Of Interest

New Guardian ad litem, February 2012

Legal Assistant, Betty Sanders, attended the Guardian ad litem training at Kids' Voice of Indiana on February 20, 2012.  We are pleased and excited to have another volunteer Guardian ad litem on our staff! 

Saying Goodbye, January 2012

Ellen M. Corcella, Of Counsel, left the Law Office of Jessica S. Lacy in January 2012 to take a position with the City of Indianapolis. As of January 9, 2012, Ms. Corcella is the new Chief of Professional Standards for the Office of the Public Safety Director.  Although we will miss her, we couldn't be happier for Ms. Corcella, and we wish her the best at her new position.

Jessica S. Lacy travels to the Dominican Republic on Mission Trip October 2011

On October 13, 2011, Jessica S. Lacy traveled to San Pedro, DR to build a house for a needy family of 5 - grandparents Juan and Christiana, single mother Maria, and girls Donyella (12) and Maria Christina (10).  The Homes of Hope trip was sponsored by Defender Direct, who sent 26 people to the Dominican Republic for this build.  A couple of pictures are below, and you can check out a slide show of the build at this website:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur9qkM8D3ec&feature=feedu                            

Ellen Corcella, Of Counsel, appears on "60 Minutes" May 22, 2011

Our own Ellen M. Corcella, Of Counsel, appeared on "60 Minutes" Sunday, May 22, 2011, in a segment entitled "The FBI's Lin Devecchio and the Grim Reaper."  In an interview with Anderson Cooper, Corcella, a former federal prosecutor assigned to the Racketeering Bureau of the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, describes the notorious relationship that developed between an FBI agent and Gregory Scarpa, Sr., a then muderous mafia soldier in the Colombo crime family.

Ms. Corcella says "This was a difficult ethical situation for me as a prosecutor.  It raised the real question whether murderers should go free when the Constable engages in unethical behavior."

See Ms. Corcella on 60 Minutes: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7366944n&tag=contentMain;cbsCarousel