IndyBar: Nearly 600 Helped at Ask a Lawyer
At Ask a Lawyer on Oct. 13, more than 100 IndyBar paralegal and attorney volunteers stepped out of their offices and into sites across Indy to provide meaningful advice and assistance to 596 Hoosiers.
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IndyBar: Shadley Honored with ADL Award
Local trailblazer Sue Shadley, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP, was honored as the 2015 recipient of the Women and the Law Division’s Antoinette Dakin Leach Award at a luncheon held in her honor on Monday, Oct. 12 at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse.
IndyBar: Pandemic Preparedness CLE Stays Ahead of Flu Season
Last fall, the country dealt with the Ebola crisis, and flu season will be here before you know it. When IndyBar attorneys recognized the guidance organizations needed in order to deal with these outbreaks, they did something about it. Members of the Health Care & Life Sciences Section and the Labor & Employment Law Section planned an upcoming CLE addressing Pandemic Preparedness: Legal, Employment and Ethical Considerations on Tuesday, Oct. 13.
Herceg: Millennials Unite: Join Up and #SHOWUP for Yourself and Your Community
The number of Millennials joining and participating in bar associations is declining. John Trimble, Terrance Tharpe and others have previously touted the benefits of joining and participating in bar associations, but this guest column (thanks to John for the invitation) is different. This column specifically goes out to my fellow Millennials.
IndyBar: Bar Leader Series Class Kicks Off at Ice Breaker, Retreat
The class kicked off the 13th iteration of the series, which runs from September 2015 to May 2016, at a recent ice breaker reception with alumni on September 3 and a leadership and skills-developing retreat Sept. 10 and 11.
IndyBar: Civility. Courtesy. Respect. Professionalism.
We set out to find examples of lawyers who model the way while providing excellent representation.
IndyBar: Statement Regarding 7th Circuit Judicial System Decision
The Indianapolis Bar Association (“IndyBar”) is reviewing the decision of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals holding the Marion County judicial selection system unconstitutional.
Indybar: Frontlines
Thank You, Legal Line Volunteers!, Welcome New Citizens at Naturalization Ceremonies, Calling All IndyBar Paralegals!
Hopelessness in Indianapolis: Can We Do Anything About It?
Hopelessness in Indianapolis? Please, take a moment and consider the meaning of hopelessness. Can any of us even imagine what it would be like to be hopeless? Indeed, being hopeful is simply a standard state of mind for most of us.
IndyBar: Final Appointments Made for 2016 Board of Directors
The slate for the 2016 Indianapolis Bar Association Board of Directors is now complete with the appointment of four Vice Presidents and the Counsel to the Board by President-Elect Judge Robyn Moberly of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
Show Up and Sign Up – It’s Good for You!
The Family Law Section and the Pro Bono Standing Committee invite you to the inaugural Show Up to Sign Up, a social networking event to be held at the Indianapolis Bar Association Education Center on October 14 from 4 to 5 p.m.
IndyBar: Shadley Named 2015 Antoinette Dakin Leach Recipient
Each year, the IndyBar Women and the Law Division presents the Antoinette Dakin Leach Award to recognize the accomplishments of a female attorney in central Indiana. This year’s recipient is Sue Shadley, of Plews Shadley Racher & Braun.
Resistance is Futile, Join a Bar Association
If I as “Terrance Prime” had access to the lawyer sworn in twelve years ago, I would tell him—among many other things—to get and stay involved in bar and community activities.
Reasons to Consider Engaging a Forensic Accountant
Forensic accountants utilize a variety of specialized skills, including auditing, accounting and investigative skills. A forensic accountant is different from a traditional accountant, such as a tax preparer or bookkeeper.
IndyBar: Ransberger and Johnson Recipients of 2015 Professionalism Awards
The IndyBar Professionalism Committee has named Magistrate Victoria Ransberger of Marion Superior Court the 2015 recipient of the Silver Gavel Award, while Ruth Johnson of the Marion County Public Defender Agency has been awarded the bar’s Professionalism Award.
IndyBar: Bell to Lead Indianapolis Bar Association in 2018
The Indianapolis Bar Association has announced the selection of James J. Bell of Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP as the 2018 president of the Indianapolis Bar Association. Bell will serve as the association’s first vice president on the 2016 board of directors and as president-elect in 2017.
IndyBar: Around the Bar
Members of the bar mingled with trial and appellate-level judges from local, state and federal courts at the Indy Attorneys Network section’s annual “At the Bar with the Bench” event on Thursday, August 20.
IndyBar: CLE Series to Tackle Legal Issues Surrounding Use of Force
Throughout the past months, the debate on police use of force has intensified. But how does this national issue relate to the practice of Indy lawyers?
IndyBar: Scholarship Available to Health Law Conference
The Indianapolis Bar Association Health Care & Life Sciences Section is pleased to announce it is offering scholarships for the American Health Lawyers Association Fundamentals of Health Law Conference, November 15-17, 2015, in Chicago.
When a Barking Dog is a Good Thing: Some Tips for Success for Young Lawyers
There is no shortage of sources for lawyers of all ages to receive tips on how to succeed. The tips that follow in this article are just a few that have been passed along to me by my mentors through the years.