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Defense attorneys turn tough in Bales trial

The legal team representing real estate broker John M. Bales and partner William E. Spencer haven't called their first witness and already they're putting up a spirited fight as federal prosecutors seek to prove 13 charges including bank, mail and wire fraud.

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Faction turns on trustee in Eastern Livestock bankruptcy

Things have suddenly taken an ugly turn for veteran Indianapolis attorney Jim Knauer and his legal advisers at Faegre Baker Daniels, who are under attack by parties that want them bounced from the massive bankruptcy case for Eastern Livestock Inc.

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Judge rejects Fair Finance attorneys’ fee request

The compensation plan submitted by Cleveland-based Baker & Hostetler LLP could have netted the law firm $32.5 million if it recovered the entire $200 million or more owed to investors of Fair Finance, which was owned by convicted Indianapolis financier Tim Durham.

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Former state senator Clark picked to lead law firm

J. Murray Clark takes over at Faegre Baker Daniels LLP for Jacqueline Simmons, who became general counsel of Indiana University on July 1. Clark is former chairman of the Indiana Republican Party and served as a state senator for 11 years.

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Jury selection set to start in Durham fraud trial

The criminal case against Tim Durham and co-defendants Jim Cochran and Rick Snow is set to begin Friday in front of federal Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson. Prospective jurors in the high-profile trial will be asked whether they can be impartial and not be influenced by what they have heard, read or seen about the case.

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