Indy attorney disciplined by IN Supreme Court, faces suspension, probation
An Indianapolis attorney has once again been the subject of a disciplinary order issued by the Indiana Supreme Court and is facing a suspension for professional misconduct.
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IN Supreme Court appoints 2 to Disciplinary Commission
The Indiana Supreme Court has appointed Brooklyn attorney Cara Wieneke and Indianapolis pastor Terry Webster Sr. to the court’s Disciplinary Commission.
Disciplinary Actions: April 1-June 28, 2023
Read a summary of disciplinary actions handed down by the Indiana Supreme Court during the second quarter of 2023.
Fishers attorney gets probation from IN Supreme Court following 7th Circuit suspension
A Fishers attorney suspended from practicing law in the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals for one year has been placed on probation by the Indiana Supreme Court.
Huntington attorney gets 180-day suspension for taking $650 but doing no work for client
A Huntington attorney will begin serving a 180-day suspension next month after she accepted partial payment from a client but did not perform any work.
Elkhart attorney suspended again after probation violations
A northern Indiana attorney on probation after being conditionally reinstated has again been suspended from the practice of law in Indiana for violating her probation.
Disciplinary Actions: Jan. 1-March 31, 2023
Read a summary of disciplinary actions handed down by the Indiana Supreme Court during the first quarter of 2023.
Supreme Court removes nonattorney from mediation registry, bars him from providing legal services
The Indiana Supreme Court has removed a nonattorney from the Office of Admissions and Continuing Education’s mediator registry and has permanently barred him from providing or offering to provide legal services unless he obtains an Indiana law license.
IN Supreme Court vacates 2 erroneous suspensions after grievance is filed against wrong attorney
The Indiana Supreme Court has vacated two suspension orders against an Indianapolis attorney after the court’s disciplinary commission learned that a grievance filed against the attorney had been meant for a lawyer with a similar name.
Disciplinary Commission issues advisory opinion on navigating conflicts of interests for government workers
The Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission issued a nonbinding advisory opinion Thursday discussing when a lawyer who is a current or former government worker should decline to accept a legal matter due to a conflict of interest.
Indy attorney suspended for violating terms of disciplinary probation
An Indianapolis attorney who had been on probation since May 2021 now faces a suspension of at least one year for violating the terms of that probation, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled in a March 16 order.
South Bend attorney placed on indefinite suspension by court
The Indiana Supreme Court has ordered an indefinite suspension for a South Bend attorney.
Merrillville attorney convicted of child porn possession suspended 2 years; 2 justices vote for disbarment
A northwest Indiana attorney who last year pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography will be suspended from the practice of law for at least two years without automatic reinstatement. Two justices, however, voted in favor of disbarment.
Already-suspended attorney gets 2-year suspension with additional criminal cases pending
A northwestern Indiana attorney who is already under multiple suspension orders has been suspended again from the practice of law in Indiana for at least two years without automatic reinstatement for professional misconduct.
IN Supreme Court issues public reprimand, partially stayed suspension in discipline orders
The Indiana Supreme Court has disciplined two attorneys, issuing a public reprimand to one while suspending the other for one month.
Ex-deputy prosecutor who listened in on privileged conversations gets conditional reinstatement after 4-year suspension
A northern Indiana ex-deputy prosecutor who was suspended from the practice of law for four years after listening in on two defendants’ privileged conversations has been conditionally reinstated to the Indiana bar.
Rokita under investigation by Disciplinary Commission for statements about Indiana doctor
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is under investigation by the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission in relation to his televised statements about the doctor who oversaw a medication abortion for a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio.
Former Lawrence Co. chief public defender resigns after deficient representation in rape case
The former chief public defender in Lawrence County has resigned from the Indiana bar after failing to effectively defend an accused rapist, including failing to take depositions of witnesses who had potentially exculpatory information.
Attorney who solicited sexual favors then tried to buy client’s silence resigns
A northern Indiana attorney has resigned from the Indiana bar after soliciting sexual favors from a client in exchange for a discount on attorney fees, then trying to bribe the client to keep quiet.
Disciplinary Actions: Oct. 1-Dec. 31, 2022
Read a summary of disciplinary actions handed down by the Indiana Supreme Court during the fourth quarter of 2022.