Social networking among Indiana State Bar meeting topics
Annual gathering presentations also explore alternative fees and interacting with the media.
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Lecture to look at SCOTUS ethics
The Tabor Institute on Legal Ethics topic this year at Valparaiso University Law School is United States Supreme Court ethics in the wake of NFIB v. Seblius.
Lawyers should stay away from ‘daily deals’
An attorney’s inquiry on a listserv led to the Indiana State Bar Association ethics opinion.
Attorneys discuss ethics of energy law practice
Ethical issues faced by attorneys practicing energy law are often the result of the small number of lawyers currently in that field of law.
Governor: 1-year cooling off period applies to ALJs
The governor today fired the state's top utility regulator, citing ethical concerns about how a former Administrative Law Judge presided over cases involving a regulated energy company leading up to his taking a job there.
Legal conclave discusses diversity, stress, ethics
Among the focuses for this year’s Indiana State Bar Association's fourth Legal Education Conclave conclave, which takes place every few years, were diversity, ethics, and stress among lawyers and law students.
Social media presents fine line
As social media is becoming more accepted as a way for professionals to network and promote business, some attorneys are slowly getting their feet wet, while others have decided to dive in head first.
Legal community reflects on prosecutor issues
As controversy swirls around the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office, attorneys throughout Indiana have their eyes on how the
ethical issues can be a lesson for the state’s legal community.
Ethics talk focuses on corporate attorneys
Ethical dilemmas faced by corporate attorneys are the topics of this year's Tabor Institute on Legal Ethics at Valparaiso University School of Law.