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On December 19, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit became the fourth federal appellate court expressly to reject the U.S. DOL's six-part test for determining whether interns and students are employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Barrett McNagny LLP is proud to announce that the firm was ranked in the 2018 “Best Law Firms” rankings by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers®.

Even though an estate plan is customized for each circumstance, there are questions that you should always consider with an estate planning attorney.

Hospitals, physician groups, and medical offices of all sizes can (and should) use a peer review process to address and improve patient care.

When it comes to discrimination in the workplace, employers sometimes ask themselves, “How could a decision to fire an employee be biased when the same supervisor made the decision to hire the employee?”

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is requiring the use of a new I-9 Form effective September 18, 2017.

Barrett McNagny LLP is proud to announce that four firm attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2018 as “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice areas.

Businesses must follow different state and federal employment laws based on the number of employees. This can be confusing, as different laws have different thresholds.

The sole shareholder (“Shareholder”) of the Borrower signs a personal guaranty for his Company’s loan. Due to circumstances unrelated to the Company, the Shareholder files for bankruptcy, eventually receiving a Chapter 7 discharge.

A patent is a “deal” between inventors and the federal government that protects the inventor from others from making, using or selling their invention.

Barrett McNagny LLP is proud to announce that eighteen firm attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2018 in their respective practice areas.

​Barrett McNagny LLP is pleased to announce that K​evin K. Fitzharris, Esq. has become a registered civil mediator pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Indiana Commission for Continuing Legal Education.

Securities are governed by a multi-layered framework of federal and state laws. When a security is sold, it must either be registered or be exempt from registration under federal and applicable state law.

In Indiana, courts prefer parties to reach settlement resolutions instead of taking cases to trial. Doing so helps parties reduce litigation costs and increases efficiency in the courts by reducing the number of cases pending in the court system.

Your company, a business built through the labor and ingenuity of you and others, has been sued. You probably learned of the lawsuit when you received a Summons and Complaint. Do you know what to do next?

Indiana Code § 32-21-7-1 provides a party claiming title through adverse possession must demonstrate that he or she paid taxes on the disputed land.

Congratulations to Steel Dynamics, Inc. for being featured in the June issue of BOSS Magazine, a national digital magazine that features industry-leading businesses and their leaders.

Tom Niezer participated in an Inter-City visit to Durham, North Carolina hosted by Greater Fort Wayne Inc. The tour included visiting a historic tobacco warehouse project which is similar to Fort Wayne's GE Campus redevelopment. The warehouse now boasts small businesses and urban housing options.

Cathleen M. Shrader was listed in The Best Lawyers Business Edition® Spring 2017 Women in the Law publication in the areas of Appellate Practice and Commercial Litigation.

April 5, 2017 - In a landmark decision almost certainly headed to the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit en banc