The Indianapolis Bar Association recently honored Sara C. Blainbridge of the Indiana Office of Judicial Administration with IndyBar’s 2023 Paralegal of the Year Award. Blainbridge was recognized with the award at the bar’s annual Paralegal Appreciation Luncheon attended by numerous paralegals who were hosted by the attorneys they support with excellence.

The Indianapolis Bar Foundation, funded by donations from the local legal community, recently gifted a Community Empowerment Grant of $35,000 to You Yes You!, a Indianapolis-based organization working to change the prison model, improve outcomes upon release and is taking a holistic view of the relationship between inmates and their families. The Foundation is the charitable arm of the Indianapolis Bar Association.

By order of the Marion Circuit Court Judge, the Marion Circuit Court, Marion Superior Courts, Marion County Small Claims Courts, and the Marion County Clerk’s Office will be closed on Monday, June 19, 2023, in observance of Juneteenth.

A reminder, when the Court is closed, the Juvenile Detention Center, Initial Hearing Court and Juvenile Probation Intake at 25th & Keystone are still open and operational.

Mediation Day is back, and it's better than ever! Join us on August 11th at the Community Justice Center (CJC) to mediate 40 family law cases and free up the dockets. Come volunteer to help the court and the community at Mediation Day 2023!
 

The day will be split into three volunteering shifts: Morning, Afternoon, or All-Day. Check-in starts at 8 a.m. outside the Jury Assembly Room for Morning and All-Day. For the Afternoon shift, check-in begins at 12 p.m. outside the same room. Room assignments will be provided upon check-in.

Law students can shadow mediators or parties and Civil Mediators are welcome to volunteer, even though most cases are family law related.

You can also refer a case by clicking here!

For case referrals, please follow the listed criteria: DR, DC, DN, or JP, pre- or post-decree, focusing on straightforward property divisions, custody and parenting time establishment/modification, child support, and/or college expenses. Additionally, the combined household incomes of the parties should not exceed $100,000 for assignment. Complex property divisions are best handled outside of Mediation Day.
 

Your time and support are greatly appreciated! We look forward to seeing you at Mediation Day 2023!

The nomination period has begun for the 2024 Boards of Directors for the Indianapolis Bar Association AND the Indianapolis Bar Foundation. There are also opportunities for service with the Association's Section and Division Executive Committees.  Volunteering with IndyBar is an invaluable opportunity to play a role in the future of our legal community.

Class XX of the Indianapolis Bar Association Bar Leader Series has been selected.  Representing an array of practice settings and areas, as well as life experiences, Class XX is poised to begin their year-long journey at IndyBar’s Bench Bar Conference later this month. Only twenty lawyers are chosen from a very impressive group of applicants. 

Thanks to a $35,000 grant from the Indianapolis Bar Foundation, YouYesYou! (YYY) will expand its programming to help incarcerated and formerly incarcerated men become better fathers.

Congratulations and best wishes to these IndyBar members on their career moves and accomplishments! Have something to share? Email Julie Armstrong to be featured.

Ryan Mann has joined Dentons Bingham Greenebaum as of counsel in its Public Policy and Regulation and Real Estate practices.  Ryan joined Dentons from the City of Indianapolis where he most recently served as Special Counsel to the Mayor.

Congratulations and best wishes to these IndyBar members on their career moves and accomplishments! Have something to share? Email Julie Armstrong to be featured.

Krieg DeVault LLP has announced that Christopher J. Kulik has joined the firm's Health Care Practice.  Chris previously was with the Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County.  Chris is active in IndyBar as a member of Bar Leader Class XIX and as a member of the Health Care and Life Sciences Section's Executive Committee.

Kyli Willis is now Of Counsel at Buchanan & Bruggenschmidt, where she focuses her practice exclusively on family law matters, including divorce, child custody and parenting time, child support, adoptions, guardianships, and DCS matters. Kyli was previously with Wanzer Edwards, PC.

Justin Wiser has joined the team at Travelers Insurance. Justin is a former chair of IndyBar's E-Discovery, Information Governance and Cybersecurity Section.