Carrying on an old family tradition
Cousins marking 25 years as lawyers are among quartet of Zappias practicing in St. Joseph County.
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2040 vision: Lawyers look at the future
As part of Indiana Lawyer’s commemoration of its silver anniversary this year, we asked a varied group of attorneys to look ahead to the year 2040. They outlined what they thought the profession would be like, how they hoped the profession would change, and what they did not want the profession to become.
Nelson: A look back … and to the profession’s future
Birthdays, anniversaries, and a new year are good times for reflection and evaluation. That’s part of the reason we take a look back at the news we covered throughout the year in our last issue of the year and why we devoted stories each month in honor of our 25th anniversary in print.
Justice Dickson honored by Indiana Bar Foundation
Indiana Justice Brent Dickson was recently recognized with the Indiana Bar Foundation President’s Award for his many years of service on the bench and support of civic education.
Hammerle On… ‘Chi-Raq’
Bob Hammerle reviews “Chi-Raq” and also picks his top films of the year.
Tracking pro bono hours
Why is the new pro bono rule somewhat controversial? Some worry that the reporting rule will lead to requiring attorneys to perform some amount of pro bono work. In September 2014, the Indiana Supreme Court approved the requirement for attorneys to report their pro bono hours when they update their annual registration. Attorneys had to […]
The IL survey says
IU Maurer School of Law professor William Henderson discusses results of IL’s survey on practicing law in the state. (IL file photo) We thought this year, our 25th anniversary in print, would be a good time to survey the legal community in Indiana and see what the state of the practice is here. More than 500 […]
Reaching the finish line
Lawyer Eugene Lausch is among just 10 people who’ve participated in every 500 Festival Mini-Marathon. (IL file photo) Lawyers do a lot of things to relieve stress: swim, play tennis, cycle, drink. We met two lawyers this year who’ve also made a mark as runners. Eugene Lausch has the distinction of being one of only […]
Technology Untangled: New year means time for a new hard drive
The start of the new year is always a good time to clean up computer files. Hard drive maintenance is often something that goes unattended until it is too late. Today’s article will describe an instance where I took some of my own advice and replaced and upgraded a hard drive before it failed.
Bell/Whelan: 3 things to know about civility and discipline
As it turns out, acting in a civil manner is not just a way of being polite, or being a good advocate or a way to make the profession look good. In fact, being uncivil in and of itself can lead to disciplinary sanctions.
Bad barristers
Fort Wayne attorney R. Mark Keaton lost his law license in April for stalking, intimidating and threatening a woman who ended a long-distance relationship with him. Keaton, who was in an intimate relationship with his daughter’s college roommate a decade ago, engaged in a “scorched earth” campaign when the woman discontinued the relationship in 2008. […]
Indiana Tech denied provisional accreditation
Faculty and students at Indiana Tech Law School in Fort Wayne received bad news in June: The American Bar Association denied the school provisional accreditation, just four days after the council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar met with law school officials. “While we are disappointed not to receive […]
Career changes
Dickson Indiana Supreme Court Justice Brent Dickson announced in November that he will retire from the state’s highest court before he reaches the mandatory retirement age of 75 in July 2016. He is the second-longest serving justice in Indiana history, joining the court in 1986. Those who’ve worked with Dickson almost uniformly use the […]
Indiana’s alcohol laws withstand court challenges
Recent rulings from state and federal courts underscore that while Indiana’s alcohol laws may be silly, quirky and arcane, they are not so easily changed.
Changes coming to Marion Superior judicial elections
For nearly 40 years, Marion Superior judges were elected in a unique way compared to other judges in Indiana. The Republican and Democratic parties “slated” ballot positions with candidates who made financial contributions to the parties – most recently five-figure contributions. The slating process essentially made the general election pointless, because those candidates who won […]
Smoking ban dispute heads to Supreme Court
The Indiana Supreme Court wants to hear more from Hoosier Park about why patrons at its Winner’s Circle off-track betting parlor in Indianapolis should be allowed to light up when smoking in public is otherwise generally banned by city ordinance.
A multimillion-dollar jail fails in Indianapolis
At the end of 2013, officials in Marion County announced plans to build a criminal justice complex that would house criminal courts, jails and other offices in one location. By mid-2015, the plan was dead. Some attorneys weren’t sold on the idea of locating the complex out of the heart of downtown Indianapolis. (The former […]
House party hosts face heightened liability after recent COA ruling
Just in time for holiday revelry and New Year’s Eve celebrations, an Indiana appeals court ruled hosts of house parties may be held liable for the well-being of guests who drink too much.