The drive home from Indianapolis that Friday seemed uneventful and was one I had taken many times. I passed the Henryville Exit on I-65 around 2:15 P.M. on March 2, 2012. The skies were gray but not ominous. I was listening to a commercial/free radio station and had no clue of the looming dangerous weather conditions. In just a few hours violent tornados would cause enormous damage to that little town and the … [Read more...] about Devastating Tornado Hits Southern Indiana & Thirty-Five Lawyers Raise the Bar
Pro Bono
Access to Justice Workshop
“Because we’re here, I hope one less person is going to be a victim of domestic violence, one less person is going to be denied their benefits, one less person is going to feel shut out of the legal system that they thought was a promise to all of us.” This was expressed by Justice Nathan Hecht of the Texas Supreme Court during the Access to Justice Workshop. The workshop was held on March 22nd and 23rd at the State … [Read more...] about Access to Justice Workshop
Equal Access to Justice in Indiana
In his State of the Judiciary address in 2007, Indiana Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard remarked that out of the 1.6 million new cases filed in the prior year, more than 99% of them began and ended in front of a judge or jury in a trial court. He also reported that about 40% of Indiana’s adult population comes through the courts in a twelve month period. While countless other statistics demonstrate the increased use … [Read more...] about Equal Access to Justice in Indiana