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An Indiana high school junior who was prevented from trying out for her school’s baseball team because she is female will now be allowed to participate in tryouts. Heather Bauduin, a baseball player who relocated to Wabash, Ind., from California, was not allowed under an Indiana High School Athletic Association rule to try out for Wabash High School’s baseball team. Public Justice, a public interest law firm in Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia firm Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin, represented Bauduin and…

The Asian American Alliance Inc. will host a reception to celebrate its professional leadership program, cAtAlyst, and the organization’s efforts to inspire Asian Americans to lead and serve. The reception will be from 5 to 7 p.m. March 12 at Indianapolis law firm Bingham McHale. To attend, contact Pam Dove at (317) 968-5352 or [email protected] by March 10. For more information about the organization, visit AAAI’s Web site.

Indianapolis-based law firm Baker & Daniels has opened a new law office in downtown Chicago with seven attorneys who recently left the same Chicago firm. The firm previously established B&D Equity Property Tax Group in the city, which will now join the law firm in the same office. The goal of the expansion is to meet the growing needs of its Midwest clients as well as establish a presence in Chicago. The firm hopes to grow its new office to 50-plus…

Indianapolis-based law firm Ice Miller has been ranked as one of the 50 best law firms in the country for women, according to Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers. It is the only Indiana-based law firm to make the list this year.The firm was chosen based on the fact that it allows attorneys to work reduced hours on a case-by-case basis, the number of leadership roles held by women in the firm, and establishment of a “mothers’ lounge” for women who…

The law firm Krieg DeVault is sponsoring the first Matt Bremen 5k Run/Walk to benefit the organization Prevent Child Abuse Indiana. The event will take place Saturday at Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis. The late Matt Bremen was a partner at Krieg DeVault and served as president of Prevent Child Abuse Indiana. The organization is a volunteer-based non-profit that is working toward preventing child abuse in all its forms and enhancing the quality of life for Hoosier families. Registration begins at…