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Purpose
The Commission on Indiana’s Legal Future was created by order of the Supreme Court to explore options for addressing Indiana’s attorney shortage and present findings and recommendations to the Court on future actions. The Commission is directed to provide a written report, with findings and recommendations, to the Court by July 1, 2025, and to the extent recommendations may include legislative changes or funding, the Commission is directed to provide an interim report limited to those requests by August 1, 2024.
The Commission’s work is divided into five work groups, each incorporating a broad spectrum of relevant professional expertise.
Identify ways in which the current law firm business model and professional regulations can be improved to meet the needs of modern and future practice and make recommendations on alternative legal licensure models.
Identify and make recommendations on models for alternative pathways to legal practice in Indiana and on models to strengthen and streamline connections between secondary, undergraduate, and law school institutions.
Identify and make recommendations on ways to connect law students, practitioners, and other legal professionals to business and professional opportunities within rural communities.
Identify and make recommendations on ways to promote interest in public-service-oriented legal work, including in the criminal justice system, in family services, in civil legal aid, and in local, county, and state government.
Identify and make recommendations on ways to safely and ethically utilize emerging technologies, such as generative artificial intelligence and online dispute resolution, to fill gaps in legal representation.
Indiana's areas of legal need
Members
Hon. Nancy Vaidik, Co-Chair
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Justin Forkner, Co-Chair
Chief Administrative Officer (former), Indiana Supreme Court
Dean Karen Bravo (or designee)
IU-McKinney School of Law
Rep. Ed Delaney
Indiana House District 86
Senator Sue Glick
Indiana Senate District 13
Elizabeth Green
General Counsel, Indiana Department of Workforce Development
Emily Guenin-Hodson
Guenin Law Office, PC
Prof. Bill Henderson
IU-Maurer School of Law
Michael Jasaitis
President, Indiana State Bar Association
Angela Jones
The Law Office of Angela M. Jones, LLC
Amy Karozos
State Public Defender
Jon Laramore
Indiana Legal Services
Jeremy Morris
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Michael Nossett
Deputy General Counsel, Office of the Governor
Dean Christiana Ochoa (or designee)
IU-Maurer School of Law
Lara O’Dell
Program Chair, Legal and Paralegal Studies, Ivy Tech Indianapolis
Kathy Osborn
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Patrick Price
General Counsel, Office of the Governor
Robert Rath
Chief Innovation Officer, Indiana Supreme Court
Hon. Hunter Reece
Warren Circuit Court
Bradley Skolnik
Executive Director, Office of Admissions & Continuing Education
Rep. Greg Steuerwald
Indiana House District 40
Sen. Greg Taylor
Indiana Senate District 33
Hon. Leanna Weissmann
Court of Appeals of Indiana
Josh Woodward
Counsel to Chief Justice Rush
