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WEBLeadership in Law. Indiana Lawyer's 2024 class of Leadership in Law honorees includes 15 Distinguished Barristers, 15 Up and Coming Lawyers, five Legal Support Stars and one Lifetime Achievement Award winner: Chief Judge …
Indiana joins multistate lawsuit seeking to halt federal nursing …
WEB1 day ago · A lawsuit filed Tuesday by 20 states challenging a federal rule mandating higher staffing levels in nursing homes alleges that facilities will be forced to close. The states are led by Republican attorneys general, including Indiana’s Todd Rokita. The named defendants include leaders within the ...
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WEBOct 3, 2024 · Civic leader, prominent attorney Robert H. McKinney dies at 98. October 1, 2024 | IL Staff. Robert H. McKinney’s name now adorns the Indianapolis law school where he enrolled after World War II, and his presence has been felt throughout Indiana for more than 75 years, whether as an attorney, entrepreneur, banker, public servant, or civic leader.
Oct. 9 - Oct. 22 - The Indiana Lawyer
WEB2 days ago · Oct. 9 – Oct. 22. A campaign percolating slowly on social media is urging voters to toss three justices off of the Indiana Supreme Court, but a bipartisan political action committee of prominent lawyers and former justices is working to counter it. Reporter Alexa Shrake has more on both efforts as well as a look at several unsuccessful bids ...
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WEB2 days ago · I look forward to getting to know you, hearing your stories and learning your opinions about our coverage. So please call me at 317-472-5353 or drop me a line at gweaver@ibj.com.•. __________. Greg Weaver, a proud Ball State University journalism graduate, is the editor of Indiana Lawyer.
State’s high court approves moves to address lawyer shortage
WEBOct 4, 2024 · Back row: Derek Molter and Christopher Goff. (Indiana Supreme Court photo) The Indiana Supreme Court on Thursday approved a new grant program for lawyers willing to commit to practice in areas of high legal need and embraced several other recommendations from a commission the court appointed to help find solutions to the state’s attorney ...
Opinion - The Indiana Lawyer
WEB3 days ago · Trimble: Retention vote for the Indiana Supreme Court is contested this year. September 25, 2024 | John Trimble. Indiana Supreme Court justices do not campaign for retention, but if there is organized opposition to retention they are permitted to respond. Rarely have we seen organized opposition, but this year we have it.
Indiana Supreme Court - The Indiana Lawyer
WEBSep 26, 2024 · ‘Important first step’: IN Supreme Court considering amending rules on who takes the bar. The Indiana Supreme Court is considering a proposal that would bring graduates of law schools outside the United States and non-American Bar Association-accredited schools one step closer to being able to sit for the state bar exam.
Indiana Court of Appeals - The Indiana Lawyer
WEBSep 30, 2024 · A series of cases and decisions in Indiana’s appellate courts have left some defense attorneys and at least one judge hoping for more clarity on what rights to appeal a defendant retains after they’ve agreed to a plea deal. There was a moment during Judge Paul Felix’s remarks, after he was announced as the next Court of Appeals of Indiana ...
New steps work to fill rural dearth of lawyers
WEBMar 13, 2024 · Indiana’s growing attorney shortage is becoming more acute in rural areas, as new lawyers tend to locate in larger cities. The Indiana Supreme Court and the Indiana State Bar Association are taking big and small steps to help bridge the gap, from making more people eligible to take Indiana’s bar exam to studying the root causes of a shortage that could lead to a lack of access to the legal ...