Lawyers ask for ethics guidance G. Michael Witte, Executive Director | Disciplinary Commission In April 2018, the Disciplinary Commission began providing Indiana lawyers informal ethics guidance and formal advisory opinions. Informal guidance allows a lawyer to confidentially submit an ethical conduct question. The process is known as a pointer system: the Commission points the lawyer to applicable rules, official … [Read more...] about In the Right Direction
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IOLTA Turns 20
Indiana marks a milestone in pro bono funding and looks ahead to future needs Chuck Dunlap, Executive Director | Indiana Bar Foundation IOLTA in Indiana In the fall of 1999, Indiana’s Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (IOLTA) program recorded its first revenue of $129.99 from Bank One (now Chase Bank). Since its inception, the Indiana Bar Foundation has managed the IOLTA program. It has generated over $17 million t … [Read more...] about IOLTA Turns 20
Advancing Justice in Rural Communities
Court partners with IU to create pilot rural justice clerkship program By David Sexton, Intern | Office of Communication, Education & Outreach The Indiana Supreme Court and Indiana University’s law schools partnered in a pilot program to allow their students to work with courts in less urban communities. Ten law students-five each from IU Maurer and IU McKinney-completed judicial clerkships with judges in ten … [Read more...] about Advancing Justice in Rural Communities
On the Road: Supreme Court oral argument in Wabash County
By Sarah Kidwell, Outreach Coordinator | Office of Communication, Education & Outreach On Thursday, April 18, the Indiana Supreme Court heard an oral argument in Wabash County rather than in the Supreme Court Courtroom in Indianapolis. The Court schedules arguments twice a year outside the capital to provide students, press, and public in other areas of the state an opportunity to see the work of the Court an … [Read more...] about On the Road: Supreme Court oral argument in Wabash County
Voice of the Child: 2019 CASA Day celebration at the Indiana State House
By Leslie Dunn, State Director of GAL/CASA | Indiana Office of Court Services The State Office of GAL/CASA and the Legislative Committee of the GAL/CASA Advisory Commission held CASA Day at the State House on March 19, 2019, to share information with legislators about the importance of best-interest advocacy for children. A breakfast for legislators was provided outside of the Supreme Court chambers and included … [Read more...] about Voice of the Child: 2019 CASA Day celebration at the Indiana State House