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Judge James S. Kirsch will chair a
task force created by the Indiana Supreme Court to study the caseload, resources, staffing, performance and operations of the Indiana Tax Court. Marion Superior Court
Judge Robert R. Altice will also be on the task force.
Judge Martha B. Wentworth and
Senior Judge Thomas G. Fisher will serve as
ex officio liaisons.
Bryan H. Babb, partner of Bose McKinney & Evans LLP, has
been appointed vice president to the Fishers Police Merit Commission by Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness.
Tavonna Harris Askew has been
promoted to chief of staff for the Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County.
Ashley N. Leonard of Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP has been
selected to serve on the board of directors of the Little Wish Foundation.
Indiana Utility Consumer Counselor
David Stippler has been
appointed to the Financial Research Institute Advisory Board.
Bill Thompson, chairman of Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman PC,
has received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health Alumni Association.
Mark Richards, a partner with Ice Miller LLP, was
honored with the TRAC Star Award for his lifetime achievement in the racing industry.
Edward W. Harris III of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP was recognized by Park Tudor as the
2015 Distinguished Alumni at a dinner on April 24.
Thomas A. Barnard of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
has been named to the National Law Journal’s
2015 list of Energy & Environmental Trailblazers.
Four lateral partners have joined Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP as part of the firm’s intellectual property team. Joining the firm are four patent attorneys:
John H. Allie,
Douglas A. Collier,
Jason A. Houdek and
Mark T. Stephenson.
Zach Ahonen has
joined Densborn Blachly LLP as an associate.
Ashlee M. Kestler has joined
Hollingsworth & Zivitz PC as an associate.
Michael D. Head has joined
Reichel Stohry LLP, formerly Reichel IP LLP.
Eric S. Jungbauer has formed
Durbin Jungbauer LLC with David P. Durbin.