Bar Talk October: Legal News You Need to Know

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

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Guardianship Information for Non-Attorneys Now Available
By Lindsay Faulkenberg, Kids' Voice of Indiana
Due to the enormous demand Kids' Voice of Indiana has seen for guardianship forms for those seeking guardianship without an attorney, they completed forms and instructions to put on their website. See this post for more information.
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Getting to Know Your Judicial Officers: Mag. Stanley E. Kroh
By Matthew Maples, Hocker & Associates LLC
Check out the sixth installment of Getting to Know Your Judicial Officers, a year-long Q+A series featuring local judicial officers. This entry features Magistrate Stanley E. Kroh of Marion Superior Court.
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Civil Action Brought by Johnson Co. Inmates Alleges Constitutional Violations
By Bryan S. Strawbridge, Frost Brown Todd LLC
A class action was initiated on October 8 in Marion County by current and former inmates of the Johnson County Correctional Center against the Johnson County Commissioners and the county's judicial officers and public defenders. Read more here.
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Pre-Suit Mediation Can Make a Difference for Clients
Pre-suit mediation is a solution that many legal professionals overlook when it comes to their clients' cases, which is one of the reasons the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section chose to do a CLE on the topic. Read more here.
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Major Scandal in Fantasy Sports World
By Matthew R. Macaluso, Keller Macaluso LLC
A major scandal has arisen from the multibillion-dollar weekly fantasy sports industry after a midlevel content manager from DraftKings won $350,000 on FanDuel. Read more here.
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