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Attorney’s 6th SCOTUS visit intense
A Terre Haute lawyer made his sixth argument before the nation’s highest court April 28, and he describes the hour-long
experience to be the most intense of those he’s had before the Supreme Court of the United States.
Judge G. Michael Witte named new discipline executive
If Judge G. Michael Witte hadn’t tried for the appellate bench about two years ago, he might not be in the position now
to be Indiana’s newest chief of lawyer ethics.
Lawyers featured in law student’s 5th book
Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis student Erin Albert released her fifth book, “Indianapolis: A Young
Professional’s Guide, Second Edition,” at a book launch party and signing April 8.
SCOTUS declines bar exam denial case
The Supreme Court of the United States has declined to take a case filed by a Fort Wayne man – who’s an attorney in Kansas – on claims that the Indiana Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program and officials running the admittance process here denied him the right to sit for the bar exam.
Lawyers host event for military families
As part of their initiative to work with families of military members, a group of attorneys in the Indianapolis Bar Association’s
Bar Leader Series helped organize “Tumble for Troops,” a free event open to Hoosier military families.
Prosecutor story was misleading
As a longstanding member of the Indianapolis Bar and reader of the Indiana Lawyer, I was surprised and very disappointed
to see an article appearing in Indiana Lawyer daily suggesting that a sentence reduction provided to Guilford
Forney was based not solely on the merits.
Letter to the editor: Distracted driving results in tragedy
The other day as I was reading through the March 17-30, 2010 issue of Indiana Lawyer, my attention was called to David Temple’s
article “Be smart: Don’t use cell phone while driving!”
Letter to editor: Articles attack integrity
You can imagine my surprise upon reading articles in the Indiana Lawyer, The Indianapolis Star, and the Indianapolis Business
Journal falsely impugning my integrity and the integrity of our law firm.
District judge sends voter ID suit back
A federal judge ruled against a Cumberland man in his federal challenge to Indiana’s voter identification law, but remanded
his pending state claims back to state court.
East Chicago-casino settlement up in air
A Marion Superior Judge declined to immediately decide on the state’s request to set aside a partial settlement in a dispute
about East Chicago casino revenues.
7th Circuit to rehear Second Amendment case
Advocates of domestic-violence victims and gun owners have their sights set on an upcoming oral argument at the 7th Circuit
Court of Appeals in Chicago. The case of interest raises the issue of whether someone who has been convicted of a domestic-violence
misdemeanor should be able to have a gun for hunting purposes.
Grant Superior judge steps aside
A Grant County judge’s illness has forced him from the bench temporarily, and the Indiana Supreme Court has appointed a deputy
prosecutor from Marion as judge pro tempore.
Economy adjusts child support
It used to be fairly easy to prove someone wouldn’t pay child support because they didn’t want to. But it hasn’t gone unnoticed
that there are more people who want to pay child support but simply can’t.
Book targeting youth touches on deputy prosecutor’s experiences
An Allen County deputy prosecutor has published her first novel for young adults that, while entirely fiction, includes some
references to issues she has dealt with in her work handling child abuse cases.
Trip to Bando Restaurant worth the drive
While I would normally subscribe to the saying DON’T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU READ,
I will merely say, believe this – go to Bando.
Courts study changing surrogacy law
Surrogacy law in Indiana is at a crossroads because of scientific and technological advances that give people more options
to start a family.
Justices rule company engaged in UPL in trust mill case
The Indiana Supreme Court orders an Indianapolis-based company to stop engaging in any conduct that might be considered unauthorized
practice of law.
Longtime Indiana Judicial Center education director retires after 30 years
Judicial education inside Indiana used to be much more like law school, where a knowledgeable “professor” would stand at the
front of a room and lecture to “students” in the audience about a particular topic. That was how it was three decades
ago, before Cathy Springer signed on as the Indiana Judicial Center’s education director.