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Longtime labor law attorney elected managing shareholder for national firm
Kim Ebert isn't afraid of hard work. While he's been practicing labor and employment law for more than three decades,
the Indianapolis attorney has a work ethic formed long before his legal career began.
Law firms called to fight hunger
The law is a competitive profession, and the attorney general wants attorneys to channel that competition to fight hunger in Indiana.
Indianapolis firm opens Delaware office
Barnes & Thornburg has opened an office in Delaware to help clients with finance, insolvency, restructuring, and business bankruptcy issues, the Indianapolis-based firm announced today.
Barnes & Thornburg to expand to Minneapolis
Barnes & Thornburg announced today an expansion into Minnesota thanks to an acquisition of The Parsinen Law Firm.
Law firm forecast sees declining profits
Declining profits could be on the dockets of many law firms again this year.
Bose McKinney lays off 10 attorneys
Bose McKinney & Evans in Indianapolis has announced it’s cutting 10 attorneys, two paralegals, and 13 staff positions.
3 firms noted as ‘best’ for women
Three law firms with Indiana offices have made the 2009 list of Best Law Firms for Women.
Red Spot could face $26 million in cleanup costs
A southern Indiana company could be on the hook for $26 million in contaminated site cleanup costs, a consequence of a federal judge's default ruling in June that found the business and its former attorneys had purposely withheld evidence and misled the court.
Indiana firms receive national recognition
Several law firms with Indiana ties have been recognized recently.
Report: Ice Miller, Louisville firm end merger talks
Merger talks that began last year between Indianapolis-based Ice Miller LLP and a Louisville-based law firm reportedly have broken down, putting an end to a deal that was expected to close by the end of the year.
Magistrate denies any pre-bench wrongdoing
A newly appointed federal magistrate in Indianapolis denies any misconduct or knowledge of wrongdoing that a judge says happened during a clean air trial last spring prior to her taking the bench.
Baker & Daniels cuts more administrative staff
Baker & Daniels, one of the largest Indiana-based law firms, has cut nine staff positions and implemented a wage freeze for operational staff.
Judge: No attorney discipline needed
A federal judge in Indianapolis has decided disciplinary actions aren't needed against a handful of attorneys relating to their conduct in a clean air trial last year, though he hasn't changed his mind about setting aside the jury verdict and holding a new trial as a result of the behavior of in-house counsel.
President Obama taps Indianapolis attorney
An Indianapolis attorney is President Barack Obama's newest nomination for a key administration post within the Department of Commerce.
Indiana firm opens Atlanta office
Barnes & Thornburg, one of the largest Indiana-based law firms, has opened an office in Atlanta.
Firm cuts 2 percent of workforce
Indianapolis law firm Ice Miller is cutting about 2 percent of its total workforce, a reduction that doesn't include any attorneys and that the firm denies is a result of the current economic climate.
Indianapolis law firm cutting support staff
Indianapolis law firm Bose McKinney & Evans has slashed 11 support jobs, reducing its administrative and operational staff by almost 8 percent.
Snow closes some federal, county courts
The foot or more of snow dumped on the southern two-thirds of Indiana hasn't stopped some attorneys from making it to their offices today, but it has closed some courts around the state.
Sanctioned firm settles on legal fees
An Indianapolis law firm sanctioned for the conduct of some of its attorneys in an environmental cleanup case won't appeal the sanction and has agreed to pick up some of the opposing counsel's legal tab as part of a settlement agreement.