2011-2012 HCBA OFFICERS
President: Leslie Craig Henderzahs,
henderzahs@cchalaw.com
Vice President: Thomas Aycock,
aycocklawoffice@gmail.com
Secretary: Paul Felix,
Paul.Felix@hamiltoncounty.in.gov
Treasurer: Jillian Keating,
jkeating@chwlaw.com
SUCCESSFUL CHILI COOK-OFF
The 2012 HCBA Chili Cookoff was a great success! The Elk’s Club of
Noblesville set the stage and provided a television to watch March Madness.
The winner was Campbell Kyle Proffitt with an excellent submission by
Russell Cate. Supposedly, there was beef filet and beer in the recipe. The
Best Presentation trophy was earned by Seamus Boyce of Church Church Hittle
Antrim. A big thank you to the judges, Gail Bardach, Paul Felix and Greg
Caldwell. See y’all next year.
MESSAGE FROM THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMITTEE
Christi Brock, District 6 Administrator, will hold lunch meetings at
the Hamilton County Courthouse on the following dates:
Friday May 4th,
Friday June 29th,
Friday August 10th, and
Friday September 28th.
The purpose of the meetings will be to share all cases eligible for pro bono
placement. Attorneys who attend the lunch
may volunteer for cases and learn more about the District 6 program. All
are welcome! Please RSVP for lunch to Christi Brock at
district6access@hotmail.com.
HCBA MOCK TRIAL COMPETITION
The 12th Annual HCBA Mock Trial competition was a great success! Carmel
High School was the winner in the case of United States v. Gayle Storm. The
students prepared this murder case for trial and performed five preliminary
rounds before competing in the elimination tournament.
The competition would not be possible without the assistance of so many bar
members. Thanks to court administration and the deputies for working with
the HCBA and allowing use of the courtrooms. A special thanks to the
attorneys who acted as individual team attorney advisors – Scott Smith, Bob
Becker, Russell Cate, Natalie Conn, Tim Hixson, Alicia Adcock, Sam Robinson,
Rodney Sarkovics, Kevin Klausing, Rebecca Eimerman, Gregg Gordon, Tom
Aycock, and Steve Earnhart.
The HCBA would additionally like to recognize all the attorneys and judges
who served as mock trial judges for the competition. They were: Judge Rick
Campbell, Judge William Hughes, Prosecutor Lee Buckingham, Magistrate David
Najjar, Magistrate Will Greenaway, Commissioner Todd Ruetz, Judge Brian
Poindexter, Judge Paul Felix, David McPherson, Wendy Clar, Joe Ruppert, Dori
Newman, Scott Wyatt, Caren Pollack, Brian Zaiger, Heather Zaiger, Erika
Singler, Alex Nickloy, Andy Baker, Majenica Springer, Rob Emmerson, Jesse
Emerson, Jack Freedman, Robin Kelly, Jane Merrill, David Stewart, Melanie
Reichart, Tom Grossman, Mary Phillips, Greg Halcomb, and Jamie Campbell.
Thanks to everyone for making the program a success for our young people.
“BASEBALL HAS BEEN BERRY BERRY GOOD TO ME” OUTING
On May 30th, 2012, the HCBA is hosting its annual “Baseball Has Been Berry
Berry Good to Me” outing at Victory Field in Indianapolis. The picnic will
be held in the left field picnic area from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and will
include hot dogs, burgers, two to three sides, Pepsi products, and beer.
The Indianapolis Indians are hosting the Rochester Red Wings, and game time
begins at 1:05 p.m. The cost is $28.00 per person. Please make all checks
payable to HCBA and send or bring to Daniel J. Pfleging, Superior Court 2,
Hamilton County Government and Judicial Center, Noblesville, Indiana 46060.
Reservations and checks are needed now.
COMMITTEES AND CONTACTS
Administrative Assistant: Joni L. Haymaker,
haymakerj@gmail.com
Chili Cook-off Subcommittee: Shawn Blumenthal,
sblumenthal@yahoo.com, 317-773-3737
Education: Judge Hughes, Eric Douthit and Rob Emmerson
Golf: Bruce Bitner and Kevin Klausing
Nominating: Stephenie Gookins;
sgookins@ckplaw.com
Public Service: Jenna Stewart,
jms@jmstewartlaw.com
Social: Alicia Adcock,
aadcock@rbpbblaw.com
FIRM ANNOUNCEMENTS OR NEWS
If you have any news or announcements to share, please contact Liz Currid
Bowen at 317-575-9918 or
liz@severstorey.com.
Please direct additions, comments, and/or corrections to the BARRISTER
BANTER to Liz Currid Bowen at
liz@severstorey.com.
Submissions due by the 10th of each month for the upcoming newsletter.
