New book profiles Paula Cooper death penalty case; author hosts Q&A
A story of a teen girl sentenced to death garnered international headlines and, after extensive interviews and research, is now being told through a new book, “Seventy Times Seven.”
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Mathias, Vaidik, Weissmann poised for easy retention
As expected, Indiana’s three appellate judges on the ballot in this week’s election are poised to sail to retention.
Yes or no question: ISBA poll helps Hoosiers vote for appellate retention
Indiana Lawyer reviewed the results of appellate retention votes and ISBA member polls for the last 12 years. Highlighted are selected results.
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.
Prepared for pro bono: Collective pro bono platform to offer free trainings in variety of practice areas
Creating a central location for pro bono attorneys to receive training and resources has been on Dana Luetzelschwab’s brain for a long time. That’s why she pitched the idea to the state bar association: create the Pro Bono Academy and Resource Center.
Amy Noe Dudas discusses her plans for her year as ISBA president
Indiana Lawyer: Where do you go to law school? IU at Indianapolis. What year did you graduate? 2000. Tell me about your career path from then to now. I just started out with another attorney, Jeff Arnold. I worked for him as a legal secretary after I got out of college because I didn’t know […]
Zooming out: Incoming ISBA President Dudas focusing on big-picture professional issues
In discussing her plans for her year as president of the Indiana State Bar Association, Amy Noe Dudas repeatedly returned to a single question: “What do lawyers need?”
Open House: ISBA shifts from traditional office to modern, collaborative hub
The Indiana State Bar Association’s new headquarters — located at 201 N. Illinois St. in the Capital Center in downtown Indianapolis — can serve as a home away from home for its numerous members.
Indiana Southern District magistrate judge to give keynote address at Hispanic Heritage Month celebration
The first Hispanic judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana’s history will share his journey to the bench with the public as part of Hispanic Heritage Month this fall.
ISBA conducting judicial retention poll for Mathias, Vaidik, Weissmann
Three Court of Appeals of Indiana judges are up for retention this fall, which means Indiana State Bar Association members are voting on whether they’d like to see those judges return to the bench.
Renowned trial consultant headlining ISBA Litigation Symposium
An expert trial consultant who has worked on high-profile cases such as those involving O.J. Simpson, Casey Anthony, Aaron Hernandez, Phil Spector, Enron, Whitewater and Kwame Kilpatrick will speak later this week in Carmel.
Indybar: Local Bar Associations Support Nomination of Judge Doris Pryor to United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit
The Indianapolis Bar Association has joined with the Indiana State Bar Association in support of the nomination of U.S. Magistrate Judge Doris L. Pryor to serve as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.
People behind the precedents: New book on Court of Appeals of Indiana tells stories of judges who have served
A new book documents the history of Indiana’s Court of Appeals by telling the story through the men and women who have served as judges. Just published this spring, the book, “The Court of Appeals of Indiana,” is a compilation of profiles of the roughly 120 judges who have sat on the appellate bench through its 131-year history.
Indiana law students learn etiquette do’s and don’ts
While studying and test-taking often create stress, a new program is aimed at helping alleviate some of the anxieties Indiana law students may feel in the social realm of the legal profession. The Indiana State Bar Association recently teamed up with Notre Dame Law School, Indiana University Maurer School of Law and IU McKinney School of Law to put on etiquette dinners for students.
Nominations open for 2022 ISBA Rabb Emison Awards
The Indiana State Bar Association Diversity Committee is accepting nominations for the 2022 Rabb Emison Awards.
CLE to feature attorney involved in victim compensation for 9/11, BP oil spill, Indiana State Fair stage collapse
Kenneth Feinberg, a national leader in mediation for compensation claims, will be participating in a CLE next week discussing his work on the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund.
ISBA moving headquarters to Capital Center in downtown Indy
After 16 years of operating out of the Regions Tower in downtown Indianapolis, the Indiana State Bar Association headquarters is moving.
ISBA’s Leadership Development Academy preparing for 10th class
The ISBA’s LDA recently selected its 10th class. The purpose of the program is to “develop lawyers to be informed, committed and involved so that they may be empowered as leaders throughout the Indiana community and in local and state bar associations, and seen as role models in matters of ethics and professionalism.”
UBE gives option to leave but new lawyers opting to stay in Indiana
In joining the 38 other states plus the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands, which have all adopted the UBE, Indiana has removed a hurdle to mobility.
Justice David announces fall 2022 retirement from Supreme Court
Indiana Supreme Court Justice Steven David, currently the longest-serving justice on the Hoosier high court, has announced that he will step down from the bench in the fall of 2022.