Hammerle On… ‘Fast & Furious 7,’ ‘While We’re Young’
Bob Hammerle says even if you have to wear a disguise, you should go see “Fast & Furious 7.”
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Living Fit: It’s up to you to be happy
For most of us, the answer to the question, “Are you happy?” depends upon who we’re with, our health, work life, finances and family dynamics.
Making Rain: Use these tips to improve email etiquette
Maybe you are thinking, “What does email etiquette have to with business development?” Generally, quite a lot.
Indiana Lawyer owner reflects on paper’s 25-year history
The Indiana Lawyer was launched 25 years ago with a quest to have a prestigious publication that would be educational and enjoyable, and have a positive impact on the legal community.
McCauley: Are you prepared for a data breach litigation?
Data breaches can be very stressful events for an organization and counsel should be prepared to help a client navigate the complexities of a proper response. At the end of the day, maintaining the client’s ongoing relationship with its customers and its reputation in the marketplace should be the primary goal of the client and counsel.
Lechleiter: PTO improves adversarial procedures for challenging patents
As the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issues more and more patents each year, inevitably many companies will find themselves named as defendants in patent-infringement litigation.
Hammerle On … The Oscars revisited; ‘McFarland, USA’
Bob Hammerle calls “McFarland, USA” a Hispanic version of the movie “Hoosiers.”
Chamberlain: Brain injury awareness month highlights affects on survivors
March is brain injury awareness month in the United States, recognizing that 3.5 million Americans suffer a brain injury each year. Brain injury is a lifelong, ongoing and degenerative disease process that affects survivors, their families and the general public.
Technology Untangled: Meet face-to-face with these free video-chat apps
This article will look at Firefox Hello and compare it to the similar GoToMeeting.
Lucas: Indiana Lawyer names 2015 Leadership in Law award winners
Congratulations to our 2015 Leadership in Law Distinguished Barristers and Up and Coming Lawyers! This year’s group comprises an exceptional representation of legal talent, and Indiana Lawyer is pleased to have the opportunity to honor their work.
Dean’s Desk: Learning to write for the law
One of the educational challenges facing those of us in higher education (not just law) is teaching writing. The entry of what is often referred to as the millennial generation into higher education has shown a marked decrease in prior opportunities to write, to be critiqued, and, sadly, even to have been instructed in the basics of grammar, sentence structure and syntax.
Hammerle On… ‘Still Alice,’ ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’
Bob Hammerle says Julianne Moore’s performance in “Still Alice” won an Oscar for a role you will never forget.
DTCI: Still learning after all these years in practice
The practice of law is still exciting and challenging for me, even as I approach my 34th year of practice.
Start Page: Get more out of your iPhone using these 3 tips
It seems to me that more lawyers are using iPhones. Almost all the attorneys in my office use an iPhone, and I see iPhones at depositions, hearings and client meetings.
Hammerle makes his 2015 Oscar picks
Let me again venture out on a limb and make my Academy Awards picks. Of course, I will likely be wrong, but never in my cinematic heart.
Neutral Corner: Use of mediator’s proposal should be a last resort
Mediation got an early and strong foothold in California in the late 1980s and that state has been an incubation site for several trends in the mediation process – some good, some bad and some perhaps a little ugly.
BGBC: Don’t get duped. Test your fraud skills
Do you think you are too smart to be duped by a fraudster? Have you been paying attention to our fraud articles? The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners estimates that the typical organization loses 5 percent of its annual revenue to fraud. Test your knowledge on fraud by taking this 10-question quiz.
Lundberg: The importance of preserving the attorney-client privilege
The dispute between former Indiana University Purdue-Fort Wayne Chancellor Michael Wartell and Purdue University has attracted much media attention – some of it wondering why Purdue would fight so hard to protect its claim that a lawyer-investigator’s report was protected by the attorney-client privilege and should not be released.
Indiana Judges Association: Law, time and judgment are shared responsibilities
When New York City claimed 20-30 inches of snow were coming (and got less than 10), I was reminded of so many lawyers who claim three days for their case (but only use one). All of us on the bench or bar tailor our talents toward forming our best judgments. Such a responsibility necessarily includes the talented due consideration of time.
Lucas: Looking back, looking ahead, and saying thanks
The dramatic changes that our world has experienced, and the impact those changes have had on the practice of law, has produced a fertile supply of topics to address over the years.