The Marion Superior Courts, Civil Division, and Circuit Court are pleased to announce that the Domestic Relations Counseling Bureau (D.R.C.B.) has relocated to the City County Building, East Wing, Fifth Floor, Room E540.
Eight luncheon CLEs are being offered by IndyBar’s Litigation Section in 2011 as part of their Litigation Trial Skills Series.
As 2011 dawns, with the year end accounting done and the pie generously sliced, it is time to ramp up for another year.
A special judge in Southern Indiana has ruled that the prosecutor who handled the first two triple murder trials of former state trooper David Camm can stay on to handle the third.
Indiana Federal Community Defender Bill Marsh made his debut appearance before the nation’s highest court on Jan. 12, arguing an Indiana case that questions whether vehicular flight from police is considered “violent” and warrants a higher sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act.
After the Indiana Department of Corrections switched in the summer of 2010 from one victims’ notification service to another as a cost-saving measure, one northern Indiana county has restored its program with the previous service provider.
In a case that involves whether Medicaid applicants who were rejected can include information that was not in their initial applications when they appeal, the Indiana Supreme Court has set oral arguments for March 3 at 9 a.m.
Second-year law student Andrew Homan started Jan. 3 as the Indiana Bar Foundation’s new civics education program manager.
Effective Jan. 1, the Southern District of Indiana amended three local rules affecting civil practice, plus Local Criminal Rule 13.1 affecting criminal practice and sentencing (see the court’s website for the text of all rule changes).
Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana President Scott M. Kyrouac outlines his goals for 2011.
Because mediations have become commonplace in family law cases, it may come as no surprise that a number of Indiana counties have been implementing a similar strategy to determine if a child is a child in need of services, or CHINS.
Attorney Donald Doxsee offers advice on opening a private practice.
A case before the Indiana Court of Appeals calls into question the constitutionality of the state’s new child support guidelines, challenging the revisions that last year altered the payment scheme for high-income earners and raised the ceiling on child support obligations.
Nestled in a bland little strip mall just north of 96th Street on College Avenue, Big Mike’s Café is worth the small detour it takes to get there.
While the need for services for indigent Hoosiers during these tough economic times continues to increase, civil legal aid providers are reporting that budgets for 2011 will be similar to those of 2010, and the numbers of cases handled in 2010 are comparable to 2009.
In our culture, someone accused of a crime gets a vigorous defense to make certain all of the accused person’s constitutional rights are protected. This is as it should be. Those faced with the loss of their liberty or life deserve no less than the best defense that can be put forth.
Indiana University Maurer School of Law Dean Laren K. Robel was elected president-elect of the American Association of Law Schools. The 2011 Martin Luther King Lecture at Valparaiso University School of Law features Devon Carbado.
Attorneys and history buffs alike may want to consider a detour to the law library at Indiana University Maurer School of Law next time they are in or near Bloomington.