Good morning everyone! Today is Tuesday, February 16, and here’s a look back at yesterday’s stories… Senator Evan Bayh, Democrat of Indiana, will not run for reelection… The National Conference of Bar Examiners appeal a Federal Court ruling forcing them to allow a blind California law graduate to use specific software during portions of the bar exam… Several [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 15, 2010
Senator Evan Bayh, Democrat of Indiana, shocked his home state and the Democrat party today by announcing he will not run for reelection. This is bad news for Democrats who counted that as a safe seat in what is otherwise a generally red state. Senator Bayh has a sizable war chest and was favored to [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, July 9, 2009
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana has launched a class action lawsuit against the Indiana Board of Law Examiners, alleging that investigating the mental health history of law license applicants violates the Americans with Disabilities Act. The ACLU is representing an anonymous woman who seeks an injunction prohibiting the BLE from asking certain questions about [...]
Continue reading...Friday, June 26, 2009
Indianapolis, Indiana business law firm Alerding Castor is merging with the practice of Brian Hewitt, and setting moving to a new location in Greenwood. The new firm will be called Alerding Castor Hewitt LLP. Alerding Castor is an Indianapolis law firm focusing on business law, information technology law (including SaaS law and legal technology consulting), private [...]
Continue reading...Monday, June 22, 2009
Indiana’s Barnes & Thornburg, which recently expanded into Georgia and Ohio, is now gaining an office in Minnesota through the acquisition of the 22-attorney Parsinen Law Firm. The Minneapolis office, with 14 partners, will be Barnes & Thornburg’s 10th location. The deal has been in the works since 2008. The Parsinen Law Firm was founded in 1981. With [...]
Continue reading...Monday, April 13, 2009
Last week we reported that Indianapolis’ Barnes & Thornburg had opened an eighth office, in Atlanta, Georgia. This week the 500-attorney firm announced a ninth office in Columbus, Ohio, with a focus on labor and employment. William A. Nolan, formerly of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey in Columbus, joins the new office as a partner. Barnes & Thornburg has [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Indianapolis law firm Ice Miller is cutting about 2% of its total workforce, a reduction that won’t include any attorneys and that the firm denies is a result of the current economic climate. The cuts affect 14 positions from various support areas Over the last few months, we have been engaged in a thorough review of all [...]
Continue reading...Friday, January 2, 2009
Shelbyville, Indiana’s McNeely, Stephenson, Thopy & Harrold has opened its first satellite office in New Albany. The office was established to service a growing base of corporate clients between New Albany and Evansville, according to Lee McNeely, the firm’s senior partner. The firm will focus on litigation and corporate law. Larry Church, formerly an attorney with Louisville, [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, December 18, 2008
Baker & Daniels LLP last week cut 10 jobs from its Fort Wayne, Indiana office, leaving 52 lawyers and 46 support staff. Managing Partner Tom Froehle said no lawyers were fired in Fort Wayne or in Indianapolis, where 12 jobs were eliminated. “The positions eliminated were focused around administrative and facilities staff. Advancements in information technology have changed [...]
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Tuesday, February 16, 2010
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