By Jeff R. Hawkins, ISBA President, 2014-15 If we, the stewards of justice, expect to pass our stewardship along to future generations, we must genuinely consider every sacred cow as a potential sacrifice for the heritage with which our predecessors entrusted us. Lawyers have been innovative and disruptive change agents in this country’s most pivotal
Entrepreneurial leadership
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Indiana Lawyers: A High Standard of Professional Conduct

It is unfortunate that the State of Indiana has been embroiled in controversy that no peaceful person of any perspective would desire since the enactment of SB 101. With the enactment of Senate Enrolled Act 50, perhaps our fair state will heal from the wounds of division that the world has witnessed these past few days.
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You’ve Got A Friend
By James Dimos As I mentioned recently in Res Gestae, I am an Aaron Sorkin fan. Of course, by definition this means that I am a West Wing fan as well. In season 2, episode 10, Leo McGarry shares the following story with Josh Lyman as it is clear that Josh is struggling with post-traumatic
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2015 Annual Report of the President of the Indiana State Bar Association
By Jeff R. Hawkins, ISBA President, 2014-15 INDIANA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION HOUSE OF DELEGATES FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2015 FRENCH LICK, INDIANA REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION JEFF R. HAWKINS, SULLIVAN, PRESIDENT Madam Chair, Chief Justice Rush, Judge Crone, Chief Deputy Attorney General Light, fellow delegates, friends all: It is my great honor to
October 9, 2015 0 Comments Short URLAmerican Bar Association Commission on the Future of Legal Services, AVVO, Board of Governors, Carol Adinamis, diversity, DIY legal service, House of Delegates, Indiana Rules of Professional Conduct, Indiana State Bar Association, Indiana Supreme Court, Law School Admission Council, Leadership Development Academy, LegalZoom, pro se litigation, Professor Bill Henderson, SOGI Committee, technologyCommentary, INside the Bar