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IndyBar: YLD’s Office Hours: Ease the Burden of Young Lawyering
Whether you’re working at a firm, at a nonprofit, for the government or you decided to hang your own shingle, it can feel lonely being a new attorney in a world of people who seem to have things figured out. We’re here for you. The IndyBar Young Lawyer Division (YLD) has put into place something we’re calling Office Hours!
IndyBar: Give Yourself the Gift This Holiday Season!
This year, give yourself the gift. Give yourself the gift of a break, a little bit of sanity and some much-needed time with friends and family.
CLE certifies attorneys to administer opioid overdose reversal drug
In addition to checking off two hours of CLE credit before the year’s end, attorneys who attended an Indianapolis Bar Association event earlier this month left certified to administer a life-saving drug. Lawyers learned how to properly use naloxone – commonly known by its brand name, Narcan – following a demonstration presented by the Indiana State Department of Health.
IndyBar: Guest column: Small But Mighty (and Growing): Spotlight on Indiana’s Asian Legal Community
Have you heard of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Indiana (APABA Indiana)? It is a newer affinity bar association that is striving to become a household name, but it can only happen with your help!
IndyBar: Helicopters and Lawyers Are Best Moving Forward
I began taking helicopter flight lessons in 1998 (one of the best Father’s Day presents ever from my wife), and I’ve learned a few things in this process that apply to the practice of law.
Qualified candidate? Judicial ratings navigate partisanship
On the federal level, ratings of judicial nominees are often cast as partisan. But in Indiana’s state courts, bar leaders say they view their role as helping Hoosiers to impartially decide whether members of the judiciary are adequately serving their communities.
IndyBar: Celebrate These IndyBar Members at Upcoming Holiday Parties!
We love to recognize the accomplisments of IndyBar members, and you’ve got two chances to honor two well-respected members of the legal community and the IndyBar!
IndyBar: It Pays to Associate: Check Out New Offerings for Members
The IndyBar prides itself on making the practice of law more productive, more profitable and more satisfying for its members. Through partnerships with a variety of service providers, IndyBar members have access to products and discounts that accomplish all three of those goals.
IndyBar: Day of Giving Raises More than $30,000
IndyBar members and the legal community overwhelmingly showed their support of the Indianapolis Bar Foundation during its second annual Day of Giving on Oct. 23, 2019, with donors contributing $30,619 as of press time.
IndyBar: A Nod to Professionalism: Julia Carpenter
The IndyBar will be awarding the Professionalism Award to Julia A. Carpenter, a partner at Krieg DeVault LLP and chair of the firm’s Commercial and Real Estate Lending Practice Group.
IndyBar: Southern District of Indiana, We Have a Problem
In the one-year period ending Sept. 30, 2019, there were 4,496 motions for time filed in civil cases. In at least half of these motions, the request fails to comply with three important and relevant Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; Rules 1, 6 and 16.
IndyBar: Honor Excellence, Part Two: Legal Community Stars to Receive Recognition Award
Join us on Nov. 19 at Meridian Hills Country Club as we honor just a handful of the many lawyers, judges, students and more who’ve made their mark in 2019.
IndyBar: Judge Heather Welch Honored, Shares Hope for the Future of Women in the Law
The IndyBar Women and the Law Division proudly recognized Judge Heather Welch of the Marion Superior Court as the recipient of this year’s Antoinette Dakin Leach Award honoring a trailblazing woman in the legal profession.
IndyBar: Indianapolis Bar Foundation Update: 2019 Lawyer Links Classic
For the 15th year in a row, the Indianapolis Bar Foundation (IBF) hosted a successful Lawyer Links Golf Classic at the Country Club of Indianapolis this July.
IndyBar and IBF Announce New Office Location
After two years of research, planning, searching and negotiation, it’s finally here: the new home of the Indianapolis Bar Association and Foundation.
IndyBar: Achieve Your Goals with IndyBar’s Law Practice Management Services
There’s more to being a lawyer than knowing the law. IndyBar Law Practice Management Services connect to you to the resources, information and contacts that will empower you to build your practice and achieve your goals. Take at this information on the IndyBar’s Law Practice Management services.
IndyBar President’s Column: Perfecting Our Process
Retired Admiral William McRaven’s 2014 commencement address advice was this: “If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed … If you can’t do the little things right, you will never do the big things right.” This advice finds perfect application in our profession, and I have been thinking lately about the importance of perfecting our process.
IndyBar: Gibson to Lead Indianapolis Bar Foundation in 2022
The Indianapolis Bar Foundation (IBF) Nominating Committee has announced its slate of officers for 2020, naming Raegan Gibson of Paganelli Law Group to the position of First Vice President. Gibson will assume the role of president-elect in 2021 and will lead the IBF as president in 2022.
IndyBar Honors Excellence: Legal Community Stars to Receive Recognition Awards
The Indianapolis legal community is fortunate to be home to thousands of individuals who work their hardest each day for the benefit of their profession, their community and their families. Join us on November 19 at Meridian Hills Country Club as we honor just a handful of the many lawyers, judges, students and more who’ve made their mark in 2019.