Join us June 11-13 in French Lick for Bench Bar 2026, where members of the bench and bar come together for CLE, networking, and meaningful professional connection. This year’s program features keynote presentations from Super Bowl champion Gary Brackett on adaptability and David "DJ" Gross on practical AI skills, along with breakout sessions covering topics like digital assets, crimmigration, voir dire strategy, and judicial best practices. With opportunities to unwind through golf, pickleball, yoga, and evening social events, the conference blends practical learning with the chance to strengthen relationships across the legal community.

Learn more at indybar.org/benchbar.

Join us June 11-13 in French Lick for Bench Bar 2026, where members of the bench and bar come together for CLE, networking, and meaningful professional connection. This year’s program features keynote presentations from Super Bowl champion Gary Brackett on adaptability and David "DJ" Gross on practical AI skills, along with breakout sessions covering topics like digital assets, crimmigration, voir dire strategy, and judicial best practices. With opportunities to unwind through golf, pickleball, yoga, and evening social events, the conference blends practical learning with the chance to strengthen relationships across the legal community.

Learn more at indybar.org/benchbar.

It's time to ring in the holiday season! Celebrate at one (or several) of our IndyBar holiday parties happening in December.

It's time to ring in the holiday season! Celebrate at one (or several) of our IndyBar holiday parties happening in December.

The IndyBar Real Estate and Land Use Section is happy to honor both the Honorable Mike Keele and Tom Dinwiddie as the 2022 recipients of the Zeff Weiss Award for Excellence in Real Estate. Read here to learn more about our esteemed award recipients. 

Reddick, a partner at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, has spent more than 30 years in private practice, serving real estate clients of all sizes from start-ups to the country’s largest electric utility provider. She has skillfully represented municipal clients in public private deals to redevelop and reenergize large portions of the Indianapolis International Airport and represented private clients in multi-jurisdictional acquisitions and disposals.

While working at home, for albeit a relatively short period of time, I realized that the health of my professional working relationships was suffering. Perhaps you are still working from home. Perhaps you are still primarily attending meetings virtually. Perhaps you feel the same way.

Changes in Indiana law through Senate Enrolled Act 505, provided new recording fees effective July 1, 2017 for all 92 counties. However, the Indianapolis City-County Council was required to adopt an ordinance to maintain predictable recording fees. The Council unanimously passed the ordinance on July 10, 2017 effective August 1, 2017.

The IndyBar Legislative Committee is currently monitoring the following real estate and land use related legislation.

Please see this post for information regarding SB 436, which puts into place a new valuation method for "special purpose properties."