IBA: IndyBar Member Wins Election to Challenge Mayor in November
Melina Kennedy won the Democratic primary race for Indianapolis Mayor last week.
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IBA: ‘Shut Up Already’ and Four Other Top Tips for a Successful Family Law Mediation
Have you gone a little light on mediation preparation lately? It’s time to jump start your mediation mojo with some tips about how to get in, get settled and get out of the way.
DTCI: Who needs government? Maybe we do!
When I got out of bed this morning, a Tea Party activist on the morning news was decrying government intrusion into our lives and our freedom. He seemed to be saying that our lives would be so much better without government getting in our way and getting in the way of businesses trying to make our lives better through the free market system.
Munster students finish 10th in national We the People competition
A group of teens from Munster High School finished 10th from a field of 52 in the national finals of We the People: the Citizen and the Constitution.
Pinched nerve causes chief justice to miss arguments, Evansville event
Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard is dealing with a painful pinched nerve in his neck but is working on managing the pain and has not been hospitalized as a result of the condition, said Supreme Court Public Information Officer Kathryn Dolan.
IBA: Ask a Lawyer
The Indianapolis Bar Association’s Ask a Lawyer program, held Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at libraries across Marion county, provided over 440 members of the public with free face-to-face legal advice from certified attorneys who generously volunteered their time.
Hebenstreit: Bench Bar – Let’s Get Acquainted
Hopefully, you have seen the promotional material about the Bench Bar conference coming up June 16 to 18 in French Lick. What started about 20 years ago as a noble experiment has morphed into a first class educational event.
IBA: Judges to Co-Chair Diversity Initiative
U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Walton Pratt and Indiana Supreme Court Justice Frank Sullivan were recently appointed to co-chair an Indianapolis Bar Association task force to address diversity within the Indianapolis legal community.
IBA: Bar Leader Series – A ‘Must Have’
In a time when so many are working to set themselves apart from the masses in the profession of law, the IndyBar’s Bar Leader Series is a “must have.
IBA: Indianapolis Bar Foundation Creates Impact Fund
The Indianapolis Bar Foundation has reorganized its grant making activity with the intent to provide greater impact with its dollars.
DTCI: Pennell receives ADTA President’s Award
Stephen R. Pennell, former president of DTCI and partner in the Lafayette firm of Stuart & Branigin, received the President’s Award for Outstanding Service to the ADTA at the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys’ annual meeting in Hawaii.
DTCI: New tool in defending defective products
The Indiana Supreme Court recently held that a plaintiff’s fault in initially causing an accident may be considered in a crashworthiness case against the car manufacturer.
Bar Crawl – 4/27/11
Lake County Bar hosts Law Day; Indy Bar annual appellate meeting; ISBA offers solo conference.
Effort seeks to revive citizens’ civic interest
The message from lawyers, lawmakers, and educators is clear: Civic education is suffering, and along with it, our country. But no one seems certain how to convince people to care about civics.
Federal budget cuts lead to uncertainty for state’s student civic programs
Chuck Dunlap, executive director of the Indiana Bar Foundation, says federal budget cuts mean the IBF’s Civic Education Program will have no federal funding as of September.
Kimbrough Bar Association to honor state’s African-American judges
The James C. Kimbrough Bar Association will salute Indiana’s African-American members of the judiciary on April 21.
Wishard/Baker & Daniels Receives National Pro Bono Health Award
Baker & Daniels LLP has received national recognition for its efforts working with Wishard Health Services to improve health care disparities by pooling resources provided by doctors, lawyers, social workers and educators.
IBA: Nod to professionalism
The Professionalism Committee of the Indianapolis Bar Association extends a Nod to Professionalism to Assistant United States Attorney Bradley A. Blackington.