As we approach the Indianapolis Bar Foundation Day of Giving this year, we can draw inspiration from Nelson Mandela and have absolute certainty that our gifts, entrusted to the IndyBar Foundation, will continue to hit the mark during these particularly volatile times.
As 2021 ticks to a close, IndyBar sections and divisions are in the process of evaluating their committee rosters and determining vacancies for 2022. Now is the perfect time to indicate your interest in serving on a committee.
The IndyBar Women and the Law Division (WLD) is pleased to announce former U.S. Representative Susan Brooks as the 2021 Antoinette Dakin Leach (ADL) Award winner.
Reach for Youth Inc. has been named the 2021 recipient of the Indianapolis Bar Foundation’s Community Empowerment Fund grant of $35,000. Reach for Youth will use the funds to pilot a Restorative Justice Circles model, which diverts young people from suspension, expulsion and the justice system by helping them understand the negative consequences of their actions, how they impact others and how to restore and repair relationships.
Could I reflect on the intersection between the lyrics of “Jagged Little Pill,” a two-plus-decade-old feminist empowerment anthem, and the practice of law and do any justice to either? Let’s find out.
While it’s our goal year-round to make you, IndyBar members, more profitable and productive in your practice, we’re taking extra care during the month of September to show you how much we appreciate you!
Most law firms are very poor at differentiating one from another. Law firm websites spout platitudes about customer service and competency and offer what amount to very weak reasons for a consumer to pick one law firm apart from another.
Nominations are being accepted for the following IndyBar awards: the Dr. John Morton Finney Jr. Award for Excellence in Legal Education; the Young Lawyer of the Year Award; the IndyBar Pro Bono Awards, which are presented in four categories: Practicing Attorney, Law Firm, Law Student and Paralegal; and the Professionalism Awards, which include the Professionalism Award, the Silver Gavel Award and the Unsung Hero Award.
The Indianapolis Bar Association has been recognized as a Platinum COVID Stops Here workplace by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce for achieving a 100 % vaccination rate among staff.
The Indianapolis Bar Association is saddened to note the passing of Magistrate Deborah Shook on Wednesday, August 25.
Professor Marshall Leaffer of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law will provide his thoughts on the Google v. Oracle decision in the upcoming IP at the Supreme Court in 2021 seminar hosted by the IndyBar on Sept. 10.
Attorney, paralegal and law student volunteers are needed at upcoming Small Claims Tenant Assistance Clinics in Lawrence and Warren Townships with intake assistance from Indiana Legal Services.
If you’ve missed out or just want to relive the fun, you can check out photos on our Facebook page at facebook.com/indybar!
The work/life balance dilemma is perhaps the toughest challenge faced by members of our legal profession. My answer to the question is typically an honest one: “I don’t manage my life; I live it and hope that I have done my very best to do the things that I was required to do during that day.”
The Indianapolis legal community is fortunate to be home to many talented, dedicated professionals, and we need your help in identifying our colleagues who went above and beyond this past year! Honorees will be recognized at the 2021 IBF and IndyBar Recognition Breakfast on November 3.
While it’s our goal year round to make you, IndyBar members, more profitable and productive in your practice, we’re taking extra care during the month of September to show you how much we appreciate you!
Silence by the judiciary to public criticism is not a sign of acquiescence, indifference, or disdain regarding the opinions asserted, but rather is a symbol of the judiciary’s steadfast respect for the rule of law and commitment to judicial ethics. It is inappropriate for a judge to debate the merits of a pending case in the press or on social media.
Professionalism—it’s a trait that sets apart one stellar attorney or judge from another. Now is your chance to honor this invaluable quality in your Indy colleagues!
We had a blast at the Tibbs Drive-In watching “Black Widow” to support the Indianapolis Bar Foundation! All ticket sales and proceeds support the public initiatives of the IndyBar Foundation.
A look at pretrial reform efforts in Marion County.