Legal

Most people believe that auditors are the ones inspecting others’ financial books. In Porter County, however, the auditors face intense scrutiny every year. Karen Martin, Porter County Auditor, explains that her office undergoes detailed annual reviews …

When it comes to getting items custom fit, fewer are harder to find than a pair of gloves. Custom colors and textures are easy enough to find but made-to-fit options, especially for sport gloves, are incredibly rare. A local man, Jerry Albertson, is looking …

Northwest Indiana is packed with innovative entrepreneurs, many with unique inventions they are looking to bring to consumers around the country. For more than 30 years, Hartman Global Intellectual Property (IP) Law has worked with these pioneers to help …

To enhance safety for motorists and pedestrians, the City of Valparaiso will be stepping up enforcementefforts for traffic violations that lead to accidents, particularly speeding. “We simply want to remind motorists of speed limits and safe driving habits …

Porter County Judge Christopher Buckley believes in the power of second chances, and he shows this every day as the presiding judge for Porter County’s Mental Health Restoration Court.  As a part of one of several problem-solving courts in Porter County …

On January 1, the first day of the new year, supporters, family members, and citizens of Valparaiso gathered at city hall to watch as their newest elected officials were sworn-in.  An optimistic atmosphere filled the hall as spectators chattered before …

Featured image courtesy of Purdue University. In over three decades of service, Hartman Global Intellectual Property (IP) Law has had the opportunity to work with hundreds of innovators, researchers, and other pioneers to protect their creations and ideas …

The world of intellectual property (IP) law is a complex, multi-layered one with different countries sporting different sets of regulations. Yet it goes deeper than that – even within the U.S. there are layers, as individual states each enforce copyright …

Marc Ruiz: Times Columnist The IRS recently announced some extremely important updates for beneficiaries of inherited IRAs, and parts of the update are very timely as we head into 2023. The SECURE Act passed in 2019 and implemented in 2020 made a number of …

BBB receiving reports of scammer posing as a lottery winner donating funds The BBB serving Northern Indiana has issued a warning to consumers about a reported text message scam. The scammer poses as a lottery winner named Manuel Franco. He claims to have …