Hammerle on … ‘Room,’ ‘Spectre’
Bob Hammerle says “Room” is a movie experience that you cannot help but dread.
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Grants boost help for homeowners facing foreclosure
The money is part of the $584,646 the Indiana Bar Foundation received from the Bank of America settlement with the federal government over the bank’s sale, structuring and issuance of residential mortgage-backed securities and certain other mortgage loans.
Dean’s Desk: New Wintersession offers learning, networking opportunities
This January – while other law schools’ students remain on winter break – our students will be diligently at work, honing their legal skills and knowledge in a fast-paced, weeklong program taught by leading lawyers and business executives from around the country.
Lawyers reflect on service during Desert Storm
Every Veterans Day, Indianapolis solo practitioner Mark King keeps his office closed and spends the time reading cards from his mom and trading stories with others who served.
Justices weigh whether state RICO-inspired statute applies to street crimes
Ashonta Kenya Jackson was the wheelman, driving a getaway car while younger men robbed an Anderson liquor store twice in a month and held up a bank. Is he a racketeer?
O’Neil: Litigating in a paperless environment
If you walked down the hallway of the average law firm in the year 2000, what would you see? Paper, and a lot of it!
Dickson: ‘I was ready and the time was right’
Retirement of the second-longest serving justice opens up the fourth Supreme Court vacancy in five years.
Lawyers say Marion County certified mail notice is broken
Attorneys filing collections cases in Indianapolis say they’re at their wits’ end trying to determine whether summonses have been served on defendants long after cases have been opened.
4 attorneys disrupt market by launching legal services company in Indianapolis
Seeing an opportunity in helping businesses and lawyers with discovery in an electronic world, Hamish Cohen and three of his attorney colleagues – Ray Biederman, Sean Burke and Jon Mattingly – launched Proteus Discovery Group.
What’s in a domain name?
New .law Internet domain names offer lawyers and firms a rare chance to create an online brand that conveys to consumers a prestigious, professional identity. Or, .law names might just confuse people.
Changes to Indiana bar exam approved
The Indiana Supreme Court has approved changes to the Indiana Bar Examination, aimed at better reflecting the current practice of law in the state.
Opinions Nov. 16, 2015
Indiana Court of Appeals
John Belork v. Robin Latimer, Davis Township Trustee and DMK&H Farms, Inc.
75A04-1503-MI-100
Miscellaneous. Affirms grant of appellees’ motion for judgment. Rules the fences that Belork wants his neighbors to help build along the southern and eastern boundaries of his property do not constitute partition fences under Indiana Code 32-26-9. Finds the statute does not apply in this situation because the neighbors would not derive a benefit from the fences.
Settlement: Ex-Brown Mackie, Art Institutes students get loan forgiveness
More than 5,500 students of Brown Mackie College and The Art Institutes will receive loan forgiveness totaling more than $5.7 million under one of two settlements, Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced Monday.
Farmer with wandering cattle will have to build fence himself
A Starke County farmer who wanted to keep his cattle from roaming onto neighboring farms will have to pay for the entire fence to be built, the Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled.
Pence designates November as ‘adoption awareness’ month
Gov. Mike Pence has declared November is Adoption Awareness Month in Indiana. The Republican governor and first lady Karen Pence are hosting an adoption fair at the Statehouse between 4 and 6 p.m. Monday.
Heft not enough to justify insurer deals, top DOJ lawyer says
Health companies saying they need to consolidate to preserve their heft when negotiating with service providers isn’t enough to justify mergers, a top U.S. antitrust enforcer said Friday in comments that could hint at the Justice Department’s thinking on two major health insurance deals.
Longest-serving attorney Alexis ‘Alex’ Cholis dies
Indiana’s longest-practicing attorney passed away recently. Alexis “Alex” P. Cholis, of South Bend, died Nov. 8 at 99. He formally retired in 2013, more than 71 years after he was admitted to the Indiana bar.
GOP, Democratic leaders to preview Indiana session
Leaders in Indiana's House and Senate are set to speak at a forum today where they will give a glimpse of issues on the horizon during the upcoming legislative session.
Court won’t hear case over grant to Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court of the United States rejected an anti-abortion group's bid to force disclosure of confidential Planned Parenthood and federal government records about a contract for family planning services in New Hampshire.