Indy attorney elected to Judicial Nominating/Qualifications commissions
An Indianapolis attorney has been elected as the next district two representative of the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission/Judicial Qualifications Commission.
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Barnes & Thornburg managing partner named to presidential inaugural committee
An Indianapolis attorney with ties to Vice-President elect and Republican Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has been named to the committee for the 58th presidential inauguration.
Making Rain: Using an Ouija board or financial statements to plan marketing
Although the Ouija board might be more fun, you will probably make better business decisions by asking your accounting department to reorganize your expenses and revenue to give you a picture even the Great Ouija couldn’t conjure.
New resource gives access to troves of data measures on district court judges’ orders
Litigation Analytics, a product of Bloomberg Law, will tell you how long, on average, a judge takes to rule in an employment matter, what firms frequently appear in his or her courtroom, and his or her appeal outcomes.
Retired Richmond lawyer’s author dream comes true
Throughout his long career as an attorney, Andrew Cecere, who practiced in Richmond, never gave up on his dream of publishing a novel. And now, with two books released in his name within the last year, the 94-year-old can finally say his greatest dream has become reality.
5 practice areas expected to see major growth in 2017
In its 2017 Practice Outlook Guide, BTI Consulting Group projected that five practice areas would experience significant growth in the coming year: regulatory matters, mergers and acquisitions, cybersecurity/data privacy, bet-the-company litigation and class-action lawsuits. Here is a look at the reasons top lawyers in these practice areas are predicting steady growth.
Krieg DeVault’s Daniels to lead USA Gymnastics sex abuse review
An Indianapolis attorney with a background in child abuse and sex offense litigation has been selected to conduct a review of USA Gymnastics’ policies and procedures for reporting and responding to allegations of sexual misconduct.
Women attorneys frustrated compensation gap still wide
For the most part, women leaders in Indiana’s legal profession are not surprised that female attorneys earn less than their male counterparts. What does shock them is how much less they are making.
500-plus hours of pro bono nets award for Fort Wayne lawyer
John Cowan is being recognized with the Pro Bono Publico Award from the Indiana Bar Foundation this December.
Bouncing back from the bust
Hammered in the recession, real estate law now faces competition from nonlawyers as well as the need to attract new faces.
Barnes & Thornburg malpractice suit prompts judge’s warning
Indiana’s largest law firm prevailed in defending a judgment in its favor in a legal malpractice suit, but an Indiana Court of Appeals judge took the opportunity to question whether lawyers should be able to shield themselves from liability for future acts of malpractice.
Trend of in-house counsel doing more internally likely to continue
Since the Great Recession and possibly a little before, businesses have been relying less on outside counsel and using in-house attorneys more to work on legal matters. The main drivers behind the trend are companies’ desire to save money as well as to increase efficiencies in getting work done.
Lawyer’s breast cancer diagnosis inspires launch of solo practice
It was supposed to be a routine mammogram, just something Mary Foley Panszi had to do. But when she received a breast cancer diagnosis, her life and career changed.
Getting down to the business of lawyering
Evansville attorney David G. Harris is such a fan of the Lawyerist that he was the main driver behind getting the Evansville Bar Association to invite the website’s founder and editor-in-chief Sam Glover to speak. The Minneapolis attorney-writer will be in the southern Indiana city Oct. 27 to make a presentation about practicing law and lead attorneys through a four-step process to secure information on their laptops.
Study: Compensation gap 44 percent between men, women partners
A new study has found that the compensation gap between male and female partners is 44 percent, a slight decrease as compared to two years ago.
Indianapolis lawyer wins national book prize
An Indianapolis attorney has won a prestigious national book award for his debut novel “The Drum of Destiny,” a work of historical fiction for young readers set around the American Revolution.
ILS gets grant to recruit more attorney volunteers
With the help of a federal grant, Indiana Legal Services will be launching a new pilot project to recruit more attorneys from private practice into providing pro bono legal assistance for low-income clients.
Student-housing developer buys law firm’s historic building
An Indianapolis lawyer with a recognizable building on downtown’s Massachusetts Avenue has sold it to a local developer of student housing.
Law firm mergers slow in third quarter
Another record year for law firm combinations in the U.S. may not happen after all. The number of mergers slowed considerably over the summer after a very active first half of 2016, according to Altman Weil MergerLine.
Firm again seeks attorney fees in overcharges suit; BMV files opposition
The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles is once again challenging an Indianapolis law firm’s motion to collect attorney fees in the class action it brought against the BMV for years of customer overcharges.