It's Member Appreciation Month AND we're celebrating the Indianapolis Bar Foundation at the annual Gala & Auction this Friday, so we couldn't be more excited for what's going on this week. Check out our FULL calendar and catch up on IndyBar news here.

From divorce, custody, parenting time and guardianships to grandparent rights, family law can be very messy and emotionally draining. When I tell people what I do for a living, the most frequent responses are something along the lines of, “oh, I don’t think I could do that,” or “That must be very difficult.” And truthfully, sometimes it is very difficult. 

As 2019 ticks to a close, IndyBar sections and divisions are in the process of evaluating their committee rosters and determining vacancies for 2020. Now is the perfect time to indicate your interest in serving on a committee. While space is limited, every effort will be made to involve anyone expressing interest in some capacity.

The latest legal scoop to keep you in the loop: Here are the top five stories from the IndyBar this month.

We hope you're well-rested after the long weekend because we can hardly contain our excitement: it's Member Appreciation Month! We're so grateful to have you as a member of the IndyBar, and this month, we're making sure you know it! Check out IndyBar news and events here.

The Center for Victim and Human Rights (CVHR) has been named the 2019 recipient of the Indianapolis Bar Foundation’s Impact Fund grant of $35,000. CVHR will use the funding to create the Pro Bono Attorney Project (PBAP) for Marion County-area attorneys to provide limited-scope advice and counsel to pro se victims filing a petition for a protective order.

Before you check out for the long holiday weekend, join us for a webinar or CLE! Catch up on the latest IndyBar news and see upcoming events here.

Since 2011, Oni Harton has been providing legal services on a pro bono basis to terminally ill patients in hospice care to assist them with estate planning and administration matters at the most vital time of the patient/client’s life. When Oni is called upon for her volunteer pro bono service, she chooses to drop everything and attend to it. Simply put, there is no time to wait.

IndyBar Executive Director Julie Armstrong officially became the president of the National Association of Bar Executives on August 8 at the association’s annual meeting in San Francisco.

It’s our passion at the IndyBar to help you demonstrate greater productivity, greater profitability, and greater purpose in the legal profession. That’s why we’re taking the entire month of September to show just how much we appreciate YOU.