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IndyBar: Bearing the Burden of Reasoned Argument

Once armed with the facts, the lawyer may then apply the rules to the facts. Whether ultimately successful or not, a well-reasoned application of the law to the proper set of facts is one of the most satisfying efforts in our profession.

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Staying home: Legal aid efforts help people maintain stable housing

Brenda Davis and Franci Gartin know a home can be a place to rest from the struggles of daily living. The two Indianapolis women were settled into their houses, arranged and as welcoming as they each wanted. But then the struggles of the outside world invaded, and they found themselves in danger of losing their own domiciles.

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IndyBar: Applications Now Accepted for $35,000 Impact Fund Grant

For more than 50 years, the Indianapolis Bar Foundation (IBF) has worked to ensure equal access to justice for all Indianapolis-area residents. In an effort to expand this mission impact on the greater Indianapolis community, applications from local organizations are now being accepted through May 31 for the IBF’s annual Impact Fund grant. The grant will be awarded in August 2019.

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IndyBar: We Can Make It Happen

I am truly honored to serve as your 141st president. I have been an IndyBar member since 1982, and I have seen firsthand how our bar has had a positive impact in the lives of so many lawyers and non-lawyers. I’m excited and energized for 2019, and I hope you are, too.

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IndyBar: An Insight into the Marion County Public Defender Agency — Get to Know Chief PD Bob Hill

Have you ever wanted to get to know Chief Public Defender Robert Hill, how he got to where he is, and his thoughts on the criminal justice system? I had the opportunity to sit down with Hill to ask him about his background, how he got into practice and his path to becoming Chief Public Defender. As an added bonus, he shared some practice tips along with his thoughts on the criminal justice system.

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IndyBar: Frontlines

The Indianapolis Bar Foundation is excited to announce its first annual Day of Giving on October 24, 2018! Please join your fellow judges, lawyers, paralegals and friends in the legal community to help us meet our fundraising goal of $50,000.

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IndyBar: The Indianapolis Bar Foundation Needs You

The responsibility to reform our office space creates an incredible opportunity for all of us to demonstrate to our legal community, the citizens of Central Indiana and to those similarly situated communities in the United States how the IndyBar is on the cutting-edge by creating an office facility that will be welcoming to young lawyers, as well as experienced practitioners.

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