Indiana
Regulatory profile maintained from Official state bar, court, and regulatory websites (compiled via web research 2026-09-10).
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Last reviewed 2026-09-10. Always confirm the current rule on the official source before acting.
Bar & Regulation
- Bar / regulatory authority
- Indiana State Bar Association
- Attorney registration lookup
- courtapps.in.gov/rollofattorneys
- Rules of professional conduct
- www.inbar.org/ethics
- Ethics opinions
- www.inbar.org/page/legalethicsopinions
- Ethics hotline
- Research pending
- Mandatory bar
- Research pending
- Client security fund
- www.in.gov/courts/cle/client-protection-fund…
Trust Accounts & Fees
- IOLTA authority
- Indiana Bar Foundation
- Trust recordkeeping rules
- Under Indiana RPC 1.15 and Admission Rule 23, lawyers must maintain complete records of client trust account funds and related property for at least five years after termination of representation.
- Fee agreement requirements
- Under Indiana RPC 1.5, lawyers must communicate the basis or rate of the fee preferably in writing, and all contingent fee agreements must be in writing and signed by the client.
- Flat-fee / advance-fee treatment
- Research pending
- Limited-scope representation
- Research pending
CLE & Advertising
- Current CLE requirements
- Active attorneys must complete 36 hours of accredited CLE over a three-year cycle, with a minimum of 6 hours per year and at least 3 hours of ethics per cycle.
- Advertising / solicitation rules
- www.in.gov/courts/rules/prof_conduct
- Trade-name / firm-name rules
- Under Indiana RPC 7.1 and 7.5, a lawyer may use a trade name that is not false or misleading and does not imply a connection with a government entity.
Practice & Remote
- Remote / virtual practice guidance
- Research pending
- Multijurisdictional / UPL rules
- Research pending
- Succession / designated-successor
- Research pending
- Malpractice insurance rules
- Research pending
- Data security / breach guidance
- Research pending
- Permitted entity types
- Research pending
Business Formation
- Secretary of State
- inbiz.in.gov
- State tax department
- www.in.gov/dor
- Local business registration
- Research pending
Courts & E-Filing
- State court homepage
- www.in.gov/courts
- Trial court directory
- Research pending
- Appellate court directory
- Research pending
- E-filing portal
- www.in.gov/courts/efile
- Court forms
- www.in.gov/courts/selfservice/forms
- Civil procedure rules
- Research pending
- Rules of evidence
- Research pending
- Case-law search
- www.in.gov/courts/appellate-opinions
- Statutes / codes
- iga.in.gov
- Regulations / admin decisions
- Research pending
Federal Courts
- Federal district courts
- Research pending
- Federal bankruptcy courts
- Research pending
- Federal court admission
- Research pending
- Pro hac vice rules
- Under Indiana Admission and Discipline Rule 3, an out-of-state attorney may appear pro hac vice by paying a registration fee to the Clerk of the Supreme Court and filing a verified petition with local co-counsel.
Support & Resources
- Lawyer assistance / wellness
- www.in.gov/courts/jlaps
- Law libraries
- Research pending
- Practice management assistance
- Research pending
- Incubators / mentoring / referral
- Research pending
- Malpractice insurers / guidance
- Research pending
Verification record
- Review date
- 2026-09-10
- Source authority
- Official state bar, court, and regulatory websites (compiled via web research 2026-09-10)
- Status
- Verified
2026-09-10: Regulatory links and rule summaries added from official primary sources.
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