Articles

Zionsville attorney Kirk Horn dies at 55

Zionsville attorney Kirk Allan Horn, 55, died on Friday, August 3. Visitation and a celebration of life service are planned later this week.Horn began his career as a Marion County Probation Officer after graduating from Hanover College with a degree in psychology. The position inspired his lifelong passion for law and public service, spurring him to receive a J.D. from Indiana University Maurer School of Law.

Read More
jegen-lawrence-teaching-450bp.jpg

IU McKinney’s Lawrence Jegen leaves legacy of teaching

Lawrence Jegen III, longtime professor at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, built a national reputation as one of the foremost experts in tax law, offering his insight to lawyers, accountants, elected officials and the Internal Revenue Service, but he spent much of his professional life in the place he most loved — the classroom. Jegen, 83, died at his Indianapolis home May 17 after an illness.

Read More

IU McKinney’s Jegen remembered for love of teaching

Lawrence Jegen III spent much of his professional life in the classroom, gaining a reputation as a demanding presence who had an encyclopedic knowledge of tax law and someone who cared about his students and would willingly offer advice and counsel long after they had graduated.

Read More

IU McKinney professor Lawrence Jegen dies at 83

Lawrence A. Jegen III, longtime professor at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, died Thursday at his Indianapolis home. He was 83. IU McKinney dean Andrew Klein described Jegen, a professor for 56 years at the law school, as a legend.

Read More

IndyBar: Remembering Judge Patricia Gifford

Judge Patricia Gifford was a true leader of the entire legal community and a pioneer for women attorneys. She was recognized several times by the IndyBar, receiving the Silver Gavel Award in 2008 for her exemplary service on the bench and the Antoinette Dakin Leach Award, which honors trailblazing women in the profession, in 2006. Judges and lawyers share their remembrances.

Read More

Trailblazing Judge Patricia Gifford leaves strong legacy

Retired Marion Superior Court Judge Patricia Gifford, the sixth woman to sit as a trial judge in the state of Indiana and one of the first women in the country to be assigned to prosecute only sex offense cases, died April 8 in Fort Meyers Beach, Florida. She was 79.

Read More

McKinney remembered as humorous, hardworking

Senior Judge Larry McKinney of the District Court for the Southern District of Indiana is remembered as a brilliant, dedicated jurist who could also keep things light with his quick wit. McKinney died Sept. 20 at age 73.

Read More

Services set for Magistrate Judge LaRue

Services have been scheduled Friday and Saturday for U.S. Magistrate Judge Denise LaRue, who died last week after an illness. LaRue, 59, was remembered for her legal skill and compassion.

Read More

Former Supreme Court Justice De Bruler dies

A funeral service took place Tuesday morning for former Indiana Supreme Court Justice Roger De Bruler, who died Feb. 13.  De Bruler, 82, died with his family at his side, according to his obituary.

Read More

IU McKinney dean emeritus dies

William Harvey, dean emeritus of Indiana University Robert H. McKinney and nominee to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals died Nov. 17 after a long illness. He was 84.

Read More