Jeffrey B. Kolb was a preeminent Estate Planning attorney and longtime friend of ICLEF.  Jeff was born in 1951 in Ft Geo. Meade, Maryland.  He graduated from Indiana University – Bloomington in 1973 and from its school of law in 1976 which is the year he joined the fourth oldest law firm in the United States, Emison, Emison & Doolittle (Currently Emison Law Group) in Vincennes, Indiana.

Our son recently interviewed for internships this summer (he’s a Northwestern University junior double majoring in computer science and psychology). It got me thinking about one of the most consequential negotiations of our lives, our first real career opportunity. Why is this first job negotiation often disproportionately impactful? Because it almost always provides a baseline starting point for all future job negotiations So, what is especially crucial here as a jobsee

Personal Hands-On Trial Skills Training, March 11-14, ICLEF Conference Facility, Indianapolis, IN

Join Mark S. Zuckerberg and Eric N. Engebretson for a discussion on topics including; • Nondischargeable of Support Alimony, Attorney Fees, Guardian Ad Litem Fees • Bankruptcy Stay Affect on Collection of Support, Alimony, Attorney Fees • The Difference Between Bankruptcy Chapters 7 and Chapter 13 • Writing Effective Settlement Agreements (Nondischargeable Clauses) • 523(a)( 5) vs 523 (a) (15)

As virtual practice continues to reshape the legal landscape, mediations and depositions on Zoom have become common—but not always seamless. In this fast-paced one-hour CLE, Lonnie Johnson will explore the practical and strategic ways Zoom impacts case preparation, witness dynamics, confidentiality, professionalism, and the overall effectiveness of both mediations and depositions – when everyone is just a square on a screen.

Drafting documents is a pressure point in almost every law office. Most lawyers draft new documents by finding old documents and modifying them to work for the next case or client. Frankly, this approach has a high margin of error, it’s slow, and there are better methods. In this seminar, you’ll learn how to find and consolidate the best of your firm’s intellectual capital in a way that increases drafting speed and accuracy. I’ll lay out the roadmap for professional template-

Join Jeff Hawkins for a live demonstration of an integrated ethics compliance system with applicable citations to the Indiana Rules of Professional Conduct.

This program is designed to provide lawyers with practical experience in leveraging Microsoft Copilot to its fullest potential for Word, PowerPoint and Excel. Some organizations simply want to know if Microsoft Copilot is worth the investment – what can it do to help – do we need it right now? Through interactive demonstrations and real-life scenarios, attendees will learn how Copilot can be used for drafting, summarizing documents, creating meeting summaries, creating PowerP

In today’s litigation landscape, a misstep on summary judgment can be the difference between a strategic victory and a call to your malpractice carrier. Led by Gregg S. Gordon, James (Alex) Nickloy, and Craig C. Siebe, all of Nickloy Albright Gordon & Siebe, LLC, Summary Judgment: Know the Details or Know the Number of Your Malpractice Carrier, offers a deep, practical walk-through of Trial Rule 56...

Join Eric Redman (Ritman & Associates) for the one-hour seminar exploring topics such as; Best Practices for Law Firm IT Security, Common Cyber Claims that we are Seeing, Incident Response and Claim Notification, What to Look for in a Cyber Insurance, Use of A.I. in the Practice of Law.