Hoosier attorney is a master at 8-Ball
Mike Dobosz placed fourth this year in the Valley National 8-Ball League World Pool Championships in Las Vegas.
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IU Health attorney navigates new world of dog bandanas
What started out as a new pandemic hobby has morphed into a unique, thriving business for an Indiana University Health attorney.
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State panel begins work to find lawyer shortage solutions
Expanded roles for paralegals are among the options being considered by the 23-member Commission on Indiana’s Legal Future, which was appointed by the Indiana Supreme Court.
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‘Passing the baton’: Pratt family features 3 generations of Black attorneys, 2 generations of judges
Lena Pratt Sanders, the Marion Circuit Court magistrate judge, has continued her family’s legal legacy of three generations of Black attorneys in Indianapolis — and has now started the family’s second generation of judges.
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The waiting game: 2 years after end of War in Afghanistan, refugees in Indiana still awaiting asylum decisions
With nothing but the clothes on his back and his cellphone, Ali Noori, his wife and 2-year-old daughter went to the airport in hopes of safely fleeing their country: Afghanistan.
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State bar association looks at limited legal licensing for non-attorneys
At its annual summit Thursday, one of the bar association’s breakout sessions,”Exploring Alternative Forms of Licensure,” allowed members to give their own feedback on what they think about having non-attorneys perform certain legal services and what those services might be.
Police officers are starting to use AI chatbots to write crime reports. Will they hold up in court?
Oklahoma City’s police department is one of a handful to experiment with AI chatbots to produce the first drafts of incident reports. Police officers who’ve tried it are enthused about the time-saving technology, while some prosecutors, police watchdogs and legal scholars have concerns about how it could alter a fundamental document in the criminal justice system that plays a role in who gets prosecuted or imprisoned.
Attorney shortage commission makes budgetary, legislative recommendations
The bipartisan commission charged with assuaging the state’s attorney shortage recommended funding legal practice startups and a regulatory “sandbox” agency — among other budgetary and legislative suggestions — in an interim report released Thursday.
Smaller firms, solo attorneys get creative with office space
Some Indiana solo practitioners and small firms, while not being totally virtual, have taken significant steps to reduce the amount of time spent in a traditional office space and are renting much smaller spaces.
Recruiting and retaining: Legal aid groups look for ways to keep pace with private firms
For legal aid organizations like Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic, their inability to offer salaries comparable to those in the private sector means they have to get creative with incentives and place an emphasis on the services provided to often lower-income clients.
Mejia: Here’s how to learn the advantages of mindfulness
The introduction to, and acceptance of, mindfulness practices in law is a much-needed response to the call to action for positive change in the profession.
Runyan: A callout to small firms: Use time to make time
For anyone looking to take better control of their day, I wholeheartedly recommend John Maley’s Time & Practice Management for Lawyers and his tips to streamline your practice and make you a better lawyer.
Marquez: Here’s how to make sure you stay in the loop
Microsoft Loop has broad capabilities to help keep you in the loop.
Trump faces prospect of additional sanctions in hush money trial as key witness resumes testimony
Donald Trump faces the prospect of additional sanctions in his hush money trial as he returns to court Thursday for another contempt hearing followed by testimony from a lawyer who represented two women who have said they had sexual encounters with the former president.
Attorneys sought as county poll inspectors
Marion County offered a class to attorneys to educate them about election law and encourage them to work at the polls for the May 7 primary.
Indiana Supreme Court forms commission to address attorney shortage
The Indiana Supreme Court has established a 23-member Commission on Indiana’s Legal Future, poised to address the attorney shortage across the state and make recommendations to the court.
IU McKinney alumna Reichard featured in Indiana Humanities’ writers program
Longtime attorney and former judge Ruth Reichard is being featured in the Indiana Humanities “Write Now” series.
State lawmaker panel weighs solutions to Indiana’s lawyer shortage
Indiana’s legal community is raising alarms about a statewide shortage of attorneys that has already led to barren courtrooms leaving hundreds of Hoosiers unrepresented.
Red Mass celebrations honoring, praying for legal profession planned for October
Catholic dioceses around the state will be hosting Red Mass celebrations next month to honor and pray for those in the legal profession.
Lawyers indicted with Trump say they were doing their jobs. But that may be a tough argument to make
The 18 defendants charged alongside Trump in Fulton County include more than a half-dozen lawyers, and their statements provide early foreshadowing of at least one of the defenses they seem poised to raise: that they were merely doing their jobs as attorneys.
Law firms see growing demand for advice on environmental, social investing issues
Law firms in Indiana and across the globe are seeing increasing demand for legal advice on initiatives that measure corporate responsibility in the areas of environmental impact, social concerns and corporate governance.
Indy law firm accuses former lawyer of keeping more than $100K in unpaid attorney fees
Indianapolis law firm Gilbert Legal Services LLC is suing one of its former attorneys for allegedly setting up work with a new client at a different firm while still employed at GLS, along with continuing to accept student loan reimbursements despite having already paid off the loans.
Disciplinary Commission issues advisory opinion on attorney fees
The Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission has issued an advisory opinion on lawyers’ obligations regarding fee agreements, refunds and disputes.
Free summer law camp lets kids learn about the law, interact with judges, attorneys
With an eye toward appealing to children with an interest in the law, Kids’ Voice of Indiana held its third free summer law camp this week.