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
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In a story attributed to Abraham Lincoln’s circuit riding days, the judge reportedly asked Lincoln one afternoon if he had heard Abe make the opposite argument in another case that morning. The future president reportedly answered something like, “yes, your honor, but I was wrong this morning.” Law schools train students to analyze problems and
June 3, 2015
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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.
April 2, 2015
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Former US Congressman Lee H. Hamilton, former Indiana Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard, and Indiana Bar Foundation President Donald Lundberg gathered lawyers, college and law school representatives, congressional staffers, and several high-ranking Indiana government officials at a Monday luncheon to discuss Indiana’s civic health. The event kicked off a series of presentations that the luncheon’s
March 24, 2015
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Several customs and traditions about the Indiana State Bar Association presidency offer once-in-a-lifetime experiences. The most recent of those experiences was my privilege to attend Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush’s first State of the Judiciary address to the Indiana General Assembly last Wednesday. Aside from the momentous honor of witnessing the delivery of that speech
January 18, 2015
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By James Dimos Elizabeth (Bessie) Jane Eaglesfield was one of the first female graduates from the University of Michigan School of Law and was Indiana’s first woman lawyer. Ms. Eaglesfield was admitted to the bar in 1875 under a Vigo Circuit Court order that established she was “of good moral character, a voter, and a
July 9, 2014
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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
February 4, 2014
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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