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  • DePauw pre-law advisor on law school applications and helping students navigate legal careers

    DePauw pre-law advisor on law school applications and helping students navigate legal careers
    Feb 18 2026
    As law school hopefuls begin preparing for the application process, The Indiana Lawyer Podcast is sitting down with experts to glean insight on how best to prepare for the task. In this episode, we hear from Colleen McCracken Renick, a DePauw University pre-law adviser, who explains how the university's career services office supports students and alumni interested in law school, from choosing coursework and majors to building extracurricular experience. The conversation also covers DePauw’s pro bono legal clinic in Putnam County, connections with the local courthouse, student groups and alumni networking, plus how the university helps with LSAT prep and applications, including personal statements and law school resumes. Renick also explains how to think about timelines and applying early, and why gap years can be a smart step before law school. Finally, Renick shares advice on protecting your mental and physical well-being during prep, including how to establish routines, support systems, and strategies for stress and test anxiety.For more information on DePauw University's pre-law pathway, visit this link: https://www.depauw.edu/academics/pathways/law/
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    29 Min.
  • Notre Dame Law professor and former federal law enforcement official explains ICE and federal enforcement in Minneapolis

    Notre Dame Law professor and former federal law enforcement official explains ICE and federal enforcement in Minneapolis
    Feb 4 2026
    Jimmy Gurulé is a professor a the University of Notre Dame Law School and former U.S. Department of the Treasury undersecretary for enforcement with decades of experience that include oversight of major federal law enforcement agencies and teaching criminal law, national security law and criminal procedure. In this conversation, he draws on decades as a federal and state prosecutor and senior law enforcement official to explain what U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is legally tasked with doing and how that differs from U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. Gurulé talks about federal officer training, why the large federal deployment in Minneapolis is unusual, how cooperation with local police has eroded, and what accountability and trust-rebuilding could look like.
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    30 Min.
  • Preparing for the LSAT: Classes, Study Plans, and Recent Changes

    Preparing for the LSAT: Classes, Study Plans, and Recent Changes
    Jan 21 2026
    As law school hopefuls begin preparing for the application process, The Indiana Lawyer Podcast is sitting down with experts to glean insight on how best to prepare for the task. In this episode, Vincent Gullo, University of Notre Dame Law School student and Indiana University Northwest adjunct instructor, joins the podcast to explain how IU Northwest supports future law students through its in-person LSAT prep class and other guidance to help students feel prepared for testing. Hear from Gullo as he breaks down how to build an LSAT study plan, why diagnostic exams matter, how to set realistic goals based on target schools, and why full practice tests and detailed review are essential. He also shares how LSAT prep skills translate to law school and what recent LSAT format changes test-takers should be mindful of. Finally, Gullo shares his practical advice on how to avoid unnecessary stress when studying, including why students should stay off anonymous forums and how to advocate for yourself when test prep strategies don't fit your learning style. For more information on IU Northwest's LSAT prep course, visit this link: https://events.iu.edu/northwest/event/2138479-lsat-prep-course For more information on the LSAC LawHub referenced in the episode, visit this link: https://www.lawhub.org/?_gl=1*muf5vj*_up*MQ..*_gs*MQ..&gclid=CjwKCAiA7LzLBhAgEiwAjMWzCOG1EVqNb0KJq9gLBfrP9zwLYDwTQCdw88d7opmrZPW6P1ngn3kjqhoC9HYQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&gbraid=0AAAAABrC4153v_6xEVzxs9EuH2YPPvS04
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    38 Min.
  • From high school dropout to legal celebrity: The life story of attorney Ken Nunn

    From high school dropout to legal celebrity: The life story of attorney Ken Nunn
    Jan 7 2026
    Ken Nunn, one of Indiana’s most prominent personal injury attorneys, died Dec. 24 at the age of 85. In February, The Indiana Lawyer Podcast sat down with him and asked him to reflect on his decades-long career and his unconventional path to success. In this encore edition of the podcast, Nunn tells of his early struggles, including dropping out of high school, flunking multiple grades, and spending time in jail for theft before turning his life around. Nunn shares the lessons he learned, reflects on the mentors who shaped him and offers advice for young lawyers entering the profession.
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    38 Min.
  • Ashley Hart on leading Indiana’s Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program (JLAP)

    Ashley Hart on leading Indiana’s Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program (JLAP)
    Dec 24 2025
    Ashley Hart, the new executive director of Indiana’s Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program, discusses her path from dual degree student at McKinney School of Law and the IU School of Social Work to leading JLAP’s interdisciplinary team. She explains JLAP’s mission to provide confidential and compassionate support to judges, lawyers, law students, bar applicants, and court employees, along with the program’s outreach efforts, volunteer network, therapy dog team, and statewide services. Hart also talks about evolving mental health needs in the legal profession, secondary trauma, support groups, law school outreach, physical wellbeing, and JLAP’s role in voluntary and formal monitoring cases. She highlights 2026 goals including volunteer engagement, staff training, crisis response services, and continued education efforts across Indiana’s legal community.
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    25 Min.
  • Barnes & Thornburg’s John Maley on labor and employment law, bar leadership and the rule of law

    Barnes & Thornburg’s John Maley on labor and employment law, bar leadership and the rule of law
    Dec 10 2025
    Host Maura Johnson talks with Barnes & Thornburg partner and Labor and Employment Department chair John Maley about how the firm’s nationwide labor and employment team serves employers of every size, from small family businesses to large public companies, on issues such as noncompete agreements, litigation, counseling and workplace compliance across federal, state and local laws. Maley explains how his early trial work in employment cases shaped his “bet the company” mindset, how he approaches leading a 100-person department, and why staying nimble amid expanding regulations and fast-paced client demands is essential in labor and employment law. As president of the Indiana State Bar Association, Maley also discusses juggling firm and bar leadership, addressing attorney shortages, defending the independence of lawyers and judges, and promoting the rule of law at events like the bar admission ceremony and Law Day. He shares his focus on collaboration across the bench and bar, the profession’s response to increased scrutiny of law firms, and how innovation and artificial intelligence fit into his goals of sophistication, excellence and service in Indiana’s legal community.
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    31 Min.
  • Inside the work life of a father-and-daughter legal team

    Inside the work life of a father-and-daughter legal team
    Nov 26 2025
    Maura Johnson talks with Doug Church and Julia Church Kozicki, a father-daughter legal team from Church Church Hittle + Antrim about what it is really like to work together as family. They discuss how their ability to read each other's minds shapes their collaboration, how a background as a “Jeopardy!” champion shows up in daily practice, and how decades of experience have influenced the firm's open and supportive culture. They also share how they balance family time with legal talk and when their spouses step in to pause the shop talk.
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    30 Min.
  • Mike Messaglia on how strategy and culture drive law firm growth

    Mike Messaglia on how strategy and culture drive law firm growth
    Nov 12 2025
    Krieg DeVault Managing Partner Mike Messaglia joins The Indiana Lawyer Podcast to discuss the firm’s recent merger with Fort Wayne-based Rothberg Logan & Warsco. He explains how the deal aligns with Krieg DeVault’s strategic plan for thoughtful, values-driven growth and what it means for Indiana’s legal community. Messaglia also shares insights on firm culture, evaluating potential partners, and how technology and AI are shaping mergers in today’s legal industry.
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    18 Min.