutor has been cleared of allegations brought by the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission that he paid a witness for his testimony in a 2010 murder trial.

Condo complex loses 7th Circuit appeal in hail damage dispute

November 11, 2019 | Katie Stancombe

An Indianapolis condominium complex cannot seek more than $1 million in damages on a loan it took out to replace the shingles on its buildings, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday.

Civil penalties imposed on Imperial Petroleum fraudster upheld

November 11, 2019 | Katie Stancombe

A man hired to artificially inflate an Indiana oil company’s stock has lost his appeal at the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals after the federal court concluded the extent of his cooperation and whistleblower activities was adequately assessed when he was issued more than $1.5 million in civil penalties.

2019 report finds Hoosiers continuing to avoid ballot box

November 11, 2019 | IL Staff

With the release of the fourth measurement of Indiana’s civic engagement, the authors are providing an outline of strategies for expanding civic education programs and improving voting rates. The recommendations in the 2019 Indiana Civic Health Index come as the Hoosier State continues to rank in the bottom 10 of all states on voting and in the bottom third on voter registration.

Lawyer facing fraud, theft charges suspended for noncooperation

November 11, 2019 | Dave Stafford

A law firm name attorney in a northern Indiana county seat community who is facing multiple felony fraud and theft charges has been suspended from the practice of law after he failed to sufficiently respond to four ethics investigations by the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission.

Dow Agro lawsuit accuses employees of stealing secrets before quitting

November 11, 2019 | John Russell and Indianapolis Business Journal Staff

Dow AgroSciences LLC is crying foul, saying two former employees downloaded thousands of files of valuable and confidential information in the days leading up to their resignations, amounting to theft of company property and a violation of their non-disclosure and non-competition agreements.

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