Podcast host Alexa Shrake interviews Christiana Ochoa, dean of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, about the new master of legal studies program the school plans to offer to non-lawyers. Shrake also is joined by Indiana Lawyer Managing Editor Daniel Carson and reporter Maura Johnson to provide a roundup of the latest legal news.…

Host Alexa Shrake talks with Indiana Commission on Court Appointed Attorneys Executive Director Derrick Mason about a new misdemeanor pilot project. Later, Managing Editor Daniel Carson and reporter Maura Johnson join Alexa in the podcast studio to provide a rundown on the latest legal news, including a lawsuit filed by IndyGo against a transit cen…

In this week's extended interview reporters Alexa Shrake and Maura Johnson give a look from the media's perspective of the double murder trial in Delphi. Managing Editor Daniel Carson joins them in the studio to give the rundown on lawsuits against Indiana University, Graham Rahal automobile dealership and a federal indictment for forging a judge's…

Taft Associate Garrett Hutchinson joins reporter Alexa Shrake in the studio to discuss how Taylor Swift has changed the copyright industry with her re-recordings. Managing Editor Daniel Carson and reporter Maura Johnson join Alexa in providing the latest legal news, from on a request to set the execution date of an Indiana prisoner to the Indiana A…

In our extended interview, Reporter Alexa Shrake talks with MacAna Gilkerson, this year's youngest Diversity in Law honoree. Alexa also joins Reporter Maura Johnson and Managing Editor Daniel Carson in providing news updates on a settlement with Hendricks County and a new appointment to the Indiana Court of Appeals.…

Get up to date on the latest legal news from Managing Editor Daniel Carson and reporters Maura Johnson and Alexa Shrake. They’ll give you the rundown on a Lafayette-based company ordered to pay millions of dollars for a fatal crash, a settlement reached for tenants in South Bend and updates on two abortion-related cases. In our extended interview, …

Managing Editor Daniel Carson and Reporters Maura Johnson and Alexa Shrake provide the latest legal news this week from a 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on ballot access to Chief Justice Loretta Rush being elected a third term leading the Indiana Supreme Court. In the extended interview, Alexa chats with Linda Calvin, chief impact officer at R…

In our extended interview, Reporter Alexa Shrake talks with President and CEO of the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site Charlie Hyde about Harrison's legacy. Alexa also joins Reporter Maura Johnson and Managing Editor Daniel Carson in providing news updates on cameras in the courtroom and the NextGen Bar Exam.…

Get up to date on the latest legal news from Managing Editor Daniel Carson and reporters Maura Johnson and Alexa Shrake. They’ll give you the rundown on an Indiana Court of Appeals ruling of a fatal IndyGo incident, judicial vacancies and a lawsuit against Indiana University alleging discriminatory scholarships. In our extended interview, Alexa tal…

Managing Editor Daniel Carson and Reporter Maura Johnson provide the latest legal news this week from a lawsuit against Monroe County to the Democrat nominee for Indiana Attorney General. In the extended interview, Reporter Alexa Shrake chats with Evansville Bar Association President Greg Freyberger about his role as president and the challenges th…

In this week's extended interview, Reporter Alexa Shrake chats with Allen County Bar Association President Sarah Beiswanger about her role as president and the challenges that the association faces. Alexa also joins Reporter Maura Johnson and Managing Editor Daniel Carson in providing news updates on U.S. Supreme Court decisions and an abortion pol…

Get up to date on the latest legal news from Managing Editor Daniel Carson and reporters Maura Johnson and Alexa Shrake. They’ll give you the rundown on a new JUDGES Act in Congress as well as a lawsuit against the city of Loogootee for allegedly blocking this year's Pride festival. In our extended interview, Alexa talks with Lucy Dollens and Debor…

Managing Editor Daniel Carson and Reporters Maura Johnson and Alexa Shrake are back in the podcast studio to give the latest on a Tesla settlement and the theft investigation against former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel. In our extended interview, Alexa talks with Indianapolis sports attorney William Bock about anti-doping efforts and the upcomin…

Get up to date on the latest legal news from Managing Editor Daniel Carson and reporters Maura Johnson and Alexa Shrake. They’ll give you the rundown on a $4.5 million civil suit against former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel and some members of his family, a manslaughter charge against an inmate for a deadly stabbing of a fellow prisoner at the Te…

Managing Editor Daniel Carson and Reporters Maura Johnson and Alexa Shrake are back in the podcase studio to give the latest on news with the Delphi murder trial and lawsuits due to protests over the war in Gaza. In this week’s extended interview, Alexa chats with Senior Corporate Counsel and Chief Diversity Officer with the Indianapolis Motor Spee…

In this week’s extended interview, Reporter Alexa Shrake chats with IndyBar Hispanic Lawyers Division Chair Briceida Ortega about issues facing the Hispanic community in Indiana and an upcoming continuing legal educational opportunity on immigration law. Alexa also joins Reporter Maura Johnson and Managing Editor Daniel Carson in providing news upd…

Managing Editor Daniel Carson and Reporters Alexa Shrake and Maura Johnson provide updates on the latest news from Indiana’s appellate and criminal courts, as well as a new commission created by the Indiana Supreme Court. In this week's extended interview, Alexa chats with Chuck Dunlap, president and CEO of the Indiana Bar Foundation, about key tak…

From the death of a state senator to a multimillion-dollar judgment in a federal trademark infringement case, Managing Editor Daniel Carson and Reporters Alexa Shrake and Maura Johnson have the latest legal news. In this week's extended interview, Alexa chats with Church Church Hittle + Antrim Partner Kelleigh Fagan about key things happening in sp…

Reporter Alexa Shrake and Managing Editor Daniel Carson are in the podcast studio this week with the newest Indiana Lawyer staffer, Maura Johnson, to give a rundown on the latest news, including a $42 million judgment against Tesla and upcoming appellate judge vacancies. For this week's extended interview, Alexa chats with state Rep. Ed DeLaney and…

From Night Court for Legislators to a new appointment to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Alexa Shrake and Daniel Carson have the latest legal news. In this week's extended interview, Alexa chats with Southern District Court Senior Judge Sarah Evans Barker for Women's History Month.Por Indiana Lawyer

In her final episode, IL Editor Olivia Covington hosts this week, with big news from the Indiana Supreme Court about the bar exam and election laws, new judges, marijuana and more. And in this week’s extended interview, Alexa Shrake chats with retired attorney Kevin McGoff about his new book.Por Indiana Lawyer

The 2024 legislative session is in full swing, and Alexa and Daniel are in the studio this week to bring you the latest legislative updates. They also have lawsuit news, a significant ruling from the Indiana Supreme Court, a federal judge’s obituary and more. This week’s extended interview features our annual Q&A with the new IndyBar president. Thi…

From the State of the Judiciary to judicial confirmations to immigration law to the Legislature, this week’s headlines run the gamut. And in a special extended interview, we’re bringing you a recent episode of another IBJ Media podcast, off the Record with the Indiana 250, which features an interview with Notre Dame Law Dean G. Marcus Cole.…

Happy New Year! In their first episode of 2024, Olivia, Daniel and Alexa are back in the studio with news about an Indiana case before the U.S. Supreme Court, a multimillion-dollar settlement in a wrongful conviction lawsuit, litigation related to the July 2022 shooting at the Greenwood Park Mall, a legislative preview and more. For this week’s ext…

In their last episode of 2023, Olivia, Daniel and Alexa bring you news about continued abortion litigation in Indiana, support for potential changes to the state’s bar exam, a new nonprofit leader and a new newsletter from Indiana Lawyer — and more. For this week’s extended interview, Olivia chats with Che’lee John all about Native American law.…

It was a holiday week, but that didn’t slow down Indiana’s legal news. Olivia and Daniel are in the studio to give you the rundown on the state’s new solicitor general, two federal court nominations, criminal charges against multiple ex-officials and more. And for this week’s extended interview, Olivia chats with Justin Swanson of Bose McKinney & E…

Olivia is in the studio this week with Daniel and Alexa to bring you the rundown on news including the public reprimand of the attorney general, the passing of a judge, the new director of the ACLU of Indiana, a new legal clinic and more. This week’s extended interview features Floyd Superior Judge Maria Granger, who chats with Olivia about the sta…

In Tyler’s final episode as host of the Indiana Lawyer podcast, the IL team covers news ranging from changes to the Child Support Guidelines to the denial of habeas relief in a notorious Bloomington murder to a judge’s discussion about the importance of civil legal aid, and more. And for his final extended interview, Tyler chats with Indiana Legal …

The Indiana State Police superintendent criticized a Marion County judge, but IndyBar hit back. The Indiana Department of Child Services is facing yet another lawsuit. And an Oscar-nominated actor gets involved in a case involving LGBTQ+ rights. Get the latest from those stories and more in our headlines section. Plus, Tyler is in the studio with I…

The Indiana attorney general is facing lawyer discipline, a U.S. Supreme Court justice comes to town, super PACs secured a victory at the Indiana Supreme Court and a Senate candidate is challenging the state’s election law — get updates on each of those stories and more in this week’s headlines. Plus, Tyler has a conversation with Alanna Fisher, a …

From judicial vacancies to judicial nominations, lawsuits against cities to lawsuits against the state, legislation, an obit and more, the Indiana Lawyer team covers a lot of ground in this week's headlines. That's followed by Tyler's conversation with Cynthia Baker, a professor at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law who discusses t…

Tyler, Daniel and Alexa are back this week with the latest updates on the Indiana Department of Child Services, lawsuits related to transgender care and a controversial law that requires school districts to offer unused classroom buildings to charter schools for $1. This week’s extended interview features Marion Superior Court Judge Heather Welch a…

It’s lawsuit central this week on the Indiana Lawyer Podcast, with Tyler and Daniel giving you the rundown on multiple cases filed against city leaders and new legislation, plus news about a judge who will soon be suspended and changes coming to the Indiana child welfare landscape. This week’s extended interview features Senior Judge Robert Miller …

Tyler, Daniel and Alexa are back together this week with the latest updates on abortion in Indiana, big changes coming to the Office of the Attorney General, a man being sentenced for threatening local judges and more. This week’s extended interview features Derrick Mason and Andrew Cullen of the Indiana Public Defender Commission, who chat with Ty…

This week, Tyler and Daniel are in the studio to bring you the rundown on litigation against legislation passed this year, a new chief judge in an Indiana federal court, a lawsuit involving a student publication and more. This week’s guest is Travis Van Winkle, who chats with Tyler about his work on the IndyBar HEAL program.…

This week, IL Editor Olivia Covington is in the studio with Daniel and Alexa to give you the rundown on a major Indiana Supreme Court decision on abortion, a judicial admonishment, an update to the Delphi murder case, an attorney involved in the Capitol riot and more. For our extended interview, Alexa sits down with Jane Henegar, the soon-to-be ret…

On this week’s episode, Tyler, Daniel and Alexa breakdown a major federal court injunction, criminal proceedings against an Indiana lawmaker, proposed guidelines for guardians ad litem, the passing of two high-profile judges and more. This week’s extended interview features Kerry Hyatt Bennett of the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, who…

This week Tyler, Daniel and Alexa give you the rundown on oral arguments being scheduled in a challenge to Indiana's near-total abortion ban, what could be next for Indianapolis OB-GYN Caitlin Bernard, a new federal immigration court in Indianapolis and more. This week's guest is Court of Appeals of Indiana Judge Margret Robb, who sat down with Tyl…

This week Tyler, Daniel and Alexa give you the rundown on the finalists for the Indiana Tax Court, an Army veteran convicted in a road-rage shooting, a new judicial campus in Morgan County, a major verdict against an Indiana pharmaceutical giant and more. This week’s guests include Courtney Curtis and Dave Powell of the Indiana Prosecuting Attorney…

In this week’s episode, Tyler, Daniel and Alexa cover everything from a lawsuit against Indianapolis police to the reversal of a multimillion-dollar jury verdict to an abortion-related lawsuit to the search for a new Tax Court judge — and more. This week’s extended interview features Libby Goodknight of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of…

Tyler, Daniel, and Alexa are back in the studio this week to give you the rundown on the search for a new Court of Appeals judge, a judicial reprimand, an alleged hate crime, an anti-ESG investing bill and more. This week’s extended interview features a conversation with ISBA Executive Director Joe Skeel, who tells Tyler about a CLE trip to Scotlan…

On this week’s episode, Tyler, Daniel and Alexa are in the studio together to discuss bar exam results, a lawsuit against a new Indiana law restricting gender-affirming medical care for minors, a trip to Egypt and more. This week’s guest is Brad Desnoyer, a clinical professor of law at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, who came i…

This week, Tyler Fenwick takes over as host and gives you the rundown on a judicial confirmation, an important rule amendment, a diversity internship and more. This week's guest is the team from Child Advocates, who come on to discuss their work on a new study into representation for kids in child welfare cases.…

This week we take you inside the Statehouse, but not just for legislative news; we also have coverage of legal events supporting women and children. Plus, we have news from Washington, D.C., a story about an exoneration and more. This week’s guest is actually three guests: Norris Cunningham, Brooke Smith and Angela Rinehart of Stoll Keenon Ogden, w…

This week’s headlines include a legislative rundown, a look inside a robing ceremony, law firm combination news, “Tiger King” (Yes, that “Tiger King”) and more. This week’s extended interview continues our conversations with local bar association presidents. Up next is Joe Langerak, president of the Evansville Bar Association.…

On this week’s episode, Olivia and Alexa give you the rundown on a rule change that will allow cameras in Indiana’s trial courts, a disciplinary action filed against a northern Indiana judge, a pair of bills changing the discipline process for the Indiana National Guard and more. This week’s guest is Rebecca Geyer, the 2023 president of the Indiana…

This week's headlines include an Indiana federal judicial nomination, a bill that could restrict the right to bail, a redistricting lawsuit against the city of Gary and more. This week's guest is Senior Judge Mike Witte, former head of the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission and current president of the Asian Pacific American Bar Associat…

This week’s episode takes you inside the Indiana Statehouse, where legislative, judicial and executive decisions are happening that could have wide-ranging impacts on the practice of law. We also have lawsuit news, plus an update from an Indiana law school and more. Our guest this week is actually two guests: Jeff Papa and Jordan Seeder, general co…

Welcome to 2023, Indiana Lawyer Podcast listeners! For our first episode of the year, we introduce you to our new reporter, give you a rundown of what to expect from this year’s legislative session and catch up on some news you may have missed at the end of 2022. Our guest this week is Clifford Johnson, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of In…

For the last episode of 2022, Jordan and Olivia cover topics ranging from abortion to the Delphi murders to a historic federal court confirmation and more. Our guest this week is Nate Feltman, president, CEO and publisher at Indiana Lawyer parent company IBJ Media.Por Indiana Lawyer