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Indiana legal aid groups get money from bank settlement
The Indiana Bar Foundation says several civil legal aid and pro bono not-for-profits around the state will share $1.4 million in grants during the coming year.
Local legal aid group needs to beat the bushes
A $126,000 reduction in contributions by United Way of Central Indiana is pushing Indianapolis Legal Aid Society to introduce itself to a wider audience and focus on fundraising.
Chief justice wants lawyers to do more pro bono work
One key proposal from a state commission is to require all licensed attorneys in Indiana to report their pro bono hours.
High-priced Chicago firm handling Durham’s appeal pro bono
A lawyer from one of the nation’s largest law firms is handling the convicted financier’s federal appeal free of charge, court documents show.
Fundraising starts slowly for Indiana student loan program
The slow economy is hurting progress on an endowment that would help pro bono lawyers repay debt.
Local firms recognized for pro bono work
Led by Baker & Daniels LLP, Indianapolis’ three largest law firms are recognized in the July issue of The American
Lawyer magazine for their pro bono work.
Despite what you might think, lawyers are compartatively scarce in Indiana
Only North and South Dakota, Tennessee and Wisconsin have smaller proportions of lawyers within their working populations.
Experts point to the state’s shrinking base of corporate HQs, the exodus of law school graduates, and a less litigious climate
overall.
Firm helping Holocaust survivors
Baker & Daniels LLP is partnering with the Bet Tzedek Holocaust Survivors Justice Network to provide pro bono legal services to Indiana’s more than 200 survivors.