Anything that stands between you and engagement with a potential client is a barrier. More than anything else, the modern practice of law is about breaking down barriers between you and your clients. 

Last week, the Indianapolis Bar Association notified its members that civil jury trials in the Marion Superior Court will begin the week of September 14, 2020.  Due to questions arising from the first notification, the court offers this additional clarification.

If you can stay "top of mind" by figuring out ways to regularly disseminate information to potentially interested parties, it becomes more likely that potential clients will find you, and existing clients and referral sources will send new clients your way.

Marion Superior Court will commence major felony jury trials the week of August 24. Lower felony, misdemeanor and civil trials will begin the week of September 14.

The Judicial Conference Advisory Committees on Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, and Criminal Rules circulated to the bench, bar and public proposed amendments to their respective rules.

Did you know that law firms have a really poor net promoter score?

Many schools throughout the Indianapolis area have chosen to push back their start dates or have an all virtual start, and it's possible that local or state officials will eventually mandate that all schools follow suit. This fall will bring even more uncertainty into our lives as we send our children back to school. So, what is a working parent to do?

My colleagues and I have been discussing how to assess our workspace needs going forward. We had been thinking about these issues anyway, and the pandemic has seemed to pull us in two directions at once. On one hand, working from home and having staff work from home as well has us wondering how much square footage we need.

The rules for application for and forgiveness of loans from the Paycheck Protection Program have been a moving target, but the government appears to be simplifying the process. This article in Forbes notes that certain small business will be eligible to complete a short "Form EZ" if they meet specific requirements.

Recently, the Marion County courts and other Indiana counties began issuing their "return to operations" plans. Of particular interest to both civil and criminal litigators are the procedures for resuming trials by jury. The logistical issues presented by jury trials are obvious. Where will courts gather dozens of prospective jurors who may be nervous about jury duty under the best of circumstances, let alone a pandemic?