Jessica Gray of Katz Korin Cunningham is a seasoned paralegal with extensive knowledge in the medical malpractice field.

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Under the dynamic leadership of IndyBar President Jimmie McMillian, we're celebrating Juneteenth at Bench Bar to bring awareness to our members about this significant piece of history. More importantly, the Juneteenth workshop session will highlight and recognize the experiences and significant contributions that Black attorneys have made to our legal community.

When racial disparity and inequality came to a head in Summer 2020, it quickly became obvious that the association had a responsibility to respond and to act on the many long-standing contributing structural issues present not only throughout the country but here at home in the Indianapolis community as well.

As the world is starting to focus more on diversity and inclusion due to racial tensions and injustice and hate crimes, it is important that the legal profession be a leader in promoting diversity and inclusion. As a profession that is committed to upholding equality and justice, it is our duty to ensure that we set the example with a team of diverse judges, lawyers, paralegals and legal staff.

We’re living through strange days, indeed. But one thing about time marching on is that the days tend to get stranger. As lockdown measures were implemented and have stuck around since, most law firms were forced to innovate. There’s an excellent upcoming opportunity to learn more about building a virtual law practice, the consumer-centric law firm and many other topics related to modern law practice management at the IndyBar’s virtual conference The Future of Your Law Firm Is Now, coming up on April 29.

No matter what area of practice of law you specialize in, everyone can agree that children should be our number one priority, especially when it comes to keeping them safe. Please join me in wearing blue in April for Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Kroger Gardis & Regas's Education & Public Policy paralegal, Sarah Johnson, is integral in our team approach to meet the needs of our clients’ students.

As some of you may have already noticed, the Marion County Court system is making some major changes. Courts that were once designated as “criminal” are now being integrated over to the new family law court system. Check out this post for a summary of changes that have been made and what future changes we can expect!

Sylinda Fallis of Skiles DeTrude is an all-time favorite of so many people. What a wonderful, funny person!

“What if you could get exactly what you want in life by reading and understanding the body language of murderers?” asks Janine Driver, New York Times Best-Selling Author and Award-Winning Keynote Speaker. With more than 16 years of experience as a federal law enforcement officer within the Department of Justice, Janine will be presenting the opening plenary session for the 2021 Bench Bar Conference in Louisville from June 17-19.