Join the Downtown Evansville Farmers Market every Friday 8:00am -1:00pm from May 19th-September 29th 2017. They are located on the corner of 3rd, 4th & Bond Streets. Opposite side of the Lloyd Expressway from Willard Library.
The event will offer Local Produce, Artisan Crafts, Food Trucks and Live Entertainment.
The Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana has announced the finalists of the 2017 Arts Awards, featuring the Mayor’s Art Award and five other awards. The finalists this year are as follows:
Visual Arts Award Finalists
Michael K. Aakhus
Joanne Massey
StaC Art Gallery
University of Evansville Galleries
Performing Arts Award Finalists
First Presbyterian Church – Evansville, Indiana Choir
Red Bank ReUnion Band
SPARK Program
Young Arts Award Finalists
Jared Hoover
Tanner Logan
Noah Laroia-Nguyen
Arts Educator Award Finalists
Diane Brewer
Jay Emmert & Nicholas Drew Gray
Treva Pruden
Mayor’s Art Award Recipient
Susan Hardwick
Arts Council Award Recipient
Kirk & Sherry Wright
A reception and awards presentation will be held Thursday, August 17, 2017, at the DoubleTree Hotel in downtown Evansville. Tickets are $75 a person, of which $50 is a tax-deductible donation. Table sponsorships and donations made in honor of finalists are also available. For more information, to purchase tickets, or to be listed as a sponsor, call the Arts Council at 422-2111, or visit our website at https://www.artswin.org/totaleclipse.
| Indiana Conservation Officers are pleased to welcome Officer Kendrick Fuhrman to District 7. Officer Fuhrman is transferring to his assignment in Dubois and Pike Counties.
Officer Fuhrman is a 2009 Graduate of Shoals High School in Martin County. He then pursued his Conservation Law Enforcement degree from Vincennes University, graduating in 2011. Officer Fuhrman began his career as an Indiana Conservation Officer in August of 2012. Officer Fuhrman served in Blackford and Morgan Counties prior to his current assignment. Officer Fuhrman is a member of the ICO dive team, defensive tactics instructor, venomous reptile handler, and background investigator. He has also served as an officer counselor at the ICO Karl E. Kelley Memorial Youth Camp. Officer Fuhrman is enjoys waterfowl, dove, turkey, and deer hunting as well as camping. Officer Fuhrman and his wife are excitedly awaiting the arrival of their first child in September. |
Attorney Suspended For Practicing Without A License, Renegotiating Fees
Olivia Covington for www.theindianalawyer.com
An Indianapolis attorney has been suspended for at least 180 days after he practiced law with a suspended license and modified fee agreements to work in his favor.
The case of In the Matter of: Douglas L. Krasnoff, 49S00-1508-DI-517, began in November 2001, when a client retained Douglas Krasnoff to represent him in a claim against his employer, General Motors Corp. The client signed a fee agreement that required him to pay Krasnoff $10,000 as a retainer/fixed fee, and also provided the client would pay Krasnoff 40 percent of any recovery as a “contingent fee bonus,†the retainer fee would be credited to the contingent fee bonus.
The client paid Krasnoff $6,000, and the attorney then kept the entirety of a $3,000 settlement for himself, leaving the client with a $1,000 debt. Then, when the client hired Krasnoff to represent him in another case against GM in April 2002, he agreed to pay Krasnoff a $5,000 retainer fee and 33 to 40 percent of any recovery.
However, Krasnoff was suspended for CLE noncompliance the following month, and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana imposed reciprocal discipline. Despite his suspensions, Krasnoff filed suit on behalf of his client in October 2002, then additional motions in the district court on Dec. 12, 2002. Krasnoff was reinstated in both jurisdictions on Dec. 31, 2002.
In addition to the fee agreements, Krasnoff also charged the client a $10,000 “appeal fee†and an $8,000 “additional fee†to add claims to his lawsuit, though the claims were never added. When the second GM case settled for $30,000, the client signed a settlement agreement allowing Krasnoff to take $20,000 in attorney fees, but the $5,000 retainer was not credited to him. Additionally, Krasnoff did not advise his client of the desirability of consulting with independent counsel before signing the fee modification.
Krasnoff’s client never received his $10,000, so he filed a grievance with the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission. The commission then filed a verified two-count complaint against Krasnoff in August 2013, alleging misconduct when handling the client’s case and failure to cooperate with the commission’s investigation.
After both Krasnoff and the commission sought review of the hearing officer’s order, the Indiana Supreme Court found in a Thursday opinion that Krasnoff violated Indiana Professional Conduct Rule 5.5(a) for practicing law with a suspended license. Krasnoff was also found to be in violation of Rule 1.5(a) for charging an unreasonable “appeal†fee, as the purported “appeal†was actually an objection to a magistrate’s report.
The high court further found Krasnoff was in violation of Rule 1.8(a) for renegotiating the fee agreement to terms that were more advantageous to him without advising his client to consult with independent counsel. Finally, Krasnoff was found to have violated Rule 8.1(b) for his failure to timely respond to the commission’s demand for information and subpoena duces tecum, resulting in two show cause proceedings.
The high court cleared Krasnoff of a charged violation of Rule 1.5(c), which was based on his alleged failure to provide the client with a written statement showing the remittance due to the client and the method of its determination following the end of the second GM case. The justices said the commission failed to prove the charge by clear and convincing evidence.
As a sanction for his actions, Krasnoff has been suspended for at least 180 days, beginning Sept. 1, without automatic reinstatement. After the 180-day period, Krasnoff may petition for reinstatement pursuant to Admission and Discipline Rule 23(18). The costs of the proceeding are also assessed against him.
Washington scored the first in the top of the first inning with a Kane Sweeney solo home run. The Wild Things extended their lead to 4-0 in the second after a double and sacrifice fly.
The Otters cut the deficit in half in the bottom half of the inning with a two-run home run from Alejandro Segovia, his 11th of the season. Evansville made it a one-run Wild Things lead in the fourth with a Jeff Gardner solo home run. Gardner leads the league with 16 home runs.
In the fifth, Washington got the run back and pushed their lead to 5-3 but the Otters fought back again in the bottom half of the frame, tying the game with a two-run home run from Josh Allen.
An RBI single from Nick Walker that scored Brandon Soat gave Evansville a 6-5 lead in the sixth.
Washington struck for two runs to take a 7-6 lead, utilizing an RBI single from Hector Roa and another sac fly in the seventh.
The Otters brought the game-winning run to the plate in the ninth but Zach Strecker got Allen to bounce into a 6-4-3 double play to end the game.
Otters starting pitcher Max Duval took a no-decision, pitching six innings and allowing one earned run off seven hits. He struck out seven and walked two. Jason Broussard took the loss for Evansville, surrendering two earned runs off three hits in 1/3 of an inning.
Wild Things starter Trevor Foss earned the victory and improved to 8-3 with a six inning performance where he allowed five earned runs off eight hits.
Evansville is back at Bosse Field against Washington Saturday and resumption of a suspended game from June will begin at 5:35 p.m. followed by the scheduled game.
Saturday is also Boy Scout Night at Bosse Field as local scouts will be in attendance.
Tickets are still available for Saturday and Sunday by going to evansvilleotters.com or calling 812-435-8686.
Fans can listen live on 91.5 FM WUEV and watch on the Otters Digital Network.
Subscriptions for ODN are now on sale and more information can be found at evansvilleotters.com.
The Evansville Otters are the 2006 and 2016 Frontier League champions. Group packages and single game tickets are now on sale. For more information, visit evansvilleotters.com or call 812-435-8686.
 Below are the felony cases to be filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today.
James William Givens Jr.: Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony)
Robin Michelle Thoroughgood: Maintaining a common nuisance – controlled substances (Level 6 Felony), Possession of marijuana (Class B misdemeanor), Possession of paraphernalia (Class C misdemeanor)
Kelly Yvonne Hutchison: Maintaining a common nuisance – controlled substances (Level 6 Felony), Possession of paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor)
Bradley Eugene Atkinson: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 5 Felony), Maintaining a common nuisance – controlled substances (Level 6 Felony), Possession of paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor)
Timothy Roy Strickland: Domestic battery resulting in bodily injury to a person less than 14 years of age (Level 5 Felony), Domestic battery resulting in bodily injury to a person less than 14 years of age (Level 5 Felony), Strangulation (Level 6 Felony), Domestic battery on a person less than 14 years old (Level 6 Felony), Strangulation (Level 6 Felony)
Kaitlyn Nikole Campbell: Possession of a narcotic drug (Level 6 Felony), Maintaining a common nuisance – controlled substances (Level 6 Felony), Possession of marijuana (Class B misdemeanor)
Troy Dewayne Felton: Conspiracy Dealing in a synthetic drug or synthetic drug lookalike substance (Level 6 Felony), Possession of narcotic drug (Level 6 Felony), Maintaining a common nuisance – controlled substances (Level 6 Felony), Possession of marijuana (Class A misdemeanor)
James Edward Brown:Â Conspiracy Dealing in a synthetic drug or synthetic drug lookalike substance (Level 6 Felony)
Below are the felony cases to be filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today.
Stella Jean Banfield: Maintaining a common nuisance – controlled substances (Level 6 Felony), Possession of paraphernalia (Class C misdemeanor)
Dennis Wayne Woods: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony)
Felicia Dawn Finery: Maintaining a common nuisance – controlled substances (Level 6 Felony), Possession of paraphernalia (Class C misdemeanor)
Richard Albert Maile: Intimidation (Level 5 Felony), Pointing a firearm (Level 6 Felony)
Travis Jones: Child molesting (Level 4 Felony)
Kelly Scott Allison: Battery by means of a deadly weapon (Level 5 Felony)
David Scott Gorman: Battery against a public safety official (Level 6 Felony), Battery against a public safety official (Level 6 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor), Intimidation (Class A misdemeanor)
Shatonya Lane: Battery against a public safety official (Level 6 Felony), Disorderly conduct (Class B misdemeanor)
Fitolay Demesmin: Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony)
Graham Thane Lacaze: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony), Possession of marijuana (Class A misdemeanor)
Donald Eugene Cardin: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony)
Angela Marie Happe: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony), Maintaining a common nuisance – controlled substances (Level 6 Felony)
Gina Lynn Blaine: Operating a vehicle with an ACE of 0.15 or more (Level 6 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor)
Dewey Lee Jacobs II: Operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person with a passenger less than 18 years of age (Level 6 Felony)
Christopher Scott Dillback: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Possession of a narcotics drug (Level 6 Felony), Possession of a controlled substance (Class A misdemeanor), Possession of paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor)
Austin Lee Morris: Operating a vehicle as an habitual traffic violator (Level 6 Felony)
Chelsea Marie Schleicher: Battery against a public safety official (Level 6 Felony), Battery against a public safety official (Level 6 Felony), Operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person (Level 6 Felony), Operating a vehicle while intoxicated (Level 6 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor)
Brandon James Hudson: Criminal trespass (Level 6 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor), Possession of a synthetic drug or synthetic drug lookalike substance (Class A misdemeanor), Public intoxication (Class B misdemeanor)
Joshua Brent Waters: Battery against a public safety official (Level 6 Felony), Battery against a public safety official (Level 6 Felony)
Reginald H. Rowell: Intimidation (Level 6 Felony), Intimidation (Level 6 Felony), Intimidation (Level 6 Felony), Intimidation (Level 6 Felony), Disorderly conduct (Class B misdemeanor)
