Veteran legal team splits to join separate firms
Linda Pence and David Hensel have dissolved their practice after a seven-year run representing defendants in white-collar criminal cases.
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Hall Render health care attorneys jump to smaller Katz & Korin
Norris Cunningham, who has been Hall Render’s health care litigation practice group leader, will become a shareholder and name partner at the Katz firm, which will be renamed Katz Korin Cunningham.
Local law firms boosting emphasis on business development
Marketing and development staffers are learning to be much more sophisticated and data-savvy in helping attorneys establish relationships with prospective clients.
Supreme Court suspends attorney for mismanaging funds
According to the disciplinary order handed down Wednesday, Tarek E. Mercho of Indianapolis law firm Mercho Caughey “misappropriated funds from his attorney trust account over a period of several years.
Law firms buddy up to share office space, expenses
For many firms, splitting office space and sharing resources is a strategy that makes good business sense. But such arrangements aren’t without challenges.
Legal software firm gets boost under new leadership
A prominent law firm started a software company in 2007, but it grew fairly slowly until an outsider came in two years ago and revamped the operation.
Ex-state commerce secretary takes job with Bose McKinney
Outgoing Gov. Mike Pence appointed Victor Smith to serve as the state’s secretary of commerce in January 2013.
Former CIB chiefs try to avoid entanglement in legal fight involving Pacers
Three former presidents of the city’s Capital Improvement Board—Pat Early, Bob Grand and Ann Lathrop—are fighting an effort by attorneys for the IRS to depose them about what they learned about the Indiana Pacers' finances during discussions with the team.
ITT’s bankruptcy fallout includes warehouse of paperwork
Hundreds of boxes of potentially important records are being stored as part of the ITT Educational Services bankruptcy. Among them are legal documents, loan information, Social Security numbers and other personal data.
Fired manager files discrimination suit against Eskenazi Health
A former manager at Eskenazi Health claims she was fired after complaining that her boss was pressuring her to hire more minorities.
Indianapolis attorney named managing partner at Faegre Baker Daniels
Longtime Indianapolis attorney Tom Froehle will take over the positions March 1, succeeding Andrew Humphrey as chairman and managing partner of the international law firm, it announced Wednesday.
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BMV criticizes law firm’s court order; firm says it’s trying to protect customers
The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles is criticizing an Indiana law firm for a court order the BMV says will “take money out of Hoosiers’ pockets,” but the attorney who filed the order said the request is meant to protect Hoosiers who are suing the BMV.
Workplace harassment endures, evolves with help of technology
Despite decades of on-the-job training for workers and numerous high-profile lawsuits, harassment by managers and co-workers persists—although the number of sexual harassment claims has declined in recent years.
Taft names new partner-in-charge for Indy office
The local office of regional law firm Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP needed a leader to replace Robert J. Hicks, who earlier this year was promoted to managing partner of the entire firm.
Indy’s biggest law firms lift pay for new associates, but larger cities go further
The city's biggest firms went up to $110,000 in January but have no intention of following in the footsteps of large firms in the biggest markets, which have gone up to $180,000.
Kentucky hires Indy law firm to probe former governor
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has approved a contract of up to $500,000 for an Indianapolis law firm to investigate his predecessor’s administration.
Pacers’ legal tenacity on display in IRS fight
The legal fallout stemming from Melvin Simon’s decision to unload his half of the Indiana Pacers to his brother Herb just a few months before his September 2009 death is getting crazier by the day.
Lawyers scatter after century-old Carmel firm closes
Most of the attorneys with Campbell Kyle Proffitt LLP have launched new practices following the hallowed firm’s dissolution last month.
Indiana surgery centers sue nation’s top insurer over payments
A Carmel surgery center is joining others in the state in suing UnitedHealthcare, alleging it unlawfully withheld payment for some services to make up for overpayment of other claims.
Judge awards ex-Lilly manager $500,000 after lawsuit
A federal judge made the award to Lilly’s former executive director of human resources, who quit for health reasons and was later dropped from the company’s extended disability plan.