A northern Indiana attorney who previously served as Portage clerk-treasurer has been publicly reprimanded for not telling a client that he was suspended for misconduct he committed while clerk-treasurer.
Read a summary of disciplinary actions handed down by the Indiana Supreme Court during the first quarter of 2023.
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.
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.
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.
Jenna Ellis, a former attorney for Donald Trump ‘s reelection campaign and a prominent conservative media figure, has been censured by Colorado legal officials after admitting she made repeated false statements about the 2020 presidential election.
The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility has released guidance covering which jurisdiction’s ethics rules should apply to lawyers handling matters in more than one jurisdiction.
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.
A southwestern Indiana attorney has been suspended from the practice of law in Indiana for at least 60 days without automatic reinstatement for violating four Rules of Professional Conduct.
A Boone County attorney currently incarcerated after pleading guilty to felony child exploitation has resigned from the Indiana bar.
The Indiana Supreme Court has disciplined two attorneys, issuing a public reprimand to one while suspending the other for one month.
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.
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.
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.
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.
St. Joseph Probate Judge Jason A. Cichowicz has been charged with seven counts of misconduct, including an allegation that he improperly leveraged his position as the trustee for a foundation to fund improvements to his court.
Read a summary of disciplinary actions handed down by the Indiana Supreme Court during the fourth quarter of 2022.
An already-suspended Monticello attorney who pleaded guilty last year to felony drug possession and who is now facing new felony and misdemeanor charges has once again been suspended from the practice of law in Indiana.
Decatur Circuit Court Judge Timothy B. Day is facing formal discipline charges for alleged misconduct in his handling of child in need of services cases.
Angola attorney Amanda R. German has been reinstated to the practice of law after being suspended last month for noncooperation with an investigation by the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission.