Greetings! Today’s guest on “What About with James Bell” is none other than the Honorable, high top wearing, Elected Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears and our sponsor is the Proteus Discovery Group.Today we ask "What about being the Pr...

In this podcast, 2024 IndyBar Luminary Award Winner John Trimble talks about optimism, problem solving and, of course, we have to tell a Bob Knight story.But the most important part of this podcast comes later when John talks about what ...

Nashville recording artist (and Deputy Director of the Indiana Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program) Ashley Hart feels the music and loves Elvis. She tells us about her days trying to “make it” in the business and about playing music with thos...

Today we ask the question, "What about being Jim Voyles?" There is no one better to ask than the man himself, legendary criminal defense attorney, Jim Voyles! We kick off the conversation in January 1943, head to the 1968 DNC, go to St. Elmo's ...

As we approach the dog days of summer, we ask the question, "What about coaching little league?" To answer that question, James tells you about his historic coaching career and how he was able to fend off his players from breaking the record fo...

You heard us George. We are starting our own country! As Americans across the country prepare to celebrate Independence Day, James asks the question, "What About Becoming an American?" Sit back and relax as James tells you a story. ...

Mansplaining.  What is it? Why does it happen? How do we avoid it? And what should it really be called?  In this episode, attorney Raegan Gibson of the Paganelli Law Group answers these questions and many others. (A...

Ever wonder who to hire or who makes for the most successful lawyer? Then you should listen to Dr. Evan Parker “Moneyballer to the Lawyer Stars” as he answers the question, "What About Moneyball for Lawyers?" Evan and James discuss what past ex...

Bonjour! Today, James asks the question, "What About Finding Your Landing Zone?" His guest is attorney and author of Find Your Landing Zone: Life Beyond the Bar, Kevin McGoff! James and Kevin's conversation leads them to the Rain Tree ...

Today, James asks the question, "What About Going Federal?" and who better to ask than U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, Hon. Jane Magnus-Stinson. James and Judge Magnus-Stinson discuss topics vital to the survival...

James Bell returns to the mic with his new podcast, What About? with James Bell! Featuring guests based in Indianapolis to New York City, tune in every other week beginning Tuesday, April 9th to here James ask the question, "What about?"

Accomplished Indy criminal defense attorney Bob Hammerle of Hackman Hulett LLP has devoted almost as much time to his love of film as he has to the legal profession. During this episode of Off the Record, host Kerry Bennett chats with Bob about...

The Honorable Tanya Walton Pratt became Chief Judge of the United States District Court of for the Southern District of Indiana on March 20, 2021. She is the first person of color to serve as the Southern District of Indiana's chief judge, and ...

With more than four decades of experience, Hoover Hull Turner partner David Herzog has had a front row seat to the continued evolution of civil litigation.  Join host Eric Schmadeke of Densborn Blachly  LLP to talk about the state of ...

After of year of pandemic-related stress and challenges, people across the world are still struggling, and of course, legal professionals in our own community are no exception. When it gets to be too much, where can you go for help? Off the Rec...

Off the Record is back for 2021, and we're welcoming some new faces to the team! Join us as we meet three new hosts who will help bring even more stories of Indy's lawyers to life: Kerry Hyatt Bennett of the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic V...

Winfield Ong is an experienced federal litigator and the former criminal chief for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Indiana. In addition, he is a President Obama judicial nominee for the U.S. District Court, and he is a c...

The death of George Floyd has sparked outrage across the country and brought the many issues surrounding systemic racism to the forefront. Our community is no exception. Difficult conversations are starting to happen, and amid the protests, ang...

Roger Penske assumed ownership of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in January 2020. Just three months later, the greatest spectacle in racing was rescheduled from May to August amid this unprecedented public health crisis. Writer Tom Chiarella t...

Before he took his seat on the Marion Superior Court bench, Judge PJ Dietrick had a decidedly different career as a minor league baseball player. Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 6th round of the 1984 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft,...

Thanks to the wonders of technology, we're bringing you new episodes of Off the Record with James Bell during this time of isolation and social distancing. In this episode, James talks with Judge Marc Rothenberg of Marion Superior Court.

Enjoy one of our favorite episodes of Off the Record, where host James Bell talks with Monica Foster of the Indiana Federal Community Defenders about arguing at the U.S. Supreme Court, her experience defending 15-year-old death who was sentence...

One writer got a chance to follow attorney to the stars and Harvard Law School Professor Alan Dershowitz as he prepared for his historic argument against the impeachment of President Donald Trump. That writer was Tom Chiarella, Esquire columnis...

Join us as we chat with America's favorite law school dean, Dean Andy Klein of the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. Dean Klein shares his path to academia, what's happening in law schools these days and his plans for the fut...