Sections - membership in sections is open to IBA members at an additional cost of $20 per section.

• Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
• Appellate Practice Section
• Business Law Section
• Commercial & Bankruptcy Law Section
• Criminal Justice Section
• Environmental Law Section
• Estate Planning & Administration Section
• Family Law Section
• Government Practice Section
• Health Care Section
• Intellectual Property Section
• International Law Section
• Judicial Section
• Labor & Employment Law Section
• Land Use Section
• Litigation Section
• Public Sector Section
• Solo/Small Firm Practice Section
• Sports and Entertainment Law Section
• Taxation Section

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Join and network with other attorneys sharing the same interest or practice area. As a member of these groups you will receive advance notice of the events sponsored by the group in the form of an email and cream colored self mailer distinctly marked as an IBA program.

Sections - membership in sections is open to IBA members at an additional cost of $20 per section.

• Alternative Dispute Resolution Section -
  Provides information related to dispute resolution such as arbitration, mediation, summary and other methods.
  2008 Chair: Judy Tyrrell -- (317) 639-5444     jtyrrell@tabberthahn.com     To Join
• Appellate Practice Section -
  Designed to provide an educational and diverse forum in which to discuss current appellate issues, interact with local appellate attorneys and judges, provide CLEs and moot oral arguments to its members, and, when appropriate, be the voice of the local appellate bar.
  2008 Chair: Peyton L. Berg -- (317) 236-1313     paul.jefferson@btlaw.com    To Join
• Business Law Section -
  Provides frequent continuing legal education and updates for attorneys with practices pertaining to the area of business law.
  2008 Chair: Matthew M. Price -- (317) 238-6249    mprice@binghammchale.com    To Join
• Commercial & Bankruptcy Law Section -
  Offers frequent continuing legal education opportunities and updates of interest to attorneys with practices focused in the areas of commercial and bankruptcy law.
  2008 Chair: Jeffrey John Graham -- (317) 713-3500   jgraham@sommerbarnard.com    To Join
• Criminal Justice Section -
  Provides activities and information to lawyers whose work relates to criminal law, including prosecution and defense.
  2008 Chair: T.R. Fox -- (317) 327-4100    trfox@iquest.net    To Join
• Environmental Law Section -
  Provides information and education opportunities on legal and policy developments in the environmental field.
  2008 Chair: Jennifer K. Thompson -- (317)635-8900  jthompson@binghammchale.com   To Join
• Estate Planning & Administration Section -
  Hosts continuing legal education seminars of procedural, legislative and practice developments pertaining to estate planning and administration including its annual update entitled "What’s New in Estate Planning".
  2008 Chair: Marya E. Overby -- (317) 327-3625    moverby@indygov.org     To Join
• Family Law Section -
  Offers educational programs of interest to attorneys practicing in the general area of family law, including custody and support; activities include quarterly open section meetings.
  2008 Chair: Christine M. Douglas -- (317) 636-8000    cdouglas@rbelaw.com     To Join
• Government Practice Section -
  Offers continuing legal education seminars and updates of interest to lawyers involved with or employed by Federal, State or local government.
  2008 Chair: Matthew T. Klein -- (317) 233-3978    mklein@idem.IN.gov    To Join
• Health Care Law Section -
  Offers seminars and discussions addressing issues of concern to government, institutional and private attorneys practicing in the health care field.
  2008 Chair: Brian C. Betner  -- (317) 633-4884    bbetner@hallrender.com    To Join
• Intellectual Property Section -
  Offers updates and continuing legal education opportunities for attorneys concentrating in the intellectual properties areas.
  2008 Chair: Mark C. Reichel -- (317) 236-2100     mark.reichel@icemiller.com    To Join
• International Law Section -
  Includes lawyers involved with U.S. import and export laws, foreign investment, jurisdiction, immigration and variety of other international legal issues.
  2008 Chair: Tim W. Withers -- (317) 829-1910     twithers@alerdingcastor.com    To Join
• Judicial Section -
  Open only to members who are federal, state or local judiciary offering programming from a judicial prospect.
  2008 Chair: Hon. Theodore M. Sosin -- (317) 327-4010    tsosin@indygov.org    To Join
• Labor & Employment Law Section -
  Sponsors continuing legal education programming and networking opportunities for attorneys focused in all aspects of employment and labor law.
  2008 Chair: Tami A. Earnhart -- (317) 236-2235    tami.earnhart@icemiller.com     To Join
• Land Use Section -
  Offers programming concerned with issues of interest such as zoning, development and other land matters.
  2008 Chair: Marci A. Reddick -- (317) 713-3500    mreddick@sommerbarnard.com    To Join
• Litigation Section -
  Is involved in a wide range of activities facing today’s Bench and Bar, and is responsive in presenting each side of the issues as it provides legal education seminars, sponsors quarterly luncheon gatherings and an annual judicial reception.
  2008 Chair: Pfenne P. Cantrell -- (317) 638-4521    pcantrell@k-glaw.com    To Join
• Solo/Small Firm Practice Section -
  Provides networking opportunities and practice development resources for solo and small firm practitioners.
  2008 Chair: Chad L. Hanefeld -- (317) 842-8000    chad@york-law.com    To Join
• Sports and Entertainment Law Section -
  Sponsors programming of interest for practitioners involved with the sport and entertainment law fields
  2008 Chair: Patricia K. Kinney -- (317) 274-2459     pkkinney@iupui.edu    To Join
• Taxation Section -
  Offers a wide variety of programs on federal and local tax issues
  2008 Chair: W. James Hamilton -- (317) 684-5419     Jhamilton@boselaw.com    To Join

• Law Student Division
  Addresses and focuses discussion on the needs of law students through programming and activities that aid in their professional development; activities include: "What You Need to Know" series, Bar Review, MPRE, social and networking opportunities with the bench and the bar.
  2008 Chair: Jennifer Tudor    jtudor@iupui.edu    To Join
• Senior Counsel Division
  Attorneys with 25 or more years of experience, who are over age 55 or are retired from the active practice of law can participate in this division, which promotes camaraderie and networking among its members.
  2008 Chair: John C. Render -- (317) 633-4884     jrender@hallrender.com    To Join
• Women and the Law Division
  Addresses issues of interest to female members of the bar and sponsors several programs throughout the year, including an annual reception and the Antoinette Dakin Leach Award Luncheon.
  2008 Chair: Tina Korty -- (317) 232-0143     tkorty@doi.state.in.us     To Join
• Young Lawyers Division
  Attorney members with less than five years of practice or under the age of 36 are eligible to participate in this division which provides quarterly social gatherings and continuing legal education opportunities.
  2008 Chair: Whitney Mosby -- (317)635-8900    wmosby@binghammchale.com    To Join