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January 22, 2020 from Noon to 1 p.m. at Cohen & Malad. Bring your lunch and time and email management tips. We appreciate all the input you have given us, Please continue to email your thoughts and ideas to litigation@indianaparalegals.org

Litigation Section

NEWS FOR YOU

Rule Change Alerts

The below changes have already gone into effect:

Changes to the Rules of Trial Procedure went into effect on October 1, 2019. You can check the changes out at this link https://www.in.gov/judiciary/files/order-rules-2019-0926-trial-proc.pdf.

You can find the revisions to the Administrative Rules effective October 17, 2019 here https://www.in.gov/judiciary/files/order-rules-2019-1017-admin.pdf

These changes will go into effect on January 1, 2020:

The Indiana Rules for Admission to the Bar and the Discipline of Attorneys updates that go into effect on January 1, 2020 are here https://www.in.gov/judiciary/files/order-rules-2019-1017-admis-disc.pdf

These Rules of Appellate Procedure changes go into effect on January 1, 2020 https://www.in.gov/judiciary/files/order-rules-2019-1010-app-proc.pdf

Indiana’s Child Support Guidelines will be amended effective January 1. These changes are more involved than the prior noted changes. See the order of amendment at https://www.in.gov/judiciary/files/order-rules-2019-0726-child-supp.pdf

Additional Orders Amending various Rules of Court can be found at this link https://www.in.gov/judiciary/2784.htm

MEET YOUR LITIGATION SECTION CO-CHAIRS

Rachel Lee has been working in the legal field for almost 7 years. The majority of that time has been spent working in personal injury litigation. She has experience handling motor vehicle cases, as well as traumatic brain injury and wrongful death. She has recently begun working on cases involving the survivors of sexual assault/abuse.

Rachel earned her Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice with Minors in Psychology and History from Indiana University - Bloomington in 2005. She earned her paralegal certificate from IUPUI in 2012.

Rachel is currently a Litigation Paralegal with Cohen & Malad, LLP.

Dawn Edmondson has more than 20 years of experience in the legal field. She has experience in insurance defense litigation with a proficiency in medical record reviews and summaries. Her experience has recently expanded into asbestos and toxic tort litigation. Dawn has additional experience in the areas of corporations (including initial corporation set-up, dissolution, mergers and acquisitions), bankruptcy, and collections.

Dawn earned her paralegal certificate from IUPUI in 2013 and graduated in 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts – Law in Liberal Arts and a minor in Legal Studies.

Dawn is currently a Litigation Paralegal with Cantrell & Mehringer, L.L.P.

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