IBA: WLD Invites IndyBar Members to Explore Women’s Legal History
Did you know that a number of Indiana women played important roles in the national fight for women’s suffrage?
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Chinn: A New Section, If You Can Keep It
It falls upon me to make the happy announcement that the Board of Directors of the Indianapolis Bar Association has approved the creation of a new section of the bar — the Indy Attorneys Network.
IBA: No Easier Way to Network
Think networking is difficult or intimidating? Wish you could easily meet and talk with leaders in the legal community? The IndyBar has a solution!
IBA: Trimble to Lead Bar as President in 2015
The Indianapolis Bar Association’s Nominating Committee has announced the selection of John C. Trimble of Lewis Wagner LLP as the 2015 President of the Indianapolis Bar Association.
DTCI: ‘Queen bee syndrome’ in the workplace – true or false?
If you are a woman trying to make it to the top of a law firm, can you expect a higher-ranking female attorney to take you under her wing? Do you need to undermine other women in order to advance or treat other women as threats?
Indianapolis Red Mass Oct. 9
The St. Thomas More Society of Indianapolis will hold its Red Mass at St. John Catholic Church Oct. 9 in downtown Indianapolis. The Mass is ecumenical in nature and celebrated by judges and lawyers of all faiths.
Vanderburgh County judicial candidates to debate
The Evansville Bar Association is hosting a judicial debate for the Vanderburgh Superior judicial candidates in contested races on Wednesday.
Around the IndyBar: Welcome Bar Leader Series Class X!
Photos from the Bar Leader Series Class X kickoff.
IndyBar Election Season Round-Up
News and commentary on the upcoming election are nearly impossible to escape at this point. Take a break from the non-stop back and forth political banter with several upcoming election-related non-partisan events and programs.
Chinn: Checking Our Institutions
Every time I travel alone, say for an out-of-town deposition, I am conscious of those blocks of time in which you get to be alone in your thoughts. As much as the travel itself is rarely fun, I almost always find great value in those periods of “travel reflection,” especially when things prior to leaving home have been so busy.
IBA: Metz, Zweig IndyBar Professionalism Award Winners
Chosen by the bar’s Professionalism Committee, the 2012 recipient of the Silver Gavel Award is the Hon. Anthony Metz III of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana, while the 2012 Professionalism Award will be presented to Sally Zweig of Katz & Korin PC. Both recipients were roundly praised for their professionalism by the committee, which is chaired by David K. Herzog of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP.
DTCI: Negligent infliction of emotional distress
There are few torts that have been subject to more expansion and modification in the last 20 years than negligent infliction of emotional distress.
DTCI conference November 15-16
Join your colleagues at the Abe Martin Lodge inside Brown County State Park for a casual but informative two-day seminar. Bring your family and enjoy the park activities, including the indoor water park. 13.5 hours CLE credit (2.0 hours ethics) pending
St. Joe Bar Association to present diversity summit
The Diversity Committee of the St. Joseph County Bar Association is hosting a presentation on diversity in the legal profession Sept. 24, which will include former Indiana Justice Frank Sullivan Jr. discussing inclusion among the judiciary and the selection of judges.
Chinn: Back to School
At the law school level, I have already taken part in back-to-school activities. I met some 2L students at a reception at the Maurer School the other evening hosted by my law firm. And on behalf of the IndyBar, I spoke briefly to the incoming 1L class at the McKinney School at orientation weekend.
IBA: Greening Indy, One Recycled Computer at a Time
Young Lawyers Division (YLD) members rolled up their sleeves to help the environment at the division’s first-ever E-Cycling Drive held Friday, August 24.
IBA: Escape to Sedona this November with the IndyBar
Stargazing, sunsets over the Red Rocks and…CLE? This unlikely combination makes for a can’t miss trip to this year’s IndyBar Destination CLE, to be held at the Enchantment Resort & Mii amo Spa in Sedona, Arizona November 15 to November 17.