Now more than ever, it’s important to remember what makes us unique and support one another. Each year, the Indianapolis Bar Association Women and the Law Division is proud to celebrate Antoinette Dakin Leach, who was the first woman admitted to the Indiana State Bar Association in 1909, by presenting an honor in her name to a trailblazing female attorney.

The brand new IndyBarHQ facility, opened in 2020, boasts meeting spaces now available for reservation! Our flexible meeting rooms feature state-of-the art technology, reliable wi-fi connectivity and easy access via private street-level entrances.

The pandemic—and shift to remote work—is speeding up a shift that has been years in the making.

Our group, like the rest of the country, has seen painful episodes of injustice culminate in protests and rioting. What should our response be as women and as attorneys? The Indiana Rules of Professional Conduct provide that a lawyer, as a member of the legal profession is, among other things, “a public citizen having special responsibility for the quality of justice.” What is our role and response as a group of women who have a special responsibility for the quality of justice? The Women and the Law Division invites you to join us as we seek to answer this question. 

Please take a look at this list of resources, provided by the Women and the Law Division Executive Committee, designed to help educate on race and justice.

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.

The IndyBar exists to serve members of the legal profession, and through our members we serve the community. Lawyers are problem-solvers, defenders of the rule of law. We spend our days seeking to improve the lives of our clients and our communities. We have an opportunity and a privilege to help. 

The working moms lucky enough to have avoided the virus or recovered from it are juggling jobs and child care with an intensity that has never before existed. They are home-schooling while working. They’re preparing lunches while working. They’re policing screen time while working — and dealing with the waves of guilt, stress or resignation that come with not doing any of those things particularly well.

“I’m joining the IndyBar WLD to make connections, both professional and personal.”  We hear this often and agree: building relationships with other attorneys is undoubtedly a key membership benefit. But, with our new reality, meeting and connecting has become difficult.   

Balancing personal lives with professional responsibilities can be challenging. One day, you feel confident you’ve got it ALL under control; the next, you find out you forgot to take your son to his doctor’s appointment.