We're excited to celebrate our August Member of the Month, Lynsey David of Lewis Wagner LLP!

An IndyBarHQ utilization task force has been organized, featuring a diverse group of members, to direct our new HQ’s evolution with intention and creativity. The ideas already are simmering vigorously, but we need your help to bring them to a full boil.

Moving the needle for both women and minorities has been the goal for many firms and companies, especially with more emphasis being given to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives recently. The IBJ recently released an article about Eli Lilly and Co.’s efforts to employ a disruptive model to open doors to women and minorities and the tactics employed to learn about its own workforce.

Each year, the Women and the Law Division presents its Mentorship Award, which seeks to honor a female legal professional who's exhibited exceptional efforts to be a mentor to other women in the profession. This year, the division has selected Joan Blackwell of Latitude Legal as the honorable recipient.

Check out this piece from the United States Court website for a summary of the Fourteenth Amendment Landmark case, Batson v. Kentucky. Want to learn more? Make sure to join us on July 30!

Do you want to dive into a new book? Craving to get lost in a captivating podcast or TV show? The Women and the Law Division's #IMHO has just what you're looking for! Kayla Moody-Grant has our recommendation for this month: hot yoga.

Service on the Indianapolis Bar Association Board of Directors is an invaluable opportunity to play a role in the future of the legal community.

I was honored to have the opportunity to sit down with IndyBar Women in Law Division member Sonia Chen Arnold, who is Sr. Director, Assistant General Counsel- Consumer/Customer Operations at Eli Lilly and Company.  Sonia is part of the general legal team that supports Eli Lilly’s business units, and she focuses on supporting consumer and customer operations.

Please take a moment to nominate a female attorney who has demonstrated some of the attributes of Antoinette Dakin Leach by encouraging other women in the pursuit of this honorable profession or blazing a path not taken by others.

A selection committee acting on behalf of the Indianapolis Bar Association and the Foundation has announced the selection of Chief Judge Tanya Walton Pratt of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana as a recipient of the IndyBar's prestigious Luminary Award of Excellence. Chief Judge Pratt will be honored at the 2021 IndyBar Bench Bar Conference in Louisville, Kentucky on June 19.