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IndyBar: I am humbled
Kelley Johnson writes about how during her service this year as Indianapolis Bar Foundation president, she is continually humbled by IndyBar members.
IndyBar: Around the Bar
The Women & the Law Division’s Annual Summer Reception was held Tuesday, June 25 at the Indiana Historical Society.
IndyBar: Have a Question? Just Ask a Lawyer!
It is no secret that the legal profession has been increasingly focused on community and pro bono services in the past few years. This emphasis has led many firms to recognize the pro bono efforts of their attorneys, with some firms enacting yearly pro bono hour requirements that count as credit toward an attorney’s billable hour requirement.
More attorneys are turning to online programming to get CLE credit
Since 2006, Indiana attorneys have been allowed to count CLE classes offered over the Internet toward their total required continuing education hours. The popularity of online programs has been growing among lawyers primarily because of the convenience. Lawyers do not have to budget travel time into their schedules to attend a seminar.
IndyBar: The Appellate Courts Demystified
For some trial attorneys, the courtroom becomes like a second home.
IndyBar Interrogatories – Matthew Butterick
He is a graduate of Harvard University and the University of California Los Angeles School of Law. He is an attorney. He is the typeface designer behind Equity, a font for lawyers. And he is the author of “Typography for Lawyers.” He is Matthew Butterick, and he has been served with interrogatories.
Blomquist: All I Really Need to Know About Being a Lawyer, I Learned in Kindergarten
Okay, that is a bit sweeping, I admit, and before I rain on our academic colleagues’ summer parade and disenfranchise an entire generation of young lawyers out there who are trudging along with massive law school loan debt, let me revise.
IndyBar: Bench & Bar Gather for 20th Bench Bar Conference
It’s grown in size from 80 to more than 300, moved to different locations and has evolved into the premier event for education and networking for central Indiana attorneys, but the mission of the Bench Bar Conference has remained the same for the past 20 years—to promote collegiality and build positive relationships among practitioners in the Indy legal community.
DTCI: Thanks and welcome …
The thanks of the entire DTCI go to the current members of the board of editors of the Indiana Civil Litigation Review. Through their efforts, the Review is a publication of which we may all be proud.
DTCI: Managing the mass-tort case
Consolidation, liaison counsel, electronic service and other helpful tools
Attorneys give hospice patients peace of mind
Although a will may be described as “simple,” for patients in hospice care having a completed will and knowing their wishes are recorded in a legal document can bring a peace that makes the word “simple” seem like a misnomer.
Bar associations seek nominations for various awards
Several bar associations around the state are accepting nominations for awards to present to members at upcoming annual meetings.
IBA: An Alternative to Rule 28(E) For Service of Non-Party Discovery
Did you know that Indiana law provides an easier way to pursue non-party discovery for use in out-of-state litigation?
Blomquist: Changing the World and Having a Good Time Through The IndyBar Bar Leader Series
Me again. In the interest of full disclosure, I have to tell you that I once dreaded the idea of writing these columns. I really did.