IndyBar: President’s Message: Race over to Bench Bar Conference
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s May, so start your engines and race over to register for IndyBar’s annual Bench Bar Conference.
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Spear: Are you speaking a different language than your client?
Large cities and small towns alike are experiencing a growth in non-English-speaking communities, and undocumented or not, they have legal needs that far exceed those of just immigration.
Hammerle on… “The Whale,” “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” and “Aftersun”
Indianapolis criminal defense attorney Robert Hammerle gives us his take on “The Whale, “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” and “Aftersun.”
IndyBar: From Committee to Division in one year: The Creation of the Hispanic Lawyers Division
The Hispanic Lawyers Division may be new, but its members know that the issues surrounding its creation have existed for a long time. That spirit guided us from the beginning and will propel future leaders to do great things.
IndyBar: Practice Toolkit: Price Rise: Slow and Steady Wins the Race
Law firms don’t do price rises nearly enough.
Sprunger: Freedom isn’t free: Easing the administrative burden
Practicing law in a solo or small firm is the epitome of freedom — but as we all know, freedom isn’t free.
Wilson: Customize your Word toolbar with your most-used buttons
Have you ever clicked through tabs in Microsoft Word trying to find that one feature you need? Why not group those tools in one tab?
Letter to the editor: Reform — or abolish — the Tax Court
For the first time since 2011, Indiana has a vacancy on its Tax Court. With that vacancy, the state should revisit the court’s role in our judicial system.
DTCI: Close the email: Focus on deep work
Rings, pings and vibrations draw our attention to communications and away from the task we are working on or the conversation we are holding.
Radulescu: Paving paths for public interest at IU Maurer
There is a large misconception that pursing public service is a “backup plan” for students who do not end up at law firms. That could not be further from the truth.
IndyBar: YouYesYou!
Thanks to a $35,000 grant from the Indianapolis Bar Foundation, YouYesYou! (YYY) will expand its programming to help incarcerated and formerly incarcerated men become better fathers.
Van Winkle: Mediation: Sidetracked, and how to get back on track
It is axiomatic that for mediation to meet its promise, for the process to provide the setting for mediators and lawyers to assist parties in finding mutually acceptable, interest-based solutions to complex disputes, those parties must be present.
IndyBar: Concerns about Changing Bar Admission Standards
While we agree that the diminishing number of licensed Indiana lawyers is a growing challenge, particularly in rural areas, we are reluctant to support the application of Concord Law School at Purdue University Global for a variety of reasons.
Maley: Newer attorney in-court opportunity in IN Southern District
Magistrate Judge Kellie Barr has created a unique program for attorneys with less than seven years in practice to gain in-court experience.
Schrager: A pithy comment, a successful conclusion and observations
The inspiration for this article comes from disconnected events that range from an offhand and whimsical comment made by a law school professor in 1978 to a highly contested seven-year litigation that the Indiana Supreme Court seems to have finally ended.
IndyBar: Impact of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Employers are already required to comply with the Pregnancy Discrimination Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Thus, some employers may think that they will be fully compliant as long as they continue to follow those laws, but that is not the case.
Covington: Advice we’d give our younger selves, and other musings
What advice would you give your younger self? That’s a question I posed to this year’s class of Leadership in Law honorees as part of a recognition video that winners are asked to participate in.
Long: Understanding the benefits, challenges of in-house counsel
The Indiana State Bar Association has identified in-house counsel as an underserved segment in the legal profession and has set out to identify pain points specific to their unique environment and find ways to fill those needs.
Hammerle on… “Living” and “Creed III”
Indianapolis criminal defense attorney Robert Hammerle gives us his take on “Living” and “Creed III.”