150th Indiana Legal Help kiosk goes online
The 150th Indiana Legal Help kiosk went online Wednesday in Lake County, the Indiana Bar Foundation announced.
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IN Bar Foundation awards $3.6M in legal aid grants as LSC warns House proposal would have ‘devastating impact’ on legal aid
The Indiana Bar Foundation announced it has awarded $3.6 million for civil legal services to 13 organizations.
‘Genuinely moving’: Retired Chief Justice Shepard honored by bar foundation, Indiana Landmarks
Former Indiana Chief Justice Randall Shepard has found himself walking up to more stages recently, posing briefly for a photo with his most recent award before stepping to a microphone, pulling notes from his pocket and starting in on a speech.
Courts see boost in salaries, tech funding: Civil legal aid also sees boost in funds for coming fiscal year
The state’s multibillion-dollar biennial budget enacted during the 2023 legislative session includes increases all around for the sate’s judiciary, including additional funding for including civil legal aid, salaries and court technology.
5 Indiana schools to participate in We the People nationals this week
Students from five Indiana schools will be participating in the national “We the People: The Citizen and on the Constitution” competitions that begin this week.
‘It’s kind of my job’: Judges, lawyers talk about legal community’s role in civics
A panel of attorneys and judges discussed the legal community’s role in increasing civic engagement and education Thursday during the Indiana Bar Foundation Civics Summit.
Helping the self-represented: Growing number of counties offering self-help centers for pro se litigants
A growing number of Indiana counties are finding ways to connect pro se litigants with legal assistance.
Summit meant to ‘move the needle’ on civics education
A first-of-its-kind civics summit in Indianapolis in April will convene leaders from government, education, business and the law, with the goal of creating a coalition that can keep up the momentum for civics education in Indiana.
South Bend school wins High School Mock Trial Finals
The Indiana Bar Foundation wrapped up its High School Mock Trial State Championship Sunday with a win from a South Bend school.
Indiana high school students prepare for mock trial state finals this weekend
Hoosier students participating in this year’s mock trial competition are making the final lap as they head into the state championship this weekend.
Commentary on liability protection tweaked in amended IOLTA provision
Indiana attorneys and law firms are now able to receive protection from liability for describing, rather than including, language from the rule governing the transfer of unclaimed funds to the Indiana Bar Foundation.
Fishers continues dominance of We the People state competition
As they did in 2021, the students from Fishers swept the 2022 We the People state championships, with Fishers High School and Fishers Junior High School taking home top honors in the civics competition.
CAO Forkner to serve with ICLEO, IN Bar Foundation
The Indiana Supreme Court’s chief administrative officer is taking on new roles with the Indiana Conference for Legal Education Opportunity and the Indiana Bar Foundation.
Legal help kiosks being deployed across state to aid households facing eviction, foreclosure
At the Lawrence Township trustee’s office Tuesday afternoon, court officials and community leaders unveiled the first of 120 civil legal help kiosks that will be deployed to individuals trying to navigate the legal system themselves.
Hoosier lawyer leaders share updates at ISBA Annual Summit
The Indiana State Bar Association made changes at the top last week as members from each corner of the Hoosier State met in the Circle City to recap the organization’s past year and formally appoint members to leadership positions for 2022-2023.
Supreme Court amends professional conduct rules concerning IOLTA
The Indiana Supreme Court has amended the Indiana Rules of Professional Conduct with new language addressing how to handle unclaimed or unidentified funds from client trust accounts.
More than $2.5M awarded to Indiana legal aid providers
Legal aid providers around the state that offer civil legal assistance to low-income Hoosiers have received a financial boost totaling more than $2.5 million from the Indiana Bar Foundation.
Civil legal filing fee extended to 2025
The extra $1 tacked on to the cost of filing civil cases in Indiana state courts will continue to be charged for at least another three years, helping bolster the funds appropriated to provide legal assistance to low-income Hoosiers.
Indiana Bar Foundation celebrates Justice David, milestones at inaugural annual meeting
More than 120 attorneys and judicial officers gathered at the BASH venue in Carmel on June 24 to celebrate the Indiana Bar Foundation’s civic education milestones and civil legal assistance during its inaugural Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon.
Indiana Bar Foundation focusing on teachers as new civics standards unveiled
The Indiana Bar Foundation, long a champion of civics education, is preparing materials and programs to help teachers now that the Indiana State Board of Education has approved the academic standards for the new middle school civics course.