There is a new, statewide method of delivering pro bono advice to the public. The Indiana Bar Foundation and the Indiana Pro Bono Commission have worked with their Tennessee counterparts to bring online a system for providing legal advice to the public. “Think of it as a ‘Talk to a Lawyer’ program in which you can participate from any Internet-enabled computer, smartphone or tablet device,” said Charles R. Dunlap, exe … [Read more...] about Delivering Pro Bono Advice Online
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Spartan Sprint: Two Distinguished Indiana Jurists Get Down and Dirty
“Prepare for Glory” … “When I ask you who you are, you will respond in a loud and boisterous manner: I AM A SPARTAN! Look at the Spartan on your right, look at the Spartan on your left, you will draw strength from him or her, you will not let them fail. You will attack each and every obstacle; you will attack each and every difficulty; you will succeed; you will conquer and not be conquered. No retreat. No surrend … [Read more...] about Spartan Sprint: Two Distinguished Indiana Jurists Get Down and Dirty
Indiana CLEO Continues to Thrive
As law schools across the country face the possibility of decreased enrollment of first year law students, the Indiana Conference for Legal Education Opportunity (ICLEO) Fellowship program continues on a progressive path of growth. In early April 2013, the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) reported 52,066 applicants to ABA-accredited law schools for the fall 2013 semester. While this represents a 15.9% decline in … [Read more...] about Indiana CLEO Continues to Thrive
Reclaiming Revenue: How Odyssey helps counties collect outstanding fines and court costs
Each year, millions of dollars in fines and courts costs charged to defendants in Indiana’s courts go unpaid, often leaving courts and clerks with little recourse for collecting those debts. Some people simply forget that they got that speeding ticket; others cannot come up with the money to pay that fine on time; and others simply ignore the court’s order. Their lives go on, the fines and costs remain unpaid, the cou … [Read more...] about Reclaiming Revenue: How Odyssey helps counties collect outstanding fines and court costs
A Toolkit for Helping Children
“The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children.” —Dietrich Bonhoeffer The same can be said of our courts, particularly those that deal with children in abuse or neglect cases. Juvenile courts handling termination of parental rights (TPR) and Children in Need of Services (CHINS) cases are faced daily with the dilemma of how to improve court procedures and provide more stability for children goi … [Read more...] about A Toolkit for Helping Children