Trimble: Do You Hate Networking? Then Call it ‘Friend Making’
I was motivated to write this column when I overheard a lawyer say to another lawyer: “If I hear the word ‘networking’ again I am going to puke!
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IndyBar: Pro Bono That Is Easier On Your Bottom Line
The IndyBar Modest Means Project provides legal services to people who do not qualify for free representation but who cannot afford to pay attorney fees at ordinary rates.
DTCI: Rookie Seminar Success
Pictures from the recent event held by the Young Lawyers Committee of DTCI.
DTCI: Defending parallel class actions
When tasked with defending parallel class actions in state and federal courts, it will likely be defense counsel’s instinct to concentrate efforts on resolving the nationwide class action.
Indiana Tech Law School slips in first round of accreditation
Indiana Tech Law School has failed to convince the American Bar Association to give provisional accreditation to its program, handing the Fort Wayne school a setback and raising questions about its students’ futures.
IU McKinney drops LSAT requirement for select students
A recent change in ABA rule is expected to spur law schools to start direct admission programs.
2015 Law Day celebrates the Magna Carta
This year’s Law Day recognizes the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta and its theme: No one is above the law.
2014 law school grads see slight uptick in employment
National data released by the American Bar Association shows that the Class of 2014 has a slightly larger percentage of its graduates employed in long-term, full-time positions that require bar passage as compared with the Class of 2013.
Chief Judge Young recognized for legal career and service to bar
The Evansville Bar Association has honored federal Judge Richard Young with the James Bethel Gresham Freedom Award, the highest recognition the bar association gives.
Evansville Bar hosts annual law celebration
The Evansville Bar Association will once again be celebrating the law and the legal profession as part of its annual Law Week commemoration.
IndyBar: Register today for Bench Bar 2015!
Call it Bench Bar 2.0: the event IndyBar members have grown to love over the last 20 years is back and better than ever, with nationally known speakers and a rejuvenated format featuring quick-hitting, high-impact TEDTalk style sessions on fresh, thought-provoking topics.
IndyBar: Help the Homeless: Pro Bono Training and Free CLE Available at Upcoming Program
Many people who call Indy home need legal assistance – even those without a home to live in. Attorneys have the opportunity to help homeless individuals with their legal issues, and an upcoming IndyBar program on April 29 will provide the training to do so.
Trimble: The Time for a New Justice Center is Now
Your Indianapolis Bar Association continues to advocate for local government leaders to face the justice system facilities crisis head on, urging prompt action on whatever financing model can be agreed upon to move a project forward toward construction.
IndyBar: Financial Damages Expert Opinions: What’s the Difference?
Oftentimes, it is curious how opposing financial damages experts, when presented with the same set of facts in a contested matter, can arrive at opinions with such wide disparities in their respective quantifications of damages.
IndyBar: ‘Move forward aggressively’ on justice center vote
The Indianapolis Bar Association urged the Indianapolis Marion County City-County Council on Monday to “move forward aggressively to construct the criminal justice facilities our city’s citizens require.”
‘Candid talk’ on women in law
Attorneys Bernadette Catalana and Kelly Odorisi faced jaw-dropping experiences on their paths to success, like being called “cupcake” by a judge, or being told to “act more like a man” when clearly treated differently because of their gender.
IndyBar: Bar Leaders Impact the Community Through Class XII Service Projects
For the past six months, members of the IndyBar Leader Series Class XII have been learning what it means to be a leader, both in their legal careers and in their respective communities and organizations.
Trimble: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You: It’s Time To Pay Attention
In my spare time, I have the pleasure of chairing the Law Practice Management committee of a national bar association. My duties have taken me all over the place to attend seminars, symposia and managing partner forums to learn about the challenges facing our profession. One theme has been constant at every meeting, namely, that rank and file lawyers are not paying attention.
IndyBar: Turtlenecks, the New England Patriots & What That Tattoo Says About Your Client
Sometime in 2002, when I was still a public defender, I discovered that I was the only one in the courtroom without one.