DeLaney & DeLaney in the Press

"2 fire chiefs in sex-bias lawsuit are suspended" by Vic Ryckaert, The Indianapolis Star, September 6, 2007. – After case is settled, IFD leader cites failure to obey orders, rules. Two top deputies of the Indianapolis Fire Department on Friday were suspended for several workdays, after the city settled a discrimination lawsuit naming them for $350,000. [full text]

"City to pay fire captain $350,000 to settle suit" by Karen Eschbacher, The Indianapolis Star, September 6, 2007. – Official admits Fire Department's treatment of woman was 'unacceptable'. The city will pay a female fire captain $350,000 to settle a lawsuit claiming she endured taunts and unfair discipline and was wrongly passed over for promotions in the male-dominated Fire Department, a city attorney said. [full text]

“Activists sue Perry School Board over suspension" by Rebecca Neal, The Indianapolis Star, March 27, 2007. – On Monday, members of Take Back Perry Schools filed a lawsuit in Marion Superior Court, asking it to declare unlawful the board's conduct in putting Williams on indefinite administrative leave in November without charge. "This lawsuit is the public trying to break the logjam about the superintendent," said the group's attorney, Ed DeLaney... [full text]
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“Legal Ladies ” by Sheri Riley Roman, Indianapolis Woman, May, 2006, page 42-47. – Mother and daughter serve up law and life the DeLaney way. [full text]

“Blind man sues ex-employer” by Richard D. Walton, The Indianapolis Star, February 6, 2006. – Lee Martin seeks lost wages after being let go by DaimlerChrysler. DeLaney & DeLaney handled the case as co-counsel to Scott LaBarre. [full text]

Forty Under 40 Recipient (Kathleen A. DeLaney) Indianapolis Business Journal, Feb. 6, 2006, page 10C. – Kathleen DeLaney was placed on the 2006 list of the annual Forty Under 40 honorees by Indianapolis Business Journal.

“Leaf case should send signal to police” by Ruth Holladay, The Indianapolis Star, January 24, 2006. – There is no rejoicing for the family of John Leaf, despite their decision last week to forgo a trial and accept an unprecedented settlement of $950,000 from the city in the police shooting death of their loved one. DeLaney & DeLaney handled the case as co-counsel to Steve Wagner. [full text]

“$950,000 settlement in police shooting” by Richard D. Walton and Raygan Swan, The Indianapolis Star, January 19, 2006. – A nearly million-dollar court settlement over the police shooting of an Indianapolis stockbroker sparked controversy Wednesday, just as the killing did nearly five years ago. DeLaney & DeLaney handled the case as co-counsel to Steve Wagner. [full text]

“Kindred capitalists” by Madhusmita Bora, The Indianapolis Star, May 6, 2005, page 1. – Mother-daughter businesses are on the rise. [full text]

“Family law (firm),” by Ron Browning, The Indiana Lawyer, Jan. 26, 2005, page 1. – Daughter partners with mom, dad at Indianapolis firm.

“DeLaney law firm adds another family member,” by Scott Olson, Indianapolis Business Journal, Jan. 17, 2005, page 9. – Veteran attorney joins wife, daughter in practice.

“A political first awaits state in November,” The Indiana Lawyer, May 19, 2004, p. 4. – Noting that Indiana will elect its first female lieutenant governor in November, this editorial celebrates Ann DeLaney’s career and specifically her 1984 nomination for lieutenant governor.

“Practice of law is family affair for mother-daughter firm,” by Leora Baude, Bill of Particulars, Fall 2003, page 39. – The Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington published a profile of DeLaney & DeLaney in their alumni magazine... [full text]

“She’s the Boss,” by Kelly Lucas, The Indiana Lawyer, Aug. 13, 2003, p. 9-10. – This article discusses three women-owned law firms, including DeLaney & DeLaney.

“Requesting Counsel for Pro Se Litigants – The view from both sides of the bench,” by the Hon. John Daniel Tinder and Kathleen A. DeLaney, The Indiana Lawyer, Nov. 7, 2001, p. 16-17. – This article discusses a case where Kathleen DeLaney was appointed by the Court to represent plaintiff on the eve of trial. The case resulted in a $300,000 verdict for Kathleen’s client and against two sheriff’s deputies who were found by the jury to have violated the plaintiff’s civil rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution.

“Convict’s lawsuit wins mom $300,000,” by Vic Ryckaert, The Indianapolis Star, Jul. 14, 2001, p. B1. – This article discusses a sizeable verdict that Kathleen DeLaney won for her client in July of 2001. The Indianapolis Star reports: “James Stephens, 39, filed the six-page handwritten complaint from prison on Jan. 11, 2000. He handled the case himself for more than a year before Indianapolis attorney Kathleen DeLaney took over. ‘The whole case came down to whether or not Jeanette Stephens freely and voluntarily consented to these officers entering her home and searching without a warrant,’ DeLaney said after Wednesday’s verdict. ‘The jury determined that Mrs. Stephens’ civil rights were violated in her own home.’”

“DeLaney elected woman of the year,” by Tom Keating, The Indianapolis Star, Dec. 31, 1984, by Tom Keating. – The Indianapolis Star reported on Ann’s selection as Indianapolis Woman of the Year in 1984: “Ann DeLaney, the first woman to be nominated and run for the office of Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, has been named 1984 Indianapolis Woman of the Year by readers of The Indianapolis Star. Mrs. DeLaney was named by 515 persons out of 2,075 who sent in nominations for the honor. An attorney, Mrs. DeLaney ran with gubernatorial candidate Wayne Townsend on this year’s Democratic party state ticket.”

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